CompatDB Updates 08/27/10

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Here the latest updates of the CompatDB compatiblity lists. There are today 15 Windows updates.

Windows

Applications:
360Amigo System Speedup (360Amigo)
Acronis Disk Director Suite v10.0 build 2117 (Acronis)
Avast! Uninstall Utility (ALWIL Software)
AVG Anti-Virus Updates (Grisoft, Inc.)
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition (GRISOFT Inc.)
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus (Avira)
BootVis 1.3.37.0 (Microsoft)
K-Lite Codec Pack Full (KL Software)
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta 4 (The Mozilla Organization)
mp3DirectCut (Martin Pesch)
Nero Multimedia Suite (Nero AG)
PCMark04 (FutureMark)
Win7codecs (Shark007)
Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (Microsoft Corp.)
X-Setup Pro Portable for USB (XQDC Ltd.)

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Integrating XCache Into PHP5 (Fedora 13/CentOS 5.5 and Apache2)

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Howtoforge posted a guide about integrating XCache into PHP5 (Fedora 13/CentOS 5.5 and Apache2)

This guide explains how to integrate XCache into PHP5 on a Fedora 13 or CentOS 5.5 system (with Apache2). From the XCache project page: "XCache is a fast, stable PHP opcode cacher that has been tested and is now running on production servers under high load". It's similar to other PHP opcode cachers, such as eAccelerator and APC.

Integrating XCache Into PHP5 (Fedora 13/CentOS 5.5 and Apache2)

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Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 (Fedora 13 and Apache2)

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Howtoforge posted a guide about integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) into PHP5 (Fedora 13 and Apache2)

This guide explains how to integrate APC (Alternative PHP Cache) into PHP5 on a Fedora 13 system (with Apache2). APC is a free and open PHP opcode cacher for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code. It's similar to other PHP opcode cachers, such as eAccelerator and XCache.

Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 (Fedora 13 and Apache2)

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Installing Enlightenment E17 using Subversion

Posted by Daniela Mehler

GHacks.net posted a guide about installing Enlightenment E17 using Subversion

If you’ve spent enough time around Linux you might have come across an installation process that requires the use of SVN. SVN is subversion which is a version control system based on CVS. What this means is that this tool manages files and directories and keeps track of the changes made to them. A lot of developers use tools like this in order to allow testers and other developers access to the most recent versions of their software. In effect, installing from subversion always guarantees you are installing the most recent code base for your application.

But subversion isn’t always the easiest tool for the end user to get up to speed with. So, with the end user in mind, this article will attempt to explain how subversion can be used in the process of installing software on the Linux operating system.

Installing Enlightenment E17 using Subversion

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Using ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) On Ubuntu 10.04 (Initiator And Target)

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Howtoforge posted a guide about using ATA over Ethernet (AoE) on Ubuntu 10.04 (Initiator And Target)

This guide explains how you can set up an AoE target and an AoE initiator (client), both running Ubuntu 10.04. AoE stands for "ATA over Ethernet" and is a storage area network (SAN) protocol which allows AoE initiators to use storage devices on the (remote) AoE target using normal ethernet cabling. "Remote" in this case means "inside the same LAN" because AoE is not routable outside a LAN (this is a major difference compared to iSCSI). To the AoE initiator, the remote storage looks like a normal, locally-attached hard drive.

Using ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) On Ubuntu 10.04 (Initiator And Target)

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Lightweight Distro Roundup: Day 6 - Slitaz Cooking

Posted by Daniela Mehler

The new tech blog posted day 6 of their Lightweight Distro Roundup

Today we hit up our lightest of lightweight distros. It fits in 20MB less than Damn Small Linux, when installed uses 65MB of RAM, and boots in less than ten seconds (depending on hardware). Yes. Today we try out Slitaz Cooking.

Lightweight Distro Roundup: Day 6 - Slitaz Cooking

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Hard Drive Caching with SSDs

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Linux Magazine takes a look at Hard Drive Caching with SSDs

Caching is a concept used through computing. CPUs have several levels of cache; disk drives have cache; and the list goes on. Adding a small amount of high-speed data storage relative to a large amount of slower-speed storage can make huge improvements to performance. Enter two new kernel patches -- bcache and flashcache -- that leverage the power of SSDs.

Hard Drive Caching with SSDs

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New Linux 2.6.26 packages for Debian

Posted by Daniela Mehler

ASRock Core 100HT NetTop Review

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Phoronix posted a review on the ASRock Core 100HT NetTop

Last summer we reviewed the ASRock NetTop ION 330, which was the first Atom-powered NetTop computer that had come out of this vendor known for their affordable motherboards. The NetTop ION 330 combined an Intel Atom 330 CPU with NVIDIA's ION platform to provide a low-power PC while offering modest computing and graphics capabilities. Earlier this year we then reviewed the ION 330HT-BD, which was ASRock's revised nettop with more features and was topped off with a Blu-ray drive for greater media capabilities. Today we are now reviewing the ASRock Core 100HT, which is their newest nettop and it boasts an Intel Core i3-330M processor with 4GB of DDR3 system memory, a 500GB hard drive, and is completed with USB 3.0 and 802.11n wireless network connectivity.

ASRock Core 100HT NetTop Review

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Lightweight Distro Roundup: Day 3 - Xubuntu Lucid

Posted by Daniela Mehler

The new look tech blog posted day 3 of their lightweight distro roundup

Day 3, and today we took a look at Xubuntu.

Xubuntu is the original lightweight Ubuntu. XFCE has long been considered the perfect balance between light weight and feature completeness.

What does Xubuntu offer then?Q

Lightweight Distro Roundup: Day 3 - Xubuntu Lucid

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KDE 4.5, through my GNOME eyes

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Open attitude posted a quick look at KDE 4.5

So I've had a play with the KDE 4.5 Live CD and thought I'd share my first impressions, coloured by the fact that I'm currently using the GNOME desktop environment on my installation of Linux Mint. There's also an available version of Mint with KDE, but my understanding is that it's the latest release of OpenSUSE that provides the most up-to-date KDE experience. Ready? Let's do this...

KDE 4.5, through my GNOME eyes

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CompatDB Updates 08/18/10

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Here the latest updates of the CompatDB compatiblity lists. There are today 17 Windows updates.

Windows

Applications:
3DMark06 Patch (Futuremark)
Anti-Trojan Elite (ISecSoft Software)
BootVis 1.3.37.0 (Microsoft)
Emsisoft Anti-Malware (Emsi Software GmbH)
EVEREST Free Edition 2.20 (Lavalys Consulting Group, Inc.)
HZ Tool (Stefan Berglind)
IObit Security 360 Offline Database (Corel)
IObit SmartDefrag (IObit.com)
Realtek High Definition Audio for 2K/XP/03 (Realtek)
SlimBrowser (FlashPeak, Inc)
SoftFSB (NrkLv)
Win7codecs (Shark007)
Win7x64 Components (Shark007)
X-Setup Pro Portable for USB (XQDC Ltd.)

Games:
Maui Mallard Cold Shadow (Disney interactive)

Hardware:
IBM KB 7933 (IBM)
Realtek RTL810X/RTL8130/ RTL8139(A/B/C/D) PCI Series Drivers For Vista (Realtek)

Please contribute to the compatibility lists by submitting reports of your (in)compatible hardware/software to the database. The CompatDB compatibility lists are free and licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. For more information visit the CompatDB site .

To submit reports for Windows:
Submit Windows application
Submit Windows game
Submit Windows hardware

To submit reports for Linux:
Submit Linux application
Submit Linux game
Submit Linux hardware

To submit reports for Mac OS:
Submit Mac OS application
Submit Mac OS game
Submit Mac OS hardware

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Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS released

Posted by Daniela Mehler

The first maintenance update of the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release is now available

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, the first maintenance update to Ubuntu's 10.04 LTS release. This release includes updated server, desktop, and alternate installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures.

Numerous updates have been integrated, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

To Get Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
-------------------------

To download Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, or obtain CDs, visit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004

About Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
------------------------

This is the first maintenance release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, which continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers.

Numerous post-release updates have been integrated, and a number of bugs in the installation system have been corrected. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn for a full list of Ubuntu security updates.

See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu for specific information about a particular bug number. A complete list of post-release updates will be made available tomorrow at:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/10.04.1

Helping Shape Ubuntu
--------------------

If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at:

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/

About Ubuntu
------------

Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.

Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/support

More Information
----------------

You can find out more about Ubuntu on our website:

http://www.ubuntu.com/

To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at:

http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce

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Using the KDE 4.5 Search and Launch Containment Activity

Posted by Daniela Mehler

GHacks.net posted a guide about using the KDE 4.5 search and launch containment activity

If you have experienced GNOME 3 yet then you have a fairly good example for what Search and Launch is. In the GNOME 3 desktop, when you have the Activities Menu open that is, effectively what Search and Launch is. The Search and Launch Activity allows you to search through your desktop for whatever you need to find and view, launch, or use the results. It’s a fairly amazing tool that will make your desktop experience all the more efficient. So much so, you might wander, with the Search and Launch Activity, why did the Developers keep the old Panel lying around.

Let’s see how to include Search and Launch on your desktop.

Using the KDE 4.5 Search and Launch Containment Activity

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KDE SC 4.5.0 Review

Posted by Daniela Mehler

The Linux Experience blog posted a review on KDE SC 4.5.0

The wait is finally over: KDE SC 4.5.0 finally came to my PCLinuxOS 2010 tablet today as part of a distribution upgrade. There are loads of improvements and new features, so I want to run through a very high level review to give readers a hint of what they are in for.

AT A GLANCE

Many of KDE SC 4.5.0 features and improvements are easy to spot. From changes in the Oxygen icon theme to a complete rework of the system tray, many changes are Look&Feel related.

KDE SC 4.5.0 Review

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New squirrelmail packages for Debian

Posted by Daniela Mehler

New squirrelmail packages are available for Debian GNU/Linux 5

[SECURITY] [DSA 2091-1] New squirrelmail packages fix cross-site request forgery
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-2091-1 security@debian.org
Debian -- Security Information Luciano Bello
August 12, 2010 Debian -- Debian security FAQ
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : squirrelmail
Vulnerability : No user-specific token implemented
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
Debian bug : 543818
CVE ID : CVE-2009-2964 CVE-2010-2813

SquirrelMail, a webmail application, does not employ a user-specific token
for webforms. This allows a remote attacker to perform a Cross Site Request
Forgery (CSRF) attack. The attacker may hijack the authentication of
unspecified victims and send messages or change user preferences among other
actions, by tricking the victim into following a link controled by the
offender.

In addition, a denial-of-service was fixed, which could be triggered when a
passwords containing 8-bit characters was used to log in (CVE-2010-2813).

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.4.15-4+lenny3.1.

For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid),
these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.21-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your squirrelmail packages.

Upgrade instructions
- --------------------

wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny
- --------------------------------

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squirrelmail/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny3.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 34647 2251562662703a0d8e4f0de309ca60a6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squirrelmail/squirrelmail_1.4.15.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 621320 87b466fef98e770307afffd75fe25589
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squirrelmail/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny3.1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 1240 a4e2ab21379259946f02a1d30831fe6d

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squirrelmail/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny3.1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 615152 d08549fd86ffec2ae16b36e358f50cd6

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next update.

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Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat: A Preview

Posted by Daniela Mehler

WorksWithU takes a look at several of the most significant changes planned for the Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat release

Mid-August is upon us, and that can only mean one thing (corn on the cob and the Saint-Napoleon notwithstanding): the next release of Ubuntu is inching ever closer to maturity. With the debut late last week of the third alpha of Ubuntu 10.10, it’s time to take a look at how Maverick Meerkat is shaping up.

If you visit this site frequently, you may have noticed that our coverage of Ubuntu 10.10 thus far has been sparse. We’ve discussed the btrfs file system and new cloud-init features, but there haven’t been many changes to report on the desktop.

With the appearance late last week of Ubuntu 10.10 alpha 3, however, some tangible new features have finally debuted for desktop users. Here’s a look at a few of the most significant changes.

Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat: A Preview

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Backup your Linux desktop with Simple Backup

Posted by Daniela Mehler

GHacks.net takes a look at Simple Backup

There are tons of possible backup solutions for the Linux desktop (and/or server). I have covered a number of possible solutions here on Ghacks. One of my favorite (and the one I use most often) is Luckybackup (see my article “Luckybackup: Linux backup made easy“), but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of really good solutions. One of these solutions (and one that really lives up to its name) is Simple Backup (or sbackup). This backup tool offers very similar features to other solid backup options: local backups, remote backups via SSH or FTP, scheduled backups, include/exclude, and restore.

Simple Backup works to make the backup process simple. In this article I am going to show you how to install and use this handy Linux backup tool.

Backup your Linux desktop with Simple Backup

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Convert ext2/3 to ext4

Posted by Daniela Mehler

GHacks.net posted a tutorial about converting ext2/3 partitions to ext4

Let’s say you’re a little bit behind the times. You’ve wanted to do some upgrading of your Linux machines but you’ve just not really had the time. Or let’s say you did do some upgrading of your Linux system but you didn’t make any changes to your file system and you’re still running a machine with either ext2 or ext3. Now that’s not necessarily a bad thing as both file systems work and work well. But let’s say you do want to take advantage of some of the features of ext4.

In this article I am going to show you how to migrate your ext2 or ext3 partition to ext4. I will use a Ubuntu machine as an example. I want to warn you that you could lose data by doing this so, following good administrative practices, back up your data! Once you are certain you have that backup of your data, it’s time to begin.

Convert ext2/3 to ext4

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Vulnerability in OpenSSL 1.0.x

Posted by Daniela Mehler

The H Open Source reports that a flaw in the 1.0 branch of OpenSSL can potentially be exploited to compromise clients and even execute injected code

Security expert Georgi Guninski has pointed out a security issue in the 1.0 branch of OpenSSL that potentially allows SSL servers to compromise clients. Apparently the hole can be exploited simply by sending a specially crafted certificate to the client, causing deallocated memory to be accessed in the ssl3_get_key_exchange function (in ssls3_clnt.c).

Vulnerability in OpenSSL 1.0.x

CompatDB Updates 07/30/10 ‘Songs From The Sun House’ - Mark Butcher releases debut album

KDE Releases Development Platform, Applications and Plasma Workspaces 4.5.0

Posted by Daniela Mehler

KDE has released Development Platform, Applications and Plasma Workspaces 4.5.0

KDE today celebrates its semi-annual release event, making available new releases of the Plasma Desktop and Netbook workspaces, the KDE Development Platform and a large number of applications available in their 4.5.0 versions.

In this release, the KDE team focused on stability and completeness of the Desktop experience. More than 16,000 bugs have been fixed, and many feature requests have been filled. The result for the user is a system that feels faster, takes less time to "think", and works more reliably. The large number of bug fixes goes accompanied with many parts that have got an extra portion of tender loving care. Plasma 4.5.0's new notification system is one example here. It is designed to get less in your way, yet to support your workflow as smoothly as possible. Visually, the monochromatic icons strike, which make for more consistent look in the notification area. A highlight of the KDE Applications 4.5.0 is surely Marble, which can now be used for map routing as well as viewing. The Konqueror web browser can now also use the WebKit engine to render its content. The KDE Development Platform 4.5.0 offers a new generic cache for applications that need high-speed access to certain data, such as icons or other pre-rendered artwork. The new SharedDataCache speeds up loading of many components, while the new HTTP scheduler is optimized for concurrent access to web servers, and makes loading of pages in Konqueror and other parts using the KIO HTTP mechanism faster.

Today's releases are the first in the 4.5 series and will be followed with updated versions approximately monthly that will focus on fixing bugs. The next feature releases are planned for January 2011. If you would like to test-drive 4.5.0, you can do so by installing the packages that should be made available by your operating system vendor. You can also choose to build 4.5.0 from source, the nitty-gritty of that can be found on TechBase. For the impatient, there is also a Live CD available.
KDE - KDE Releases Development Platform, Applications and Plasma Workspaces 4.5.0
KDE - KDE Plasma Workspaces Improve User Experience
KDE - KDE Development Platform 4.5.0 gains performance, stability, new high-speed cache and support for WebKit
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Installing Nginx With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.3

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Howtoforge posted a guide about installing Nginx with PHP5 and MySQL support on OpenSUSE 11.3

Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on an OpenSUSE 11.3 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

Installing Nginx With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.3

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Using ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) On Ubuntu 10.04 (Initiator And Target)

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Hard Drive Caching with SSDs

New Linux 2.6.26 packages for Debian

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New squirrelmail packages for Debian

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