Category Archives: Operating Systems

Please Steal These webOS Features

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Document management on iOS is a mess. Every application implements its own scheme. They all work differently. Some allow you do open documents in other applications that support a matching file format. Others don’t. Some support Dropbox, or other services. Others don’t. Some allow you to organize your documents hierarchically or spatially, others don’t.

In webOS, you can set up different system-wide accounts.

via ignore the code: Please Steal These webOS Features.

Pyramid Linux

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pyramidlinux – Pyramid Linux – Google Project Hosting.

Pyramid is binary linux distro for use on x86 embedded platforms. It is primarily focused on wireless applications however people have found many great uses for it. We primarily develop and test Pyramid for Metrix Kits, but it works well on other x86 based hardware as well. Check the WorkingHardware page for more info or add to it if you find hardware not listed that works with Pyramid.

UNetbootin

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UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you’ve already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn’t on the list.

via UNetbootin – Homepage and Downloads.

Linux vendors rush to patch privilege escalation flaw after root exploits emerge

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According to Carsten Eiram, the chief security specialist at vulnerability research firm Secunia, the flaw was introduced in the Linux kernel code in March 2011 and affects versions 2.6.39 and above. “Any Linux distributions providing these kernel versions should be vulnerable,” Eiram said.

via Linux vendors rush to patch privilege escalation flaw after root exploits emerge – security, secunia, Exploits / vulnerabilities – Malware – Security – Techworld.

Fedora 14 is stuck on 2.6.35 something.  This shouldn’t affect CentOS builds either.  Sometimes it’s beneficial not to upgrade the OS!

Upgrade PHP 5.1/5.2 to 5.3 on CentOS

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I’m finding that more and more software developers are being quite inconsiderate and are making code that requires PHP 5.3. Since many server-based and long-term support distros are still on PHP 5.2, this can make things difficult quickly.

via Upgrade PHP 5.1/5.2 to 5.3 on CentOS :: Chris Jean.

Here here!  I needed to do the following on CentOS 5.7:

#sudo yum erase php

#sudo yum erase php-commons

#sudo yum install php53

#sudo yum install php53-mysql

AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge

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The default RPMforge repository does not replace any CentOS base packages. In the past it used to, but those packages are now in a separate repository (rpmforge-extras) which is disabled by default.

You can find a complete listing of the RPMforge package packages at http://packages.sw.be/

via AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge – CentOS Wiki.

The rpm at this link allows for yum to see the additional packages — such as alpine and perhaps others that were missing in the base.

H.P.’s TouchPad, Some Say, Was Built on Flawed Software

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From concept to creation, WebOS was developed in about nine months, this person said, and the company took some shortcuts. With a project like this, programmers typically start by creating the equivalent of building blocks that can be reused and combined to create different applications. But with WebOS, Palm employees initially constructed each app from scratch. Later, they made such blocks, but they were overhauled once by Palm and then again by H.P., forcing programmers to relearn how to build WebOS apps.

via H.P.’s TouchPad, Some Say, Was Built on Flawed Software – NYTimes.com.