The Fedora Project announces the second release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers. Beware that Test releases are recommended only for Linux experts/enthusiasts or for the technology evaluation, as many parts are likely to be broken and the rate of change [...]
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Michael Stutz shows us how to use GNU Enscript and ImageMagick suite of image processing tools to create instant web banners. FTA, “…Sometimes you might have a need to make an image file consisting mostly of text — to use as a banner on a Web page, for instance. You can always make the banner [...]
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Q. How do I view the status of my network Interface card under Ubuntu Linux ? How do I make sure connectivity exists? A. You can verify connectivity or status of your network Interfaces/card using standard Linux command. Open your terminal and use following commands: Ifconfig command use to view status of network Interfaces card [...]
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Learn how to hack Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is Linux based phone. Nokia’s 770 Internet Tablet is more than a phone, according to John Littler. It’s a Debian GNU/Linux system. This makes it a prime target for hackers. Littler explores some of the built-in utilities and some of the other tricks you can use. FTA, [...]
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The OpenDocument Format (ODF), an open source file format standard for electronic office documents, is poised to change the world from an application-centric model of computing to a document-centric model. Sam Hiser looks at this new standard, how it implements XML for office documents, the technical and political wranglings in the standard, available tools, applications [...]
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It looks like Government of India taking open source more and more seriously. Allahabad (a city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh) court boasts using of open source and standards on their website. Many documents on site require use of Openoffice to open documents. According to their FAQ, it recommends using, “Linux, Firefox, [...]
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