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Installing Windows Software With Wine (Linux Mint 11)

Linux Today  Thu, 11/03/2011 - 11:01

HowtoForge: "This tutorial is supposed to show you how to install .exe files on your Linux system."


 

Installing Linux on a USB drive

Linux Today  Wed, 08/03/2011 - 07:02

KP Weblog: "his is my recipe for installing Linux on a USB flash drive. It creates two partitions on your flash drive: one with a full Linux system and a separate FAT32 partition for sharing files with other systems."


 

FOSDEM: Icing the robot

Linux Today  Sat, 02/26/2011 - 21:03

LWN.net: "Anybody who looks at an Android system knows that, while Android is certainly based on the Linux kernel, it is not a traditional Linux system by any stretch.

But Android is free software; might it be possible to create a more "normal" Android while preserving the aspects that make Android interesting?"


 

Assessing the Tux Strength: Part 2 - Into the Kernel

Linux Today  Wed, 09/08/2010 - 11:33

MWR Labs: "The previous article in this series on Linux security described different userspace protection mechanisms that can be applied to protect binaries on a Linux system.

Unsurprisingly, without additional kernel settings and protections most of the previously described mechanisms cannot be utilised to their full extent."


 

Ubuntu 10.10 beta review

Linux Today  Tue, 09/07/2010 - 15:05

Linux User and Developer: "By default, Ubuntu wants to provide just one massive root (/) partition without separate home partitions.

This is a mistake, as anyone who's updated or recovered a Linux system should know."


 

Install Linux Without Burning An ISO To CD/DVD

Linux Today  Mon, 07/05/2010 - 15:08

Howtoforge: "I am describing here a method to install Linux without using a DVD ROM or CD Drive; I have checked it myself.

There are many ways to do so you can install Linux by 1) booting from the network; 2) having an ISO image on your hard disk; 3) booting from USB; 4) installing a linux system from scratch by building your own."


 

How to Solve Zero Length File Problem in Linux's Ext4 File Syste...

Linux Today  Tue, 05/11/2010 - 07:02

Prescott Linux: "The ext4 (fourth extended) is a journaled file system of Linux that has many benefits compared to its predecessors, such as support for backward compatibility, large file system, delayed allocation, etc.

However, the delayed allocation feature sometimes poses problems for the Linux system."


 

Five Easy Ways to Secure Your Linux System

Linux Magazine: Top Stories  Fri, 03/19/2010 - 10:45

When it comes to system security, there's no single correct solution. But with vigilance and these techniques, you will be five steps closer.


 

Invoking user-space applications from the kernel

Linux Today  Sat, 02/20/2010 - 06:03

IBM Developerworks: "Summary: The Linux® system call interface permits user-space applications to invoke functionality in the kernel, but what about invoking user-space applications from the kernel?

Explore the usermode-helper API, and learn how to invoke user-space applications and manipulate their output."


 

Adding music to your iPhone

Linux Today  Tue, 12/22/2009 - 03:03

Ghacks: "Now that we how to set up your Linux system to sync music to your iPhone (see my article “Syncing your iPhone (or iTouch) with Linux“), I thought it would be a good call to show you the step-by-step process of adding that music.

This tutorial will start from ripping a CD all the way through to syncing the music to the device."