Review: Kubuntu 13.04
May 21, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
It is time to test the third sibling in the Ubuntu family, the one named Kubuntu. So far, we've had Ubuntu, which was somewhat bland. Then we also had Xubuntu, which worked like a charm, except for a kernel oops thingie affecting the entire range, a silly thing to coincide with the official release. The KDE version is next. … [Read More...]
Introducing the BeagleBone Black’s Linux 3.8 kernel
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
This guest column, BeagleBoard.org co-founder Jason Kridner introduces the BeagleBone Black’s cutting-edge Linux 3.8 kernel, up from the original BeagleBone’s 3.2 kernel. The 3.8 kernel gives the BeagleBone Black access to a new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) display driver architecture, as well as full support for the Device Tree data structure introduced in Linux 3.7 [...] LXer … [Read More...]
Using Solr With TYPO3 On Debian Wheezy
May 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Using Solr With TYPO3 On Debian Wheezy TYPO3's default search extension called "Indexed Search" is fine for small web sites, but if your web site is bigger (> 500 pages), it is getting very slow. Fortunately, you can replace it with a search extension that uses the ultra-fast Apache Solr search server. This tutorial explains how to use Apache Solr with TYPO3 on Debian Wheezy. HowtoForge … [Read More...]
The Cost Of Ubuntu Disk Encryption
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
It's been a while since last running any Ubuntu Linux disk encryption benchmarks, but thanks to recent encryption improvements within the upstream Linux ecosystem, it's time to deliver some new Linux disk encryption benchmarks. In this article are results comparing Ubuntu 13.04 without any form of disk encryption to using the home directory encryption feature (eCryptfs-based) and full-disk … [Read More...]
Video Review: openSUSE 12.3
April 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
What do you think openSUSE's target audience is?== A review of openSUSE 12.3 featuring the KDE desktop. Overall, a polished release with some powerful conf... Video Rating: 4 / 5 … [Read More...]
Today’s Linux News
Introducing the BeagleBone Black’s Linux 3.8 kernel
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
This guest column, BeagleBoard.org co-founder Jason Kridner introduces the BeagleBone Black’s cutting-edge Linux 3.8 kernel, up from the original BeagleBone’s 3.2 kernel. The 3.8 kernel gives the … [Read More...]
Samsung, carriers tout first Tizen mobes for late 2013
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
HTML5 seen as key to open source smartphone successTDC2013 You could be forgiven for thinking there's not much going on with Tizen, the Linux Foundation's open source mobile OS. It's been two years since the … [Read More...]
Build your own supercomputer out of Raspberry Pi boards
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Who says you need a few million bucks to build a supercomputer? Joshua Kiepert put together a Linux-powered Beowulf cluster with Raspberry Pi computers for less than $ 2,000. LXer Linux News … [Read More...]
Pidora, Raspberry Pi’s Unfortunately Named Fedora Remix
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
If you're walking down the street in Russia and somebody yells out "Pidora", they might not be referring to the newly released distro for the Raspberry Pi. LXer Linux News … [Read More...]
Dietrich Schmitz Joins ECT News Network
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Linux Advocate Dietrich Schmitz today accepted an offer to write weekly feature stories for ECT News Network. LXer Linux News … [Read More...]
Featured Linux Reviews
Review: Ubuntu 13.04
April 25, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
The Canonical developers seem to present more work onUbuntu touch to be employed than with traditional Linux distribution: The technical innovations that … [Read More...]
Review: openSUSE 12.3
April 15, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
I will show you if and how openSUSE 12.3 can redeem itself. Naturally, we will go with the KDE desktop, because Gnome is not an option anymore. My test box will … [Read More...]
Featured Linux Hardware
Jolla Announces Their First Phone
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
The ex-Nokia developers that formed Jolla to work on Sailfish OS to work on a new range of Linux-based smartphones to start where MeeGo left off, have announced … [Read More...]
Freedreno Gallium3D Now Banging The Adreno A3XX
May 24, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
One month after Rob Clark began developing his Freedreno Gallium3D stack for Qualcomm's Adreno A3xx hardware, he's beginning to achieve visual success. While … [Read More...]
Featured Linux Howtos
Video Transcoder `HandBrake` 0.9.9 Released With Blu-ray Subtitle Support, More
May 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
Handbrake, a free, open source video transcoder for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, has been updated to version 0.9.9 recently, getting Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle … [Read More...]
How To Use Multiple PHP Versions (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) With ISPConfig 3 (Ubuntu 13.04)
May 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
How To Use Multiple PHP Versions (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) With ISPConfig 3 (Ubuntu 13.04) Since ISPConfig 3.0.5, it is possible to use multiple PHP versions on … [Read More...]
Featured Android
New Android malware sends incoming messages to blackmailers
May 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
It seems like Android is starting to get hit more frequently with malicious malware and this time the trojan can accept incoming messages and pass them onto … [Read More...]
BlackBerry, Nokia, Apple could be hurt by flood of ‘good enough’ Android phones
May 23, 2013 By Michael Perks Leave a Comment
While strong early sales for the Galaxy S4 and the HTC One have been making news lately, the real story for Android may be how well it does with lower-cost … [Read More...]