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Openfire is a cross-platform java based free Instant Messaging server which implements the XAMPP (Jabber) protocol with extensions. It is very well suited as corporate instant messaging solution. After I installed the Openfire, I could not login using the admin’s password while I am 100% sure that my password was correct. I believe it is [...]

You have two options to install WordPress in Ubuntu 9.10. The first option is to download and install WordPress manually. If you are in a shared web hosting environment, you have to do this way. The second option is to install it from the Ubuntu’s repository. If you are the root, you can just type: [...]

Install SugarCRM

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SugarCRM is an open-source software-solution vendor which produces the Sugar Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. 0. Prerequisites: Apache Web Server MySQL Database PHP5 (including Pear, Curl, IMAP Modules) 1. Install PHP Pear Module apt-get install php-pear 2. Change Permission: chmod 766 config.php chmod 766 -R data chmod 766 -R cache chmod 766 -R custom chmod [...]

When I upgraded the WordPress to 2.9.2 and enabled the Akismet plugin, I got 500 Internal Server Error. The reason is some WordPress 2.9.2 and some plugins need PHP 5. So, I solved the problem by adding Type and Handler for PHP 5 in the .htaccess file at the WordPress Root Directory. My .htaccess file [...]

I’m looking for a free video editor similar to – Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Microsoft Movie Maker under Linux Desktop operating system. My tasks are pretty simple such as cutting, filtering, and encoding tasks etc. Can you provide me a list of FOSS software which can be used for video [...]

This is an user contributed article. Project management software is not just for managing software based project. It can be used for variety of other tasks too. The web-based software must provide tools for planning, organizing and managing resources to achieve project goals and objectives. A web-based project management software can be accessed through an [...]

Linux comes with various GUI based email client to stay in touch with your friends and family, and share information in newsgroups with other users. The following software is similar to Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail and is used by both home and office user. Webmail interfaces allow users to access their mail with [...]

These are full-featured cross-platform softwares, free as in beer and speech. Vivek Gite picks his best open source software of 2009. #1: Inkscape ( Vector Graphics Editor ) Fig.01: Inkscape is used by artist/illustrator/designer as vector graphics editor Inkscape is a vector graphics editor. It is similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, and Xara X. This is [...]