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Here is a trick that allows to quickly test network throughput between two Linux machines. The first command creates a file of 100 MB, while the second will be transferred to /dev/null on the target machine, while maintaining the flow.

A new security flaw has been discovered in the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery protocol. It can be planted at a distance, all Windows machines (XP version, Vista, Seven, Server 2003 and 2008) of a network. Some Cisco devices and 3DM are also affected.

After more than a year of development, Firefox 4 is now available. So the opportunity to make a quick turn on all the new proposed. If you want to download and install this version without further waiting, I recommend reading this article.

LibreOffice is the successor to OpenOffice.org Novell Edition. The day The Document Foundation announced the fork (LibreOffice) of Oracle controlled OpenOffice most GNU/Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, announced support for it. Most major distros will use LibreOffice as the default productivity suite.

Sync is an addon for Firefox ( included in Firefox 4) that saves your preferences, passwords and history of your browser to a server to find them from any computer. If Mozilla provides a server with basic security (authentication and data encryption), given the simplicity of installation, it would be a shame to deprive a [...]

Hardinfo is free software that allows to obtain information on the material that makes up your computer. Motherboard model, cpu, RAM size, operating system … everything is there. The utility also offers the ability to generate reports in HTML format (useful to get help on a forum) or to benchmark their machine. To install Hardinfo, [...]

The date of installation of a Linux system is an information difficult to obtain. First, because it is registered in any place in the system. Second, because some distributions receive regular updates, also called upgrade, which have the annoying tendency to replace all system files and packages. We can no longer rely on certain information, [...]

The tip of the day is to use the find command with some arguments to find the last changed files on a Linux system. This command is always useful to check, for example, what was changed on a system before abnormal behavior, or in case of hacking a server. Here is the command in question. [...]

Did you know? The tac command achieves the opposite result of the cat. Personally, I completely ignored his existence.

The Debian Project has announced the release of a new version of their distribution. This is Debian Squeeze 6, a release that will still need nearly two years of development. This distribution was therefore eagerly awaited, especially in the server world as it is known for its stability.