Squid is a web proxy -- it handles http requests for clients. It will cache recent lookups which will improve performance/reduce internet traffic, and it also gives you stronger options for restricting online activity.
Access Control
A lot of people find this fiddly. First, you create an acl (access control list), then you grant/deny access. The first match wins:
Some people like to keep their mailboxes free of spam. Some people like to invent ways of avoiding spam. And some people like to keep their mailboxes free of the results of such actions.
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a technology that allows programs operating in userspace to be mounted in the same way as filesystems based in the kernel can be. This allows a userspace program to interface to all sorts of services, or create completely virtual filesystems through a generic interface back to the kernel. Filesystems currently available via FUSE are listed on their wiki:FUSE wiki: FileSystems.
Installing the Sun J2SE JRE (Java Runtime Environment) on Ubuntu Breezy
Started by PaulStimpson. Being able to view Java content in a browser is pretty important for many websites. Ubuntu Breezy installs with the Firefox browser as standard but without the Sun JRE.