Get started with GAWK: AWK language fundamentals
Discover the basic concepts of the AWK text-processing and pattern-scanning language. This tutorial gets you started programming in AWK: You'll learn how AWK reads and sorts its input data, run…
Mandriva teams up with TransGaming to release gaming-enhanced MandrivaLinux 2007
TransGaming Inc., a leading developer of software portability products for the electronic entertainment industry, announced today that MandrivaLinux 2007 will include direct integration of their…
KDE on the NBC Show "Heroes"
The pilot episode of NBC's flagship drama for the 2006 fall season proudly features a laptop showing a KDE desktop and KDE applications such as Kopete and KMix running on Mandriva Linux.
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Ubuntu 6.10 Beta Released
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Beta Release of Ubuntu 6.10 codenamed "Edgy Eft".
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular…
The GPL is not a compromise
Ever since the word (neigh, rumors) got out about a possible new version of the GPL being worked upon, people have been restless. There were talks about the issues this new version might and…
Resetting a forgotten MySQL root password
Resetting the root password of a MySQL database is trivial if you know the current password if you don't it is a little tricker. Thankfully it isn't too difficult to fix, and here we'll show one…
Interview with Malcolm Yates Of Ubuntu
TechWeb recently spoke with Malcolm Yates, Canonical's ISV and partner manager, about Ubuntu's place in the rapidly-evolving enterprise Linux ecosystem. Yates discussed the pivotal role Canonical'…
Funambol Mobile Open Source Software Enables Mobile Data Access
Funambol release provides custom editions for carriers, enterprises and open source community
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 28, 2006 – Funambol, the mobile open source software company,…
MySQL Backup And Recovery With mysql-zrm On Debian Sarge
This guide describes how to back up and recover your MySQL databases with mysql-zrm on a Debian Sarge system. mysql-zrm is short for Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL, it is a new tool that lets…
A fight against evil or a fight for attention?
Two hot issues are making the rounds. First, Debian and Firefox are having a spat, and the end result may be that Debian will distribute Firefox under a different name. Second, the war betwen…