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Selena Frye
TechRepublic Staff
Selena Frye
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How open source is transforming the publishing industry
Jack Wallen is one of the many in the midst of a revolution. Find out how Linux and other open source software titles are empowering independent authors and filling an important niche in the...
Posted by Jack Wallen | August 22, 2011, 7:17 AM PDT | Latest comment by mike@...
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Five traditional games and pastimes, Linux style
Marco Fioretti has helped out a group of older users by introducing them to computer games that particularly appeal to them -- and to the idea of FOSS, even if they don't realize it.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 15, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT | Latest comment by Mr.Wally
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Never underestimate the amount of open source software available
Jack Wallen is fond of making bold claims. Here, he makes yet one more with regards to the amount of open source software available to meet the needs of business users. Read on and see if you...
Posted by Jack Wallen | August 15, 2011, 8:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Tails: One more distro for the privacy-conscious
Tails stands for The Amnesiac Incognito Live System -- a new Linux distribution for users who want to leave no trail on the Internet.
Posted by Selena Frye | August 11, 2011, 11:34 AM PDT | Latest comment by pgit
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Answering readers and critics on Linux configuration anarchy
Marco Fioretti got some great feedback on his post about Linux configuration anarchy -- so much so that he offers some thanks and a few rebuttals on the topic.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 8, 2011, 1:26 PM PDT | Latest comment by davidized@...
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Get your Humble Bundle soon!
The Humble Bundle is a project that has been around for a short while and has raised quite a bit of money for developers and charities. Jack Wallen brings this outstanding project to light to his...
Posted by Jack Wallen | August 8, 2011, 6:41 AM PDT | Latest comment by adun153
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Linux gets a bit of good news on the Netflix front
From the engineers of Netflix comes some good news for the Linux community and Jack Wallen is here to tell you about it.
Posted by Jack Wallen | August 1, 2011, 7:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by wuboyblue
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How to write your own pipe menu scripts
Marco Fioretti follows up his post about the efficiency of pipe menu scripts with an example of how to write your own customized scripts to put the information you want on your desktop.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 1, 2011, 5:30 AM PDT
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A new Linux distribution for the security minded
The U.S. Department of Defense has released it's own security-enhanced Linux distribution designed to protect remote workers who must access corporate and government networks from insecure locations.
Posted by Selena Frye | July 29, 2011, 12:57 PM PDT | Latest comment by Amigut
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Four great pipe menus for Openbox
Marco Fioretti shows why he likes pipe menus, which make the Linux desktop much more efficient for those who do without Gnome or KDE. Here are four of his favorites.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 25, 2011, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by beaverusiv
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Linux 3.0: More important than you think
Linux turns 3.0 and does so with little to no fanfare. Read why Jack Wallen believes this might be one of the more significant (and fanfare-worthy) releases of the Linux kernel to date.
Posted by Jack Wallen | July 25, 2011, 5:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by ivank2139
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How to fix configuration anarchy on the Linux desktop
Marco Fioretti brings up one of the perennially pesky issues of the Linux desktop -- multiple configuration files for very similar programs. See if you agree with his proposed solution to...
Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 18, 2011, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by victoria2403
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Giving Audacity its due: An audio editor with serious functionality
Jack Wallen finds an open source program deserving of special praise. See what he has to say about Audacity, a robust audio editor and recorder.
Posted by Jack Wallen | July 18, 2011, 7:41 AM PDT | Latest comment by LorinRicker
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The Open Game License: A case study in open source markets
The history of the roleplaying game industry in general, and the Dungeons and Dragons game in particular, serves as an interesting case study in the relative benefits of openness in business models.
Posted by Chad Perrin | July 14, 2011, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by rocket ride
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Three great little Squirrelmail plugins and how to install them
Marco Fioretti lists his three favorite Squirrelmail plugins fore both convenience and security and tells you how to install them.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 11, 2011, 11:56 AM PDT | Latest comment by mfioretti
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The Microsoft bully is back
Microsoft is up to their old tricks of gouging smaller companies, claiming patent infringement. This time around it's Samsung. Read Jack Wallen's take on this latest Microsoft bullying.
Posted by Jack Wallen | July 11, 2011, 6:33 AM PDT | Latest comment by apotheon
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How to handle time-based data with Gnuplot
Marco Fioretti explains how you can use Gnuplot to make handy charts of time-based data. Here are some tips for making it generate what you want.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 7, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT
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L'Independence day with a bit of a twist
Jack Wallen revisits his yearly L'Independence blog, only this year adding a bit of a twist to the age-old topic of independence. Read on and enjoy the freedoms Linux brings.
Posted by Jack Wallen | July 4, 2011, 6:36 PM PDT | Latest comment by oldmicro
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Why we should allow DRM on open source platforms
The problems with DRM are many, but that does not mean we should prevent people from using it. There are good reasons to let them suffer the consequences of their own bad choices.
Posted by Chad Perrin | July 4, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by apotheon
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How to remove duplicate files without wasting time
Marco Fioretti provides some code snippets to streamline the search and removal of duplicate files on your computer.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | June 30, 2011, 11:02 AM PDT | Latest comment by allancass
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How to get Netflix streaming on Ubuntu 12.10
It's taken quite some time, but Netflix streaming video has finally arrived on the Ubuntu Linux desktop. In this easy, step-by-step, Jack Wallen shows you how.
Posted by Jack Wallen | December 10, 2012, 7:00 AM PST | Latest comment by balticbloand
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How to install GNOME 3.8 on Ubuntu
If you want to try Ubuntu 13.04, but prefer a different desktop than Unity, Jack Wallen shows you how you can install the latest iteration of GNOME Shell (3.8) and why you should give it a try.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 29, 2013, 8:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by kitico@...
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How the Chromebook succeeds beyond all other Linux distributions
The Chromebook has taken off. It's a Linux-based device that has one key thing in its favor. Jack Wallen explains what he thinks it is.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 13, 2013, 1:00 PM PDT | Latest comment by wizard57m-cnet
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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 | Latest comment by nareshf
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Linux 101: File permissions from the GUI point of view
For new users to Linux, there might be times when you need to change the permissions of a file. Jack Wallen shows you how this is done without having to touch the command line. With just your file...
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 22, 2013, 11:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by The_Real_BSAFH
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Using smartctl to get SMART status information on your hard drives
Vincent Danen has some tips for using the smartmontools package to obtain important information about the health of your hard drives that could provide early warning signs of problems.
Posted by Vincent Danen | March 30, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by jack6666
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How Linux found its home in the enterprise
Linux is uniquely suited to meet the demands of large-scale, enterprise computing. Jack Wallen traces its evolution and impact on enterprise systems.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 6, 2013, 8:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by Sagax-
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How to tag all your audio files in the fastest possible way
Marco Fioretti shows you his method for tagging MP3 files with as much automation as possible so that you can impose a little order on music or other audio collections.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | February 23, 2012, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by egamingpark
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Chroot users with OpenSSH: An easier way to confine users to their home directories
With the release of OpenSSH 4.9p1, you no longer have to rely on third-party hacks or complicated chroot setups to confine users to their home directories or give them access to SFTP services....
Posted by Vincent Danen | June 24, 2008, 6:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by infam0us1
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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 | Latest comment by maszsam@...
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Set up easy file sharing with NFS on Linux
Particularly for Windows-less environments where Samba is not needed, NFS is an easy and reliable way to share files between Linux and UNIX systems. Vincent Danen takes you through the setup.
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 26, 2010, 6:25 AM PDT | Latest comment by techrepublic@...
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How to set up an OpenVPN server
Vincent Danen shows you how to set up OpenVPN and takes you through some of the tricky configuration steps to get you up and running quickly.
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 12, 2010, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by tsepty
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KeyBox makes controlling your servers easier
Convenient, browser-based management of remote servers is possible with a free open source tool called KeyBox. Marco Fioretti explains how to install and use it.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | April 19, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT
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How to set up a Linux OpenVPN client
Vincent Danen follows up his tip on setting up OpenVPN server with these steps to set up a Linux client on OpenVPN.
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 18, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT
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Encrypting and decrypting files with GnuPG
GnuPG, the open replacement for PGP, is an excellent tool to manage cryptographic signatures to files or e-mails for validity and integrity, as well as a tool to encrypt and decrypt sensitive...
Posted by Vincent Danen | February 15, 2008, 12:00 AM PST | Latest comment by jack6666
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Create your own yum repository
Vincent Danen explains how to create your own yum repository with the createrepo tool. One thing it allows you to do is to distribute specialized packages within an organization.
Posted by Vincent Danen | May 11, 2009, 1:30 PM PDT | Latest comment by gigi.mathew-1@...
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Configure Apache to support multiple SSL sites on a single IP address
With Apache 2.2.12 and support for the SNI (Server Name Indication) extension to the SSL protocol, you can configure name-based HTTPS sites, just as you can name-based HTTP sites. Vincent Danen...
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 19, 2009, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Lunfa
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How to join Ubuntu to a Windows Workgroup
Do you need to join your Linux workstation to a Windows Workgroup? Believe it or not, it isn't a challenging task. In this Open Source blog, Jack Wallen walks you through the steps so that your...
Posted by Jack Wallen | November 2, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by BrightLibra@...
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How do I... Connect a Mac OS X machine to a Samba share?
Working (or living) within a Linux-based network is become more and more commonplace. And with the popularity of Mac OS X rising, Apple-based computers have to play well inside a Linux network....
Posted by Jack Wallen | February 26, 2008, 12:22 PM PST | Latest comment by pauljunior.jeanmarie
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How to preview Ubuntu Unity Smart Scopes
Although the Unity Smart Scopes project has been delayed until the Ubuntu 13.10 release, it is still an amazing tool. Jack Wallen shows you how to get the Unity Smart Scopes installed on your...
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 15, 2013, 8:30 AM PDT
