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When the Administrator walks...

By David Lane | May 24, 2010

We never like to see our co-workers leave. In most cases, though, we are are happy for them because they are going on to bigger and better things. But occasionally they are not leaving under their own power. And that is when things can get...well...messy. So before you are tasked with the job of putting it all back together, why not take a moment and prepare. more>>

Announcing Linux Journal's 2010 Readers' Choice Awards

Prepping for 2010 Readers' Choice Awards

By Carlie Fairchild | May 23, 2010

In preparation of our annual Readers' Choice Awards survey, we'd like to get your input on categories. Following is a list of all past categories. What is missing that you'd like to see added this year? more>>

Puppy Linux 5.0 “Lucid Puppy” Released

By Michael Reed | May 21, 2010

Puppy Linux 5.0 “Lucid Puppy” Released

May sees the release of the new Puppy Linux, version 5.0, also known as Lucid Puppy. For the uninitiated, the main deployment target of Puppy Linux is older, resource constrained computers. In addition, it makes quite a handy live CD for emergency and recovery use. more>>

Novell Offers SUSE Service Pack for Enterprise Customers

By Justin Ryan | May 20, 2010

Each of us has our own particular reason for using Linux, whether it's for the freedom, the features, the fascination, or the geek factor. For enterprise users, the reasons to choose Linux include stability, scalability, specialization, and support — and the option to stay on their current systems for as long as possible. more>>

Danger from the Deep

By John Knight | May 20, 2010

If you remember my December Linux Journal column, I was excited about a particularly cool-looking submarine simulator, Danger from the Deep. This month, I'm proud to feature it. According to its Web site: more>>

Using Linux to Disinfect Windows

By Gene Liverman | May 19, 2010

Are you responsible for one or more Windows computers? If yes then the odds are really good that you have had to deal with cleaning viruses and malware. Did you know F-Secure offers a free Rescue CD built on Knoppix for just this purpose? Let's take a look at how easy the F-Secure Rescue CD is to use. more>>

Collaboration Summit Keynotes Available Online

By Justin Ryan | May 18, 2010

If you weren't able to score an invite to last month's Collaboration Summit in San Francisco, or just didn't have the time to go, you don't have to miss out on the high points. more>>

Creating diagrams in OpenOffice.org Draw and Impress

By Bruce Byfield | May 18, 2010

OpenOffice.org's tools for creating diagrams are easy to ignore. For one thing, their controls are extremely small. For another, they are pitifully under-documented in the online help, which plods through the options without explaining what they are or why you want to use them. more>>

Linux Fund Releases Visa For UK Businesses

By Justin Ryan | May 17, 2010

Supporting Open Source projects is something that is surely close to all our hearts. What better way to support our cause than while buying all manner of gadgets and geekery? more>>

Someone is *Wrong* On The Internet

By Doug.Roberts | May 17, 2010

This is a blog post about blog post comments.  Not just comments on Linux Journal, but blog post comments in general, especially about blogs that support 'Anonymouse' contributions.

I've been a Linux geek for a long time.  We won't discuss how long, but Get Off Of My Lawn! more>>

The End Is In Sight For RHEL 3

By Justin Ryan | May 17, 2010

It's doubtful that anyone really likes having to upgrade, but at some point it has to be done. For those particularly adverse to the upgrade — like enterprise users, with good reason — there are extra-long windows, but eventually even those windows close. Last week, Red Hat announced that the oldest of its supported platforms has officially entered the homestretch. more>>

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Linux Journal Scripting Games?

By David Lane | May 14, 2010

For those of you who were unhappy that Script Frenzy was not about writing scripts but about writing...well...scripts, here is something to entertain you...The 2010 Scripting Guy Games! Huh? Windows? Um... more>>

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Move Window Buttons in Lucid

By Kris Occhipinti | May 13, 2010

Kris Occhipinti shows us how to move our window buttons back to the right side in Ubuntu's latest release, Lucid.

PS3 Waters Heating Up For Sony

By Justin Ryan | May 13, 2010

When Sony announced — at the eleventh hour — that it would be disabling the popular "Other OS" feature of its PlayStation 3 console, the reception was anything but positive. Now the outrage has moved from the digital picket line into the courtroom. more>>

Sync Your Life

By Shawn Powers | May 13, 2010

For those of us lucky enough to use Linux on all of our computers, Canonical's Ubuntu One is a great way to keep files in sync between computers. Unfortunately, most of us are stuck using other operating systems throughout the day. We all have our own ways of managing such things, but I thought a glimpse into my “world of sync” might help others synchronize their lives.

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QVFb in action

The Qt Virtual Framebuffer

By Johan Thelin | May 12, 2010

Qt comes with a handy tool that lives a rather anonymous life in the tools/qvfb directory. This tool does wonders when it comes to demoing, training users and creating documentation. more>>

PCLinuxOS

Spotlight on Linux: PCLinuxOS 2010

By Susan Linton | May 11, 2010

The long anticipated release of PCLinuxOS 2010 finally arrived a few weeks ago and reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. Even with the new crew and new features, it's still very much PCLOS. Easy-to-use, lots of features, and stability are its hallmarks, but this release adds high performance to that list. more>>

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Fedora 13 set for release in May

By Pete Vargas Mas | May 11, 2010

The Fedora Project is reporting version 13 (code name "Goddard") of the Fedora Linux distribution is scheduled for release on May 18th of this year. Featuring Gnome 2.30, KDE 4.4, and RPM 4.8, Release 13 will also use NFS v4 by default, and include support for mounting NFS servers over IPv6. more>>

Android Takes #2 Spot In Mobile OS Market

By Justin Ryan | May 11, 2010

Each January, someone proclaims that finally, this year will be the Year of the Linux Desktop. Whether or not that ever comes true is a matter for another time, but what is certain is that 2010 is shaping up to be the Year of the Linux Phone. more>>

Globstar: New Bash Globbing Option

By Mitch Frazier | May 11, 2010

In shell-speak, globbing is what the shell does when you use a wildcard in a command (e.g. * or ?). Globbing is matching the wildcard pattern and returning the file and directory names that match and then replacing the wildcard pattern in the command with the matched items. Bash version 4.0 adds a new globbing option called globstar which treats the pattern ** differently when it's set. more>>