ISSUE 24: From out of the deep
After over a year of intensive development and refactoring, Inkscape 0.47 is out. This version of the SVG-based vector graphics editor brings improved performance and tons of new features, some of which are as follows: timed autosave, Spiro splines, auto-smooth nodes, Eraser tool, new modes in Tweak tool, snapping options toolbar & greater snapping abilities, new live path effects (including Envelope), over 200 preset SVG filters, new Cairo-based PS and EPS export, spell checker, many new extensions, optimized SVG code options, and much more.
Additionally, it would be wrong to not mention the hundreds of bug fixes. Check out the full release notes for more information about what has changed, enjoy the screenshots, or just jump right to downloading your package for Windows, Linux or Mac OS X.
If you want to share files between your Ubuntu and Windows computers, your best option is to use Samba file sharing.
Samba is a free software re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, originally developed by Australian Andrew Tridgell. As of version 3, Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and
can integrate with a Windows Server domain, either as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or as a domain member. It can also be part of an Active Directory domain.Samba runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems, such as Linux, Solaris, AIX and the BSD variants, including Apple’s Mac OS X Server (which was added to the Mac OS X client in version 10.2). Samba is standard on nearly all distributions of Linux and is commonly included as a basic system service on other Unix-based operating systems as well. Samba is released under the GNU General Public License. The name Samba comes from SMB (Server Message Block), the name of the standard protocol used by the Microsoft Windows network file system. (Wikipedia)
Lets start then,
Install samba in Ubuntu can be from Gui tool (Software center of from command line )
First we have to install sambe server, In the termina type the command :
sudo apt-get install samba smbfs
Now we have for example to share this directory /share
lets make a configuration of the samba share :
#sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
# /etc/samba/smb.conf # [global] security = USER hosts allow = [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = no writable = yes [share] comment = Aminesoft File Server path = /share/ force user = samba force group = samba read only = No hosts allow =
Explain : every user connected to this samba server can connect directly to his /home/directory
First add a user (For example: aminesoftuser to the system, in the terminal type the command :
#sudo adduser aminesoftuser
root@aminesoft-desktop:~# adduser aminesoftuser
Output
Adding user `aminesoftuser’ …
Adding new group `aminesoftuser’ (1003) …
Adding new user `aminesoftuser’ (1003) with group `aminesoftuser’ …
Creating home directory `/home/aminesoftuser’ …
Copying files from `/etc/skel’ …
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for aminesoftuser
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Full Name []:
now make a samba password for this user with :
smbpasswd -a aminesoftuser
Output
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Added user aminesoftuser.
Now restart your samba server
sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart
Now if you have another computer with windows machine installed, test if it is working:
In your windows go to :
Start —-> run and insert //ip or //hostname
and
write your login and samba password
Have Fan 
We are excited to announce the immediate availability of version 3.3 of the Metasploit Framework. This release includes 446 exploits, 216 auxiliary modules, and hundreds of payloads, including an in-memory VNC service and the Meterpreter. In addition, the Windows payloads now support NX, DEP, IPv6, and the Windows 7 platform. More than 180 bugs were fixed since last year’s release of version 3.2, making this one of the more well-tested releases yet.
 framework-3.3-linux-i686.run
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Linux 32-bit installer including all dependencies.
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Linux 64-bit installer including all dependencies.
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 framework-3.3.tar.bz2
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Unix tar format for installing on all other operating systems. |
While every Fedora fan enjoys the newly released Fedora 11 Linux-based operating system, the developers are working hard on the next release, Fedora 12, due for release in November-December 2009. Make sure you visit our website, starting with August 18th when the first alpha will be released, as we will do a full coverage of the Fedora 12 development process. Without any further introduction.
This is the official release schedule, but everyone knows that it might change in time, and the final version could be delayed a few weeks. For Fedora 12, the development team will prepare new and exciting features, such as:
· GNOME 2.28 desktop environment
· KDE 4.3 desktop environment
· PolicyKit
· IPv6 and system-wide connections support for NetworkManager
· liblvm (LVM userspace library)
· Empathy (Pidgin replacement)
· debuginfo filesystem
· Multiseat
· Dracut (mkinitrd/nash replacement)
· Systemtap Static Probes
· OpenOffice 3
· and many more!
About Fedora
The Fedora Project is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open-source project. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products and it is not a supported product of Red Hat. The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community in order to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from free software.
You can read everything on details in this link
The download is possible from this links :
Just type the following commands :
sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_karmic.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.listsudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux
One of the leading text editors for Microsoft Windows is finally available on Linux. UEx (UltraEdit for Linux) has been released for download with packages available for Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Red Hat. Users of other distributions can get it via .tar package with 32 and 64 bit support.
UEx will make coding in C, C++, HTML, Javascript, XML, PHP, Perl, and Java a lot more fun through its user-friendly, highly configurable interface and layout. It has tons of tools, including macros, configurable syntax highlighting, code folding, file type conversions, project management, regular expressions for search-and-replace, a column-edit mode, remote editing of files via FTP, interfaces for APIs or command lines of choice and more.
UltraEdit for Linux contains some Linux-specific configurations, such as the ability to choose a console for user tool output, or pick a file browser when browsing project files/folders.
I’m sure a lot of Linux users/programmers who prefer to use UltraEdit are happy about this release as it can now run on both the KDE and GNOME desktops without the need for Wine or any other translation layer. But for those of you who want to switch from using free and open source text editors to UEx, not so fast because UltraEdit for Linux is not available for free. You can only try the application for 30 days, and then you will have to purchase a license if you wish to continue using it beyond the given time.
UltraEdit Text Editor for Linux (UEx) download page can be found HERE.
Unknown Horizons is a 2D realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy.
1. Add the Following line to your sources.list:
deb http://packages.unknown-horizons.org/$distribution release main #to get the releases
deb http://packages.unknown-horizons.org/$distribution weekly main #to get regular snapshots.
replace $distribution with your distribution, e.g. squeeze, jaunty, …
2. wget http://deb.unknown-horizons.org/key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
3. run aptitude update (for Ubuntu users: sudo aptitude update)
4. Install Unknown Horizons and Fifengine with:
aptitude install unknown-horizons (for Ubuntu users again with sudo aptitude install unknown-horizons)
Media center application Boxee has grabbed a lot of headlines over the past year or two, and for good reason: Boxee provides Mac, Linux, and Windows users with an excellent solution for watching internet video on a TV. While web browsers were generally designed for viewing text and images with video thrown in as an afterthought, Boxee was designed to look and feel more like a consumer electronics application that you can navigate from the couch with a remote control.
Boxee can access online video from services including Hulu, Joost, and BBC’s iPlayer. You can use it to enjoy audio and video podcasts. And you can access local media stored on your hard drive.
Download boxee for Ubuntu Linux
To run Boxee, Applications > Sound & Video > Boxee
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