Date: 08/31/07 (Microsoft Windows)    Keywords: linux

I'm trying to set up Windows networking between two XP boxes, a Vista Box, and an Ubuntu box (ignore the ubuntu box for now).

Windows Networking was just working with shares, but now while the machines can ping each other, whenever I go into network neighborhood it tells me that I don't have permission for this workgroup, and I need to contact an administrator (that's what the XP boxes are saying, the Vista box is just showing itself on the network).

Internet access, and access to printing to a network printer works just fine.


--- An old time XP user who uses Linux on his desktop, but whose family still uses windows.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/ms_windows/82033.html

Date: 09/02/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

In Linux, unlike Windows, multiple users can simultaneously connect to the same machine and get a full GUI using windows managers like VNC. However when one of the login has Firefox opened, others are prevented from bringing up firefox which can be very much irritating. The solution is to bring up firefox with the following [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-run-multiple-firefox-instance-from-different-logins-in-linux/

Date: 09/02/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

In Linux, unlike Windows, multiple users can simultaneously connect to the same machine and get a full GUI using windows managers like VNC. However when one of the account has Firefox opened, others are prevented from bringing up firefox which can be very much irritating. The solution is to bring up firefox with the following [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-run-multiple-firefox-instance-from-different-accounts-in-linux/

Date: 09/03/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM for repairing your system and recovering your data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk. It contains lots of system utilities (GParted, parted, partimage, [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/hard-disk-crash-recovery-using-bootable-systemrescuecd-free/

Date: 09/03/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, linux

Partimage is a Linux utility which saves partitions having a supported filesystems (see below) to an image file. It is a free and open source alternative to the popular software Norton Ghost or DriveImage. Most Linux and Windows filesystems are supported. The partition image file can be compressed with the gzip / bzip2 programs to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/partimage-free-open-source-norton-ghost-alternative/

Date: 09/03/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux, google

Marco discovered a nice Flight Simulator from Google hidden within Google Earth. You need the latest version of Google Earth for it. I had Google Earth version 4.1.x which didn’t work. You have to download the latest version 4.2. It provides You can activate it on different operating system as follows: On Linux Press: Ctrl-Alt-a On Windows [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-flight-simulator-hidden-easter-egg-in-google-earth/

Date: 09/05/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: web, linux, microsoft

Microsoft is cooperating with Novell on a project code-named “Moonlight” to port its Silverlight web development tool to Linux. On its face, this is big news because it is Microsoft’s first real contribution to the open source desktop, reports Miguel de Icaza, of GNOME fame, and one of Novell’s top desktop developers. Microsoft, after [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/152544236/

Date: 09/05/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

The real question Linux advocates need to answer is this. Can you go Microsoft-free and still get your work done?

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/152536932/

Date: 09/05/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: java, linux, google

Joshua has come up with very “specific” and very interesting rumors from “reliable sources” about the Google Phone: 1. the phone will run on a Linux distro 2. It will not only have Java Virtual Machine embedded but also the operating system and all the phone applications with be Java based too. The performance is said to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/specific-rumors-on-java-os-based-google-phone-running-on-linux/

Date: 09/07/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Following delivery of a petition with 16,000 names on it, Brown only suggested that the BBC Trust itself was agreeing to support Mac and Linux iPlayers, and said the government would review its decision over the next six months.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/153499225/

Date: 09/08/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

I am wading through tons of material to improve my knowledge of Linux networking in general and more specifically to configure our firewalls properly and routing for multiple uplink providers with traffic shaping and failover. My earlier attempt to shortcut with eBox failed so this time I am going all the way. Expect more articles [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wading-in-iptables-traffic-shaping-routing-for-multiple-uplink-providers/

Date: 09/09/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: php, security, linux

I was looking for the wiki of a popular Linux based firewall site. The main url was 404, so I went up one level hoping to find a new url. Suddenly I had a directory listing with interesting files and a link to phpMyAdmin. Wondering how a firewall site maintains its own security, I clicked [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/firewall-site-exposes-sensitive-data-through-phpmyadmin/

Date: 09/09/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: linux

I'm sitting on my dad's Linux/Suse... eh, operation system and the thing is that I'd like very much to install it on my own computer back home. The installation is not a problem in itself (at the moment since he has all the Cds and stuff) but what I'd really like to be able to is to see video clips and stuff. Like .avi etc. but the problem is that no media player works and we've tried to download players such as Mplayer, VLC etc. but it doesn't work!

Which drives me a little bit insane.

What player should work to watch things in? Do I need codecs? If so, how do I install it when nothing seems to work of what we've tried so far.

We've tried going through the root user and just click on the installation icon, but that doesn't work. We've tried being on a non root user, but that doesn't work. We've tried going through the Installtion Source thing but that doesn't work either.

What are we doing wrong? Do you have an suggestions? I'd REALLY like to be able to use Suse/Linux but if I can't watch video files, I might just die.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/816069.html

Date: 09/10/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: linux

Okay, so here's the deal. I just want to set up a subdomain that redirects to a subdirectory on the same domain. If this were a Linux server I know I could do this quickly in an .htaccess file with redirect prompts but it's a Windows 2000 server, and I can't configure it with IIS because I don't have the discs that can install additional networking services to the server via Remote Desktop Connection.

Is there another way to accomplish this? It seems terribly easy in theory but has been a huge pain instead. Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1307183.html

Date: 09/12/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

Most guide to adding multiple IP addresses on Linux starts with the Microsoft-like solution of using ifconfig. While the solution is correct it doesn’t survive a reboot or even a network restart. Here’s how you can easily and permanently add multiple IP addresses to the same (or different) network interface on your Linux machine. I [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-add-multiple-ip-addresses-on-linux-fedora-core-fedora/

Date: 09/14/07 (PHP Community)    Keywords: php, linux

I'm experiencing a very strange issue one of my servers, and I can't seem to track it down - basic exception handling doesn't work.

The following script:

echo "Exception Test
";
try {
  throw new Exception ("myException");
} catch (Exception $e) {
  echo "Caught!";
}

Produces: Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'myException'...

Any ideas? Is there some setting that might be screwed up somewhere? I'm using XAMPP on Linux, PHP 5.2.3.

Thanks a bunch!!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/php/585338.html

Date: 09/14/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

So long as content and gaming are closed to open source, Linux' desktop market share will remain minimal. We're still talking here of baby steps, which must be followed-up by programmers working for fun instead of food.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/156473422/

Date: 09/15/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, html, linux

Those who have been resisting Linux will have their last excuses removed by the following program:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/Wubi.shtml

Excuses excuses excuses

1. I don't have a CDROM drive / I don't want to burn CDs / I don't HAVE CDs

Wubi downloads and mounts Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 directly from hard disk. No optical drives required.

2. I don't want to format another partition

Wubi doesn't need another partition. It creates a virtual disk volume inside your Windows partition that's nothing but a FILE.

3. Undoing the Linux is a pain in the ass

Not with Wubi, because the uninstall program undoes the dual boot and removes the boot entry painlessly. It does it from the Vista bootloader too, so it could go back from Vista/Ubuntu OR Vista/XP/Ubuntu tripleboot with equal ease (yes, Wubi is the easiest way to triple boot Vista/XP/Ubuntu that I have ever seen. Note: If triplebooting, do not go directly to Ubuntu on the Vista boot menu after first boot; Go to XP entry, then finish the install from the "Ubuntu" bootloader entry in the XP bootloader)

4. What if I want to reinstall? I'd have to download all over again

Oh no you don't. Tell Wubi to save backup ISO when uninstalling. Reinstallation is as easy as telling the install to install on the same drive letter again.

5. Too much trouble to install on multiple machines on my home network

What kind of dumb excuse is that?? But anyways, I discovered this trick myself- Uninstall, copy the "wubi-save" backup directory created by the uninstall to all the computers you want, and install on all the machines. Wubi does not care about the difference between reinstalled and copied backups.

6. Nvidia cards are fine but my ATI card dies

Okay. You're kind of semi-out of luck. ATI bites. But you can still try using Envy to work around the card http://thedarkmaster.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/install-painlessly-nvidia-or-ati-proprietary-drivers-on-ubuntu-edgy-dapper/

If that doesn't work, try Ubuntu Ultimate Edition (I may have to do that on my new gaming machine because of the @#$% X1900GT locking up the screen before I could do anything in an xwindow): http://ubuntusoftware.info/faq.html

There. No more excuses. If you're on Windows and still haven't tried Linux, hop to it. I used Wubi on my dual-procesor PIII server and it was easy as cake, in some respects even easier than Windows.

What, more?

7. Installing like that would make it work slowly

It didn't "work slowly" on mine. I still watched hi-resolution anime fansub using the included player (after some updating). The funny thing is that had I tried to use windows programs on that machine to play the same file it would stutter badly. The Linux way of handling things is probably more efficient.

8. I can't access files in Windows partition / Windows network from Linux right away

You can. Ubuntu played nice with Windows after Wubi installed it.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1106901.html

Date: 09/16/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

The SCO Group filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. SCO’s subsidiary, SCO Operations, Inc., has also filed a petition for reorganization. As many had predicted over the years, SCO’s last ditch attempt to force Linux users to fund the company proved fruitless. Their largest creditor is [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sco-linux-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/

Date: 09/24/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

At Demo07 Qumranet announced Solid ICE, a proprietary desktop virtualization system built on the kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) built into Linux 2.6.20.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/160826157/