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LIBREOFFICE 4.0 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

LIBREOFFICE 4.0 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Tweet The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 4.0, which, according to the official announcement, is the “first release that reflects the objectives set by the community at the time of the announcement, in September 2010: a cleaner and leaner code base, an improved set of features, better interoperability, and a more diverse and [Continue]

Linux: 25 PHP Security Best Practices For Sys Admins

Linux: 25 PHP Security Best Practices For Sys Admins

Tweet PHP is an opensource server side scripting language and it is a widely used. The Apache web server provides access to files and content over HTTP OR HTTPS protocol. A misconfigured server side scripting language can create all sorts of problems. So, PHP should be used carefully. Here are twenty five php security best practices [Continue]

HOWTO: Install SVN Server on Linux

HOWTO: Install SVN Server on Linux

Tweet In order to install the SVN Server you need the SVN Server and Apache Server (to access the repository over http and  https). Following are the steps to install the SVN Server and Apache Server. yum install subversion (this command will download and install the SVN Server) yum install mod_dav_svn (it will install the [Continue]

The GNOME Desktop Project Unleashes GNOME 3.0

The GNOME Desktop Project Unleashes GNOME 3.0

Tweet After five years of planning and design, GNOME 3.0 has been officially released. The totally rewritten desktop has had its share of both praise and condemnation in recent months due to what the project describes as “its most significant redesign of the computer experience in nine years.” They further say, the [Continue]

Wi-Fi on the Command Line

Wi-Fi on the Command Line

Tweet More people than ever are using wireless networks as their primary networking medium. Great programs are available under X11 that give users a graphical interface to their wireless cards. Both GNOME and KDE include network management utilities, and a desktop-environment-agnostic utility called wicd also offers great functionality. But, what [Continue]

Rhythmbox – A Tool to Sync Android Smartphones Using Linux

Rhythmbox – A Tool to Sync Android Smartphones Using Linux

Tweet Interest levels in synchronize music collections have notched up a bit of late with the introduction of a plethora of new Android-based super phones. That is, unless you happen to be one of those owners with a large quantity of digital music encumbered by digital rights management (DRM) also known as copy protection. For [Continue]