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Linux and Open Source News for 27th July 2008

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The fourth update to Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is available: "The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename etch). In addition to correcting several security problems and a few serious defects in the stable release, for the first time .



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HowtoForge: "This guide attempts to provide a Xen based test environment where you can practice setting up a two node cluster (cluster setup itself is not discussed here - I'm merely giving you what you need to set it up)."


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BeginLinux: "Squid acts both as a proxy, working in behalf of a user, and as a cache. When squid works as a proxy and a user makes a request for a web site, squid retrieves the web page and then provides it to the user. The user, in reality never reaches the Internet as the proxy server retrieves and caches all the sites the user makes requests for."


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HowtoForge: "This how-to describes how to install and configure Nginx to accelerate an Apache server based on RHEL 5.2."


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IT Wire: "
In my last article I discussed two ways of installing applications on Ubuntu Linux. In this article I will be discussing two other methods for installing applications, which are roughly the same as downloading and installing a program from the internet."


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IT Wire: "Firstly, the simplest way is via Add/Remove. This can be found at the top left side of the screen by clicking on the Applications menu (which is a little like the Windows Start menu) and then going to the bottom, and clicking on Add/Remove."


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Wired: "Internet service provider Embarq eavesdropped on the web surfing habits of 26,000 customers in Kansas without notifying them personally, as part of its test of new, controversial advertising technology that profiles users, the company told federal lawmakers Wednesday."



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Source: Slashdot: Linux

billybob2 writes "VIA has published three programming guides that total 800 pages in length and cover their PadLock, CX700, and VX800/820 technologies. The VIA PadLock provides a random number generator, an advanced cryptography engine, and RSA algorithm computations. The VX800 chipset was VIA's first Integrated Graphics Processor, while the CX700 is a System Media Processor designed for the mobile market. This is another step in VIA's strategy to support the development of Free and Open Source drivers under Linux, which comes pre-installed on VIA products such as the Sylvania NetBook, HP Mini-Note, 15.4" gBook, gPC, CloudBook, Zonbu, and VIA OpenBook. Earlier this week, VIA hired Linux kernel developer and GPL-Violations.org founder Harald Welte to be VIA's liason to the Open Source community."Read more of this story at Slashdot.



Updated: Mon Jul 28 23:55:01 2008


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