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Ramdisks - Now We Are Talking Hyperspace!

  • Linux Magazine; By Jeffery Layton (Posted by linuxmag on Jun 24, 2009 1:57 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
Ramdisks can offer a level of performance that is simply amazing. More than just a tool for benchmarking, there are new devices that utilize ramdisks for a bit of the ultra-performance.

Sun Bulks Up HPC System with Software, Storage Offerings

At the International Supercomputing Conference, Sun Microsystems is bringing a host of new and enhanced additions to its Sun Constellation supercomputer, touching on everything from software to storage to networking. In addition, Sun is previewing its upcoming Sun Blade systems that will be powered by AMD's new Opteron processors code-named Istanbul, which will complement the servers Sun rolled out in April based on Intel's new chip microarchitecture and chips code-named Nehalem EP.

From where do you get Linux?

  • From Windows to Linux for the average Joe; By Eric Van Haesendonck (Posted by Erlik on Jun 24, 2009 12:06 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
One of the questions that some beginners do worry about is "from where do I get Linux?" After all most people received their current operating system preinstalled with their computers or purchased it in a box at a retailer such as best buy or office depot. To some extend you can still do that with Linux, however there are also others, cheaper, options.

KOffice Developers At The First ODF Plugfest

The first ODF Plugfest was held on the 15th and 16th of June 2009 in the Royal Library in the Netherlands. The meeting was initiated by the Dutch government and the OpenDoc Society. Jos van den Oever, brand new employee of KO GmbH and Sven Langkamp, proud developer, went on behalf of the KOffice team. With over forty organisations and a total of sixty representatives from businesses, public sector organisations, open source projects and research institutions, the meeting was an incredible success.

Intel, Nokia Further Push ConnMan Software

For managing network and Internet connections from the Linux desktop, used by most distribution vendors is NetworkManager, which is a well rounded network connection manager from Red Hat for controlling wired, wireless, and mobile broadband devices. The ModemManager project was even spun off recently for furthering the mobile broadband support on Linux.

DIY netbook Linux easier than it sounds

There are a variety of netbook distros out there, but you can have a little fun creating your own. Here are some software packages and tips worth considering:

Is Palm a Player or Just a Pre-Tender?

  • Linux Magazine; By Frank Ableson (Posted by linuxmag on Jun 23, 2009 8:17 PM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
Once the leader and innovator in all things mobile, in recent years Palm has barely kept up with the pack, let alone acted as a leader. With the introduction of the Palm Pre it appears that open source technology is helping bring Palm back from the edge of irrelevancy.

Tech Tip: Using the Synaptic Package Manager to Ease Installations

On Debian based systems, or any that use Synaptic for package management, you can use Synaptic to help you setup multiple systems with the same software. On the first system select all the packages you want and then under the File menu use Save Markings or Save Markings as to save your selections to a file. If you save the file to a USB stick, you can then use Read Markings on subsequent installs to quickly duplicate your selections.

Intel and Nokia partner on open source mobile computing

Could Intel and Nokia together make a success of the ‘Mobile Internet Device’ concept? The two companies announced plans to create what Kai Öistämö, Executive Vice President, Devices, Nokia calls “the next wave of mobile technology”; a new mobile device platform based on Linux and a range of open source technologies using Intel x86 Architecture chips and Nokia HSPA chipsets (which Intel is also licensing to use alongside Wi-Fi and WiMAX in other platforms).

ODF and the Art of Interoperability

While OOXML-compliant software seems conspicuous by its absence, ODF goes from strength to strength: there is literally no contest between the rival standards in this respect. That's not to say that there aren't still teething problems with ODF, with incompatibilities of varying seriousness showing up between alternative implementations. Here's a valuable new free service that should help. It aims to spot problems before you send out documents that might be viewed on different platforms. It's called Officeshots.org.

Great themes for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty jackalope

This is a collection of great themes for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope, The installation is easy because can be done after adding a repository, so with sudo apt-get install theme-name you can have the theme installed.

Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Fedora 11 GNOME Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8100)

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on a Fedora 11 GNOME desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce 8100 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.

The beginner's guide to Slackware Linux: Get serious with the original Linux distro

Give a man Ubuntu, and he'll learn Ubuntu. Give a man SUSE, and he'll learn SUSE. But give a man Slackware, and he'll learn Linux. Well, so the old internet maxim goes, but while it's normally used with a touch of humour, there's a great deal of truth in it too. Slackware is a curious animal, minding its own business while other distros roam the popularity plain and strive for dominance among their peers.

Opera 10 Beta - Preview & Screenshots

  • Tux Arena; By Craciun Dan (Posted by Chris7mas on Jun 23, 2009 2:24 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Reviews
The last time I had a look at Opera 10 it was in alpha state, meaning no new features were introduced, and only the rendering engine was replaced with a newer one compared to 9.x series. This first Opera 10 beta comes with various new features.

Opengear Goes Remote for Open Source Power Management

  • InternetNews.com; By Sean Michael Kerner (Posted by red5 on Jun 23, 2009 1:27 PM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
Managing power locally can be as simple as flipping a switch, but what happens when you've got hundreds of sites geographically dispersed? It's a problem that open source vendor Opengear is now tackling with a new release of its hardware console server software.

Securing Network Services with FreeBSD Jails

  • packtpub.com; By Christer Edwards (Posted by remsai10 on Jun 23, 2009 12:30 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups:
In this article we will explore FreeBSD Jails. FreeBSD Jails are a kernel-level security mechanism which allows you to safely segregate processes within a sandbox environment. Jails are commonly used to secure production network services like DNS or Email by restricting what a process can access. In the case of a malicious attack on one service, all other Jailed processes would remain secure. FreeBSD Jails securely limits, in an administratively simple way, the amount of damage an attacker can do to a server.

Linux software installation is not broken at all

  • Lateral Opinion; By Roberto Alsina (Posted by ralsina on Jun 23, 2009 11:33 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Editorial
Linux software installation is not broken. In fact, everyone else is finally figuring it out, and linux was right all along.

Red Hat Accelerates JBoss Partner Initiative

Linux put Red Hat on the map. But growing sales of JBoss open source middleware should make Red Hat a $1 billion company within the next few years. With that goal in mind, Red Hat is launching “partner-only” JBoss roadmap briefings the week of July 20. Here’s the scoop from The VAR Guy.

Mahjong Zodiac for Linux Released

  • CasualGameStore.com; By Jozsef Trencsenyi (Posted by jtrencsenyi on Jun 23, 2009 9:38 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Announcements
Artex Studios, Inc.® today has announced the immediate availability of Mahjong Zodiac™ for Linux

Linux à la française: First Alpha from Mandriva Linux 2010

  • Linux Pro Magazine; By Ulrich Bantle and Kristian Kissling (Posted by brittaw on Jun 23, 2009 8:41 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Mandriva
Mandriva Linux 2010 is set to appear on the scene with an alpha version in October. First attempts with the free version (in 32- and 64-bit) have been approved. In the meantime the French company has let its community down by cancelling the LinuxTag visit last minute.

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