Canonical Fixes Linux Kernel Vulnerability in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

<p>After having announced new kernel updates for the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) operating systems, Canonical has also published details about a new kernel update for its oldest LTS release, Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).<br /> <br /> The vanilla version of the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system is using Linux kernel 3.2, and according to the information provided by Canonical, a security issue affected the Precise Pangolin release and all of its derivatives.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/Canonical-Fixes-Linux-Kernel-Vulnerability-in-Ubuntu-12-04-LTS-Precise-Pangolin-481831.shtml?utm_content=buffer59dde&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

After having announced new kernel updates for the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) operating systems, Canoni...

Qt 5.5 Beta Brings GStreamer 1.0 Integration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Support

<p>On May 15, Digia, through Lars Knoll, had the pleasure of announcing the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Beta release of the upcoming Qt 5.5 GUI toolkit.<br /> <br /> Qt 5.5 Beta is here to offer you a preview of what's coming next in the powerful, open-source, and cross-platform development framework for application, UI & device creation. Also, a part of the effort was put into squashing some of the most annoying bugs reported by users since the release of Qt 5.4.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Qt-5-5-Beta-Brings-GStreamer-1-0-Integration-Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-Support-481391.shtml" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

On May 15, Digia, through Lars Knoll, had the pleasure of announcing the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Beta r...

GNOME Builder 3.16.3 Brings a New XML Highlighter, DOAP Parsing, Search Improvements

<p>The development team behind the featureful and open-source GNOME Builder IDE (Integrated Development Environment) designed for developers who want to build apps for the GNOME desktop environment, released version 3.16.3.<br /> <br /> GNOME Builder 3.16.3 is full of new features and performance improvements. Among the most important ones, we can mention an all-new source code minimap that has been recently uploaded into the upstream GtkSourceView software, a brand-new greeter, and a new XML highlighter tool that can be used for highlighting XML elements that match.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/GNOME-Builder-3-16-3-Brings-a-New-XML-Highlighter-DOAP-Parsing-Search-Improvements-481572.shtml?utm_content=buffera5601&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

The development team behind the featureful and open-source GNOME Builder IDE (Integrated Development Environment) designed for developers wh...

We Tested How Googlebot Crawls Javascript And Here’s What We Learned

<p>Think Google can't handle JavaScript? Think again. Contributor Adam Audette shares the results of a series of tests conducted by his colleagues at Merkle | RKG to examine how different JavaScript functions would be crawled and indexed by Google.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://searchengineland.com/tested-googlebot-crawls-javascript-heres-learned-220157" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Think Google can't handle JavaScript? Think again. Contributor Adam Audette shares the results of a series of tests conducted by his col...

Section.io Released – Setup Complete Varnish Cache Solution for Your Websites in Minutes

<p>section.io is a new product that aims to simplify the process to deploy Varnish for your website. It solves the tricky topics that make Varnish hard to deploy, out of the box you get set up for SSL, redundancy and most importantly metrics in seconds.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.tecmint.com/install-varnish-cache-with-sectionio/" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

section.io is a new product that aims to simplify the process to deploy Varnish for your website. It solves the tricky topics that make Varn...

Linux Kernel 3.10.79 LTS Is a Small Release that Updates Drivers

<p>Immediately after announcing Linux kernel 4.0.4, Greg Kroah-Hartman published details about Linux kernel 3.10.79, an LTS (Long Term Support) release that will be updated for a few more years.<br /> <br /> According to the attached shortlog, Linux Kernel 3.10.79 LTS is a small release that fixes a few issues with the ARM architectures, repairs bugs in the NILFS2 and OCFS2 filesystems, addresses a problem with the OSS sound server, and updates several drivers, especially for GPIO, APCI, MMC, PINCTRL, and Intel i915.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/Linux-Kernel-3-10-79-LTS-Is-a-Small-Release-that-Updates-Drivers-481441.shtml" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Immediately after announcing Linux kernel 4.0.4, Greg Kroah-Hartman published details about Linux kernel 3.10.79, an LTS (Long Term Support)...

Google Adds 'Pre-Register' Feature To Play Store

<p>Google Play is all set to introduce a 'pre-register' option for apps and games. This new feature would enable Android users to set up an alert for new Android apps so that they could grasp it as soon as it hits the store. The pre-register option will ping your device with a notification as soon as it is available to download or procure.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=166794" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Google Play is all set to introduce a 'pre-register' option for apps and games. This new feature would enable Android users to set u...

Manjaro Linux 0.8.13 Release Candidate 1 Out Now with KDE Plasma 5.3

<p>Immediately after announcing the ninth update of Manjaro Linux 0.8.12, the Manjaro Linux development team informed its dedicated users about the immediate availability for download and testing of Manjaro Linux 0.8.13 RC1.<br /> <br /> According to the release notes, Manjaro Linux 0.8.13 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is powered by Linux kernel 3.18, and ships with the latest KDE Plasma 5.3.0 desktop environment, as well as the KDE Applications 15.04 software suite and KDE Frameworks 5.9.0. The KDE Breeze theme has been forked by the Manjaro Art Team and modified in such a way that it follows the same artwork style that Manjaro users are used with.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Manjaro-Linux-0-8-13-Release-Candidate-1-Out-Now-with-KDE-Plasma-5-3-481447.shtml?utm_content=buffer20f21&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Immediately after announcing the ninth update of Manjaro Linux 0.8.12, the Manjaro Linux development team informed its dedicated users about...

Wine development release 1.7.43 available

<p>The Wine development team has made development release 1.7.43 available to the public.<br /> <br /> New in this release<br /> <br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Improved support for Shell Browser windows.</li> <li>Some more API Sets libraries.</li> <li>Read/write operations support with built-in devices.</li> <li>Major Catalan translation update.</li> <li>Support for WoW64 mode on ARM64.</li> </ul> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="http://www.itrunsonlinux.com/desktopos/wine-development-release-1-7-43-available/" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></div> </p>

The Wine development team has made development release 1.7.43 available to the public. New in this release Improved support for Shell ...

TurnKey Linux 14.0 Live CDs Will be Based on Debian 8.0 Jessie

<p>After a year and a half of absence, the TurnKey Linux project has just published news about the next major version of their Debian-based virtual appliance library, which will be based on the recently released Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 (Jessie) operating system.<br /> <br /> Today we can report that the first RC (Release Candidate) images of TurnKey Linux 14.0 Core and TKLDev editions are available for download and testing. However, the new Live CD images will be available only for 64-bit hardware architectures, as 32-bit support might be discontinued.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/TurnKey-Linux-14-0-Live-CDs-Will-be-Based-on-Debian-8-0-Jessie-481249.shtml" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

After a year and a half of absence, the TurnKey Linux project has just published news about the next major version of their Debian-based vir...

DOCK APPLET: ICON-ONLY WINDOW LIST FOR MATE PANEL

<p>Dock Applet is a new MATE Panel applet which displays running applications/windows as icons, unlike the default Window List applet which displays the app icon as well as the window title.<br /> <br /> The application is only 10 days old and it doesn't have too many features, but it's already usable. Right now, it supports pinning/unpinning applications, displays an indicator under the icon for running applications (with configurable color for light and dark panels) and allows moving items via right click > move left/right.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2015/05/dock-applet-icon-only-window-list-for.html" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Dock Applet is a new MATE Panel applet which displays running applications/windows as icons, unlike the default Window List applet which dis...

Virtual Desktop Old Version Operating System

<p>Complete desktops contain all operating system components as well as Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. Where possible, I have tried to include built in file transfer programs (Web Publishing Wizard, Web Folders), useful system tools (System File Checker, System Restore) and certain wizards (Network Setup Wizard, Internet Connection Wizard). As a result, some of the desktops are quite large and can take some time to load. Here are the complete virtual desktops that are currently available:<br /> <br /> Who has never tasted some of the old version of the OS, we can taste it in <a href="http://virtualdesktop.org/complete/" target="_blank">http://virtualdesktop.org/complete/</a></p>

Complete desktops contain all operating system components as well as Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. Where possible, I have tried to ...

Ubuntu MATE 15.04 Root Filesystem Available for ARMv7 Devices

<p>Martin Wimpress, the lead developer and founder of the Ubuntu MATE project, an official flavor of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux operating system, announced the availability of a root filesystem of Ubuntu MATE 15.04 for ARMv7 devices.<br /> <br /> The new generic root file systems of Ubuntu MATE 15.04 (codename Vivid Vervet) are designed especially for board manufacturers and ARMv7 enthusiasts who want to build Ubuntu MATE binary images for their ARM-powered devices.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/Ubuntu-MATE-15-04-Root-Filesystem-Available-for-ARMv7-Devices-481246.shtml?utm_content=bufferde2fe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Martin Wimpress, the lead developer and founder of the Ubuntu MATE project, an official flavor of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux operating sys...

Fedora 21 vs. Fedora 22 Benchmarks

<p>For those curious how the performance of Fedora 22 is shaking out, here's some early benchmarks comparing the Fedora Workstation 21 and Fedora Workstation 22 (with all updates as of the final freeze) in various workloads.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-22-Benchmarks-Early" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

For those curious how the performance of Fedora 22 is shaking out, here's some early benchmarks comparing the Fedora Workstation 21 and ...

7 Most Useful Network Monitoring Tools

<p>In the networking world and server admin world, it’s all about visibility. If you are not aware what your network and servers are doing right now, then it might prove disastrous for you. There are some excellent tools, which are both commercial and open source, which can help you in the networking world. These tools are excellent to use for network and server monitoring, graphing and so on. Here are seven such tools for you :<br /> <br /> <a href="http://azure.efytimes.com/?p=594" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

In the networking world and server admin world, it’s all about visibility. If you are not aware what your network and servers are doing righ...

VirtualBox 4.3.28 Is Out with Support for Linux Kernel 4.1, More Webcams

<p>While working hard on the next major release of their popular cross-platform virtualization software, Oracle announced today the immediate availability for download of VirtualBox 4.3.28 for Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows operating systems.<br /> <br /> According to the release notes, VirtualBox 4.3.28 is a maintenance release that brings a number of improvements over the previous stable version of the software, VirtualBox 4.3.26, which was announced back in March 2015.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/VirtualBox-4-3-28-Is-Out-with-Support-for-Linux-Kernel-4-1-More-Webcams-481126.shtml?utm_content=bufferfefc3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

While working hard on the next major release of their popular cross-platform virtualization software, Oracle announced today the immediate a...

How To Patch and Protect Linux Server Against the VENOM Vulnerability # CVE-2015-3456

<p>A very serious security problem has been found in the virtual floppy drive QEMU's code used by many computer virtualization platforms including Xen, KVM, VirtualBox, and the native QEMU client. It is called VENOM vulnerability. How can I fix VENOM vulnerability and protect my Linux server against the attack? How do I verify that my server has been fixed against the VENOM vulnerability?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/cve-2015-3456-patch-venom-on-debian-ubuntu-fedora-centos-rhel-linux/" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

A very serious security problem has been found in the virtual floppy drive QEMU's code used by many computer virtualization platforms in...

Zero-Day Vulnerability in MacKeeper Antivirus Software for Mac OS X.

<p>A controversial piece of security and maintenance software for Mac OS X computers, known as MacKeeper, has been found to be vulnerable to a critical remote code execution vulnerability.<br /> <br /> MacKeeper antivirus software for Mac OS X is designed to improve Mac performance and security, but it is infamous for its noisy "clean up your Mac" pop-under ads that stress the need for a system cleanup. If you try to close the ad, the software will prompt you to "Leave Page/Stay on This Page" dialogues.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thehackernews.com/2015/05/mackeeper-antivirus.html" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

A controversial piece of security and maintenance software for Mac OS X computers, known as MacKeeper, has been found to be vulnerable to a ...

7 Excellent Software Programs Written By Solo Programmers!

<p>Writing code for developing a software can be done by a person alone, if pair programming is not being performed. Though most of the developers work together in a team, sometimes programmers work on an application all alone. If the programmer is genius enough then he/she can create such an impressive code which is loved a lot by others too. Here are seven such software programs which are written by one person and are quite impressive too.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=159561" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Writing code for developing a software can be done by a person alone, if pair programming is not being performed. Though most of the develop...

Distribution Release: Univention Corporate Server 4.0-2 Released!

<p>Univention Corporate Server is an enterprise-class distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. It features an integrated management system for central administration of servers, Microsoft Active Directory-compatible domain services, and functions for parallel operation of virtualised server and desktop operating systems.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=univention" target="_blank">Complete story >>></a></p>

Univention Corporate Server is an enterprise-class distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. It features an integrated management system for c...