The latest release of Parted Magic, the open source multi-platform partitioning tool, features several updates, changes and the addition of three new programs
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Parted Magic 4.9 arrives
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OpenSolaris and ZFS: The beauty of snapshots.
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Two days ago, I ran through a long needed image update to the OpenSolaris 2010.03 preview. I was updating through the pkg update manager from build 129 to build 134. So when I say, it was much needed, I wasn’t kidding. Anyway, after over 1 GBytes of updates was completed, a new boot environment (BE) was created with the native ZFS snapshot feature and I shut down the PC for the night.
Read more »GIMP 2.8 development still under control
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A while back I announced the creation of a schedule for GIMP 2.8 development. I've made sure to keep this schedule up to date, and after a bunch of initial adjustments such as postponing some feature and adding others, the schedule has now stabilized a bit.
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4K-sector drives and Linux
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Recently, there have been a number of reports that Linux is not ready to work with these drives; kernel developer Tejun Heo even posted an extensive, worth-reading summary stating that "4 KiB logical sector support is broken in both the kernel and partitioners."
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High-Availability Storage With GlusterFS On CentOS 5.4
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This tutorial shows how to set up a high-availability storage with two storage servers (CentOS 5.4) that use GlusterFS. Each storage server will be a mirror of the other storage server, and files will be replicated automatically across both storage servers. The client system (CentOS 5.4 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem.
Read more »Insight into GNU/Linux boot process
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Linux has grown from a system that used to boot from a floppy providing no luxurious features to the user, to the current jazzy Linux systems. It is important to have an insight of the Linux boot procedure.
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Deconstructing Nautilus and rebuilding it better
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There may well be some of you out there who are currently thinking, “It’s not that bad…” to which my response is: in terms of user interface, there are much better file managers available for GNOME than GNOME’s default file manager (two, off the top of my head: Thunar, default for the Xfce Desktop Environment and PCMan File Manager, or PCManFM).
Read more »Ruby 1.9.2 expected in August
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The next version of the Ruby scripting language has been rescheduled for release in mid August. The final release will be preceded by several previews and release candidates
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Getting ready for Firebird 2.5 - MindTheBird campaign
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As Firebird approaches the final 2.5 release, a new campaign is born to help increase Firebird’s visibility and awareness.
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Got Security? You're in Denial
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Do you think your systems are secure? Install DenyHosts and you’ll realize that you were in denial.
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Resuming interrupted sftp transfers in Linux
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Software Engineering with FOSS and Linux: "It is often the case that an sftp transfer gets interrupted for one reason or another, resulting to partially transferred files. This can be annoying, especially in the case of large file transfers."
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Benchmarks: Mandriva 2010.1, PCLinuxOS 2010, Ubuntu 10.04, openSUSE 11.3
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This early development comparison of Ubuntu 10.04, Mandriva 2010.1, PCLinuxOS 2010, and openSUSE 11.3 produced some of the most interesting results as of late in terms of comparing different Linux desktop distributions.
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How to compile the Linux kernel
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Do you want to remove bloat from your Linux installation? Are you looking to enable extra features that aren't provided by your distro? Fancy trying some of the cutting-edge patches doing the rounds? You'll need to recompile your kernel.
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Google releases RE2 Regular Expression Library for C++
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Google have released RE2, a regular expression library for C++ that provides a fast, safe, thread-friendly alternative way to use regular expressions
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How to Install Debian Linux on an Embedded System
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In this article, I will describe how to bring up Debian Linux on an Embedded System. The hardware chosen for the embedded system is a PowerPC 440EPxX.
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