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Selena Frye
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Selena Frye
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Use tcpdump for network debugging
Tcpdump is an extremely useful network packet tracing system. While not as feature-rich as programs such as Wireshark, its packet "dump" output can be used as input by other programs to analyze...
Posted by Vincent Danen | January 25, 2008, 12:00 PM PST | Latest comment by nils_pat@...
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You don't have to love everything about open source to be an advocate
I just read a rather muddled blog from CNET.com about the author's thoughts on the "Linux community." He's generally striking a positive note about all the good things about open source...
Posted by Selena Frye | January 23, 2008, 11:44 AM PST | Latest comment by alexpaton1969@...
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The search for a Linux POS
I tend to go on and on about the pluses with Linux. Linux can do this. Linux can do that. For every Windows application there is an equal (or better) Linux equivalent. Blah blah blah. But recently...
Posted by Jack Wallen | January 21, 2008, 6:41 AM PST | Latest comment by wwmemsme
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New preloaded Linux computers for sale now at Sears and Wal-Mart
The success of the $199 Everex gOS-based desktop at Wal-Mart has spurred two more releases of low-end, Linux-based computers at two retail giants. Wal-Mart's follow-up to the Everex is the $399...
Posted by Selena Frye | January 18, 2008, 11:46 AM PST | Latest comment by roy.evison@...
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Auto-reboot Linux after a kernel panic
Linux is a robust and stable operating system kernel, but there are instances where it can panic, be it due to bad hardware or bad software. It does not happen often, but it can happen. If you're...
Posted by Vincent Danen | January 18, 2008, 11:30 AM PST | Latest comment by coolsayan@...
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Learn to use a serial console on Linux
Using a serial console on Linux is much like using a modem; the technology is virtually identical, but instead of using a modem to dial into a remote system, a special serial cable, called a...
Posted by Vincent Danen | January 14, 2008, 7:35 AM PST | Latest comment by svmprasad@...
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Turning profit with open source software: Possible?
Recently, a slashdotter posed the question to slashdot readers: how could he make money with the open source software he created? The software, ironically enough, was a financial application and...
Posted by Jack Wallen | January 14, 2008, 6:34 AM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Ubuntu's wireless woes
Over and over again, I see Linux users, particularly those new to open source, get bogged down with trying to set up wireless. Since wireless access is pretty important to most users these days,...
Posted by Selena Frye | January 10, 2008, 11:38 AM PST | Latest comment by mickey@...
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Red Hat's Mugshot
Today I discovered that Red Hat Linux has created a new social networking site call Mugshot. This site is promoted as an "open source" site. I checked the site FAQ to find out that all the...
Posted by Jack Wallen | January 7, 2008, 12:48 PM PST | Latest comment by apotheon
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Use OpenNTPD for time synchronization
Traditionally, the time synchronization application used on Linux systems has been ntpd (network time protocol daemon). However, for quite some time now, the developers behind OpenSSH have created...
Posted by Vincent Danen | January 7, 2008, 9:10 AM PST | Latest comment by apotheon
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Will you try the KDE 4 desktop?
Blogger Jack Wallen has written on the subject of Linux desktops recently, particularly the highly customizable Enlightenment. I ran across this preview of KDE 4 from Kristin Shoemaker at...
Posted by Selena Frye | January 3, 2008, 12:20 PM PST | Latest comment by drbayer
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Linux gains in 2007
Writer Roy Schestowitz has posted a thorough round-up of gains made by Gnu Linux in 2007 in the areas of supercomputers, desktops, mobile phones, laptops and tablets, consoles, and media players....
Posted by Selena Frye | January 2, 2008, 12:52 PM PST | Latest comment by Neon Samurai
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|337 k3y f0r f1r3f0x (that's Leet Key for Firefox)
I was playing around the other day and came across a Firefox extension that gave me a bit of a chuckle. I found it in a article called,"Firefox extensions you DON'T want." At first I thought, "I...
Posted by Jack Wallen | December 31, 2007, 8:54 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Database headache leads to near meltdown
So I was working on our company's server the other day. I was running a couple of updates - notably to CPAN. Like an idiot, I assumed that updating CPAN wouldn't affect anything critical. Boy, was...
Posted by Jack Wallen | December 24, 2007, 3:51 PM PST
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Filter for unwanted mail and mailing lists with procmail
Last week, we looked at an initial procmail setup with a very basic ~/.procmail/procmail.rc file. This file configured our variables, filtered out duplicate messages, created a by-month dated...
Posted by Vincent Danen | December 17, 2007, 7:05 AM PST | Latest comment by Absolutely
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My open source Christmas wish list
I figured since the holiday was fast approaching I should probably pull my old OSCWL out and see what it has to offer this year. So, without further ado... 1) Please Steve Jobs - just open up the...
Posted by Jack Wallen | December 17, 2007, 6:32 AM PST | Latest comment by lastchip
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Keep up with the World Series of Linux
There's an interesting competition over at crn.com. Proceeding from the premise that Linux is ready for small and midsize enterprises, their editors are testing the best distros (out of the...
Posted by Selena Frye | December 13, 2007, 9:35 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Filter mail with powerful procmail
Procmail is perhaps one of the most powerful mail filtering programs available. It plugs in seamlessly with fetchmail and can do an amazing number of things, including simply filtering mail into...
Posted by Vincent Danen | December 10, 2007, 7:32 AM PST | Latest comment by Absolutely
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Open source gets the snub from Seagate
The headline says it all. Seagate comes out with some new drives (320s and 500s - both USB2 drives) that are serious power savers formatted in the NTFS file system that will NOT work with the...
Posted by Jack Wallen | December 9, 2007, 7:08 PM PST | Latest comment by votary.of.truth@...
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Get more e-mail flexibility with Fetchmail
Most users use GUI e-mail clients such as Thunderbird or Evolution, or even prefer Web-based mail services such as Gmail; however, there are still a significant number of people using text-based...
Posted by Vincent Danen | December 3, 2007, 11:09 AM PST | Latest comment by blissb
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How to get Netflix streaming on Ubuntu 12.10
It's taken quite some time, but Netflix streaming video has finally arrived on the Ubuntu Linux desktop. In this easy, step-by-step, Jack Wallen shows you how.
Posted by Jack Wallen | December 10, 2012, 7:00 AM PST | Latest comment by balticbloand
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How to install GNOME 3.8 on Ubuntu
If you want to try Ubuntu 13.04, but prefer a different desktop than Unity, Jack Wallen shows you how you can install the latest iteration of GNOME Shell (3.8) and why you should give it a try.
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 29, 2013, 8:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by kitico@...
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How the Chromebook succeeds beyond all other Linux distributions
The Chromebook has taken off. It's a Linux-based device that has one key thing in its favor. Jack Wallen explains what he thinks it is.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 13, 2013, 1:00 PM PDT | Latest comment by wizard57m-cnet
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Linux 101: File permissions from the GUI point of view
For new users to Linux, there might be times when you need to change the permissions of a file. Jack Wallen shows you how this is done without having to touch the command line. With just your file...
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 22, 2013, 11:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by The_Real_BSAFH
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Better than BackTrack? Kali Linux offers new brand of pen-testing tools
BackTrack Linux no more. The popular open source package of penetration testing tools now has a new platform and a new name.
Posted by Selena Frye | March 25, 2013, 2:22 PM PDT | Latest comment by nareshf
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How Linux found its home in the enterprise
Linux is uniquely suited to meet the demands of large-scale, enterprise computing. Jack Wallen traces its evolution and impact on enterprise systems.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 6, 2013, 8:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by Sagax-
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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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How to tag all your audio files in the fastest possible way
Marco Fioretti shows you his method for tagging MP3 files with as much automation as possible so that you can impose a little order on music or other audio collections.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | February 23, 2012, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by egamingpark
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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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Linux 101: Easy VNC server setup
If you need to remote into your Linux server, VNC might be the best option. Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of setting up a VNC server on an rpm-based distribution.
Posted by Jack Wallen | March 18, 2013, 7:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by maszsam@...
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Set up easy file sharing with NFS on Linux
Particularly for Windows-less environments where Samba is not needed, NFS is an easy and reliable way to share files between Linux and UNIX systems. Vincent Danen takes you through the setup.
Posted by Vincent Danen | October 26, 2010, 6:25 AM PDT | Latest comment by techrepublic@...
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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 tsepty
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KeyBox makes controlling your servers easier
Convenient, browser-based management of remote servers is possible with a free open source tool called KeyBox. Marco Fioretti explains how to install and use it.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | April 19, 2013, 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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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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Create your own yum repository
Vincent Danen explains how to create your own yum repository with the createrepo tool. One thing it allows you to do is to distribute specialized packages within an organization.
Posted by Vincent Danen | May 11, 2009, 1:30 PM PDT | Latest comment by gigi.mathew-1@...
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How to join Ubuntu to a Windows Workgroup
Do you need to join your Linux workstation to a Windows Workgroup? Believe it or not, it isn't a challenging task. In this Open Source blog, Jack Wallen walks you through the steps so that your...
Posted by Jack Wallen | November 2, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by BrightLibra@...
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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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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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Put vector graphics in your Web pages with Pygal
Pygal is an open source program that allows you to create vector graphics for your website. Here is how to install it.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | April 25, 2013, 11:45 AM PDT
