This is a recording of the Git tutorial given by Bart Trojanowski for the Ottawa Group of Ruby Enthusiasts.
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Benchmarking hardware RAID vs. Linux kernel software RAID
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Want to get an idea of what speed advantage adding an expensive hardware RAID card to your new server is likely to give you? You can benchmark the performance difference between running a RAID using the Linux kernel software RAID and a hardware RAID card. My own tests of the two alternatives yielded some interesting results.
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How To Configure ISP Mail Server On Centos 5.0 Using Postfix, Dovecot, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, TLS/SSL
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This howto will explain how to go about setting up an email server on Centos 5 using Postfix, Dovecot, RoundCube, Virtual Users/Domain and phpAdmin. I have also done a similar setup on Fedora Core 6. My best advice is to set this up first on a workstation and test it thoroughly before setting up on a server and going live with it!
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Untangle Gateway continues to impress in open source gateways
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Rick Vanover describes his positive experience with the open source Untangle Gateway Platform, an Internet-facing device for the home or small office. Untangle also provides DHCP, DNS, and port-forwarding services.
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Howto Setup advanced TFTP server in Ubuntu
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atftp is Multi-threaded TFTP server implementing all options (option extension and multicast) as specified in RFC1350, RFC2090, RFC2347, RFC2348 and RFC2349. Atftpd also supports multicast protocol known as mtftp, defined in the PXE specification. The server supports being started from inetd as well as in daemon mode using init scripts.
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KDevelop 4: A New Era
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I've decided to write a series of blogs detailing the work that has gone on behind the scenes for KDevelop version 4, the new IDE that is now 3 years in the making.
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The Web's Future is in Personalization, Not in Search
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At the Next Web conference in Amsterdam over the weekend, Tapan Bhat, the Yahoo! vice president of Front Doors, told attendees that search would not dominate the web in the future. "The future of the web is about personalization. Where search was dominant, now the web is about 'me.' It's about weaving the web together in a way that is smart and personalized for the user," he said.
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How KeePass was modified and deployed in a large enterprise environment
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Password policies often pose practical problems for IT users: they must chose passwords that meet the given complexity requirements, shouldn't be reused and password changes are also suggested or even required. How are IT users expected to actually be compliant with such passwords policies?
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The Dangers Of Using Cleartext Protocols On The Internet
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Updated telnet snoop script to enable tracking of login, password, session and any other information transmitted over unsecure protocols using direct output from snoop. Works on all Open Solaris releases.
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Preventing DNS Poisoning in Linux
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If you don’t think the recent discovery of the DNS cache-poisoning flaw is bad news and needs to be addressed as soon as possible, let me repeat what Paul Mockapetris, DNS’ (Domain Name System) inventor, had to say about this security hole: Patch your DNS servers right now.
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New Compiz plugins
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…some useful some not so, these are the new plugins available in compiz-fusion-plugins-git packages from openSUSE Build Service repository.
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Linux Thin Client:Considering the Network
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Much information already exists concerning methods for deploying networks and hardware. In this article by David Richards, we shall try to clarify differences between using a network with personal computers and thin clients with the help of anecdotes. Certain designs have also proven to be very stable and provide the best possible solution.
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Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2
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The second alpha for Mandriva Linux 2009 is now available. There is information about the new release in various places:
* Mandriva Linux 2009 release notes: these will be updated to reflect the status of the current pre-release.
* Mandriva Linux 2009 Errata: these will be updated to reflect the status of the current pre-release.
Attacks On Package Managers
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Security vulnerabilities are often the result of software bugs. It is important to keep software up-to-date, as malicious parties often can exploit bugs in outdated software. Package managers were created to automate the process of package update and installation, however, if the package manager is not secure, it may represent another avenue of attack!
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OCLUG June Kernel Walkthrough
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This is a recording of the first Kernel Walkthrough given by Bart Trojanowski for the Ottawa Canada Linux Users Group. He starts with a presentation introducing some Linux development background, file layout and data types. The code walkthrough covers some important files and Linux list and bit modification APIs.
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