Want to back up files and documents on your laptop or desktop PC to a server? Assuming both machines run Linux, you can do that with just one command.
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The amazing tool called netcat
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...telnet is one of the first commands that one learns in one's UNIX journey. Nowadays telnet is getting superseded by ssh. Other tools like cat and ls make him feel at home though he is still tottering. It is a long journey to comfort from being a newbie in the UNIX command line world.
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Finding files o the command line
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One of the things I like about Linux is the command line. I have used nautilus, konqueror, and thunar to manage files in Linux and these file managers are great for what they do. But there are times when one simply wants to find a file when working on the command line without having to open a GUI application.
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HowTo setup GFS2 with Clustering on Red Hat or CentOS
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In my last project at work, I had to replace NFS with GFS2 and Clustering. So in this tutorial I will show you how to create a Red Hat cluster with GFS2.
Read more »Writing UDEV rules to get a SCSI scanner working on Ubuntu
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I've been setting up some Ubuntu Jaunty systems for relatives as an excuse to get rid of a lot of old hardware including some SCSI scanners. I encountered an HP scanner that was supported by sane but not recognized by Ubuntu. The device ended up with the wrong permissions preventing anyone except root from scanning.
Read more »Close to a third of all netbooks Dell ships during certain quarters are preloaded with Linux
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In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux OS upgrades, a company official said on Wednesday. The company is researching the possibility of offering new Linux-based mobile devices called smartbooks, said Todd Finch, senior product marketing manager for Linux clients, at the OpenSourceWorld conference in San Francisco.
Read more »CentOS 4.8 release delays again
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Field Commander Wieers: "After the big CentOS 5.3 release delay in the beginning of 2009, the community witnesses history repeating with CentOS 4.8 being delayed even longer."
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End of days for Sun
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Sun Microsystems passed away on July 16, 2009. On that day, the company's shareholders voted to accept the merger agreement, proposed by Oracle, to purchase the company for US$5.6 billion, or $9.50 per share.
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Mozilla recommends upgrading from Firefox 3.0.x to 3.5.x
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The H Open: "According to a developer blog from Mozilla, the pop-up informs users that Firefox 3.5.2 is twice as fast as Firefox 3.0.13 and includes new features. "
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CrunchBang Linux - Soft, calm and beautiful
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When I first heard of CrunchBang, the first thought that crossed my mind was - not another Ubuntu-based distro. But then I carefully stowed the troll in me away and started exploring CrunchBang in earnest.
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A possible change of direction for Foresight Linux
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Michael K. Johnson, a familiar name currently at rPath, has posted an interesting set of suggestions on ways to reinvigorate Foresight development; he starts by suggesting that they drop rPath as the base system.
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Gnome-Shell
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I have been busy the past month so I haven’t had a chance to try out the most recent builds of Gnome-Shell I looked today and I have to say its looking really slick.
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10 Best Mozilla Thunderbird Themes
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Among desktop Mail clients, Mozilla Thunderbird is still a popular choice. Thunderbird unites many advantages, including the flexibility we all know from Firefox. One of the greatest joys for me is customizing Thunderbird’s look and feel.
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The Return of Beryl - 7 months later
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We are pretty close to a 0.9 Beta now in terms of functionality. Most of the plugins have been ported in some form to compiz++ although some (mostly the one’s I’ve done) are broken in some way which makes them unusable.
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Sabayon Linux 4.2 KDE Review
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Sabayon is a Gentoo Linux-based, multi-purpose distribution. Previous releases of Sabayon came in one huge DVD iso image with the option to install your favorite desktop. However, the latest release is available in iso images distinguished by desktop environments.
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