Archives for March 2010 - Page 36

Report: Fedora Splits and Goes Faster

Red Hat's community Linux has undergone a major development change, with the bleeding edge Rawhide splitting off to become its own branch. A look at what this means, and why it matters.

Linux Server Management Nightmare: Attack of the Killer Penguins

OS Roundup: When it comes to Linux server management, if your Red Hat Enterprise Linux distro isn't supported by Red Hat, is it it still Red Hat Linux, or is it 'Frankenstein Linux'?

LXDE: Smaller, Faster than KDE or GNOME

The Simplest Linux Netbook Interface (LXDE) offers a smaller, faster alternative to leading desktops like GNOME or KDE - especially for netbooks.

50 Open Source Tools: Desktop Downloads

Have open source tool, will travel: Open source tools for every aspect of the Linux desktop experience.

Report: Installing Edubuntu in the Classroom

Edubuntu is Ubuntu customized for the classroom, with a wealth of educational applications for different age groups. Eric Geier reveals some of the many treasures in Edubuntu.

Five Web Operating Systems You Can Take for a Spin

Is a cloud-based WebOS in your network's future? Here are five you can try out from your own servers or from public hosting.

Learn Asterisk with a Fast Start Course

While it can't make you an instant Asterisk expert, Digium's Asterisk Fast Start training course will give you a grounding in this popular open source PBX running on Linux.

Head to the Cloud for Storage with Linux and DRDB

Have your storage needs gone beyond a few lines of rsync scripting? With a combination of Amazon's cloud services, DRDB and Linux you can craft a resilient storage solution.

LinuxCon: the Good, the Bad, and the Nerdy

LinuxCon 2009 represented the Linux Foundation's first big-tent technical conference. Did it deliver on its promise to innovate, or will OSCON remain at the top of the open source conference heap?

The Open Source Open Source Conference

Portland, OR open source advocates took the loss of OSCON in stride: They launched their own open source conference. How did it stack up against the heavyweight, top-down competition?

eBox Bundles Network Services in a Friendly Package

Ease of use is the name of the game for eBox, which repackages Ubuntu as an admin-friendly, easy-to-configure suite of common network services.

Living With GNOME's NetworkManager

Understanding why GNOME's network manager works the way it does will help you decide whether it's something you want running on your laptop fleet.

Ubuntu Polishes GNU Screen

The latest Ubuntu release adds a few bells and whistles to make using terminal multiplexer screen more of a pleasure for busy command line junkies.

Likewise Bridges the Gap Between Windows, Mac and Linux

Likewise says its Samba competitor allows Linux and Mac clients to participate as full citizens in Active Directory environments.

VMWare or Xen? Depends on Your Fluency in Linux

Both VMWare and Xen offer enterprise-ready virtualization, but in very different packages. The one you choose should depend on how well your IT staff can handle the power and flexibility of Linux.

Build Your Own PBX With Asterisk and Linux

Setting up your own Asterisk installation isn't for the faint of heart, but the savings you can reap from combining the powerful, open source PBX with Linux are worth the effort. Here's a quick guide to getting your own Asterisk install up and running.

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Macs In the Enterprise Are Dead (and Chrome OS Killed Them)

Tired of being nagged about making room for Macs on your enterprise network? We have good news: You don't have to. Commodity PCs and Linux have seen to that.

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vpnc Connects Linux and Cisco VPNs

Linux users have a notoriously hard time with Cisco's VPN client. With vpnc, a little effort up front yields easy connections via GNOME NetworkManager or the command line.

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How to Cope with File Server Permissions Hell

What do you do when your Samba users are seeing "permission denied" more often than they see their files? For starters, go back to the drawing board ... literally. Next, get back to the basics with Unix and Linux file permissions.

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10 Reasons You Need to Look at ZFS

Still dithering about Sun's high-performance filesystem? Here are ten reasons to give it a look today

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Swiftfox: a fast Firefox alternative for Linux users only

The Linux Critic: "Well, today, I’m here to report that this situation might well have changed, due to something called Swiftfox."

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Nagios: Central Monitoring

Begin Linux: "This is part two of a three part series on distributed monitoring. You can usehttp://newsadmin.linuxtoday.com/ passive service and host checks to allow non-central Nagios servers to collect data from a network of machines and then transfer that information to a central Nagios server."

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Setting up MySQL Cluster 7.0 in Linux

Linux Admin Zone: "You might know that beginning with MySQL 5.1.24, support for the NDBCLUSTER storage engine was removed from the standard MySQL server binaries built by MySQL. Therefore, here I’m using MySQL Cluster edition instead of MySQL Community edition."

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Ubuntu UK Podcast: Their Purple Moment

Ubuntu UK Podcast: "We interview the awesome Stuart Langridge and discuss the Ubuntu One Music Store, beta testing, record tokens, Rhythmbox, MP3s, Britney Spears, file syncing, customer service, getting music into the store and Severed Fifth, Frequently Asked Questions, vinyl, reaching ‘real’ people and Shot of Jaq."

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Network Based Ubuntu Installations

Packt: "This article by Christer Edwards, outlines how to install Ubuntu using the network installer. This utility allows you to install directly over the network, instead of using a CD or DVD image. It does require a small CD boot image, but beyond that it is entirely network dependent."

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