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OpenSuse 11.1

It’s just a quick reminder to let you know that there are 37 days (release schedule: Dec. 18, 2008) to be able to download the OpenSuse GNU/Linux distribution. I like OpenSuse because it is a very robust distribution. It is: stable, nice-looking, updated and combines the two major desktop environments: KDE and Gnome. It can [...]

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OpenSSL vulnerability in Debian and derivated distributions

There is a weakness vulnerability in in the random generator used by OpenSSL in Debian and derivated distributions. Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in the OpenSSL package of Debian is predictable. So, it is strongly recommended to update the OpenSSL package in Debian and its derivated distributions, like Ubuntu. Moreover, all cryptographic [...]

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Installing Debian in Macintosh

It was already a year ago that I bought my iMac G3 computer. I got very excited about it because I love computers, in special Macintosh ones. I bought my iMac G3 without software. There was no any Macintosh operating system in it, so, as soon as got this machine in my house I started [...]

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What is Linux?

Introduction to Linux. Every time you start browsing, chatting, typing a letter or playing in your computer, you are using an operating system. An operating system is set of instructions that let hardware and software to work together. So, the operating system can be considered as the most fundamental set of programs that supports hardware [...]

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