The Viewglob command-line utility lets you see the files available for your shell command completions in a separate window, leaving your regular terminal window uncluttered.
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If you need to set up a secure, easily configurable Web server in as short a time as possible, then Abyss Web Server might just be the product for you. In development since 2002, its current version (2.5) runs on Linux, BSD, Windows, and Mac OS X. Its simple installation and setup (no obscure text configuration files) allows you to code your site with PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, and even ASP.Net, if you're using the Windows version.
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Open source to free social apps from network
Veteran tech entrepreneur Bob Bickel has let out a whisper of his new venture, Ringside Networks, which will aim to make social networking applications work outside the network.
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Linux vs OpenSolaris…Again: The Q&A
To be perfectly honest, I can think of several things I’d rather do than deconstruct yet another Linux vs OpenSolaris/Solaris flamewar. Including having a few of my fingernails pulled out. But given the volume of inbound requests for comment, both public and private, I feel obligated to comment in some capacity.
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How To Install mod_ruby On Various Linux Distributions For Use With ISPConfig (2.2.20 And Above)
Starting with version 2.2.20, ISPConfig has built-in support for Ruby. Instead of using CGI/FastCGI, ISPConfig depends on mod_ruby being available in the server's Apache. This article explains how to install mod_ruby on various distributions supported by ISPConfig.
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netspeed - Traffic monitor applet for GNOME
Traffic monitor applet for GNOME.Netspeed is an applet that shows how much traffic occurs on a specified network device (ethernet card, wireless LAN card, or dial-up).
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Qt styling adds flair to the OpenSUSE installer
Novell's second Hack Week event is taking place right now, and developers are writing blog entries about some of their projects. Artist Jakub Steiner, who is best known for his work on GNOME and OpenOffice.org icons, has written about the new installer for OpenSUSE 11, which uses the CSS-like styling capabilities of Qt 4 to provide an aesthetically rich interface.
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Create a backup server with Restore
Perhaps the number one reason why people neglect to back up their desktops is the lack of workable solution. It can be difficult to find a method configurable enough to suite everyone's needs. One promising answer may be Restore, an application for enterprise and data center backup for Windows, Mac OS X, and Unix/Linux systems. It is GPLv2-licensed and freely available to download as a set of Debian/Ubuntu packages, virtual machine, or 455MB installable live CD.
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Running Debian GNU/Linux from an encrypted USB drive
You're probably familiar with the live CD concept -- a fully functional operating system on a CD that can be run on any computer that boots from its optical drive, without affecting the one(s) already installed.
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PHP Shell, for secure remote access when SSH isn't available
Many companies offer LAMP hosting, but some of the cheaper LAMP providers do not allow SSH access, reserving that feature for higher-paying customers. Without SSH you may think you'll have trouble executing commands on the hosted server. Not so -- PHP Shell allows execution of some commands without having SSH access to the LAMP server.
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GNU Guile 1.8.4 released
"We are pleased to announce GNU Guile release 1.8.4. This is the next maintenance release for the 1.8 stable series [...] Guile is an interpreter for the Scheme programming language ..."
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What are the top 3 issues facing Gentoo?
I ran a quick, informal poll on the internal Gentoo developers' list last week, and tonight I began analyzing the results. 50 developers responded to my 9-question survey, and I'm going to post the results of 1 question at a time.
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Design better Web pages with Firefox extensions
If you've ever tried to create or edit a Web page, you know that getting the little details just right can sometimes take a long time. Here are a few Firefox extensions you can add to your toolbox that will help you measure images, align objects on your page, and capture colors quickly and easily.
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Virtual Testing - Xen Vs. KVM
Some of you might know that I use virtualization for quite some time already, usually to test other OSs and the development of EasyLFS without having to leave my working-environment, and without having to have a free partition.
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Configuring Xen HA with Heartbeat for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
If a server goes down, essential services don't have to shut down along with it. To prevent downtime, Linux administrators can set up a Heartbeat cluster on Linux. Heartbeat adds the advantage of a cluster to Xen virtual machines (VMs), thus maintaining VMs' uptime when a server crashes.
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