Giving someone root access in linux is easy. Why would someone need to be root I don’t know but this is how you do it using the usermod command.

To add root access

[root@abika root]# id sys_admin
uid=508(sys_admin) gid=508(sys_admin) groups=508(sys_admin)
[root@abika root]# usermod -G root sys_admin
[root@abika root]# id sys_admin
uid=508(sys_admin) gid=508(sys_admin) groups=508(sys_admin),0(root)

To remove root access.

[root@abika root]# usermod -G sys_admin sys_admin
[root@abika root]# id sys_admin
uid=508(sys_admin) gid=508(sys_admin) groups=508(sys_admin)

Deluge 1.0.0 codenamed “Sharks Are Bulletproof” is out. It’s a complete rewrite from the ground up with a host of new features.

1. It’s now possible to run Deluge as a daemon since the core and UI have been separated.

2. The GTK UI has also been redesigned as seen in the screen shot above.

3. Deluge is now way more stable compared to the older versions.

4. New and improved queuing system.

5. Include GeoIP database for country look-ups

6. Migration to the upcoming libtorrent 0.14 release

However, before upgrading I would recommend that you complete your torrents first. This upgrade will not migrate your settings and your torrent list is not guaranteed to migrate properly too. So why take the chance right?

Read the change log or the release notes while you download Deluge 1.0.0

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing.

Some of the important changes;

Linux kernel 2.6.27rc5.

GNOME 2.24 and KDE 4.1.x will be the default desktop choices. KDE 3.5.10 will still available under the “other window managers” section. I’m not a big fan of KDE 4 yet but for testing I’ll take it for a spin.

Amarok 2.0 Beta 1 for KDE 4 and Banshee 3.1 for GNOME. Amarok 2 is gonna rock!!

IPv6 support. Run in an IPv6 environment and run IPv6 based web servers.

Support for SELinux alongside the Novell’s AppArmor.

Read about the other changes while you download the ISO.

VLC media player 0.9.2

The best media player in my book, VLC has a new version out. Like WL it’s my player of choice on both my Linux and Windows machines.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/1732418[/vimeo]

Read the changelog while you download the installer.

Dropbox

Dropbox has finally come out of beta and is now available to everyone. With the public launched the company also introduced their open source Linux client which integrates seamlessly with nautilus and with a bit of work, KDE too. Get dropbox now. There is also a dedicated client for the iPhone.

I guess with Dropbox and Internet connectivity one could forget about their USB thumb drives now.

Source: Dropbox Blog