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Best Linux distributions for hardware detection and older hardware
Jack Wallen responds to a question from a long-time Linux fan about small distributions and hardware support. Here is Jack's advice on lightweight distributions.
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Using version control with the LyX document preparation program
Scott Reeves introduces the LyX document prep program with a GUI front-end that makes formatting easy.
Posted by Scott Reeves | May 14, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
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Games, Sputnik, and robots: The week in open source
It was a fairly exciting week for Linux and open source. Jack Wallen shares some of the highlights, from games, to robotics, to servers.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 14, 2012, 8:28 AM PDT
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Project Sputnik: Dell plans Ubuntu laptop aimed at developers
Dell, in partnership with Canonical, has announced a serious effort to create an Ubuntu-based ultrabook aimed specifically at developers.
Posted by Selena Frye | May 10, 2012, 12:46 PM PDT | Latest comment by rjc@...
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Is the 'perfect desktop' attainable?
Jack Wallen found many people had strong opinions about his claim that Ubuntu 12.04 nailed the desktop to near perfection. As a result, Jack questions whether the "perfect desktop" is attainable.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 7, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by mknoorani@...
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Webcasts
Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio
Check out this webcast to learn more about the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio.
From: VMware
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White Papers
VMware vCenter Converter: Overview, P2V Tips, and Security Concerns
With the help of VMware's vCenter Converter, you can easily breathe new life into your old machines with virtualization. Check out this white paper for information on converting to virtual...
From: Global Knowledge
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Automatically analyze text with these simple, command line tools
Marco Fioretti suggests some free tools you can use to check and improve your own writing style as well as analyze other types of text. Here are some tips on how to use them.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | May 1, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Ubuntu 12.04: Desktop perfection within reach
Jack Wallen is wowed by Ubuntu 12.04. Just how close to perfection is this latest release from Ubuntu? Read Jack's take and find out if it's enough to make you want to give Precise Pangolin a go.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 30, 2012, 9:06 AM PDT | Latest comment by aroc
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How to automatically find and download videos from YouTube (or anywhere else)
Marco Fioretti shows you how to install two free SW utilities and supplies a sample script to use with them that will allow you automatically search for and download online videos matching the...
Posted by Marco Fioretti | April 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by mfioretti
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Record and share your terminal session with shelr.tv
Jack Wallen stumbles across an incredibly handy command line tool for recording your command-fu. If you're looking for interesting ways to train users on the Linux (or Mac) command line -- shelr...
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 23, 2012, 9:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by eCubeH
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Using iwconfig to configure settings on wireless cards
Scott Reeves shows you a command that allows you to set and change parameters of a wireless card, including changing the bitrate.
Posted by Scott Reeves | April 17, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Microsoft's new open source initiative
Microsoft has formed the Microsoft Open Technologies arm and is ready to help facilitate the relationship between open source and MS. Are you ready to don your tinfoil cap? Here is Jack Wallen's take.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 16, 2012, 8:24 AM PDT | Latest comment by sparky52@...
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How and why to use KAlarm from the command line
Marco Fioretti describes ways of using KAlarm to automate and customize alerts on your desktop from the command line.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | April 9, 2012, 12:23 PM PDT
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How Canonical's next moves could repaint the Linux landscape
Jack Wallen highlights how Canonical and Ubuntu are going to totally revolutionize the Linux landscape in the upcoming months. Will mass acceptance follow?
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 9, 2012, 8:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by shyisc
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How to set up web filtering solution on Squid Proxy
Guest contributor Rafael Akchurin of QuintoLabs presents this how-to article on setting up web content filtering on Squid Proxy.
Posted by Guest Contributor | April 5, 2012, 10:21 AM PDT
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Ubuntu's HUD: Light-years beyond any menu system
Ubuntu continues to take Unity into the future of desktops, and with its new HUD system, the desktop has now gone boldly where none has gone before. Jack Wallen introduces the Head-Up Display.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 2, 2012, 8:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by mike.walsh@...
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Four of my most-used CLI commands
Scott Reeves lists four of the commands in Linux that he uses most often along with some examples of how he uses them. What are the commands you can't live without?
Posted by Scott Reeves | March 28, 2012, 1:51 PM PDT | Latest comment by anil_g
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Portable wikis: Seven tips to get started with one
Marco Fioretti describes a portable wiki and shows you how to get started with one that he recommends -- Wiki on a Stick (WoaS).
Posted by Marco Fioretti | March 26, 2012, 12:09 PM PDT
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Ubuntu Unity 5.8 seriously impresses
Jack Wallen gives Ubuntu Unity 5.8 a go and is seriously impressed. Read about the improvements and why Jack is so willing to admit his mistake when proclaiming the Ubuntu desktop dead.
Posted by Jack Wallen | March 26, 2012, 8:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by bobc4012@...
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How to install Adobe Photoshop CS5 on Linux with WINE
Jack Wallen shows you the steps to install Adobe Photoshop CS5 on Linux with WINE when the GIMP toolbox just isn't enough.
Posted by Jack Wallen | March 22, 2012, 8:43 AM PDT | Latest comment by tumsuden@...
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Windows 8 and Linux: The perception of change
Jack Wallen sees the changes in Windows 8 and wonders if the Microsoft community will react with the same displeasure that visited the open source community when GNOME 3 and Unity came on the scene.
Posted by Jack Wallen | March 19, 2012, 7:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by lsatenstein@...
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SourceForge says no to Anonymous-OS project
SourceForge has yanked an Ubuntu-based, security-cracking distro called Anonymous OS for a lack of transparency, calling it a "substantial risk."
Posted by Selena Frye | March 16, 2012, 1:34 PM PDT
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Ubuntu 12.04: Desktop perfection within reach
Jack Wallen is wowed by Ubuntu 12.04. Just how close to perfection is this latest release from Ubuntu? Read Jack's take and find out if it's enough to make you want to give Precise Pangolin a go.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 30, 2012, 9:06 AM PDT | Latest comment by aroc
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Microsoft's new open source initiative
Microsoft has formed the Microsoft Open Technologies arm and is ready to help facilitate the relationship between open source and MS. Are you ready to don your tinfoil cap? Here is Jack Wallen's take.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 16, 2012, 8:24 AM PDT | Latest comment by sparky52@...
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Is the 'perfect desktop' attainable?
Jack Wallen found many people had strong opinions about his claim that Ubuntu 12.04 nailed the desktop to near perfection. As a result, Jack questions whether the "perfect desktop" is attainable.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 7, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by mknoorani@...
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Chroot users with OpenSSH: An easier way to confine users to their home directories
With the release of OpenSSH 4.9p1, you no longer have to rely on third-party hacks or complicated chroot setups to confine users to their home directories or give them access to SFTP services....
Posted by Vincent Danen | June 24, 2008, 6:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by infam0us1
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Webcasts
Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio
Check out this webcast to learn more about the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio.
From: VMware
Read more -
White Papers
VMware vCenter Converter: Overview, P2V Tips, and Security Concerns
With the help of VMware's vCenter Converter, you can easily breathe new life into your old machines with virtualization. Check out this white paper for information on converting to virtual...
From: Global Knowledge
Read more -
Record and share your terminal session with shelr.tv
Jack Wallen stumbles across an incredibly handy command line tool for recording your command-fu. If you're looking for interesting ways to train users on the Linux (or Mac) command line -- shelr...
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 23, 2012, 9:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by eCubeH
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GNOME Shell vs. Ubuntu Unity: Which desktop wins?
The war is almost on: GNOME Shell vs. Ubuntu Unity. Both have been available long enough to draw the conclusion as to which will rise above and find success. Jack Wallen offers up his take on the...
Posted by Jack Wallen | February 28, 2011, 8:00 AM PST | Latest comment by The Management consultant
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How do I... Connect a Mac OS X machine to a Samba share?
Working (or living) within a Linux-based network is become more and more commonplace. And with the popularity of Mac OS X rising, Apple-based computers have to play well inside a Linux network....
Posted by Jack Wallen | February 26, 2008, 12:22 PM PST | Latest comment by pauljunior.jeanmarie
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How to set up an OpenVPN server
Vincent Danen shows you how to set up OpenVPN and takes you through some of the tricky configuration steps to get you up and running quickly.
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 12, 2010, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by jack6666
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Configure Apache to support multiple SSL sites on a single IP address
With Apache 2.2.12 and support for the SNI (Server Name Indication) extension to the SSL protocol, you can configure name-based HTTPS sites, just as you can name-based HTTP sites. Vincent Danen...
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 19, 2009, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Lunfa
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Using smartctl to get SMART status information on your hard drives
Vincent Danen has some tips for using the smartmontools package to obtain important information about the health of your hard drives that could provide early warning signs of problems.
Posted by Vincent Danen | March 30, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by jack6666
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Ubuntu's HUD: Light-years beyond any menu system
Ubuntu continues to take Unity into the future of desktops, and with its new HUD system, the desktop has now gone boldly where none has gone before. Jack Wallen introduces the Head-Up Display.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 2, 2012, 8:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by mike.walsh@...
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Tuning NFS for better performance
The Network File System (NFS) is still very popular on Linux systems, but it can use some help to increase performance by tweaking the relatively conservative defaults that most Linux...
Posted by Vincent Danen | June 11, 2007, 10:12 AM PDT
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How to automatically find and download videos from YouTube (or anywhere else)
Marco Fioretti shows you how to install two free SW utilities and supplies a sample script to use with them that will allow you automatically search for and download online videos matching the...
Posted by Marco Fioretti | April 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by mfioretti
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Using iwconfig to configure settings on wireless cards
Scott Reeves shows you a command that allows you to set and change parameters of a wireless card, including changing the bitrate.
Posted by Scott Reeves | April 17, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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How to set up a Linux OpenVPN client
Vincent Danen follows up his tip on setting up OpenVPN server with these steps to set up a Linux client on OpenVPN.
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 18, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT
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VirtualBox Seamless Mode: The only way to virtualize
For many new users, VMs are nothing more than another stumbling block to understanding how PCs are used. Jack Wallen takes a look at VirtualBox's Seamless Mode and shows how this exceptional...
Posted by Jack Wallen | July 13, 2009, 6:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by izhar.aazmi
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Encrypting and decrypting files with GnuPG
GnuPG, the open replacement for PGP, is an excellent tool to manage cryptographic signatures to files or e-mails for validity and integrity, as well as a tool to encrypt and decrypt sensitive...
Posted by Vincent Danen | February 15, 2008, 12:00 AM PST | Latest comment by jack6666
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Games, Sputnik, and robots: The week in open source
It was a fairly exciting week for Linux and open source. Jack Wallen shares some of the highlights, from games, to robotics, to servers.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 14, 2012, 8:28 AM PDT
-
How Canonical's next moves could repaint the Linux landscape
Jack Wallen highlights how Canonical and Ubuntu are going to totally revolutionize the Linux landscape in the upcoming months. Will mass acceptance follow?
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 9, 2012, 8:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by shyisc
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Remotely monitor servers with the Nagios check_by_ssh plugin
If you are using Nagios to monitor remote servers, you have more than one method to execute checks, including the use of the check_by_ssh plugin. Vincent Danen tells you how to set up this plugin...
Posted by Vincent Danen | January 20, 2009, 6:00 AM PST
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Webcasts
Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio
Check out this webcast to learn more about the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio.
From: VMware
Read more -
White Papers
VMware vCenter Converter: Overview, P2V Tips, and Security Concerns
With the help of VMware's vCenter Converter, you can easily breathe new life into your old machines with virtualization. Check out this white paper for information on converting to virtual...
From: Global Knowledge
Read more
