Linux NewsOverview of 2D animation programs
With the right tool and a bit of artistic talent, you can create two-dimensional cartoons, even without Flash. In this article, we present four animation programs and look at how well they perform in practice.
Virtual desktops in your web browser with phpVirtualBox
Putting all virtualization tasks on a separate server saves significant resources on the client. phpVirtualBox makes it possible to create, configure, manage, and use remote VMs in a browser window.
It's time to take XML out back and shoot it
XML security problems are numerous, but you can take steps to limit your exposure – or you can use a different standard.
Indexing and searching text with Lucene
Even state-of-the-art computers need to use clever methods to process ever-increasing amounts of document data. The open source Lucene framework uses inverted indexing for fast searches of document collections.
Using old flash memory as a backup medium
USB sticks and SD cards quickly lose their value, but if a script distributes the data across several such devices, flash memory is still useful as a fast and shockproof backup medium despite limited capacity.
KDE Software Compilation 4.10
KDE SC 4.10 was released six months after KDE 4.9, adding many new features. In the background, work is in full swing for the next generation, KDE Frameworks 5: a KDE based completely on Qt5 and QML.
Understanding the transitory /proc filesystem
The mysterious /proc virtual filesystem is a rich mine of information about everything in your system.
VMware monitoring with OpenNMS
Dynamic resource allocation and migration of virtual machines between hosts mean that VMware environments pose new monitoring challenges. A new version of the free OpenNMS network management tool now includes an option for monitoring VMware-based infrastructures.
Handling critical security vulnerabilities: Three incidents
We look at what makes a security issue critical and how upstream developers and vendors respond by examining three incidents: CVE-2013-0156, CVE-2013-0333, and rubygems.org. Moreover, we look at improvements that can make security better in the future – specifically, incident response handling.
What's new in Apache HTTP Server, version 2.4
Apache HTTP Server version 2.4 is full of exciting new features. We share a few of them with you.
Forensic analysis of memory on Linux
In computer forensics, memory analysis is becoming increasingly important as a means for investigating security incidents. In this article, we provide an overview of the various memory dumping options on Linux and introduce the support in Linux for the Volatility Analysis Framework.
A Linux home entertainment server with UPnP and DLNA
Thanks to protocols such as UPnP and DLNA, video, audio, and photos are distributed to TVs, gaming consoles, PCs, and smartphones without the need for configuration. Linux as a central media server is a welcome guest.