In this article I will describe how you can monitor your Mandriva 2010.0 server with munin and monit.
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Ubuntu's Success Story: the Upstart Startup Manager (Linux Boot Camp p.2)
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Ubuntu developers invented Upstart as a replacement for the hoary old SysV init system, with the aim of meeting the complex demands of booting modern Linux systems. Upstart is being adopted by Fedora, Debian, and openSUSE. Akkana Peck introduces us to this Ubuntu success story.
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How To Select The Splash Screen in Ubuntu Lucid
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One of the annoyances I've had with Ubuntu is that adding the Kubuntu packages to the system also hijacks the startup splash to that of Kubuntu instead of Ubuntu. Follow these simple instructions to change the startup splash screen on Ubuntu 10.04.
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Eye On Ubuntu 10.10
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As you may have heard, Mark Shuttleworth announced his vision for Ubuntu 10.10 a few days ago. Without prejudicing the more pressing release of Ubuntu 10.04 in a couple weeks, here are some thoughts on what Shuttleworth said, and what we can expect from Ubuntu 10.10 in October 2010.
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Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) LTS Beta 2 released and Download links included
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The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. This is the second Ubuntu 10.04 beta release, which brings a host of exciting new features.
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Canonical's newest Linux operating system to be released April 29
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While most folks are talking about the new features in the desktop version (a more attractive GUI, faster boot time, social goodies like 2 GB of free cloud storage), I hopped on the phone with Carr and asked him what's in it for the enterprise? Is Ubuntu ready to take on Red Hat and Novell?
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Install Debian Linux from USB boot memory stick
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There are more and more Laptops nowadays which do not have a CD/DVD-ROM facility build in but are able to boot from USB memory stick. This small guide provides all needs on how to create a bootable USB memory stick to install a Debian without a need for CD/DVD drive.
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OpenSolaris, Still Open-Source Software Ready to Serve
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If Oracle's recent Solaris licensing changes have you singing the blues, OpenSolaris might provide you with a fresh tune to whistle while you work.
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MCabber 0.10.0 released
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MCabber is a small Jabber console client with SASL/SSL/TLS support, MUC, history logging, command completion, OpenPGP encryption, OTR support, dynamic modules and much more! New version gave us switch to loudmouth library and dynamic modules support with big quantity of other features.
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Mandriva 2010 Spring (2010.1) Beta
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I've just gotten far enough along with the Mandriva 2010.1 Beta release to write about it, so why not fill the time with something interesting, and perhaps something to compare the Ubuntu Beta to?
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Usability tips for Gnu/Linux
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A video and its making of, about some utilities and tips to improve usability of a Gnu/Linux desktop: tilda, compiz, easystroke, gnome-globalmenu, keyboard layout, gnome-do, and keynav. Do you know all of them?
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Avant Window Navigator 0.4 Final Released (Dock Taskbar And Launcher For Linux)
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Avant Window Navigator is a dock for the Free Desktop which shows your launchers and open applications. It also contains support for extensions, via plugins for third-party applications, which communicate with the dock with DBus, and via applets, which allows for workspace switchers, system trays, clocks, etc., to be embedded in the dock. These applets can be written in Vala, Python or C.
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10 (or so) of the Best Mobile Linux Apps
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The coolest thing about mobile Linux is that hey, it's basically Linux. Developers used to Linux will find themselves at home with mobile Linux (especially if targeting x86). And, familiar Linux apps can probably run fine on a mobile Linux system, too.
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GNOME Shell tips
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Although there are many naysayers out there - who seem to either only want more of the same or who doubt the ability of any developer to release anything worth while - I trust that GNOME 3 is going to make quite a major impression.
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Ncat: The Network Swiss Army Knife
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You may already be familiar with the cat utility, which can send files to standard input and output. Ncat does something similar, except it's for sending data over the network or accepting data to a local machine. In the right hands, ncat can be an extremely useful tool for system administration and troubleshooting
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