XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.

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From Linux-Watch:

After years in the making -- and after some people had given up on ever seeing it -- the distribution-neutral Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and its affiliate, LPI-Japan, have finally jointly launched the LPIC-3 certification program.

The LPIC-3 represents the highest level of distribution-neutral Linux certification within the industry, and is targeted at Linux professionals providing IT services at the enterprise level. The certification consists of a single "core" exam (LPI-301) along with additional "specialty" certifications.

Read the full thing at http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7570538731.html

From /.:

The official Adobe Linux Flash blog has announced that Flash player for x86 Linux is now final and no longer beta. Every x86 Linux user, at least those willing to load binary software, can rejoice and no longer feel like a second rate citizen.

Read the full thing at http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/17/1315228

This is detailed step by step Debian networking tutorial for beginners and advanced users.This includes Ccnfiguring your network using GUI, command line, using ifconfig with examples and troubleshooting your network. >[? Read Full article here

Like dd, dd_rescue does copy data from one file or block device to another.dd_rescue is a tool to help you to save data from crashed partition. It tries to read and if it fails, it will go on with the next sectors where tools like dd will fail. If the copying process is interrupted by the user it is possible to continue at any position later. It can copy backwards.

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From LinuxWorld Australia;/a>:

Deputies elected to the French National Assembly in the next legislative session will find open-source software on the desktop PCs provided for their use. The use of free software will result in substantial cost savings, despite the cost of migration and training, the Assembly said in a statement Wednesday. Free and open source software now offers all the functions the deputies need, according to a study conducted at the request of the president of the assembly, Jean-Louis Debre.

Read the full thing at http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1065511242;fp;2;fpid;1

This article describes the steps required to perform an integration of the AXIGEN Mail Server with Amavis, in order to insure antivirus protection and functionality. Amavis is a generic interface used to connect a mail server to a number of antivirus products.

Through Amavis, AXIGEN users have access to twelve different Antivirus applications: Kaspersky, BitDefender, Sophos, F-Prot, DrWeb, Symantec, F-Secure, Avast, eTrust, Norman, Panda and McAfee. At this time, the AXIGEN Messaging Solution integration with Amavis has been sucessfully tested for BitDefender and for Kaspersky Kav4Mailserver.

From Linux.com:

Seasoned system administrators know that routinely reading system logs is an important task, but reading endless lines from logs is both time-consuming and boring, especially if you are responsible for a large number of busy servers. In this article I will show you how to set up a system that gathers and archives system logs from many network hosts and emails only important or irregular system events to administrators.

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From Enterprise Networking Planet:

There's always something new and progressive in the free and open source software universe. Here's a roundup of some recent worbhy happenings in the fun worlds of iptables and VoIP: getting SIP through iptables NAT firewalls, adding new modules to iptables with Patch-O-Matic, monitoring iptables in real-time, and a look at the excellent AstLinux, "the professional's PBX".

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From Penguin.SWF:

...while we are still working out exactly how to distribute the final Player version to be as easy as posuible for the typical end user, this beta includes 2 gzip'd tarball packages: one is for the Mozilla plugin and the other is for a GTK-based Standalone Flash Player. Either will need to be downloaded manually via the Adobe Labs website and unpacked. The standalone Player (gflashplayer) can be run in place (after you set its executable permission). The plugin is dropped into your local plugin directory (for a local user) or the system-wide plugin directory.

Read the full thing at http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2006/10/beta_is_live.html