This tutorial documents the process of installing OpenVAS 8.0 on Kali Linux rolling. OpenVAS is open source vulnerability assessment application that automates the process of performing network security audits and vulnerability assessments.
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Bloomberg integrates Learning-to-Rank into Apache Solr
The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog takes a closer look at Bloomberg – as previously reported ,Bloomberg L.P. produces technology for financial markets. The firms software includes tools that can be used to track trading indices, perform financial ‘asset swapping’ functions broker platforms that work to perform what is known as multi-asset execution technology and algorithmic trading.
Chrome for iOS goes open source, a KDE-branded laptop, and more open source news
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textTinyPy 0.0.2
The textTinyPy package consists of text processing functions for small or big data files. The source code is based on C++11 and wrapped in Python using Cython. It is tested on Linux (Debian) with Python 2.7 and there is currently one limitation :
Expert F\# 4.0
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. Learn from F#’s inventor to become an expert in the latest version of this powerful programming language so you can seamlessly integrate functional, imperative, object-oriented, and query programming style flexibly and elegantly to solve any programming problem.
anca added to PyPI
Anharmonic.net provides tools to measure anharmonicity in the form of higher-order statistics and its variation as a function of time, build a story board representation of the simulations to identify key anharmonic conformational events, and identify putative anharmonic conformational substates and visualization of transitions between these substates. ###Dependencies and Installation notes Anharmonic.net has been developed using Python 2.7. It depends on a few Python packages, including: * numpy, scipy stack * MDAnalysis * mdtraj A standard Python distribution such as Anaconda should ease the installation process, since one can use the conda package manager to install all these pre-requisite packages.
AsmIDE
Full description=This release includes a new debugger, source code generator, disassembler, updated reference tool, library expansion and numerous other changes. Full description=This release includes a new debugger, source code generator, disassembler, updated reference tool, library expansion and numerous other changes.
Linux-libre
It removes non-free components from Linux, that are disguised as source code or distributed in separate files. It also disables run-time requests for non-free components, shipped separately or as part of Linux, and documentation pointing to them.
The GNOME Foundation gets a new director
The GNOME Foundation’s long search for a new executive director has finally come to an end: Neil McGovern has taken the job. ” McGovern is an experienced leader in Free Software projects and is best known for his role as Debian Project Leader from 2014-15.
Gartner Positions CrowdStrike as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms
CrowdStrike has demonstrated a proven ability to replace legacy antivirus solutions and protect against known and unknown threats without the use of signatures. As a result, the platform provides more complete protection while allowing organizations to control their security spending and reduce overhead.
Cloudera: we’ve seen the future and it’s mixed data workloads
Cloudera is an interesting company. Interesting in that it bills itself as a data management, analytics and machine learning specialista three ‘disciplines’ that one might have expected to find in three different firms.
OnApp v5.3 Simplifies Add-on Services for Cloud Providers
Makes it easy for cloud service providers and enterprises to offer a catalog of applications and managed services for customers and users to deploy with cloud servers i 1 2i 1 2 OnApp has launched v5.3 of the OnApp cloud management platform , which helps cloud providers add value to their customers and users by delivering application services and managed services along with virtual servers in their OnApp clouds. OnApp’s new Service Add-On and Service Catalog features enable cloud providers to offer a range of add-on services, such as software installs or managed Linux/Windows administration, in a fully automated way – reducing manual effort, and enabling them to tailor their clouds to the specific needs of different customers and users.
5 new guides for working with OpenStack
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Book review: Ours to Hack and to Own
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circlecli 1.3.0
**_Note: This project is currently in beta. There will be bugs._** ![Example commands] ## Features * Cross-platform * Easy, natural interaction with CircleCI’s REST API * Easy-to-read output * Add multiple environment variables to your project at once * View current CircleCI site and component status * Validate your circle.yml files * Read token from environment * **Now supporting CircleCI Enterprise!** See the [Examples] section for common types of usage.
European Bioinformatics Institute And Collaborate To Enhance Global…
Red Hat, Inc. , the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the European Bioinformatics Institute , part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is using Red Hat OpenStack Platform to deliver the scale and flexibility required to drive its Embassy Cloud project. The goal of Embassy Cloud is to transform the way collaborative research, such as pan-cancer analysis, tackles the world’s toughest biological challenges.
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Gentoo: 201701-74 libpng: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-74 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – https://security.gentoo.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Severity: Normal Title: libpng: Remote execution of arbitrary code Date: January 29, 2017 Bugs: #604082 ID: 201701-74 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Synopsis ======== A null pointer dereference in libpng might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== libpng is a standard library used to process PNG images.
Gentoo: 201701-73 SQUASHFS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-73 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – https://security.gentoo.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Severity: Normal Title: SQUASHFS: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: January 29, 2017 Bugs: #552484 ID: 201701-73 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SQUASHFS, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code Background ========== Squashfs is a compressed read-only filesystem for Linux.
Gentoo: 201701-72 libXpm: Remote execution of arbitrary code
An integer overflow in libXpm might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service Condition. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-72 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – https://security.gentoo.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Severity: Normal Title: libXpm: Remote execution of arbitrary code Date: January 29, 2017 Bugs: #602782 ID: 201701-72 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Synopsis ======== An integer overflow in libXpm might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service Condition.
subuser 0.6.0
Subuser – Securing the Linux desktop with Docker .. image:: :target: http://subuser.org `Visit us at subuser.org `_ As free software developers we like to share.
More Linux on my new notebook: Fedora, Linux Mint and Ubuntu
Hands on with four more Linux distributions on my ASUS X540S – including both Linux Mint 18.1 and Linux Mint Debian Edition. In my previous post I installed openSUSE Tumbleweed, Manjaro and Debian on my shiny new ASUS X540S notebook.
Sumana Harihareswara’s keynote will close LibrePlanet 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, USA – Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – The Free Software Foundation announced today that Sumana Harihareswara will be a keynote speaker at LibrePlanet, the annual free software conference, on Sunday, March 26th, 2017. The annual free software conference will close on the evening of March 26th with Harihareswara discussing her experiences within free software and the things she has learned over the years, in a talk tentatively titled “Lessons, Myths, and Lenses: What I Wish I’d Known in 1998.”
Wine 2.0 is here — run Windows software on Linux and macOS
One of the big hurdles for people looking to switch from Windows to Linux or macOS is a dependence of software that requires Microsoft’s operating system. This is becoming less of an issue, however, as more and more programs become cross-platform.
Solid state drives in Linux: Enabling TRIM for SSDs
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Seahorse
Currently it supports PGP keys and SSH keys. Its goal is to provide an easy to use Key Management Tool, along with an easy to use interface for encryption operations.
Free Software Directory:IceCat extensions (proposed)/Dev
This is not a requirement though, as you might just want to help solving license issues for which you can use any web browser. [https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ Gnu Icecat] is developed by RubA n Rodriguez who work for the FSF, who is also the creator of [https://trisquel.info/ GNU Trisquel].
‘s Interview With Swift Creator Chris Lattner
You asked, he answered! The creator of Apple’s Swift programming language stopped by on his way to a new job at Tesla just to field questions from Slashdot readers. Read on for Chris’s answers … Questions, and my best wishes.
bscearth.utils 0.1.0
Get involved or contact us: GitLab: Mailing List: ces@bsc.es HOW TO DEPLOY/SETUP =================== – bscearth.utils has been tested: with the following Operating Systems: * Linux Debian * Linux OpenSUSE – Install bscearth.utils > pip install bscearth.utils or download, unpack and “python setup.py install” Check the Autosubmit documentation provided in the docs/ folder of the package, in PDF format.
Cko
http://www.linuxpages.org/cko_en.php ‘cko’ (Colored Kernel Output) is a Linux 2.4 and 2.6 kernel patch that colors kernel messages in the BSD style. If you don’t like the default color (brown), you can change the value of the “color” variable and set it to whatever color you like.
Clearlooks
Clearlooks has been part of gtk-engines for a while now, and is no longer distributed as a seperate release. Clearlooks is a GTK+ 2.x engine written in C that transforms your GNOME/XFCE desktop into a modern looking environment. It is fast and easy on the eyes.
Clisp
GNU CLISP is a Common Lisp implementation by Bruno Haible of Karlsruhe University and Michael Stoll of Munich University, both in Germany. It mostly supports the Lisp described in the ANSI Common Lisp standard.
Clunix tools
They include a very simple but powerful load-balancing system called clrun, a PHP-based Web utility to display the status of the cluster, and a daemon called cldaemon.
Coas
http://www.coas.org/ The Caldera Open Administration System project is designed to improve the way users administer their GNU/Linux systems. It will be a collection of tools, each of which will include multiple user interfaces. The system will also let users choose the tools they want to use.
unmessage 0.1.0
While every effort has been made to make sure unMessage operates in a secure and bug-free fashion, the code has not been audited. Please do not use unMessage for any activity that your life depends upon.
powershift-cli 1.1.2
This plugin builds on top of The package requires the Python language interpreter to be available on your system. You need to have available Python 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6, and will need to have the Python package installer has been tested with are 1.3.2, 1.3.3 and 1.4.0. If using Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, you need to have a minimum of version 3.4.0 of the Docker installation types which can be used are Docker for Mac, Docker for Windows or Docker running natively on Linux.
Red Hat breaks down barriers to enterprise container adoption with…
Red Hat breaks down barriers to enterprise container adoption with dynamic storage provisioning in latest version of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Red Hat, Inc. , the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4, the latest version of its container application platform. Red Hat helps organizations like Discovery Health and Pioneer better embrace new technologies, such as Linux containers, that can deliver innovative business applications and services without sacrificing existing IT investments.
Emby Server 3.1.2 / 3.1.280 Beta
Emby , beginning with version 3, is no longer a single program. It encompasses a large suite of applications all communicating with a central server that manages your library.
Vetr Inc. Upgrades Red Hat Inc. (RHT) to Strong-Buy
The firm presently has a $82.00 target price on the open-source software company’s stock. Vetr ‘s target price would suggest a potential upside of 10.51% from the stock’s current price.
Glances 2.8
Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a maximum of information in a minimum of space through a curses or Web based interface. It can adapt dynamically the displayed information depending on the user interface size.