How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu 12.04

How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu 12.04

This document describes how to add WiKID two-factor authentication to Apache 2.2.22 using mod_auth_radius on Ubuntu 12.04. It is also recommended that you consider usi…

125,000 Ubuntu PCs to land in Pakistani students” laps

As the One Laptop Per Child initiative goes from strength to strength around the world, there are signs that Pakistan may be getting the message too, after the Punjab government began handing out 125,000 free Ubuntu-based laptops to college and university freshers. Chairman of the Punjab Information Technology Board, Umar Saif, said the project was [...]

Tens of Thousands of Google Employees Use Ubuntu

During the Ubuntu Developer Summit for Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) that took place in Oakland, USA, Thomas Bushnell from Google talked about how Ubuntu is used by Google developers.
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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (LAMP)

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (LAMP)

LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP.
This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL su…

Interview with Salih Emin of Utappia

Linux ecosystem consists of so many people doing a great job, and it is only natural for someone not to know everyone out there. Many worthy developers are unknown to the majority of users and sometimes their magnificent projects are unused, or underused due to low publicity. Salih Emin is one of those, and his [...]

How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Ubuntu 11.10

How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Ubuntu 11.10

This tutorial describes how you can install Apache2 with mod_fcgid
and PHP5 on Ubuntu 11.10. mod_fcgid is a compatible alternative to the
older mod_fastcgi.

It lets you execute PHP scr…

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 197

The following Linux-based operating systems have been announced last week: Snowlinux 2, Linux Mint Debian Edition 201204, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS. Softpedia Linux Blog news includes articles about Linux kernel 3.4 RC4, Mozilla Firefox 12.0, OpenSSH 6.0, Parted Magic 2012_04_21, Shutter 0.88.3, Linux kernel 3.3.4, gThumb 3.0.0, SeaMonkey 2.9, Mozilla Thunderbird [...]

The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)

The Perfect Server – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)

This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise
Pangolin) server (with Apache2, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3,
and how to install ISPCon…

New update to Thunderbird available

An update to Thunderbird is now available as a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux from http://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/. As always, we recommend that users keep up to date with the newest version of Thunderbird for the latest features and fixes. The release notes are available at http://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/12.0/releasenotes/. Mark.

Firefox 12 is now available

Firefox 12 is now available as a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux from http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/new/. As always, we recommend that users keep up to date with the newest version of Firefox for the latest features and fixes. The release notes for Firefox 12 are available at http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/12.0/releasenotes/. Firefox 10.0.4 is also now available for [...]

Long-term maintenance for Linux 3.2

A Debian developer plans to maintain Linux 3.2, which will be used in Debian 7.0 Wheezy and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, as a long-term kernel
Read more at H-online

CentOS 6.2 – Installing mod_spdy With Apache 2 – Level Novice

CentOS 6.2 – Installing mod_spdy With Apache 2 – Level Novice
SPDY (Speedy) is an experiment with protocols for the web. Its goal
is to reduce the latency of web pages. mod_spdy is an open-source Apache
module which supports the use of SPDY protocol…

8 Personal Financial software for Linux

Usually I’m not so precise and methodical and so I’ve never used a program of this type to keep track of my expenses, but the other day I wondered if Linux had some software in this category, and I was amazed by the variety and quality of software available for our beloved Penguin. So here’s [...]

Picasa for Linux is no Longer Supported by Google

Picasa for Linux is no Longer Supported by Google. Picasa for Linux is not a native Linux application anymore. But, for now Picasa will uses WINE which comes bundled with it (so the user doesn’t have to install WINE), though it does have some tweaks to make it integrate better with Linux. Well, even this [...]

OpenTTD 1.2.0

Cancel all your appointments, today we present you OpenTTD 1.2.0, the first stable release of the 1.2 series. The additional RC release resulted in fixing a few more bugs, so you can enjoy this stable release even more. We thank you for testing, and finding and reporting these errors. Have a lot of fun playing [...]

PlayOnLinux 4.0.17 released

PlayOnLinux 4.0.17 has been released! Here’s the changelog: – Support for GoG games (www.gog.com) – Support for MS-DOS games (with DosBox integration) – PlayOnLinux checks that wine is run on a valid unix filesystem to avoid problems. – Translations updated – When you click on cancel button during an installation process, all windows programs are closed; – [...]

How To Set Up WebDAV With MySQL Authentication On Apache2 (Debian Squeeze)

How To Set Up WebDAV With MySQL Authentication On Apache2 (Debian Squeeze)

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with MySQL authentication
(using mod_auth_mysql) on Apache2 on a Debian Squeeze server. WebDAV
stands for Web-based Distributed Auth…

Using mod_spdy With Apache2 On Debian Squeeze

Using mod_spdy With Apache2 On Debian Squeeze

SPDY (pronounced “SPeeDY”) is a new networking protocol whose goal
is to speed up the web. It is Google’s alternative to the HTTP protocol
and a candidate for HTTP/2.0. SPDY augments HTTP with several…

75 Open Source Replacements for Popular Small Business Software

For many small businesses, open source software represents an unexplored gold mine. When you run a small business, budgets are always tight. While you need many of the same kinds of software that larger businesses need, you don’t have hundreds or thousands of dollars to spend on that software like bigger companies do. The open [...]

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) end-of-life reached on April 10, 2012

This note is just to confirm that the support period for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) formally ends on April 10, 2012 and Ubuntu Security Notices no longer includes information or updated packages for Ubuntu 10.10. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 10.10 is via Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal). Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may [...]