This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen on an Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04) server system (i386). You can find all the software used here in the Ubuntu repositories, so no external files or compilation are needed.
Read more »PEAK is dead... kinda, sorta
The Python Enterprise Application Kit no longer exists as an integral project, according to a status report posted by its developer earlier this week, but some individual elements are thriving and will continue to receive attention.
PEAK is an application kit intended primarily for developers who create enterprise applications using Python
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Virtualbox on 64-bit Ubuntu works like a charm
Innotek's GPL-licensed Virtualbox software lets you create a virtual operating environment inside your PC's real operating system. I've been using Virtualbox for several months now on a 32-bit laptop running Ubuntu 7.04, and I've been impressed with the software.
Read more »The $72 PC - Popular Science
Want to build a PC for $72, running Damn Small Linux? You do? Read on!
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Blogging from the command line
If you're not afraid of the command line, take a peek at Bash Blogger. As its name implies, this application is a bash script that automates all of your blogging tasks (aside from writing, of course). Bash Blogger's shell scripts come in a 36KB archive.
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Entering A Safe Mirror When Logging In With Unionfs And Chroot
When reading a 'hint' on the website of LinuxFromScratch I discovered the special capabilities of unionfs, specially in combination with chroot. Later I read a HowTo on a wikiwebsite of Gentoo, about entering a chrooted homedirectory when using a special script as shell. Combining these two brings me to using a chrooted environment, which you enter when logging in as a special user
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Cygwin - bring the Linux command line to Windows
Cygwin is a great application. What it allows you to do is bring the command line environment and many commands from the Linux world onto a Windows machine. If you have no choice but to use a Windows-based computer, yet you wish to have the power and flexibility of a Unix system, then Cygwin is for you.
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OpenMotif 2.3 Released
OpenMotif 2.3 includes major feature enhancements and over 25 bug fixes requested by developers of enterprise applications. OpenMotif is the publicly licensed version of Motif, the industry standard user interface toolkit for UNIX systems provided on more than 200 hardware and software platforms including HP, IBM, Sun, SGI, and Linux (Red Hat and Novell SUSE).
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Speaking UNIX, Part 11: Ramble around the UNIX file system
Let's indulge my wanderlust this month and ramble around the UNIX file system. From /bin to /var, there are lots of interesting sights to see—some well trodden and others obscure—and shortly, you'll know your way around like the locals.
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Secure Websites Using SSL And Certificates
This how-to will guide you through the entire process of setting up a secure website using SSL and digital certificates. This guide assumes that you have already a fully functional (and configured) server running Apache, BIND, and OpenSSL. Just as a side note, this guide was written based on a Fedora Core 6 distribution, but should be the same for most other distros out there.
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KDE 4 goes on show at aKademy
The annual technical conference for the open source KDE desktop project, known as aKademy, will have a special buzz this year as developers from around the world prepare the fourth-generation release which promises all the glitz of Windows Vista and Mac OS X.
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Postfix mail server block Malware with blacklist
Setting up a mlaware blacklist in Postix MTA is quite easy. The Malware Block List is a free, automated and user contributed system for checking URLs for the presence of Viruses, Trojans, Worms, or any other software considered Malware. The list is available in 25 formats.
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Red Hat's Exchange roars like a muted lamb
"Launched last month, RHX, as the kids call it, was meant to solidify Red Hat's place as the epicenter of all things tied to Linux servers. Partners such as MySQL, Pentaho, Zimbra, SugarCRM and Alfresco have allowed Red Hat to lead the sales, subscription and support efforts around their applications tied to Red Hat Enterprise Linux."
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Kernel space: two new filesystems for Linux
"Almost exactly one year ago, as the developers were discussing changes to the venerable ext3 filesystem, Andrew Morton was heard to say:"
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XenSource, NEC to Partner on Virtualization
XenSource has signed a new agreement with NEC that looks to expand the market for XenEnterprise.
The June 25 agreement gives XenSource, the Palo Alto, Calif., virtualization company created by the original developers of the Xen open-source hypervisor project, access to an OEM with a significant global reach in the x86 market.
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