Linux and Unix Training
Web Blog for links related to Linux and or Unix Training.
2005-08-31
2005-08-29
Linuxtoday story about how theLinux Professional Institute Invites Community Input for the certification development process
2005-08-27
Need to plot log files in graphs and charts? Try out Orca it's better than trying to cut and paste from sar into OO calc!
2005-08-25
I like Knoppix 4.0 on the DVD, but for really using Knoppix, 3.9 on a CD is still my best tool, take a look at the article about the DVD, Knoppix 4.0 DVD - Like a Kid in a Candy Store
How a CIO replaced a $100M mainframe with 144 Linux servers and lived to tell about it
Another one from the Troubleshooting Department: How to recover from a broken RAID5
From the Troubleshooting Department: System panic: Get a serial console log
Finally, an article that details how to Sync your Pocket PC with Linux
I'm used to fighting with the MCSE's (Male Caucasian Seeking Employment) about The TCO Question, but they'll never admit their precious M$FT costs the enterprise more in patching and updating than all the supposed savings they get from using a "managed solution".
Wondering about OSS? Here's a great guide to Open Source: A Way of Developing, Distributing, and Licensing Software - Introduction
2005-08-24
Wondering what happens inside a program? Try Debugging code with strace
Blow up your stuff on demand, enable the Magic System Request Keys on your system
Losing your memory? Try testing it with Memtest86 - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
Done with Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Novels? Read The Chronicles of X: Part 1, Introduction to X
How good is the Suse Linux Professional 9.3 64bit product? Read the review to find out.
Get your screenshots here! Someone has done a SUSE Linux 10.0 Beta 2 Report
2005-08-22
Great article about Writing syslog messages to MySQL
Now this is really, seriously funny. I love the definition of the acryonym PLAGUE.
Study: Linux Exposure Causes Insanity
2005-08-21
A whole site dedicated to two of my favorite activities - Military Jokes & Military Humor
When Ernie Pyle asked the recruit in FMJ "What's your Major Malfunction, NUMB***S?, this wasn't the guy he was talking about.
If you travel and work in or from a hotel, read howA Hacker Games the Hotel
Got someone bugging you about what Linux distro is best for them? Give them this URL, it's a great Resource for Those New to Linux
The LPI Level 1 Objectives are currently in review.
Here's your chance to make sure they are up to everyone's spec, if you don't contribute, don't bitch about them...
2005-08-18
Just for Atiq HHS Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell
2005-08-14
Hey, if you travel you have heard of planes being struck by lightning, or thought you had heard an old wives tale to that effect.
Check out the photo's and footage of this Plane struck by lightning
2005-08-11
What's one third of 2 billion people? A great year for Novell products, that's what happens when we find out that Novell Has One-Third of the Entire Chinese Linux Server Market
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2005-08-08
The public reviews of the updated LPI Level 1 Objectives are ready for public comment.
Let the games begin!
The Perfect Setup - SUSE 9.3 and no, it's not a police sting, it's a great howto about how to get SUSE Pro 9.3 running.
Those of you who know me know I run SUSE 9.3 Pro on my laptop, and I think it's the best laptop OS since Knoppix on a hard disk! Fast and loads of features, including everything you'd want in a wireless setup.
Another story about OPENSUSE, and how the Suse Linux 10.0 Beta is available as download from next week on
Very happy to see that our feedback is being taken into consideration, we've wanted SUSE Pro to be totally open and to have all the community support it can get, it is probably the best laptop OS I have every used, and I've used almost 30 distros on my laptops so far.
Take a look at Computerworld's report about how we (the community and employees) convinced Novell to make SUSE Linux open-source
2005-08-03
Hey if it requires that Firefox Goes For-Profit to put Microsoft's beauty on the blink, then go for it, I say.
2005-08-02
We have definitely found this to be true: Financial Services Companies Lead the Charge to Linux
Open Source gets it's own radio show! Check out Talk Radio Starts Chat by Tapping Into Blogs
2005-08-01
Take A Prerelease Tour of GNOME 2.12 and see what the new features and ClearLooks theme does for you
Interesting article written by a member of the FreeNX team, about what NX is and how to test it.
