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The Kernel Newbie Corner: “initrd” and “initramfs”–What’s Up With That?

This week, I'm not going to write a formal column so much as just free associate a bit regarding an exchange we had recently...

Howto: Skype on Linux

Voice over IP (VoIP) is definitely not a new technology, but there seems to be some hesitation on informed adoption in the user community,...

More on Using Bash’s Built-in /dev/tcp File (TCP/IP)

If you saw yesterday's Tech Tip and were looking for more on using TCP/IP with bash's built-in /dev/tcpdevice file then read on. Here,...

Will Appliances Replace Standard VMs?

Article Source Linux MagazineSeptember 28, 2009, 6:31 pm This is perhaps the third part of an accidental series* on removing bloated...

Creating a Maven-Based Development Environment on Linux

Article Source WaziSeptember 28, 2009, 12:12 pm Maven is quickly becoming the de facto standard for Java project builds, as more...

Network Monitoring Appliance

My ambition was to implement a small (better tiny) appliance for monitoring network health and network resources, short and longtime trends, running under VMware...

Ubuntu Security Notice 838-1: Dovecot Vulnerabilities

Article Source Ubuntu Security NoticesSeptember 28, 2009, 6:25 am It was discovered that the ACL plugin in Dovecot would incorrectly handle...

Debian Security Advisory 1897 horde3 – insufficient input sanitization

Article Source Debian Security AdvisoriesSeptember 27, 2009, 5:00 pm Stefan Esser discovered that Horde, a web application framework providing classes for...

Debian Security Advisory 1896 opensaml, shibboleth-sp – several vulnerabilities

Article Source Debian Security AdvisoriesSeptember 27, 2009, 5:00 pm Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the opensaml and shibboleth-sp packages, as...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009:249: newt

Article Source Mandriva Linux Security Advisories A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in newt: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in...