Debian 6 is out

Debian 6 is out

The news of the day it’s that finally it’s been released the new stable version of Debian, release 6 code name Squeeze. This is the official news from the Debian site. After 24 months of constant development, the Debian Project is proud to present its new stable version 6.0 (code name “Squeeze”). Debian 6.0 is a free operating system, coming for the first time in two flavours. […]

Local dns-cache for faster browsing

Local dns-cache for faster browsing

A DNS server resolves domain names into IP addresses. So when you request “google.com” for example, the DNS server finds out the address for the domain, and sends your request the right way. You can run a DNS cache on your computer. This will speed up the process of looking up domain names when browsing. […]

Sudo for beginners

Sudo for beginners

root / sudo If you are reading this you are likely aware that the administrator on Linux/Unix systems is referred to as root. The root account is the account on which all system processes run and should be the only account that can write to the main filesystem. Because most of us started our computing […]

Lexmark Impact S305 and Linux

Lexmark Impact S305 and Linux

I needed a new printer for home … I do not do professional things, and having the desk already filled, my only requirement was that it be wireless so that I can put it somewhere where I have more space. I found the Lexmark Impact S305 as the first price for wireless printer at the […]