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Download of the day: andLinux - Run Linux Inside Windows

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST

andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista [32-bit only]). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, but its userbase far exceeds its original design. andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications without modification.

andLinux provides XFCE and KDE desktop.

Download andLinux

=> Visit official project to grab latest version.

Microsoft DreamSpark: Giving Away Developer Software

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 06:04 AM CST

It appears that Bill has finally figured out success of open source software. Microsoft Corp. is giving students free access to its most sophisticated tools for writing software and making media-rich Web sites, a move that intensifies its competition with Adobe Systems Inc. and could challenge open source software’s popularity. Students can download complete working set of compilers (developer tools) including Visual Studio Professional Edition, Expression Studio and XNA Game Studio 2.0. The company will also give away SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition and Windows Server Standard Edition.

The programs are available now to more than 35 million college students in the U.S., Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. DreamSpark will open to high school students around the world starting in the fall and to college students in other countries in the next year.

Giving away Visual Studio, meanwhile, will help ensure a steady stream of new desktop and desktop-Web hybrid applications Microsoft hopes will keep consumers hooked on Windows PCs, even as more programs migrate to the Web.

=> Ap article : Microsoft Giving Away Developer Software

=> Students can see if they’re eligible to download the software at: MSDN website.

How To Test Linux Operating System for IPv6 Networking Support

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 06:45 AM CST

Q. Before I can start using IPv6 on a Linux server, how do I test, whether my Linux server system is IPv6 ready or not? If not, how do I enable IPv6 support under Redhat Enterprise Linux version 5?

Answer to "How To Test Linux Operating System for IPv6 Networking Support"

Configuring Linux Static DHCP Clients by Sending Host Name

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 05:48 AM CST

Q. My DHCP server configured to assign static IPs to few Debian / Ubuntu Linux boxes using hostnames. My Windows 2000 and XP client computer sends hostname automatically. How do I send my hostname under Linux using dhcp client?

Answer to "Configuring Linux Static DHCP Clients by Sending Host Name"