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In our previous post “using a file as a storage device” adrian asked a question to us : is it possible to extend the size on the ‘filename’ file? We searched on it and figured out the answer. Let’s roll Lets say you create a file name /newfile of size 200MB and format it, after a while you want to extend the file size. To do that do the following Step 1. Lets say you want to increase the file size by 100MB dd oflag=append conv=notrunc if=/dev/zero of=/newfile bs=1MB count=100 Now, the file is 100MB larger. Step 2. Run file system check on the file

Systems that were created to encourage innovation with the public as the benefactor has got turned completely on its head; today the system stifles creativity, benefits big corporations solely, and harms society. As a Linux user this isn't news to you, I'm sure. But I'll bet your neighbor doesn't really know how bad it is, or might even think the system is “working”.

Web site security is very important because the website contain relevant information about a company and now a days website defacement is very common even a script kiddies and a new born hackers can do this. The most common vulnerability like SQL-Injection and cross site scripting lead towards the defacement.

Use character matches to help select data out of files. Character classes help you select based on as series of letters or text strings.

Samsung has published the code to a new open-source DRM driver for its EXYNOS4210 System-On-a-Chip. The EXYNOS4210 has impressive 3D graphics capabilities, uses the dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor, and is used in various smart-phones. The Samsung Galaxy S II is one of the smart-phones using the Exynos 4210 SoC. Samsung is hoping to push this DRM driver into the mainline Linux kernel.

There's an 800-pound gorilla -- not Steve Ballmer, the other one -- sitting in the middle of Microsoft's living room. With their most recent SEC 10-K filing in which they write off Linux as a threat with the stroke of a pen, Microsoft has done the regulatory and marketplace equivalent of sticking their fingers in their ears, closing their eyes and shouting, “La, la, la — I can’t hear you.” While Microsoft tells federal regulators Linux is no longer a threat -- echoed by fanboys and fangirls everywhere -- back on the planet Earth, the reality is much different.

Although the main reason for this purchase was to beef up Google’s patent portfolio to help them defend Android, there’s been tons of speculation in the press about Google’s other intentions with this acquisition and how it’ll affect their relationship with their Android partners. I intend to offer my own two cents worth in an article next week. Until then, I’ll tell you I don’t think this is going to have a negative effect on Android makers in the least. In fact, it should remove some of the roadblocks that are being constructed by the patent trolls.

This week we interviewed Lucian Langa, the lead developer of gnoduino, a development environment for Arduino projects under Gnome. Arduino is a very popular open source electronic prototyping platform based on a simple micro-controller board and a development environment written in Java. Enjoy the interview!

In reality, our electronic overlords are already taking control, and they are doing it in a far more subtle way than science fiction would have us believe.

This is the second story in a short series about my experiences with Linux..

For the time being, I was quite happy on Mandrake and even upgraded to a more recent version of Mandriva. After a while though (approximately 6 months) I started getting curious about other distributions, especially when other Linux users talked about how one needed to find the “right” distribution for themselves. I wondered if Mandriva was really the “right” distribution for me or if I just liked it because it was the first distribution I had experienced.

Gentoo is not like other Linux distributions. The Gentoo swims faster than other penguins, and dives deeper. Where more fashionable distributions worry about fast installation and ease of use, Gentoo worries about efficient compilation and degrees of customization. Gentoo is not about ease of use or making installation easier for the new user. Computers are what you do with them, and most users have little or no knowledge of how their systems are put together, and care even less. Gentoo is for the users who want to reach under the hood, get their hands dirty, and learn.

After a wicked computer virus destroys G.O.O.D's new computer network, agent Dirk Dashing must track down the cyber criminal responsible for the attack.

Having a seamless build system with GNU make to manage external libraries.

After the latest version when the whole secure socket layer was opened, now two new proxies are released. Also, the program-stacking feature is extended with the possibility to set the connection state in Zorp. Lets see the details.

If one were to go by the reaction to the news that Steve Jobs would no longer be the chief executive of Apple Computer, the man is Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama and Henry Ford all rolled into one.

Thinking of attending VMworld in Las Vegas this year? You’d better think again. It’s much too perilous.

VyprVPN provides a similar service between your Ubuntu or Linux Mint personal computer, Android mobile device, or TomatoUSB (RAF) router, and any one of their VyprVPN servers located around the world (Los Angeles, Washington, DC, London, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong). After the connection between your device or network and the VyprVPN server is established, your traffic is first routed through the VPN and then over the World Wide Web (as it normally would were it connected without VyprVPN).

A big "Thank You!" to all the sponsors, Technologiestiftung Berlin (TSB; in English, Technology Foundation of Berlin), Humboldt University of Berlin, and nearly 800 attendees who gathered from around the world to make a successful Desktop Summit 2011! read more

The following is a short tutorial on how to create a Debian meta package. Just as a brief background for those that do not know what a meta package is - a meta package is a Debian package that simply tells the package manager to download a whole bunch of other packages. Meta packages are useful for allowing for the quick installation of an entire group of packages.

As Dream Studio (a multimedia linux distribution) approaches 5000 users, version 11.04 is released today. This is the third official release of Dream Studio