Tag: ubuntu
Building the Cloud with Open Source and Open Standards
Open source software and standards are not just beneficial, but highly essential for a heterogeneous, shared and scalable environment such as the "cloud". What's...
Nessus with Metasploit — Track and Hack
Networks play an important role in a sysadmin's life. But have you ever wondered about the security of your network, or tried to find...
Debian 6.0 ‘Squeeze’: What’s New?
With its extremely long release cycle (this one took two years), Debian 6.0 Squeeze was rolled out on February 6th, amidst jokes like, "See...
KGDB with VirtualBox: Debug a Live Kernel
Debugging an application live has always been easy for application developers, but debugging a live kernel has never been a simple option for kernel...
DeleGate — A Multi-platform, Multipurpose Proxy Server
A proxy server works as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. There are various types of proxy servers. In...
FreedomYUG: Get Out of Your Own Way
How to Successfully Earn a Living with FOSS -- Part 2
Let's start with a simple example. You convince a friend, colleague, or a client...
Get Your Camcorder Working in Linux with Kino
When I purchased my Samsung Camcorder SC-D381, I thought it would work by default in Windows, but when I plugged the device into the...
Metasploit 101 with Meterpreter Payload
The Metasploit framework is well known in the realm of exploit development. It is a standalone tool for security researchers, penetration testers and IDS/IPS...
Let’s Play with GNU Screen
Many GNU/Linux users spend time working at the command line. The GNU Screen utility can be of great use if you work with multiple...
Puppet Data Centre Automation Solution, Part 4: Classes & Modules
We learned about some of the interesting ways Puppet helps automate things in Part 3. In the final part of this series, we look...
