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How to install Moodle on Ubuntu 14.04

This document describes how to install and configure Moodle on Ubuntu 14.04.  Moodle (acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is a free software e-learning platform, also known as a Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

GNOME 3.14 released all this goodness will be in Fedora 21

Today, the GNOME Project announced the availability of their latest stable release, GNOME 3.14. This version of GNOME is what will be available as the basis of the Fedora 21 Workstation, and features a wide range of amazing new features and enhancements.

Practical Tiny Core in the Fire Service

I'm sure many of you have at least heard of Tiny Core Linux - legends of how small it is, how little it takes it to run a system with it and even now how it's been ported to run on Raspberry Pi. It's an esoteric minimalist distribution.

Red Hat: 2014:1292-01: haproxy: Moderate Advisory

An updated haproxy package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact.

How to choose the right Linux distro

Unlike most other desktop and server operating systems, Linux comes in a wide variety of flavors, each based on a common core of the Linux kernel and various GNU user space utilities. If you're running Linux servers -- or Linux desktops, for that matter -- you should understand the important differences and be discerning about which flavor of Linux is best suited to any given situation. This article will help you do just that.

Performance and security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Modern datacenters and next-generation IT requirements depend on capable platforms, with open source solutions offering a strong foundation for open hybrid cloud and enterprise workloads. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is a culmination of several years of effort by both the Red Hat engineering team and associated partners.

Whats new in OpenStack Juno

OpenStack is on a six-month release cycle, with each release given a code name starting with consecutive letters of the alphabet. On October 16th, OpenStack Juno will be released, with several new projects, and lots of new features. Here's a few of the things you can expect in the next release of OpenStack.

Why Python 4.0 wont be like Python 3.0

Newcomers to python-ideas occasionally make reference to the idea of "Python 4000" when proposing backwards incompatible changes that don't offer a clear migration path from currently legal Python 3 code. After all, we allowed that kind of change for Python 3.0, so why wouldn't we allow it for Python 4.0?

ARM gives Internet of Stuff a piece mind of its mind - the Cortex-M7

  • The Register; By Chris Williams (Posted by bob on Sep 24, 2014 9:13 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: ARM
ARM has had a look at the fridges, speakers and robots that use its Cortex-M series processor cores and decided they need a few maths lessons.

Jolt Awards: The Best Books

  • Dr. Dobb's Open Source Articles; By Andrew Binstock (Posted by bob on Sep 24, 2014 8:16 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Community
The best books of the past 12 months.

Puppet Labs hands strings to admins with updated DevOps tools

  • The Register; By Neil McAllister (Posted by bob on Sep 24, 2014 7:19 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Developer
PuppetConf 2014 Puppet Labs has taken wraps off new updates to its open source, DevOps-friendly Puppet IT automation software, along with a set of new company initiatives designed to grow the ecosystem around the tools.…

5 reasons why hackers own your organization

Why is cyber hacking so pervasive and so easy to accomplish? Here are five reasons that account for most of the problem.

Community at the speed of light: Best practices for the new era of open source

It’s likely that many of you have heard about Ansible. For those who haven't, it's an open source software project that radically simplifies the art of system automation.

3 tools that make scanning on the Linux desktop quick and easy

  • Opensource.com; By Scott Nesbitt (Posted by bob on Sep 24, 2014 4:06 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Whether you're moving to a paperless lifestyle, need to scan a document to back it up or email it, want to scan an old photo, or whatever reason you have for making the physical electronic, a scanner comes in handy. In fact, a scanner is essential.

Ubuntu: 2352-1: DBus vulnerabilities

Several security issues were fixed in DBus.

Wink adds touchscreen-based home automation hub

Wink announced Relay, an Android-based smart light switch and home automation hub featuring a 4.3-inch touchscreen, proximity sensors, and voice messaging. Wink Hub(click to enlarge) Back in June, Quirky subsidiary Wink launched its Linux-based Wink home automation hub and free Android and iOS mobile app, together with 15 partners and 60 compatible devices..

How to install MediaWiki on Ubuntu 14.04

  • HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials - Linux; By Srijan Kishore (Posted by bob on Sep 23, 2014 11:22 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: GNU, Linux, MySQL, PHP, Ubuntu
This document describes how to install and configure MediaWiki on Ubuntu 14.04. MediaWiki is free server-based software which is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Open Axiom

Several computer algebra systems are available to Linux users. I even have looked at a few of them in this column, but for this issue, I discuss OpenAxiom. OpenAxiom actually is a fork of Axiom. Axiom originally was developed at IBM under the name ScratchPad. Development started in 1971, so Axiom is as old as I am, and almost as smart.

Red Hat: 2014:1281-01: kernel: Moderate Advisory

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact.

News: End of the Line for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

  • LinuxPlanet; By Sean Michael Kerner (Posted by bob on Sep 23, 2014 5:50 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial; Groups: Linux, Red Hat
In March of 2007, Red Hat first announced its Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5( RHEL) platform. Though it might seem quant today, RHEL 5 was particularly notable in that it was the first major release for Red Hat to emphasize virtualization, which is a feature all modern distros now take for granted.

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