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The discussion in this recorded Google+ hangout was aimed at Apache2 on Ubuntu and Mike Weber demonstrated how to setup up web server with multiple domains.

I have spent the last couple of weeks working on a very ambitious C++ program. The program is a software model of a mechanical engineering system. I have never undertaken a more challenging or more rewarding computer programming project. As I spent hour after hour poring over the code, I began to realize why everyone is making such a fuss about HTML 5.

Kris Occhipinti is currently in the middle of creating a 2D game created using the Blender 3D game engine. The game, called Pissed Off Penguins, looks similar to the popular "Angry Birds" game most of you have likely heard about. I wanted to outline this open-source project and expose some of the unique techniques Kris is using to both fund this project and create the game itself.

The final part of our installation jigsaw puzzle is to create the answer file, in SUSE this is known as AutoYaST. If we were only ever to install one server or one desktop then maybe we could do without answer files; however where we need to install a few or many then AutoYaST provides us with an unattended installation:- a build script to create consistency and compliance we regulatory bodies governing security. In short we need answer files.

Shuttleworth's announcement at the Ubuntu Developer Summit(UDS) that Ubuntu will be featured in phones,tablets and TVs in the next two years, Ubuntu enthusiasts like Ian Santopietro and Michael Hall have released their own designs. The following Unity TV mockups were created by Ian Santopietro. Check out the following images and see what the creator has to say about each one of those....

This 27th Edition of The Linux Week in Review is short and sweet. I wanted to the keep it light for this holiday edition to allow me the time to plan for some of the ambitious projects coming in 2012. I have greatly enjoyed writing this series, and I greatly appreciate the warm messages that I have received in support of The Linux Week in Review. I am also proud to announce that I will be adding a special monthly segment to the TLWIR series starting in January 2012. This week features four fantastic stories:

Ubuntu 11.10 comes with a backup application, Deja Dup, installed by default. This tool allows you to backup your Ubuntu system incrementally and automatically. Users can use the same deja dup interface to restore previous backups. In this tutorial and video I'll walk through the process of a simple first backup and restoration on Ubuntu 11.10.

The builtin command test can be used to evaluate integers using relational operators.

In The Linux Week in Review 25, I will reveal my thoughts, both good and bad, about Apple's extremely popular tablet. I will also reveal how the GNU/Linux community could create a hardware/software ecosystem that could dethrone the Ipad.