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Patch: Opera 10.01 Update Adds Security and Stability [Updates]

28 Oct 2009 08:10:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
Like Firefox, Opera has already released a beta of Opera 10.1, with the Unite media server installed, but 10.01 is a fixed release for the main, stable branch of Opera. You can see what's changed in the changelog, and grab a copy at the link below.

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Patch: VLC Issues Security Update, Support for 64-bit OS X [Updates]

28 Sep 2009 10:30:00 PDT

Written by Adam Pash
Windows/Mac/Linux: VLC—the most popular video player among Lifehacker readers—just released an update to version 1.0.2. The update addresses a serious security issue, adds 64-bit support for OS X, and fixes several bugs. The full changelog mentions a completely reworked interface for...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Patch: Firefox 3.5.1 Update Now Available, Fixes Security Issue [Updates]

17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Written by Adam Pash
Windows/Mac/Linux: Firefox 3.5.1 is available for download, addressing the security issue and startup bugs (as well as some stability fixes) we mentioned yesterday. (If you want to know more, you can see the full changelog here.) If you haven't been prompted already, click on Help > Che...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Patch: Offline Update 6.0: Windows updated by Linux

24 May 2009 17:48:50 PDT

The version 6.0 zip archive also contains the download scripts in for a Linux version contributed by the developer Stefan Jöhnke. Under Linux there's less risk of a bug causing trouble with freshly downloaded updates. If you run a Linux file server, ...

Original story at Heise Online .

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Patch: Tiny Core Linux 1.4 & 2.0 RC1 released

27 Apr 2009 08:26:55 PDT

Tiny Core Linux 1.4 & 2.0 RC1 released UK The Tiny Core developers have announced the release of version 1.4 of their minimal Linux distribution. Tiny Core is only about 10 MB in size and is based on the 2.6 Linux kernel. Version 1.4 now includes Tiny Core Virtual Disk (TCVD) support and an ...

Original story at The H .

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Patch: Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 Released [Downloads]

27 Feb 2009 13:30:00 PST

Written by Adam Pash
Windows/Mac/Linux: Love yourself a little Thunderbird? Mozilla's desktop email client has released an update for early adopters in the form of Thunderbird 3 Beta 2. The majority of changes in this release come in the form of massive bug fixes, but you'll also see cool new features like ar...

Original story at Lifehacker . Related stories include: How To: Firefox Add Ons in Ubuntu Linux - it.truveo.com , Patch: Thunderbird 3 Beta 1 open source email client released - Download Squad and ... 5min.com , articlesbase.com

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Linux Patches - November 09, 2009

09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of Patches that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Linux Patches for even more Patches converage.

• Patch: Offline Update 6.0: Windows updated by Linux -- from The H
• Patch: Red Hat Enterprise Linux software available for discount -- from Vanderbilt University News
• Patch: Linux's Ubuntu update includes cloudlike capabilities -- from SmartBrief
• Patch: Apple software updates for March 26 -- from Macsimum
• Patch: Zenwalk GNOME 6.0 released -- from The H
• Patch: At last: GNOME adds native Exchange Server support -- from eWeek
• Patch: Advice on updating the Adobe Flash Player -- from Computerworld
• Embedded Linux service adds patch updates and GIT tree -- from LinuxDevices.com
• Patch: Xfce 4.6 final released -- from Heise Online
• Patch: Back up Microsoft SQL machines to Linux-based tape-controller servers -- from LinuxWorld.au

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Patch: Amarok 2 Released, Windows and Mac Versions in Beta [Featured Download]

11 Dec 2008 04:00:00 PST

Written by Kevin Purdy
Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Amarok 2, the open source media center we'd previously toured while it was in beta, is now available in a release version for Linux systems, and in beta for Windows and OS X. There aren't a ton of new features between the later beta release and this "final...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Patch: Thunderbird 3 Beta 1 open source email client released

10 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST

Written by Brad Linder
A tabbed interface for mailIntegration with Windows Vista SearchIntegration with the Mac OS X Address BookIMAP improvements for faster message viewing You can also use the Add-ons Manager to search for, download, and install plugins and themes much the same way you can with the Firefo...

Original story at Download Squad . Related stories include: How To: Firefox Add Ons in Ubuntu Linux - it.truveo.com , Patch: Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 Released [Downloads] - Lifehacker and ... 5min.com , articlesbase.com

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Patch: New version of Yellow Dog Linux available

24 Nov 2008 00:35:36 PST

Written by Aleksandar Stojadinovic
Ten months after releasing its sixth version of Yellow Dog Linux (abbreviated as YDL), Fixstars has released the new, 6.1 edition. This is also the first version released after the company was acquired by Terra Soft. For those who are unfamiliar with YDL, it is a Linux distribution programm...

Original story at Neowin.net .

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Patch: Spicebird 0.7 Beta Adds Google Gadgets and Instant Messaging [Featured Download]

21 Nov 2008 08:40:23 PST

Written by Gina Trapani
Windows and Linux only: A new release of the open-source, all-in-one email, calendar, and task manager Spicebird is now available for download. Kevin took you on a tour of Spicebird 0.4 back in January, but the new version 0.7 adds features and fixes. Notably, 0.7 got support for Google gadget...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Patch: Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 1 out!

19 Nov 2008 21:39:43 PST

Written by prathapml
The developers behind the Ubuntu Linux Distribution have now made available the first alpha release of their next update Jaunty Jackalope. This is the first test...

Original story at TechWhack .

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Linux vendors patch XML parser

19 Nov 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by Jason Meserve
Most of the major Linux vendors have released patches for a pair of bugs in libxml2, an XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project. Both bugs could be exploited in a denial of service attack against systems that rely on the libxml2 module. Ubuntu, Mandriva, rPath and Debian are a...

Original story at NetworkWorld.com .

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Patch: iPhone hacker ports Debian Linux OS to T-Mobile G1

10 Nov 2008 11:24:01 PST

Written by Will Park
Following on news that Google is rolling out a new Android RC30 build to patch up the T-Mobile G1’s Android jailbreak exploit, we’re now hearing that the geek-tastic Linux OS Debian has been ported to the T-Mobile G1 and the Android ...

Original story at IntoMobile - Mobile Phone News and Reviews . Related stories include: Motorola Developing an Android-Powered Smartphone - NewsFactor Network , Motorola Staffing Up To Cash In on Android Buzz - Sci-Tech Today and ... Sci-Tech Today , CIO Today

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e1000e Bug Squashed — Linux Kernel Patch Released

03 Oct 2008 19:01:00 PDT

Written by Soulskill
ruphus13 writes "As mentioned earlier, there was a kernel bug in the alpha/beta version of the Linux kernel (up to 2.6.27 rc7), which was corrupting (and rendering useless) the EEPROM/NVM of adapters. Thankfully, a patch is now out that prevents writing to the EEPROM once the driver is load...

Original story at Slashdot .

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Patch: KDE Ships 'Codename'

03 Oct 2008 13:27:16 PDT

The KDE community has released KDE 4.1.2, which is code-named Codename. KDE 4.1.2 is a monthly update to the KDE 4.1 series of the popular free Linux desktop environment. The community will continue with monthly updates, ultimately reaching the next major release, KDE 4.2, in January 2009.

Original story at Feeds .

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Patch: Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" Released

24 Apr 2008 06:20:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
The latest release of the popular Linux Distribution Ubuntu, numbered 8.04 and code-named "Hardy Heron," is available for download and upgrading. We pointed out most of the new features and improvements in our screenshot tour of Hardy, including a nifty Windows-based installer, file-...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Patch: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Beta Now Available

21 Mar 2008 00:23:43 PDT

Written by Gina Trapani
The beta version of the next release of Ubuntu Linux—dubbed "Hardy Heron" just as founder Mark Shuttleworth promised us—is now available for download by intrepid testers. Beyond just being hardy, the heron looks packed with goodies, like GNOME 2.22, the Linux Kernel 2.6.24 as well as the Fi...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Patch: Yellow Dog Linux 5.0.2 Released

08 Jul 2007 22:43:45 PDT

Written by donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia Loli-Queru)
Version 5.0.2 of Yellow Dog Linux was recently released. It includes kernel 2.6.22rc4, SDK v2.0 for Cell BE, more than 70 bug fixes and updates, continued support for both 32- and 64-bit systems and has beta IBM 'System p' support.

Original story at OS News .

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Patch: Nokia updates its Nokia N800 Internet Tablet with new features

08 Jul 2007 10:23:17 PDT

Written by Somanshu
They would be able to download this patch and update the device by connecting it to the computer. Nokia updates its Nokia N800 Internet Tablet with new features World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has now upgraded the Linux-based operating system on its Nokia N800 Internet Tablet de...

Original story at TechWhack .

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Patch: Novell plans real-time Linux updates

21 Jun 2007 02:41:00 PDT

Written by webmaster@datamonitor.com (Datamonitor)
Novell has announced that it will release an update to its SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time, SLERT, extensions in July, based on the recently launched SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1.

Original story at Computer Business Review .

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Patch: Novell Readies SUSE Service Pack and VM Drivers

20 Jun 2007 21:49:20 PDT

Written by David Marshall
Novell announced the first service pack (SP1) for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. It featured significant enhancements in virtualization, high-performance computing, security, interoperability and system management. Service Pack 1 enhancements include: Enhanced virtualization sup...

Original story at InfoWorld .

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Patch: Novell Ships SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1

19 Jun 2007 03:51:35 PDT

Written by donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)
Novell has shipped the first service pack for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. "Novell today announced that the first service pack for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 is now available to customers worldwide. Featuring significant enhancements in virtualization, high-performance computing, secu...

Original story at OS News .

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Torvalds Patches Linux Kernel, Fixes Broken Bug

11 Apr 2007 11:18:10 PDT

The hacker who created a widely reported cross-platform virus that could affect both Windows and Linux PCs may have inadvertently done some free bug testing for the Linux operating system. On Wednesday, Linux creator Linus Torvalds said he had patched his operating system kernel to fix...

Original story at CIO India .

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Patch: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Released

08 Apr 2007 07:23:59 PDT

Written by donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)
The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed etch, after 21 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME and...

Original story at OS News .

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Patch: Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring RC3 released

01 Apr 2007 18:31:00 PDT

Written by Hemos
AdamWill writes "Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring RC3 "Beijing" is now available. Featuring the most comprehensive support for 3D desktop technologies, the latest versions of KDE, GNOME, Mozilla Firefox and others, a beautiful new theme and enhancements and refinements to the comprehens...

Original story at Slashdot .

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