You can now download the 2.4.21-pre6 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here.| Linux Kernel 2.4.21-pre6 Now Available For Download Posted Thursday, March 27, 2003 @ 11:21 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.4.21-pre6 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Mandrake Linux 9.1 (Bamboo) is available! Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2003 @ 5:16 PM by mayhem |
 MandrakeSoft, a leading provider of Linux solutions for the enterprise and for individuals, today announced the immediate availability of Mandrake Linux 9.1 "Bamboo" for x86 processors. This new release is one of the most advanced and powerful Linux systems currently available, with cutting-edge features such as Apache 2, NTFS partition resizing, ACPI power-management, "Zeroconf" network support, WiFi support, and much more. Mandrake Linux 9.1 provides an unequaled level of comfort for users with a simplified graphical installer, a brand-new "MandrakeGalaxy" theme, stunning anti-aliased fonts, and of course the new KDE 3.1 and GNOME 2.2 desktop environments.The "core" version of Mandrake Linux 9.1 is now available for download. Complete retail packs may be pre-ordered at MandrakeStore. A press-release is available at Mandrake Linux's website. A complete presentation of Mandrake Linux 9.1 features, including screenshots, is available at http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/9.1/features/ (Source: NewsForge) |
| Red Hat 9 To Be Released March 31 Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2003 @ 9:10 AM by mayhem |
 Looks like Red Hat is breaking tradition and skipping 8.1 and 8.2 and jumping directly to 9.0 RHN subscribers get it a week ahead on March 31st. Available to the rest the world a week later (April 7). The website refers to the upcoming release simply as "9" -- which doesn't rule out future point releases, but could it be? (Source: Slashdot) |
| VIA EPIA-M 9000 Mini-ITX Mainboard Review Posted Monday, March 24, 2003 @ 11:16 AM by mayhem |
 Recently over the last couple of days I have received a bit of email about the Linux support on the EPIA-M series mainboards available from VIA.I have updated the last section of the review to contain links to the certain section of the VIA forum where people are talking in depth about this issue. It is recommended, anyone who wishes to use this board with Linux, that you check out all the information available. Hopefully if time permits I will be able to update the review with a more indepth look at the Linux support of the EPIA-M 9000. |
| Linux Kernel 2.5.65 Now Available For Download Posted Monday, March 24, 2003 @ 10:32 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.5.65 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel 2.2.25 Now Available For Download Posted Monday, March 24, 2003 @ 10:31 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.2.25 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here. |
| Local Root Hole in Linux Kernels Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2003 @ 3:35 PM by mayhem |
 A local Linux security hole using ptrace has been discovered that allows a potential attacker to gain root privileges. Linux 2.2.25 has been released to correct this security hole, along with a patch for 2.4.20-pre kernels. 2.4.21 ought to contain this fix, once it is released. 2.5 is not believed to be vulnerable to this security hole. See this email from Alan Cox for details, and a patch. (Source: Slashdot) |
| MySQL A Threat to Bigwigs? Posted Monday, March 17, 2003 @ 2:32 PM by mayhem |
 Is MySQL a threat to bigwigs? is the question asked in CNN's technology section. The article notes that MySQL is running perhaps 20% of the web databases but its revenue is merely 0.02%... yet the company is still making money and putting out an excellent product. Is this a sign that the database market is in for a drastic change? Of course, there's no mention of PostgreSQL or mSQL, but I guess that's typical. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Powers Motorola's Smart Phone Posted Monday, March 17, 2003 @ 2:30 PM by mayhem |
| Motorola unveiled the A760 at CeBIT and claims the handset is the first in the world to blend the open source operating system with Java software. As well as Linux, the A760 has onboard a camera, diary, e-mail program, MP3 player, speakerphone and colour touchscreen. (Source: Slashdot) |
| XPde Makes X11 Resemble Windows Posted Monday, March 17, 2003 @ 2:21 PM by mayhem |
| Here is another way of penetrating the Windows market, which might even prove more successful than the current efforts: XPde is a desktop environment that mimics the Windows 2000 look and feel and behavior. Currently on version 0.3, the team has re-created a number of applications from its Windows equivalents, including Explorer. It looks like they've made a lot of progress since this project was last mentioned. (Source: Slashdot) |
| XSensors 0.20: New Features and Bug Fixes Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2003 @ 2:37 PM by mayhem |
| Augustus over at Linux Hardware let me know that he's released a new version of XSensors, a Linux GUI program for monitoring all related information from your motherboard sensors. His ChangeLog includes: You can grab the tarball here. The README is here. I'm sure the Linux desktop users will want to jump on this. (Source: 2CPU.com) |
| Xbox Linux team issues antitrust plea Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2003 @ 1:30 AM by mayhem |
 The programmers who got Linux to run on Microsoft's gaming console now want the EC's antitrust body to head off a legal response.More information is available in the article here. (Source: NewsForge) |
| Turning Linux into a real-time operating system Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2003 @ 1:29 AM by mayhem |
| This article is based on a masters thesis project which investigated the possibility of turning Linux into a real-time operating system. The authors primarily focus on available "hard real-time" solutions for Linux, but also look into some "soft real-time" variants for completeness. (Source: NewsForge) |
| A Quick Lindows 3.0 Overview Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2003 @ 1:27 AM by mayhem |
 OSNews posted a quick review of Lindows 3.0, as seen by a (primarily) Lycoris user. (Source: NewsForge) |
| Linux Drive and Partition Basics Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2003 @ 1:19 AM by mayhem |
| Planning a Linux installation and only have one machine? This is the most common situation many people find themselves in when they are ready to make the leap and try Linux for the first time. This article will help you understand hard drive and partition basics and allow you to understand more clearly what to expect when presented with the Disk Druid section of your Linux installation. You can read the full article here. (Source: Linux.com) |
| Kernel 2.2 - It Lives! Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2003 @ 1:17 AM by mayhem |
| For those of us still using 2.2 (how's that for "conservatism" eh?) -- 2.2.24 is out (and has been since last week) - see kernel.org for downloads. I see networking code tweaks, but no changelog. Time to give our old RH 6.2 machines one last kernel-recompile before Red Hat's end-of-life date arrives for 6.2? :-) What I'd like to know is - who else (besides me) out there still has machines running 2.2 and intends to keep it that way? (Source: Slashdot) |
| A 3D Animation of Kernel Source Development Posted Sunday, March 9, 2003 @ 12:28 AM by mayhem |
| Have a look at this cool 3D animation of the Linux kernel source. This is how a source browser should look like! (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Kernel 2.2.24 Now Available For Download Posted Sunday, March 9, 2003 @ 12:17 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.2.24 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here. |
| Distros To Try: Slackware 9.0-rc1 And Yoper 1.0 Posted Thursday, March 6, 2003 @ 6:36 PM by mayhem |
| Slackware 9.0-rc1 is now available for public consumption over at www.slackware.com. From the site: 'Some of the main components included are the 2.4.20 Linux kernel, KDE 3.1, GNOME 2.2, and XFree86 4.3.0, as well as gcc-3.2.2 and the latest development libraries. Enjoy!' Enjoy is right! YOPER has released Version 1.0 of their increasingly popular distro. This is the their first stable release. Here's the announcment. The website claims "With Yoper it is possible to import packages from all the other major distros including rpm's, deb's, and tgz packages. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Kernel 2.5.64 Now Available For Download Posted Wednesday, March 5, 2003 @ 9:07 PM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.5.64 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| BlackRhino Linux Now Available for PlayStation 2 Posted Wednesday, March 5, 2003 @ 10:30 AM by mayhem |
| BlackRhino Linux has been released for the PlayStation 2. It's developed independently by xRhino, a middleware developer. Check out the details and download instructions on the official website. A Playstation 2 Linux kit is required to use BlackRhino. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Kernel 2.2.24-rc5 Now Available For Download Posted Tuesday, March 4, 2003 @ 11:20 PM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.2.24-rc5 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here. |
| Latest Review: VIA EPIA-M 9000 Mini-ITX Mainboard Posted Monday, March 3, 2003 @ 2:24 PM by mayhem |
| Well our latest review takes us into the world of small form factor integrated mainboards, namely the VIA EPIA-M Mini-ITX Mainboard. We tested the board with a number of different Operating Systems, Benchmarks and Applications, but you will have to read the review to find out more information and how it performed. The review is available here. |