Can A Linux OS Get Infected By Viruses, Malware?
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding viruses, the security of Unix based OSs, even in more tech savvy groups. So, what’s the deal with viruses and Linux?
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There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding viruses, the security of Unix based OSs, even in more tech savvy groups. So, what’s the deal with viruses and Linux?
March 25, 2009
The demise of Windows will most likely not come from the desktop linux emergence, but from cloud operating systems. This article is far from being another flamebait making baseless predictions – I will explain step by step what lead me to my conclusion.
December 1, 2008
In today’s article we review a fresh version of Dreamlinux, a linux distribution that promises to be good-looking, lightweight yet fully featured, with useful extras available out of the box – making it an attractive package for new users. The default desktop is quite good-looking – considering it is a RC release and based on… [Read more…]
November 21, 2008
I have dealt with a lot of Linux distros since I first learned the power of my newfound penguin friend. He was free unlike a Microsoft or Apple product, had thousands of available programs (also free), and looked damn classy while he was in control of my computer. My first forays were using live Linux… [Read more…]
November 12, 2008
Released in June, Google Gadgets for Linux provides about the same functionality of Vista sidebar or Mac OS X dashboard. While other solutions like ‘gdesklets’ are pretty popular within the linux crowd, Google’s’ platform provides compatibility with both gadgets written for the Windows version and the huge repository of web-centered gadgets (Universal Gadgets on iGoogle).… [Read more…]
November 10, 2008
Linux Mint, while relatively new, has gained a lot of fans from the linux community, and is now the third most popular on DistroWatch, slowly crunching on openSUSE lead. It brings something a lot of distro have tried: simplicity, functionality, and of course looks. Let’s see what makes Linux Mint fresh and if it’s worth… [Read more…]
November 2, 2008
Ubuntu has become the most popular Linux distribution, with polls putting it as high as 60% of the linux marketshare – and the hottest linux community since 2005. But what makes it so popular? In this article, we’re going to look at the top reasons behind Ubuntu’s success and discuss what’s next for the linux… [Read more…]
October 19, 2008
In this article we’re going to look at 7 useful tips to make your Ubuntu experience even better. This is particularly aimed at newbies, and shows you step by step how to tweak Ubuntu with some must have extras. 1. ubuntu-restricted-extras – Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding, support… [Read more…]
April 27, 2009
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