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Welcome to the Network Chico
Linux information pages.
Your one stop Linux
information resource.
Linux has a rich history.
It is essential to understand Linux's history
in order to understand the philosophy behind Linux's programming.
This area of the web site hopes to cover what Linux is really
about, show you its history, why it
was formed, and a brief description of its capabilities and how
it operates as well as providing some tips
and tricks. Network Chico
also offers visitors the Linux FAQ.
External links will open in a new window.
Linux news:
01 January 2007 Network Chico
recommends all users of Firefox upgrade to version 2.0 or above.
01 June 2006 You can now download the Linux
Security Quick Reference Guide which is an excellent starting
point for improving the security of your Linux
system.
12 January 2006 A new tip on how
to install Java on a Linux system has been added.
09 December 2005 Mozilla has released Firefox 1.5. Network
Chico recommends all Firefox users upgrade to this
version.
06 December 2005 OpenOffice.org has released version 2.0 of
its freely available and freely developed successor to Sun's
StarOffice and is a full office suite available for Linux,
Windows, and Mac
OS X.
21 July 2005 Mozilla has released Firefox 1.0.6.
12 July 2005 Mozilla has released Firefox
1.0.5.
17 May 2005 ANNVIX.
If you're looking for a secure server-oriented Linux OS, you
may want to consider the first non-beta release of Annvix, called
Annvix 1.0-RELEASE. This OS is based on the Mandrakelinux 9.2
distribution, but it is updated, slimmed down, and all of the
GUI-related items are removed. Take a look at some of the features
of Annvix.
13 May 2005 Mozilla has released Firefox
1.0.4.
06 May 2005 The dates are set and registration has
begun for Linux World Expo 2005 in San Francisco. This year the
event will be held from August 8-11. For more information visit
the LinuxWorldExpo
web site.
17 April 2005 Mozilla has released Firefox 1.0.3.
24 March 2005 Mozilla has released Firefox 1.0.2.
15 March 2005 A new tip has been added to the Linux tips page. This tip discusses the use
of Analog for analysis of
Apache log files.
14 March 2005 Hear Linus
Torvalds pronounce Linux. [AU format sound]
09 March 2005 A new tip has been added to the Linux tips page. This tip discusses the use
of AWStats in Linux.
03 March 2005 A new tip has been added to the Linux tips page. This tip discusses Pockt
PC sync in Linux.
28 February 2005 Mozilla has released an updated version of
their Firefox browser. Version 1.0.1 features improved
stability, International Domain Names are now displayed as punycode
and several security fixes. Network
Chico recommends using the Firefox browser as an alternative to Internet
Explorer in some situations.
22 February 2005 A new tip has been added to the Linux tips page. This latest tip discusses
the use of the ngrep (network
grep) command to monitor network traffic.
- 18 February 2005 A new tip has been added to the Linux tips page. This latest tip discusses
a tool for auditing passwords
for security purposes.
- 25 January 2005 Leading Linux distributors Novell and Red Hat are preparing major upgrades to their
respective server product lines for release within the next two
months. By the end of February Novell intends to release Novell Open Enterprise Server, a product
aimed at helping its NetWare customers move to Linux. Red Hat
has said it will release Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 this winter.
- 14 January 2005 Linux vendors Red Hat, Novell and
Mandrakesoft on Wednesday released patches for several vulnerabilities,
ranging from flaws that could allow denial-of-service attacks
to buffer overflows. Read more about these patches in this techrepublic article.
Hear Linus Torvalds pronounce
Linux. [AU format sound]
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