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Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin': The Basics of What to Expect

Well I think it is about time we have a sneak peek at the development of the next version of the Ubuntu release, 12.04...

Reset The Root Password For A Linux VM Hosted On XenServer

If you have ever tried to reset the root password for a linux VM hosted on XenServer, this section will guide you how to...

How To Setup LogicalDOC In Ubuntu 15.04

LogicalDOC is a Document Management System. It is useful for all kind of small and medium enterprises, and it could play a very important...

Real-time Sunlight Wallpaper 0.4.2 has been released

Real-time Sunlight Wallpaper 0.4.2 has been released, this is a bug fix release that comes to fix this critical reported bug , in addition...

How To Send Alerts From Nagios Core Using Gmail And Yahoo

Introduction One of the most important feature of the monitoring platform is the notification system; by default  they use the local mail daemon (postfix,mail,exim) installed on...

Top 10 Benefits of Linux for App Development

Linux appeared in 1991 and remained one of the top systems for developing practical solutions. It is one of the best-loved bases for app...

Tinycore 4.3 has been released! The Smalest Linux desktop with 12...

Tinycore 4.3 has been released, in this release, the Core Project introduces a new optional extension type, scm. Self Contained Mountable applications allows dynamic...

How to prevent a Supply Chain Attack in a Linux Environment

What is a supply chain attack? This is a type of cyberattack that seeks to damage an organization by attacking weaker elements in the supply...

“Puppetixing” Xen Server 6.2.0 – Making XenServer 6.2.0 play nicely with...

This is a guest post written by Alex Rodriguez. About the Author Alex Rodriguez is a Linux dev-ops administrator, running Puppet to manage a SaaS platform...

Kernel 3.13.1 Has Been Released, How To Install It On Ubuntu

Dear unximen reader, In this tutorial I will show you how to install kernel 3.13.1 in your Ubuntu 32 bit machine. According to the offficial...

Setup Document Management System Using OpenDocMan On CentOS 6.5

Introduction OpenDocMan is a free, web based, open source document management system written in PHP. It is licensed under GPL, which means you can use...

How To Install Linux-dash Web Based Monitoring System In CentOS/RHEL

Linux-dash is a web-based lightweight monitoring dashboard for Linux machines. This application will display real-time, various system properties, such as CPU load, RAM usage, disk...

The Best VPN GUI For Linux

Setting up a VPN on Linux used to involve the terminal, Stack Overflow and a computer science degree. Nowadays, the process is a lot...

Unity 5.10.0 arrives for Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

Unity 5.10.0 is now under build for both 2D as well as 3D and is on course to be available when Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin...

10 Easy Steps to Upgrade from MySQL to MariaDB on CentOS...

This article describes you how to upgrade MySQL to MariaDB in ten simple steps. We have already shown you How to Migrate from MySQL...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released

Hello guys, The Ubuntu team has announced the final beta release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. This beta release of...

How to Block Ads on Your Web Browsers Using Privoxy

There are many browser specific plug-ins (eg. Adblock Plus) available to block ads while browsing. If you want a tool compatible for all browsers,...

Plank – The Lightweight Dock For Ubuntu

Introduction As you may know, Plank is a simple, and very lightweight dock for Ubuntu and it's derivatives. Starting from version 3.0.0, Plank is underlying...