Linux Prime Time

The Linux Operating System has a awesome network architecture but for some people who are new to it may just be overwhelmed just by seeing a terminal to configure the network, so what i present to you is a GUI firewall for linux that even allows you to share your internet easily. Its called Firestarter, the key features of it include:

• Enables Internet connection sharing
• Allows you to define both inbound and outbound access policy
• Option to whitelist or blacklist traffic
• Sets up DHCP for a local network
• Real time firewall events view
• View active network connections, including any traffic routed through the firewall
• Advanced Linux kernel tuning features

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Connecting to multiple computers via a ssh session can be a pain sometimes you have to remember the IP address  and or the relevant user name and password but luckily i found a gnome applet that makes the task extremely easy. The applet is called SSHMenu.

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Sharing files whether on the Internet or on your local network is extremely easy these days with a multitude of methods available which are both easy to use and equally good performace wise. But for me personally my preferred method is with the use of the ago old and mature FTP protocol. The reason why I like FTP so much is that there’s almost zero configuration on the client side, I mean most Operating systems today have a browser which has some FTP client capabilities.

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I was searching the web for a way that i could change the default boot-up screen of Ubuntu, because lets face it Ubuntu’s boot up screen isn’t the most pretty thing. I came across an application called Start-up manager, which not only allows me to change my boot-up screen but allows me to do a ton of other things.

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Most linux distros these days come with very basic network managers and though they work fine they are not too good for doing advanced tasks such as managing multiple wireless network. To face these criticisms Wlcd was created, it is designed to be a nice and simple network manager.

The main features of Wlcd include the following:

• No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK), so it is easy to use in XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc.

• Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks at the same time

• Different Profiles for each wireless network and wired network

• Many different encryption schemes , some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2

• Remains compatible with wireless-tools

• Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength

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Debian is a very popular linux distro that is the base of many excellent distros such as Ubuntu. Debian has just turned 15 and it shows no signs of slowing down, Debian is also used on many server installations due to easy installation of the LAMP packages on it. Hope for the best for debain

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The major problem with KDE 4.1, that is holding many people back from using it is that when you install it on distros like Ubuntu all main programs run fine and load up but nothing other then a white screen is displayed this appears to be a bug in KDE 4.1 and not Ubuntu.

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