The Linux Kernel version 2.6.25 introduces a new Linux process sleeping state, TASK_KILLABLE: If a process is sleeping killably in this new state, it works like TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE with the bonus that it can respond to fatal signals. This feature is generally an improvement over the existing options—after all, it is another way to keep from getting stuck with dead processes.

One of the best sources for geographical information for users and developers is a shining example of the power of open data. GeoNames is a database, Web service, and destination site for all things geographical. It has a rich, RESTful API and offers Semantic Web features using Linking Open Data conventions. Learn how to use GeoNames, as a user and as a developer.

Gufw is an easy to use Ubuntu / Linux firewall, powered by ufw.Gufw is an easy, intuitive, way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by ufw, runs on Ubuntu, and anywhere else Python, GTK, and Ufw are available.

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This was adapted (and abridged) from an Ubuntu forum solution. It works!!!
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your wvdial conf:

Init1 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init2 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","yourAPN" #In case of O2 (at least in Germany), "yourAPN" is "surfo2"
Init3 = AT+CSQ
#Stupid Mode = yes
Modem Type = USB Modem
ISDN = 0
New PPPD = yes
Phone = *99#
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Username = smara
Password = smara
Ask Password = 0
Dial Command = ATD
Stupid Mode = yes

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Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing access to your entire music collection wherever you are. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen and another in your living room.

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ATS (admin task scheduler) enables administrators to automate tasks by scheduling execution of stored procedures. Many Linux and Unix database administration tasks, such as online backup, can be performed by calling the built-in ADMIN_CMD procedure. ATS uses a straightforward SQL interface and operates without the DAS.

Inotify is a Linux feature that is surprisingly easy to use, which monitors file system operations, such as read, write, and create. Learn how to integrate inotify into your own applications on Ubuntu, and discover a set of command-line tools you can use to further automate system administration.

PyTube is a GUI for various command-line tools such as:youtube-dl, sox, mplayer, mencoder, ffmpeg and others.It allows you to resize, rotate, apply an external mp3 into a video, generate a 10 to 30 seconds mp3 ring tone.

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Here's a paper originally presented at the SELinux Symposium that explores the evolution, rationale, and development of features to meet the Labeled Security Protection Profile (LSPP) and Role-Based Access Control Protection Profile (RBACPP). This paper and several others here represent advance contributions on the topic of Linux security.

One of the most important ideas behind cloud computing is scalability, and the key technology that makes that possible is virtualization. As you might expect, Linux plays a huge role, learn why there's a penguin behind that Cloud computing silver lining.

Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL simplifies life of a database administrator who needs an easy to use yet flexible and robust backup and recovery solution for MySQL server.

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A graphical tool to make file backup simpler. Provides a user-friendly interface which allows you to back up your files easily to an archive, to a CD/DVD or to a remote location using SSH.pybackpack is a user-friendly file backup tool written for the Gnome desktop and released under the GPL.

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Discover the following new Ganymede features: RCP, RAP, and eRCP, which allow you to develop applications for the desktop, Web, and mobile platforms, respectively, with one common code base. This tutorial provides tips on creating an Eclipse Ganymede application model, user plug-ins, and tips on settting up the Subversion client.

An ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG Image management utility for the Gnome Desktop Environment. Furius ISO Mount

Features

* Automatically Mounts ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG Image Files.

* Automatically creates a mount point in your home directory.

* Automatically Unmounts the Image files.

* Automatically removes the mount directory to return your home directory to its previous state.

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An e-mail client, aka Mail User Agent (MUA), aka e-mail reader is a frontend computer program used to manage e-mail.

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