LINUX review and info directory
Homepage: http://alinux.org/ Tar/GZ: http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/63565 Changelog: http://ibiblio.org/peanut/linux-os-history.txt Bittorrent: http://www.tlm-project.org/public/distributions/aLinux/ Purchase: http://ibiblio.org/peanut/linux-os-cd.html Mirror site: http://www.ibiblio.org/peanut/linux-os-mirrors.html Demo site: http://ibiblio.org/peanut/linux-os-screenshots.html
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Posted by Tpowa on March 31, 2006: Hiok uploaded now 2.6.16.1-2 kernel to testing, this contains latest acpi, ipw2100/2200 drivers and alsa rc4 from 2.6.17 kernel.Intel Modem drivers still not work :( i contacted them but still no answer.Now the timeline for the movement to current:When 2.6.16.2 is released and i have still no answer from Intel about their decission for their modem drivers, intel536/537 drivers are not longer officially supported by arch (perhaps they are resurected in future).For those that haven’t tested 2.6.16 yet, check if it works on your machines and post bugs if you encounter problems.greetingstpowa
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About:Arch Linux is an i686-optimized Linux distribution. It is lightweightand contains the latest stable versions of software. Packages are in.tar.gz format and are tracked by a package manager that is designedto allow easy package upgrades. Arch is quite streamlined compared tosome other distributions. Things that are relatively unused are notkept (info pages, for example). A default Arch install leaves you witha solid base; from there, you can add packages to create the custominstallation you’re looking for. Arch has a package build system thatallows you to easily create your own packages, which makes it veryeasy to rebuild a package with your own custom configuration. Archalso aims to use the newer features available to Linux users, such asreiserfs/ext3 and devfs.
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Bienvenue sur archlinuxfr.org ! Ce site a pour volonté de fédérer la communauté francophone des utilisateurs et développeurs de Arch Linux. Vous trouverez sur ce site pleins d’infos concernant Arch Linux, ainsi que sur nos projets de développement et activités autour de Arch Linux.
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Dopo un anno di lavoro ecco la nuova release della nostra distribuzione preferita.
Tutte le caratteristiche che amiamo di Arch, con met? del peso.
L’auto riconoscimento dell’hardware ? stato migliorato molto, ? stata anche aggiunta un’immagine initrd per il support di file system criptati, profili di rete e molte altre piccole cose qua e la :) Grazie a tutti per la pazienza!
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Archlinux jest dystrybucj?, kt?r? mo?na u?ywa? do ka?dego celu zar?wno mo?e s?u?y? jako stacja robocza jak i serwer. Archlinux jest szybki, elastyczny, lekki oraz prosty, a wi?kszo?? rzeczy jest ?atwa do zrozumienia oraz modyfikacji. Tutaj nie znajdziemy ?adnych graficznych konfigurator?w znanych z Mandrake, Fedory czy Suse, co sprawi ze szybko nabierzesz wprawy w zarz?dzani systemem z linii polece?./>/>
Wszystkie pakiety oraz sam system jest optymalizowany dla architektury i686 co sprawia ?e jest on znacznie szybszy od dystrybucji takich jak Slackware(i486) czy Debian(i386).Niestety z tego powodu do uruchomienia Archlinux potrzebujemy procesora przynajmniej klasy Pentium II./>/>
Menad?erem pakiet?w w Archlinux jest pacman, pozwala on w ?atwy spos?b instalowa?, aktualizowa? pakiety oraz dba o zale?no?ci. Pacman umo?liwia upgrade ca?ego systemu jednym poleceniem, a dzi?ki synchronizowaniu listy pakiet?w z g??wnym serwerem mamy pewno?? ?e w naszym systemie s? zainstalowane najnowsze stabilne wersje wszystkich pakiet?w.
Uzupe?nieniem pacmana jest ABS (Arch Build System) pozwala on tworzy? pakiety , kt?re nie s? jeszcze dost?pne w repozytoriach, dostosowywa? istniej?ce pakiety do swoich potrzeb oraz przekompilowa? system u?ywaj?c w?asnych flag( na wz?r Gentoo)/>/>
Archlinux jest dystrybucja typu "rolling release" co oznacza, ze jednocze?nie dost?pne s? dwa zbiory pakiet?w Current i Release. W Repozytorium Current znajduj? sie zawsze najnowsze wersje pakiet?w aktualnie rozwijanej wersji, natomiast repozytorium Release zawiera pakiety ostatniej oficjalnej wersji.
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Homepage: http://www.arklinux.org/ Tar/GZ: http://www.arklinux.org/staticpages/index.php?page=downloads Changelog: http://www.arklinux.org/article.php?story=20051209192557743 Purchase: http://www.arklinux.org/staticpages/index.php?page=downloads Mailing list archive: http://news.gmane.org/[..]d.php?group=gmane.linux.arklinux.general
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One of the more popular uses for Linux is as a router/firewall to secure a local area network (LAN) against intruders and share an Internet connection. Several specialized distributions have sprung up to simplify this task. These range from small, diskette-based distros like the Linux Router Projectand FREESCO to larger systems requiring a hard disk installation. Among the latter is Astaro Corp.’s Astaro Security Linux (ASL) 5.1, which I recently reviewed as part of ongoing research into content filtering products. ASL is an RPM-based distribution that allows an administrator to easily turn an x86 PC or server into a router/firewall appliance.
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When it comes to security tools, I like easy. I mean, compiling and installing tools from source code is fun, but it always seems like you don?t have the time to have fun when you need the tools the most. So when I learned about the Auditor ISO image, I downloaded it and gave it a whirl.
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To get started, download the latest image of Auditor and burn it as a bootable image. Remember to use the image option -- just copying the file will not produce a bootable image. After you have successfully written the image to disc, you can start Auditor directly from the CD. It will not install any permanent software on the hard disk unless you request it to, so don’t be nervous to use Auditor on a client workstation.
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There are far too many applications included with Auditor to go into each one individually. The CD includes several classes of applications, found on the KDE menu in the "Auditor" menu. The menu classes include "Footprinting," "Scanning," "Analyzer," "Spoofing," "Bruteforce," "Forensics" and "Password cracker." Suffice it to say that Auditor includes a comprehensive list of tools for any user who needs to perform a security audit.
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Linux+ is a European magazine about Linux (issued monthly) directed at Linux users and anybody interested in the system. Each issue contains news from the Linux world, articles about various aspects of its use, hardware descriptions and separate regular sections for beginners and programmers. There are three variants of the magazine : no CD issue, 2 CD issue and a 2 DVD issue.www.lpmagazine.org
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About:BeatrIX Linux is a 180-megabyte live CD that isalso installable to hard drive. It features kernel2.6.7, Gnome 2.8, Evolution 2.0, Firefox 1.0 withAdBlock, Open Office 1.1.2, Vim, Apt, xPDF andmore. It tracks the Ubuntu package repository. Itwas originally built for the mini-ITX motherboardsfrom Via, but it runs on just about anyPentium-class PC with 64 megs of RAM or more. It’sa get-the-job-done distribution for people whowant the basics.
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New Linux distribution list live cd distro directory desktop for home use. PCLinuxOS Blag Mepis Fox Desktop Libranet ELive Kanotix ARK Zen DyneBolic Sam GoodGoat Dam Small 1.5 Slynux Linspire 5.1 ELX Biz Desktop Xandros 3.0 desktop Knoppix Ubuntu Kubuntu Mandriva Mandrake CentOS OpenLX Desktop Yoper 2.2 aLinux 12.5 desktop Linux VLOS 1.2 Suse 9.3 Fedora core 4 RedHat Vector SOHO Mutagenix KDE live CD Gnome OneBaseGo STX-Debian (EDE) SlackWare Berry 0.60 Debian 3.1 Sarge etch
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About:BLAG is a single-CD Linux distribution that has a suite ofgraphics, Internet, audio, video, office, andpeer-to-peer file sharing applications. It isbased on Fedora Core, Dag, Freshrpms, etc. It is up-to-date with all Fedora errata updates at the time of release, and uses apt/synaptic for easy upgrades and installation of new applications.
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BLAG Linux And GNU has a suite of graphics, Internet, audio, video, office, and peer-to-peer file sharing applications. BLAG is based on Fedora, and has been reduced to one CD, with lots of apps Fedora didn’t see fit to include. BLAG is up-to-date with all Fedora errata fixes at the time of release, and it uses apt and synaptic for easy package upgrades and installation.
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We offer high-bandwidth downloads of the most popular Linux distributions from our servers located in Silicon Valley, CA, USA. Our servers are connected to the internet via multiple Gigabit ethernet links. Our paid download servers offer uncapped speeds of upto 100Mbps per user. By charging a nominal fee for the bandwidth we are able to maintain enough capacity to provide the highest possible download speeds to each user. Thus, your download speed is effectively limited only by your connection to your internet (or your ISP). We have enough server and bandwidth capacity to support hundreds of simultaneous paid downloads at typical cable modem speeds (5Mbps).
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About:CentOS is a community-based release of Enterprise Linux. Each versionis based on open sources and is fully compatible with versions producedby Red Hat, Inc. Extra packages are made available by the community toaugment the original release. The releases are not restricted by perseat licensing in any way. Centos-3 is based on Enterprise Linux version3 and Centos-2 is based on Advanced Server 2.1.CentOS-4 will be based on Enterprise Linux Version 4.
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I have a webpage based on php/mysql and I get quite a few connections each day. Therefore, I was looking to speed up connections for my readers/visitors. Zend Optimization will do this for me. I thought this procedure would take all day...but was pleasantly suprised at the small amount of time it took to install Zend Optimization for php in CC 3.0 Home.
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CIPE stands for Cryptographic IP Encapsulation. It was designed as a lightweight alternative to IPSEC (IP Security Protocol). The latter of which tends to carry a lot of "extras" that aren?t always required for the simple VPN solution. [Note: IPSEC supplies a standards framework for securing IP traffic.]
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About:ClarkConnect is a software package that transforms an old beat up PC into a smart, simple, and secure Internet gateway and server for your home or small office network. In addition to connection sharing, the software comes with a strong firewall, Apache, dynamic DNS utilities, and Samba filesharing. The software is based on Red Hat Linux.
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Nachdem CRUX 2.0 bereits im Mai freigegeben wurde, habe ich nun endlich mal die
Zeit gefunden, auch auf meinem eigenen Rechner auf die neue Version
umzusteigen. Da mit dem Release 2.0 neben dem Wechsel auf die Kernel-Reihe 2.6
auch ein Major-Update der glibc erfolgte, ist anstelle eines einfachen Upgrades
eine Neuinstallation von N?ten. Dies habe ich zum Anlass genommen, dieses
Review zu verfassen. Auch wenn ich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit begeisterter
Nutzer dieser Distribution bin, hoffe ich trotzdem, dass es mir gelingt, die
notwendige Objektivit?t zu wahren.
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I just finished installing CRUX in a Dell Dimension 8100 PIV 1400MHz with 256 MB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce MX 64Mb, two Maxtor 20GB Hard Disks; PS/2 mouse and keyboard. I’ll use this machine as a reference. The other machine I loaded with CRUX is a notebook: Dell Inspiron 5000, 256MB of RAM, ATI Rage Mobility 2Pand 6GB Hard Disk, optical USB Mouse.I installed the latest version available: CRUX Linux 1.2
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Homepage: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ Changelog: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/notes.html Purchase: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/store/ Mailing list archive: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi Mirror site: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
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Welcome to Debianhelp.co.uk! As it suggests, it is as easy as Debian. This website is aimed at providing simple and easy help, tips and tricks and valuable support articles to Debian user community ranging from beginners to Experts. About Linux Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. Structure of Linux The Structure of Linux has four main components as follows: The Linux kernel The File-system organization The multi-user concept The GUI system A brief history of Debian Linux Debian was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock, then a student at Purdue University, who wrote the Debian Manifesto which called for the creation of a Linux distribution to be maintained in an open manner, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. He chose the name by combining the first name of his then-girlfriend (now wife) Debra with his own first name "Ian", forming the portmanteau "Debian", pronounced as debian (deb-e′-en). The Debian Project grew slowly at first and released its first 0.9x versions in 1994 and 1995. The first ports to other architectures were begun in 1995, and the first 1.x version of Debian was released in 1996. In 1996, Bruce Perens replaced Ian Murdock as the project leader. At the suggestion of fellow developer Ean Schuessler, he guided the editing process of the Debian Social Contract and the Debian Free Software Guidelines, defining fundamental commitments for the development of the distribution. He also initiated the creation of the legal umbrella organization Software in the Public Interest. Bruce Perens left in 1998 before the release of the first glibc-based Debian, 2.0. The Project proceeded to elect new leaders and made two more 2.x releases, each including more ports and more packages. APT was deployed during this time and the first port to a non-Linux kernel, Debian GNU/Hurd, was started as well. The first Linux distributions based on Debian, Corel Linux and Stormix’s Storm Linux, were started in 1999. Though no longer developed, these distributions were the first of many distributions based on Debian. In late 2000, the Project made major changes to archive and release management, reorganizing software archive processes with new "package pools" and creating a testing branch as an ongoing, relatively stable staging area for the next release. In 2001, developers began holding an annual conference called Debconf with talks and workshops for developers and technical users. Debian Releases The sweet part of the releases is that the names are all derived from the movie "Toy Story" by Pixar. Sounds kiddish isn’t? But, we love it!!! Release Date of Release Code Name Debian 3.1 (Latest Stable) 6 June 2005 Sarge Debian 3.0 19 July 2002 Woody Debian 2.2 15 August 2000 Potato Debian 2.1 March 9th, 1999 Slink Debian 2.0 July 24th, 1998 Hamm Debian 1.3 June 5th, 1997 Bo Debian 1.2 December 12th, 1996 Rex Debian 1.1 June 17th, 1996 Buzz Debian 1.0 Never released - Debian 0.93R6 November 1995 - Debian 0.93R5 March 1995 - Debian 0.91 January 1994 - Debian 0.01 through 0.90 August-December 1993 - Debian Supported Hardware list can be found here
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Debian Unofficial is a repository for packages not available within the
official Debian repository. It contains packages which are not distributable
within Debian due to special license terms as well as packages which are not
included in Debian due to political reasons (e.g. alleged possible patent
infrigement).
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Debian suits perfectly for use as a gateway for computers on your LAN. However once bandwidth usage grows it could be handy to just add another internet uplink to your gateway. Debian does not cater for this out of the box so this document describes how to setup your debian gateway for multiple uplinks.
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I want to study Computer Sciences beginning with the winter semester this year. But where should I do that? I live in Southern Germany, near Strasbourg. So my primary choice was Freiburg. I went there to check it out, but all they had to offer to interested pupils was a two hours lecture about programming sets in Java. Hey, every other computing faculty says that it’s not that important to know specific programming languages. Additionally I would rather put an accent on functional programming languages than on traditional ones. So Freiburg is most likely not my choice.
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This book is Copyright and is made available in the hope that it
serves as a useful resource for users of GNU/Linux in general and
Debian in particular. The procedures and applications presented in
this book have been included for their instructional value. They have
been tested but are not guaranteed for any particular purpose. The
publisher, Togaware.com, does not offer
any warranties or representations, nor does it accept any liabilities
with respect to the programs and applications.
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This is the second in a series of two articles on Tux’s move into retail. Last weeks article described some of the mechanics of how free open source software is getting into retail. Today, Mad Penguin? interviews Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony; Xandros CEO Andreas Typaldos; Mepis Linux founder Warren Woodford; and Kevin Jones, Micro Center Vice President of Merchandising, to get their take Tux’s jump into big box retail. />/>Read the full article.
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/> Backports are recompiled packages from testing (mostly) and unstable (in a few cases only, e.g. security updates), so they will run without new libraries (wherever it is possible) on a stable Debian distribution. I recommend you to pick out single backports which fits your needs, and not to use all backports available here. /> -- Norbert Tretkowski aka nobse /> Latest News Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:39 GMT/> /> A little bit later than promised, I just uploaded the slides of my talk from the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage about backporting and backports.org to my website. I hope I found and fixed all remaining typos. />/> Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:36 GMT/> /> Mickael Marchand noticed a problem with the mysql-dfsg backport on amd64. I don’t own such hardware, but fortunately Christian Hammers was able to reproduce that problem, which seems not to be Debian related, so he filed a bugreport to the MySQL bug tracking system. />/> Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:55 GMT/> /> We have a mailinglist, please use it when you have questions about some backports. I’m not responsible for all packages on backports.org, and can’t help with every single problem. Most people uploading packages are reading this list. />/> Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:33 GMT/> /> My talk at this years Chemnitzer Linux-Tage about backporting in general and backports.org in special was just accepted. See you there! />/> Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:17 GMT/> /> Please stop mailing me about the "broken" or "missing" /pending/ directory on backports.org. It’s gone, and will never come back. That was a temporary solution, all packages from there were moved into the regular archive a few days ago. />/> Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:40 GMT/> /> It’s done, backports.org switched to sarge. Thanks to Joerg Jaspert, dak is up and running, and Debian developers can upload their own backports. Please see the details for developers I wrote to our mailinglist. If you just want to use some packages, take a look at the instructions for users from the website. There are still some parts missing, e.g. the website needs some updates, we need a wanna-build, buildds and new mirrors. I hope we’ll find time for those next weekend. There’s also an IRC channel for interested developers/users on OFTC called #debian-backports. The old archive with woody backports is still available, but no longer supported. /> Update: If you’re currently running a mirror, please wait for a blog entry from Joerg on Planet Debian, we’re switching to push mirroring next weekend. />/> Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:47 GMT/> /> Rene Engelhard, one of Debians openoffice.org maintainers, built a backport of openoffice.org 2.0.0-2 for sarge. It’s available from here, and of course you can install it using apt, just add this line to your sources.list: /> deb http://www.backports.org/pending/openoffice.org/ ./ /> Speaking of backports for sarge... Joerg Jaspert continued his work on the dak setup for backports.org, I’m confident that it’s finished soon, so Debian developers can upload their own packages to backports.org. /> Update: The above sources.list line no longer works! Please see the newer news entries! />/> Fri, 23 Sep 200