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New To Linux
by admin on Jul.30, 2010, under RHEL5, Ubuntu, kubuntu
Linux itself is actually just the kernel; it implements multitasking and multiuser functionality, manages hardware, allocates memory, and enables applications to run. The average user will never be interested enough in any operating system to want to know about things like kernel internals.
Why is Linux important?
Because it is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License, Linux obviates the need for programmers to keep reinventing the operations layer with each new project. To wax metaphorical, the GNU family of tools provide royalty-free bricks and mortar with which to begin building independent projects. Critics of free software often voice fears that the freedoms and low cost of free software will lead to economic disaster for the computing sector. However, it is just as likely — if not more likely — that free software will do for the world of computing what Gutenberg’s printing press did for the world of Letters.
- TheGNU General Public License explains what freedoms and responsibilities are mandated to users of free software.
- You can read more about the “philosophy” of free software — and find a great deal of documentation and software packages available for download — at theFree Software Foundation (FSF) Web site.
- TheIBM Public License (IPL) is also a free software license. It was created with the help of FSF founder Richard Stallman.
What can I do with Linux?
What you want out of your Linux system will determine which Linux system you want and how many layers of complexity you need to understand before you begin to work with it.
Linux is an excellent platform on which to learn Linux programming, kernel hacking, or even UNIX programming; many tools and applications are available to play games, to do desktop publishing, or just to hang out doing e-mail and Web browsing.
It is also an excellent platform for working systems, both open and closed, because it is so heavily customizable for free. Linux is a popular platform for everything from middleware to embedded computing and clusters, to parallel supercomputers and gadgets. IBM has been involved in projects to manufacture cash registers that run on Linux, as well as the Linux wristwatch. Other developers have used Linux on such devices as cell phones, Sony PlayStation, TiVo, and the Sharp Zaurus.
How do I get started with Linux?
you are completely new to Linux, or if you are using Linux as a desktop operating system, you need to learn at least some basics about system administration and security. Unlike commercial personal operating systems that attempt to automate such operations, Linux does not promise to hold your hand or to clean up after you: you have to take care of the system yourself. Luckily, basic maintenance and basic security are pretty easy. In many ways, Linux and UNIX administration is today much easier than administration for popular commercial personal operating systems because it is much more transparent.While Linux does have several windowing environments that allow you to perform administration, the most straightforward way to control the system is at the command line. Built in to the structure of the command-line environment are dozens of commands and several text-based help systems.
There are a great many resources on the Web and in the real world to help you get started with Linux. There are Web sites, articles, and books devoted to the subject, and Linux User Groups (also known as LUGs) meet in cities and countries around the world — and are well-known for being very friendly even to very new users.
Web browsers In Linux
by admin on Jul.29, 2010, under RHEL5, Ubuntu, kubuntu
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Firefox features include tabbed browsing, a spell checker, incremental find, live bookmarking, a download manager, and an integrated search system that uses the user’s desired search engine (Google by default in most localization). Functions can be added through add-ons, created by third-party developers.
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2) Opera
Opera is a web browser and internet suite developed by the Opera Software company. Opera handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, IRC online chatting, downloading files via BitTorrent, and reading web feeds. Opera is offered free of charge for personal computers and mobile phones, but for other devices it must be paid for.
Features of Opera include tabbed browsing, page zooming, mouse gestures, and an integrated download manager. Its security features include built-in phishing and malware protection, strong encryption when browsing secure web sites, and the ability to easily delete private data such as cookies and browsing history by simply clicking a button.
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3) Sea Monkey
SeaMonkey is a free, open source, and cross-platform Internet suite. It is the continuation of the former Mozilla Application Suite, based on the same source code. SeaMonkey consists of a web browser (SeaMonkey Navigator), which is a descendant of the Netscape family, an e-mail and news client program (SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups, which shares code with Mozilla Thunderbird), an HTML editor (SeaMonkey Composer) and an IRC client (ChatZilla).
“suiterunner” is an internal code-name for the future version of SeaMonkey based on the “new toolkit”, i.e. the same backend code already used by Firefox, Sunbird and for the most part also Thunderbird. The name is intentionally derived from “XULRunner”, as the long-term goal of this project is to make SeaMonkey a XULRunner-based application.
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4) Galeon
Galeon is a web browser for GNOME based on Mozilla’s Gecko layout engine. Galeon’s self-declared mission was to deliver “the web and only the web.”At the time of Galeon’s creation, the most popular web browsers, including Netscape, Mozilla, and Internet Explorer, were large multi-functional programs. This made them slow to start and often impractical due to their high memory usage and processor requirements. Galeon was the first mainstream graphical web browser which specifically focused on the reduction of peripheral functionality. Galeon is also notable for introducing “Smart Bookmarks,” bookmarks that take an argument and can be used as toolbar buttons with a text field used to enter the value for the argument.
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5) Epiphany
Epiphany is the web browser for the GNOME desktop. Its goal is to be simple and easy to use. Epiphany ties together many GNOME components in order to let you focus on the Web content, instead of the browser application. As part of the GNOME project, Epiphany is Free Software.
Epiphany displays webpages with the same speed and accuracy as other popular browsers, such as Safari or Firefox. In addition, it provides an elegant, responsive and uncomplicated user interface that fits in perfectly with GNOME, and it has been translated to over sixty languages!
Security – Epiphany shows you clearly if the information you enter on a webpage is transmitted securely. It can block popup windows, refuse cookies from untrusted sites and store your passwords in a safe place. With Epiphany, you can rest assured that your online privacy is being guarded.Customizable user interface,Smart bookmarks and Extensions and plugins
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6) Konqueror
Konqueror is a web browser, file manager and file viewer designed as a core part of the K Desktop Environment. It is developed by volunteers and can run on most Unix-like operating systems. Konqueror, along with the rest of the components in the KDEBase package, is licensed and distributed under the GNU General Public License.
Futures
1. HTML 4.01 compliance.
2. ECMAscript 262 support (JavaScript). Notice that ECMAscript can still give problems because websites can detect browsers and choose to ignore Konqueror. Spoofing as another browser will often make sites work anyway.
3. Ability to house Java applets.
4. Cascading Style Sheets:
* CSS 1: supported
* CSS 2.1: supported (paged media only partially supported)
* CSS 3 Selectors: supported
* CSS 3 (other)
5. DOM1, DOM2 and partially DOM3 support in ECMAScript and native C++ bindings.
6. Full support for bidirectional scripts (arabic and hebrew).
7. SSL support (requires OpenSSL).
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7) Kazehakase
Kazehakase (Japanese: 風博士) is a web browser for Unix-like operating systems that uses the GTK+ libraries. Kazehakase embeds the Gecko layout engine as well as GTK+ WebKit. However, the author also plans to add the ability to switch between additional different rendering engines (e.g. GtkHTML, Dillo, w3m). The browser is named after the short story Kazehakase by Japanese author Sakaguchi Ango. Kazehakase is free software available under the GNU General Public License.
Features
Notable features include:
* Support for RSS as well as its Japanese variants LIRS and HINA-DI
* Drag-and-drop of browser tabs
* Mouse gestures
* Import of bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Application Suite, Netscape Browser, Galeon, Konqueror, and w3m; shared bookmarks (with XBEL)
* “Smart Bookmarks” programmable with regular expressions
* Full text search in browser history
Midori
Midori (緑?, Japanese for green) is a web browser that aims to be lightweight and fast. It uses the WebKit rendering engine and the GTK+ 2 interface. Midori is part of the Xfce desktop environment’s Goodies component.[2] As of February 2009, the project is still at alpha status.
Though Midori has been known for frequent crashes in the past, the 0.1.7 release has made crashes very infrequent and the browser overall more stable.
Features
* Full integration with GTK+ 2.
* Fast rendering with WebKit.
* Tabs, windows and session management.
* Supports Netscape Extensions
* Flexibly configurable Web Search.
* User scripts and user styles support.
* Straightforward bookmark management.
* Customizable and extensible interface.
* Extension modules can be written in C; bindings to Lua and/or Python are planned for the future.
Midori 0.1.6 passing the Acid3 Test
Midori passes the Acid3 test
Among the latest features are:
* toggle full image zoom
* graphically add and remove items from the toolbar
* there is a plugin panel
* the sidepanel can be moved to the right side
* internationalized domain names are supported
* a mouse gestures extension
* integration with Maemo if you’re on a mobile device
* find as you type.
* Extension Activation/Deactivation
* Speed Dial
* Feed Panel so you can access feeds in Midori
9) Netsurf
NetSurf is an open source web browser which runs on a variety of platforms including RISC OS, Linux, AmigaOS and Unix-like systems. NetSurf has features that include tabbed browsing, text selection and PDF export.
10)Google Chrome for Linux
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