Author: Kurt Hartman Jr
First off, let me say that I am not one of those terminal loving Linux fans. I think it is cool and all, but I tend to save the command line for things that either require doing a massive batch job, or when I need to do something really specific.
Other than that, I stick to the Gnome GUI, and work within the parameters that various menus offer me. That works for 99% of what I need done.
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Untangle it’s a software appliance (based on Debian) that can help you in managing your network from content security to web caching, remote access to policy enforcement, all from one simple, drag & drop command center.
Untangle is a privately held company that provides an open source network gateway for small businesses. They offer the core modules (12) as GPL software and others at payment, the cost depend on number of “client” and which modules you want to install, to start (or for home use) the Lite Package (free to download and use) is enough.
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In one of the first articles of Linuxaria i’ve posted a complete how to in how to make a DVD slideshow with Linux and the main program to do this was Imagination, a software that i really like for his simplicity of use.
Imagination is a lightweight and simple DVD slide show maker for Linux and FreeBSD written in C language and built with the GTK+2 toolkit. Imagination has been designed from the ground up to be fast, light and easy-to-use. It requires the ffmpeg encoder to produce the movie file and libsox to handle the audio and nothing else, there are no other dependencies. Continue reading »
Article by Santosh Sivaraj, originally published on fossix.org
Introduction
The computer system is becoming a complex beast which cannot be tamed easily. In the new world the operating systems have become too big and complex for one to learn everything in depth. Most new aspiring system programmers do not have a picture of what is happening in a system when you type ./a.out. This article is an attempt to provide the picture and also the necessary details for a Linux newcomer to grasp so that he/she can refer to more detailed books for further learning. This article/paper is just a starter so when newcomers start with bigger books don’t get overwhelmed without knowing the natural flow of the Linux system.
In a previous post i’ve presented you 3 space games, today i add one to that list: Oolite
Oolite is a space sim game, inspired by Elite, powered by Objective-C and OpenGL, and designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up, modify and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be changed by using simple, free graphics packages and text editors.
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