AFBackup Manager - A Webmin module for backup administration

AFBackup Manager - A Webmin module for backup administration

Friday, December 31, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  0 Comments

AFBackup Manager is a Webmin module that makes administration of system backup tasks easy. It is a commercial front-end for the free backup tool afbackup. AFBackup Manager targets SOHOs who want a reliable, dependable, and an easy to use backup system. AFBackup Manager can be integrated into Webmin (a web-based interface for system administration for Unix), you can use...

aptosid 2010-03 released - An Unstable Debian Based Desktop-Oriented Linux Distribution

aptosid 2010-03 released - An Unstable Debian Based Desktop-Oriented Linux Distribution

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  0 Comments

Stefan Lippers-Hollmann has announced the release of aptosid 2010-03, a Linux distribution that is based on based on Debian's unstable branch. aptosid 2010-03 uses that latest Linux kernel with support for newer hardware. aptosid 2010-03 features improved KMS support for ATi Radeon and Intel graphics cards and performance improvements for Intel Westmere graphics chipsets. Wlan support has been...

SpamAssassin - Filter spam mails before they even reach your mailbox

SpamAssassin - Filter spam mails before they even reach your mailbox

Sunday, December 26, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  0 Comments

SpamAssassin is an open-source e-mail spam filtering software. SpamAssassin uses various text analysis methods, Bayesian filtering, DNS blocklists, and collaborative filtering databases to prevent spam mails from reaching mailbox. SpamAssassin is an Apache Software Foundation project and is released under the Apache License. SpamAssassin was created by Justin Mason. Primary Features Header tests Body phrase tests. Bayesian filtering...

AutoDNS - Configure your secondary DNS via email

AutoDNS - Configure your secondary DNS via email

Sunday, December 26, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  0 Comments

AutoDNS is a console application that addition, deletion and listing of secondaried domains via email. It adds appropriate entries to the BIND configuration file in order to make the configuration of secondary DNS possible. AutoDNS is distributed according to the GNU General Public Licence and was written by Jonathan McDowell. The current stable version of AutoDNS is 1.0.0. Download...

Finnix 101 Released - a small yet powerful Linux Distribution for System Administrators

Finnix 101 Released - a small yet powerful Linux Distribution for System Administrators

Sunday, December 26, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  0 Comments

Ryan Finnie has announced the release of Finnix 101, a Debian based self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators. Major feature in the latest release of Finnix is the re-introduction of PowerPC support, other major features of Finnix 101 include, a new CD filesystem layout, an enclosed remastering environment, a Finnix-specific SysV-compatible RC system, and componentized Finnix...

Zero Ballistics, a multiplayer first person shooter and tank combat game for Linux

Zero Ballistics, a multiplayer first person shooter and tank combat game for Linux

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  0 Comments

Zero Ballistics is a first person shooter game featuring tank combats over the network. You can play Deathmatch and Team Deatchmatch, only if your graphics card supports shader model 2.0. Game Modes Zero Ballistics features three modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Beaconstrike mode. Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch are based on established rules with infinite ammunition and various levels....

Google's ChromeOS will make people lose control over their data, says Richard Stallman

Google's ChromeOS will make people lose control over their data, says Richard Stallman

Saturday, December 18, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  1 Comments

Founder of GNU project Richard Stallman has said that Google's new cloud ChromeOS will push people to get involved in careless computing. Richard Stallman thinks that putting personal data on a cloud rather than a single machine decreases the control over it. Richard Stallman, who is the advocate of free software (also creator of the free software foundation),...

Opera 11 Review - Overview of new features and Screenshots

Opera 11 Review - Overview of new features and Screenshots

Saturday, December 18, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  1 Comments

Release of Opera 11 was announced a few days back, and this latest release of Opera comes bundled up with a lot of changes. Some of the most significant changes in Opera 11 are related to it's interface. Opera, which is written in Qt toolkit and takes advantage of its own Presto engine, has been around for quite...

How to Install True Combat: Elite on Ubuntu

How to Install True Combat: Elite on Ubuntu

Saturday, December 18, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  2 Comments

True Combat: Elite is converted from Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. True Combat: Elite is a team game set-up in modern day era. You take the role of elite mercenary soldier and have to deal with two internationally operating forces. Game Features The game is absolutely free to download. Tactical-teamplay oriented, modern-world combat simulation Realistic weapon behavior simulation Iron sight...

Default Applications for Ubuntu 11.04, Banshee and LibreOffice major contenders

Default Applications for Ubuntu 11.04, Banshee and LibreOffice major contenders

Saturday, December 18, 2010  /  Iqrash Awan  /  0 Comments

Ubuntu 11.04 promises to bring many changes to Ubuntu Distro. Default applications have undergone a lot of changes recently and this trend continues. Banshee is the next major application that is set to replace the current default music player Rhythmbox. Rhythmbox replacement is subjected to the size of Banshee so that it can fit in the CD along...