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This tutorial will explain how to install aditional modules for the kernel to use with iptables rules sets (netfilter modules). Xtables-addons is the successor to patch-o-matic(-ng). Likewise, it contains extensions that were not, or are not yet, accepted in the main kernel/iptables packages. Xtables-addons is different from patch-o-matic in that you do not have to patch or recompile the kernel.

Parsix is a Linux distribution based on Debian Testing. It is a community distribution with roots in Iran. It is not as popular as other community distributions, but development is active and well. The only previous review of Parsix on this website was of Parsix 3.2, which was more than a year ago.

This article provides a detailed review of the latest stable version, Parsix 3.7, which was released on August 14, 2011. It is code-named Raul, after a character in Happy Feet, a computer-animated family film.

This week, we look at some advice from programmers for Google + on how to build a successful API, why QA needs its own databases and the importance of showing some personality in an IT job interview.

Open Source and Cross Platform flight simulator game FlightGear has reached version 2.4 after being in development for 6 months bringing in many impressive new features and fixes.

HP announced it would discontinue its current WebOS operations, including their Smartphones & TouchPad tablets running WebOS.

After more than 10 years of (mostly) active development, I am discontinuing development of InstallJammer. A migration plan is underway to move the InstallJammer assets to SourceForge for project hosting and to open up the project repositories for anyone who would care to work on the development in the future.

"...At least in my opinion, a review of something, being it a movie, a Linux distribution, or even a Hotel, the review should be written in such a way, that a reader can have a good idea of what he is going to find, once he decided to test the reviewed object by himself..."

As most are already aware, LinuxCon North America 2011 is taking place this week in Vancouver, Canada. What makes this year's Linux Foundation conference special is that it's celebrating the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Linux kernel by Linus Torvalds. Here are some photos from the special event.

The Palm Pre line of smartphones and the new TouchPad tablet computer, are very good products, but they have not been doing well in the market place. Apple, with iPhone and the iPad, has a near choke-hold on that market segment. HP has thus decided to either spin-off the business unit that WebOS and its devices are part of, or explore "other transaction." That is another way of saying, if the first option does not succeed, we will sell it. But rather than those two options, here's what I think HP should do with WebOS.

Zentyal, formerly known as eBox Platform, is a multi-purpose Linux Ubuntu remastered and it’s based on Ubuntu server 10.04 (LTS). It can function as a network gateway, unified threat manager, office server, infrastructure manager, and a unified communications server. The project’s source code is available under terms of the GNU General Public License. The declared goal of this software it’s to be an alternative for small and medium business to Windows.

Don’t believe the naysayer’s hype about Python! With increasing popularity among Linux communities and used by major corporations such as Google, Python is here to stay! Some sceptics have published articles and blogs over the last few years that have doubted the future of Python. However, Python has been around since 1991 and the growth in popularity of this stable and comprehensive high level programming language, especially in the Linux user domain, would indicate that it is here to stay.

Just 16 months after announcing the acquisition of Palm, HP has said today that it will “discontinue operations for webOS devices,” saying that the units (presumably the TouchPad, Pre series, and Veer) have “not met internal milestones and financial targets.”

Evidently this move comes because company execs see a need for HP to reinvent itself as a services and software company, much the way that IBM did when they spun their consumer PC business off to Lenovo a few years back. In hindsight, this shouldn’t be entirely a surprise, as Apotheker was chosen as CEO last August partly because of his software experience with SAP, where he had an eight year history, two as CEO.

With the 2011 Google Summer of Code, we now know how the Gallium3D OpenCL state tracker and morphological anti-aliasing (MLAA) turned out, but how did the remote display capabilities for the Wayland Display Server evolve over the summer? It's something that hasn't yet been reported about on Phoronix...

Younger, prettier sister still not allowed out in public Owners of the latest Nokia phones can now update to Symbian Anna, assuming their operators permit it, but having caught a glimpse of her younger sister they might not be impressed.…Free Whitepaper: Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers

Gosh, how the time flies when you’re having fun! Here it is, Thursday again, time for another Top Ten list. By now, we fully expected that we’d have heard from David Letterman or his lawyers about this, but we’re beginning to suspect he doesn’t even know we’re here. Just in case, however, we’re keeping all of our legal answers ready.

The Icedove (aka Thunderbird) mail client is back in the Debian Mozilla team APT archive. Mozilla.debian.net used to be the place to get a newer version of the Mozilla mail application for Debian, but Icedove disappeared from the archive for awhile when version 3.1 moved into Debian Backports proper.

'Let's all pick one kernel and stick with it for a bit' Plans are afoot to establish a long-term support system for new versions of the Linux kernel to help slide the penguin into more smartphones.…

One of the best features of Gnome 3 are the dynamic workspaces. Using some simple keyboard shortcuts, it is possible to assign an application to a workspace and quickly switch between them. If you run a standard set of applications, this process makes switching between them very efficient. The problem with running applications in their own workspace is that you have to spend some time once Gnome 3 has booted moving the applications to their proper workspaces. However, using a tool called devilspie, it is possible to setup a script that will automatically rearrange your windows for you.

In spite of tablet competitors best efforts, consumers only have eyes for iPad -- and if you're a developer or IT pro, you should be paying attention.