In this HowTo I will describe how to prepare a CentOS 5.2 server for OpenVZ. With OpenVZ you can create multiple Virtual Private Servers (VPS) on the same hardware, similar to Xen and the Linux Vserver project. OpenVZ is the open-source branch of Virtuozzo, a commercial virtualization solution used by many providers that offer virtual [...]
Over the weekend I played more with Compiz 0.7.6 on Ubuntu. Here’s two more cool new plugins and how to set them up.
Reader Exsecrabilus requested that I write about the unique new StackSwitch window switcher for Compiz. StackSwitch tilts your desktop and windows down like a table, and flips up the selected window.
StackSwitch [...]
This article explains how you can fix a BIND9 nameserver on a Debian Etch system so that it is not vulnerable anymore to DNS cache poisoning.
Read more at HowtoForge
I am pretty sure most of you
guys have hard about the Vulnerability in BIND. Dan Kaminsky earlier this month
announced a massive, multi-vendor issue with DNS that could allow attackers to
compromise any name server - clients, too. I thought I would share with you all
one of the quickest solutions systems [...]
This is a howto about setting up a proffessional PHP IDE using Eclipse by hand. I’ll be using Eclipse PDT
for PHP support. The PDT project provides a PHP Development Tools
framework for the Eclipse platform. This project encompasses all
development components necessary to develop PHP and facilitate
extensibility. It leverages the existing Web Tools Project in providing
developers with [...]
openSUSE 11.0 comes preinstalled with Compiz and Compiz-Fusion 0.7.4 pre-installed. However, you may get and install the latest version of the Compiz-Fusion plugin package from here by simple 1-click installs here
Compiz-Fusion for KDE
Compiz-Fusion for GNOME
This should install the latest Compiz and Compiz-Fusion plugins on your chosen desktop environment.
Read more at www.susegeek.com
To help developers audit Web application security, Google has released an open source tool called ratproxy. It is a non-disruptive tool designed for Web 2.0 and AJAX applications that produces an easy-to-read report of potential exploits.
Ratproxy is a local program designed to sit between your Web browser and the application you want to test. It [...]
Knowing different languages is always an added advantage. If our website is able to communicate with people of different languages, globally the popularity of the website would go up. With Moodle, we have the option of making our site more interactive as it offers support for different languages. In this article [...]
Non-linear video editing tools are great, but they’re not always the best tool for the job. This is where a powerful tool like ffmpeg becomes useful. This tutorial by Elliot Isaacson covers the basics of transcoding video, as well as more advanced tricks like creating animations, screen captures, and slow motion effects.
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A new important feature has been added in SystemRescueCd-1.1.0-beta8. It’s now possible to add your own packages to SystemRescueCd using the Gentoo-Linux package management system (SystemRescueCd is based on Gentoo).
The development tools (gcc, automake, autoconf, …) and the Gentoo-Linux package management tools (emerge, equery, …) have been added to recent SystemRescueCd-1.1.0 versions. These tools are [...]
Using the free and open-source productivity suite OpenOffice.org can be a godsend for those that don’t want to hand over more money to Microsoft. Its word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications almost mirror that of the MS Office suite. However as you may have already noticed, there are some differences between the two. If [...]
This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota and upload/download bandwidth limits with [...]
Since the release of Ubuntu 8.04, Compiz Fusion has been updated to version 0.7.6. Been eying the new cylinder and sphere deformations effects or other new plugins? It’s not hard to upgrade Ubuntu 8.04’s version of Compiz to get the latest and greatest desktop effects.
Read more at TomBuntu
Keep a terminal application open all the time? A drop-down terminal such as Guake might suit you better. A drop-down, or Quake-style, terminal stays hidden until you call it up with a key combination.
Guake is easy to configure, supports tabs, and works fine with Compiz desktop effects turned on. I’ve also written before about a [...]
In openSUSE 11.0, AIGLX with Compsite is enabled by default for Intel Display Devices.AIGLX rendering is faster because of using hardware rendering for OpenGL and Xvideo. However, issues with Fragment Environment Variables mean Compiz-Fusion plugins Water, Blur and Reflection may not work correctly in which case, you have use XGL Rendering to get the above [...]