Linux and Open Source

Archive: 03-2013

• Better than BackTrack? Kali Linux offers new brand of pen-testing tools

  BackTrack Linux no more. The popular open source package of penetration testing tools now has a new platform and a new name.

  Posted by Selena Frye | March 25, 2013, 2:22 PM PDT

• How to change your privacy settings in Ubuntu's Unity Dash

  Jack Wallen shows you how to protect your privacy by changing a setting in Ubuntu Unity’s search dash.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 25, 2013, 10:02 AM PDT

• Losing your Google Reader? Try Tiny Tiny RSS instead

  Marco Fioretti recommends a free software RSS reader that won’t leave you in the lurch.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | March 19, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT

• Linux 101: Easy VNC server setup

  If you need to remote into your Linux server, VNC might be the best option. Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of setting up a VNC server on an rpm-based distribution.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 18, 2013, 7:20 AM PDT

• The Canonical conundrum: Why the Ubuntu hate?

  Jack Wallen offers his perspective on the Canonical and Ubuntu debate. Do you think Canonical should be thanked or shunned for their decisions? Take the poll.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 11, 2013, 7:32 AM PDT

• Crypton for developers: Toward cryptographically-secure cloud apps

  A new open source project called Crypton hopes to put a reusable cryptographic solution in the hands of cloud app developers, providing easy, built-in encryption of user data.

  Posted by Selena Frye | March 7, 2013, 11:56 AM PST

• PulseAudio: An Achilles Heel that needs repair

  Jack Wallen takes on PulseAudio and runs head first into an issue that has been around since 2008. With Steam gaining ground, sound is going to become a crucial element for Linux. Can the...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 4, 2013, 7:58 AM PST