Ubuntu 10.04's release last month brought a number of much-discussed changes to desktops. But the latest LTS (Long Term Support) release also marked an important milestone for Ubuntu Server Edition. Here's a look at Ubuntu 10.04 on servers, with some thoughts on what works well and where there's room for improvement.
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Top 5 Free Linux Distributions for Servers in 2010
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The ever proliferating array of Linux distros are baffling even for the seasoned pro's. That said, the range of choice for open source software is what's so great. We were looking for top 5 free distributions for servers in 2010.
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NVIDIA's 256.25 Beta Linux Driver Slows Things Down
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Last week NVIDIA released their first 256.xx proprietary beta Linux display driver that brought many VDPAU improvements, installer improvements, support for new GLX extensions, various bug-fixes, and other enhancements. However,
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Using Aliases in Linux to Make Life Easier
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Of all the commands available in the Linux command-line, one of the most under-appreciated is "alias". It's not just useful, it can make using the CLI less of a chore, and even improve efficiency. In this article, we're taking a look at what it is, and provide numerous examples of how to use it to become a true CLI power user.
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Apache iBATIS moved to Google Code
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Apache iBATIS creator Clinton Begin has announced that his data mapper framework will be forked and its entire core development team will move to using Google Code project hosting
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VoltDB - a relational alternative to NoSQL databases
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Postgres and Ingres co-founder Mike Stonebraker is positioning his new database management system as a relational alternative to NoSQL databases
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QISOBurn - CD/DVD Image burning frontend for growisofs
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QISOBurn is a GTK/Qt-based Linux GUI for burning image files into CD/DVD disks using growisofs from dvd+rw-tools. It was specially conceived to burn console game disk backups, specially Xbox360, since it allows a persistent layer-break setting.
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Saving Your Data Bacon with Write Barriers and Journal Check Summing
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This article examines two mechanisms to prevent data loss — write barriers and check summing. Both can be particularly important for drives with larger and larger caches. Pay attention: This can save your data bacon.
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Ubuntu Control Center (ucc) - Simple tool for ubuntu administration
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Ubuntu Control Center or UCC is an application inspired by Mandriva Control Center and aims to centralize and organize in a simple and intuitive form the main configuration tools for Ubuntu distribution. UCC uses all the native applications already bundled with Ubuntu, but it also utilize some third-party apps like "Hardinfo", "Boot-up Manager", "GuFW" and "Font-Manager".
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Damian Conway on Perl and its future
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We often hear people saying that Perl is dead. I assume that you don't agree, but what do you say to people who try to tell you that?
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Digital Networks Releases Openvirt 2.0
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New release of Openvirt based on Ubuntu 10.04 Server LTS introduces new virtualization features. Today Digital Networks released Openvirt 2.0. Openvirt provides a full virtualization platform for Linux, Windows, Solaris and FreeBSD virtual machines.
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The Default Nautilus Will Soon Look A Lot Like Nautilus Elementary
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There was an IRC meeting yesterday regarding the Nautilus UI and a lot of design as well as functionality changes were proposed. Some of these are already confirmed as TO DO such as:
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Logs: Your Linux System's Lovable Worker Bees
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Can't bring yourself to love logs? You should take a second look. The lowly and lonely log files sit there day after day gathering dust and events as your system purrs along without issue. That is, until something bad happens.
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Newly open source BitTorrent protocol aims to unclog tubes
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The company behind the BitTorrent technology has opened the source code of its uTorrent Transport Protocol (uTP). A production-ready implementation of the protocol code in C++ is now available from GitHub under the MIT license.
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Fix for ALSA API Applications
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A lot of people seem to be experiencing issues with ALSA apps (like Flash) on PulseAudio-enabled systems. Common issues include programs locking/"hogging" the ALSA sound device (prevents other apps from mixing and using the audio device) and also apps trying to use the ALSA software mixer (dmix).
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