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10 things Mandriva is doing right for Linux

December 1, 2011 6:26am PST

The latest release of Mandriva has moved this distribution to the front of the pack. Jack Wallen explains why.

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Find an Assured Unix Platform For Oracle Applications with SPARC and Solaris

December 1, 2011 12:00am PST

Organizations running Oracle software for their mission-critical applications need a clear roadmap for their server platform that offers assured support, along with best-in-class performance and...

Provided by: Oracle

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Linux Australia's Rusty Wrench award returns

November 28, 2011 5:06pm PST

After an absence of four years, Linux Australia's award for outstanding service to the FOSS community is back.

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Linux Mint 12: A much-needed, much-improved Linux desktop

November 28, 2011 6:50am PST

With the best of both GNOME worlds, Linux Mint has managed to create the perfect combination of new and familiar features. Jack Wallen examines the latest release, "Lisa".

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Mint Linux 12 Lisa

November 27, 2011 6:25pm PST

The latest release of Linux Mint, codenamed Lisa, was released today and comes with three different variations on the GNOME desktop.

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Use Synergy for smarter desktop sharing

November 23, 2011 5:02pm PST

VNC is great for remote desktops when the VNC server is actually in another location. But when you are desktop sharing between machines sitting on the same desk, there is a smarter way to do...

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Getting to the command line: Starting up your AWS EC2 machine with SSH

November 23, 2011 8:53am PST

Nick Hardiman continues his soup-to-nuts series on getting started and learning to work with Amazon Web Services. Here are tips on using the command line to open an EC2 machine.

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Apple Vacations Creates the Perfect Package Solution With SAP and IBM

November 23, 2011 12:00am PST

Apple Vacations specializes in vacations to destinations,. Hugely successful packaged vacation provider Apple Vacations has seen direct consumer sales rise dramatically. The company needs very...

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DIY: Add Gnu command line goodness to your Windows machine

November 22, 2011 10:45pm PST

If you want to make the Windows command prompt more powerful without spending cash or jumping through too many hoops, Gnu On Windows is just what you need.

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Mandriva's Powerpack 2011 propels it back into the forefront of Linux distros

November 21, 2011 7:28am PST

Jack Wallen takes the new Mandriva Powerpack 2011 distribution for a spin, curious to see a return to form after years of near-irrelevancy.

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How to use whiptail to write interactive shell scripts

November 14, 2011 2:24pm PST

Marco Fioretti shows you how to use whiptail, a program that lets you create a variety of dialog boxes from a shell script.

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Fedora project proposes major changes to filesystem hierarchy

November 4, 2011 11:05am PDT

Red Hat developers are proposing a fairly significant change to the Linux/Unix filesystem hierarchy. Find out what they're trying to fix, and what it could potentially break, if it goes forward.

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How to save over a million dollars using an IBM System z as a linux cloud server

October 25, 2011 12:00am PDT

Deploying multiple x86 based blade servers is not cost-effective for an organization. Read the research report and discover how consolidating Linux servers on a mainframe can potentially save your...

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New in vSphere 5: vCenter Server Virtual Appliance

October 17, 2011 6:00am PDT

One of the frequent critiques of vSphere is that the vCenter role and vSphere Client have been Windows-based through version 4. But that has changed in vSphere 5, says Rick Vanover.

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TechRepublic Live 2011: The state of the Linux ecosystem

October 17, 2011 12:00am PDT

A video recording of a presentation by Jack Wallen given at TechRepublic Live 2011 in Louisville, KY, on September 30th, 2011.

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Discussion Threads

Two developers' tributes to Dennis Ritchie

October 14, 2011 12:56am PDT

Two developers' tributes to Dennis Ritchie article root RIP Dennis Ritchie Thanks for that gents. As you said, it's the "invisible" heros that make more real difference in the world than ten...

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Two developers' tributes to Dennis Ritchie

October 13, 2011 11:56pm PDT

The contributions of Dennis Ritchie, who is known as the father of the C programming language, are discussed by developers Justin James and Chad Perrin.

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Where are the blog posts for Dennis Ritchie?

October 13, 2011 6:29pm PDT

I gave up waiting and posted a very brief comment. Dennis walked through code like a giant. Where are the blog posts for Dennis Ritchie? Oh I know he just wrote the language C so that he could...

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How to prevent code rot

October 10, 2011 11:58pm PDT

Software developers call neglected code that stops working code rot. Chip Camden explains why this often occurs and how to avoid such trouble.

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Time zone database axed by astrology

October 7, 2011 10:46pm PDT

The venerable time zone database, tz, which powers the majority of Unix-derived software across the globe, has been shut down following a civil suit filed by astrology software makers Astrolabe.

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