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A look at minit

Sys-V init has long been the standard solution for booting. It's kind of easy to work with, it kind of works and everybody kind of knows it. However, being open minded, let's look at an alternative approach. There are quite a few alternatives. All of them focus on improving boot times. This is accomplished by starting and running different processes simultaneously and asynchronously. Doing type of boot attempts to use all (more) parts of the hardware simultaneously and avoid having to wait for slow hardware.

LXer Weekly Roundup for 02-May-2010


LXer Feature: 03-May-2010

The big news this week was Ubuntu 10.04 being released and all the hoopla surrounding it, but not to be missed was HTC's settlement with Microsoft over a Android patent deal, the challenges of Linux netbook design, Sony starts to feel the heat for blocking Linux installs on its PS3 and put windows to its most appropriate use, make a bootable Linux USB stick with it. Enjoy!

Review: 8 Linux Routers, SOHO to Enterprise

The Linux and the open source community doesn't just create great desktop and server solutions. They also create worthy router solutions, many which are open, free, and/or Linux-based. You'll find firmware replacements for open Wi-Fi routers that you flash or upload to the router. Additionally, there are Linux-based distributions that install onto generic Intel/AMD PCs or run as LiveCDs. Plus there are options for embedded systems, servers, and appliances.

Getting virt-install to work with Xen 4.0 guests on top of Ubuntu 10.04 Server

  • Xen Virtualization on Linux and Solaris; By Boris Derzhavets (Posted by dba477 on May 3, 2010 5:39 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Ubuntu
Schema worked so nicely on Ubuntu Karmic Koala doesn’t help any longer.Virt-install crashes right away attempting to launch VNC console. Set up Xen 4.0 Dom0 with pvops kernel 2.6.32.12 on top of Ubuntu 10.04 Server . Install just two packages virtinst and python-virtinst.

Another successful Company built around Linux

  • linusearch.com; By Ernie Smith (Posted by gnuisnotunix on May 3, 2010 4:41 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux
The success of Linux takes place largely in the background it is a quiet take over that much of the world is not yet aware of. And yet, providing services built around Linux is big business.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx First Impressions

First off, I was amazed by the fact that I could quickly and easily download the ISO for the 32-bit desktop. It was only about 24 hours after the initial release when I gave it a shot, and there were no delays at all. I find torrents obnoxious, so I did the download directly from Ubuntu.com. No muss, no fuss.

How To Add / Remove Applets From The Gnome Panel In Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 Lucid Lynx (previously Ubuntu Netbook Remix) on my netbook and noticed the Gnome Panel was locked. Here is a work-around which will allow you to add or remove applets from the Gnome Panel in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 Lucid Lynx.

Snaptic Sponsors Moving Android Contest

If you know a thing or two about Android, and a free trip to the next TED conference is your kind of thing, then the app developers at Snaptic may have just the contest that you've been looking for. The competition in question, Snaptic's "Move Your Apps" developer challenge, calls on Android developers to create new applications that move users to move. Co-sponsored by the non-profit HopeLab — which works to improve the quality of life for young people with chronic illness — the challenge will reward coders who come up with unique ways of promoting activity via Android apps.

Is Windows 7 Actually Faster Than Ubuntu 10.04?

While Linux has long been talked about as being a faster operating system than Microsoft Windows, in 2010 is this still the case? It seems every time we deliver new benchmarks of the EXT4 file-system it's actually getting slower, recent Linux kernel releases have not been delivering any major performance enhancements for desktop users, the open-source Linux graphics drivers are still no match to the proprietary drivers, and "bloated and huge" is how Linus Torvalds described the Linux kernel last year. This is all while Windows 7 was released last year, which many view as Microsoft's best operating system release to date. Even after using it a fair amount the past few months in preparation for this about-to-be-shared work, it is actually not too bad and is a huge improvement over Windows Vista, but is it really faster than Ubuntu Linux? We have used six uniquely different systems and ran Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x86_64 on each of them with a set of 55 tests (actually, more than 165 if considering that each test is usually run at least three times for accuracy) per installation.

Window Indicators ("Windicators") Coming To Ubuntu

  • Web Upd8; By Andrew Dickinson (Posted by hotice on May 3, 2010 10:19 AM EDT)
Mark Shuttleworth just announced the plan for the empty space on the right created by moving the window buttons (controls) to the left: Window Indicators or "windicators". Window Indicators will be just like the current Panel Indicators: they will have an icon which indicates the state and clicking it brings up a menu.

Vim 7.2 Scripting

  • http://www.packtpub.com; By Kim Schulz (Posted by janice on May 3, 2010 9:22 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups:
This article by Kim Schulz, author of Hacking Vim 7.2, will contain recipes focusing on the following subjects: * Tips for when you develop Vim scripts * How to debug a Vim script * How to use other scripting languages when writing Vim scripts

How to Monitor a Device with Nagios

  • BeginLinux.com; By Mike Weber (Posted by aweber on May 3, 2010 8:24 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial
So you have your Nagios server installed...now what. Monitoring devices on your network is typically a three step process. Once you get used to following these steps you will begin setting many new devices to monitor with this great tool Nagios.

Ubuntu Makes Another Poor Technology Choice – Battle of the Movie Editors

Yet again, with Lucid Lynx, Ubuntu has shunned a much better technology for no good reason other than what appears to be NIH syndrome. Ubuntu 10.04 came out last week, and included a movie editor in the default install for the first time. The movie editor they chose: PiTiVi.

Austin Group Prepares for Linux Against Poverty

  • The Blog of Helios; By helios (Posted by helios on May 2, 2010 10:55 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Community
For those that do not know, Linux Against Poverty is an annual event organized by Lynn Bender that gathers some of the top tech people in the area and assembles them to evaluate, triage, repair and then install the Linux Operating System on those computers. The computers are donated by local businesses and individuals. The repaired and refurbished computers are then given to disadvantaged kids in the Central Texas area via The HeliOS Project.

The Perfect Server - Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04) [ISPConfig 2]

  • HowtoForge; By Falko Timme (Posted by falko on May 2, 2010 7:25 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Ubuntu
This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. In the end you should have a system that works reliably, and if you like you can install the free webhosting control panel ISPConfig 2 (i.e., ISPConfig runs on it out of the box).

24 Extra Hot Free Linux Games (Part 2 of 3)

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on May 2, 2010 11:51 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews, Roundups
A proverb that often springs to mind during the day is that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Breaking up the monotony of the daily grind (also known as work) cannot be underestimated. Computer games are a great form of entertainment, less passive that watching the TV, just as challenging as completing the Times crossword, but much more fun.

This week at LWN: Some notes from the Collaboration Summit

Your editor has just returned from the Linux Foundation's annual Collaboration Summit, held in San Francisco. LFCS is a unique event; despite becoming more developer-heavy over the years, it still pulls together an interesting combination of people from the wider Linux ecosystem. The following article is not intended to be a comprehensive report from the summit; it is, instead, a look at a few of the more interesting thoughts that came from there.

HOWTO: Use Gnome Network-Manager in other DEs

  • Thoughts on Technology; By Jeff Hoogland (Posted by Jeff91 on May 2, 2010 8:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
I really like many of the things KDE has to offer, however KDE's network manager applet (knetworkmanager) still is lacking compared to Gnome's applet.

Revisiting Bisigi - 13 Top Notch Themes For Ubuntu Lucid Directly From Repositories

Gnome themes by Bisigi has always been a cut above the rest. Add to it the ease of installation via dedicated repositories. And now, a stable version of Ubuntu Lucid repository is available. Follow the post to install 13 stunning themes for Ubuntu Lucid, Karmic in just two steps.

(X)ubuntu 10.04

  • Eleven is Louder; By Michael F. Talbo (Posted by olefowdie on May 2, 2010 6:26 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews
Ubuntu 10.04 [Lucid Lynx] was released a few days ago, and after seeing how well it was working on Ford's netbook, I decided I should try it out as well. My first impression of the system was a very promising one, as I saw how well polished and integrated Lucid's modified version of the GNOME 2 desktop and its default applications were.

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