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OpenSUSE
I tried to install OpenSUSE today using the Network Installer. Some interesting things happened. When installing via a Network Installer, you would expect the latest versions of packages to be used....
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Munich to hand out Ubuntu Linux CDs to ward off upcoming Windows XPocalypse |...
Munich to hand out Ubuntu Linux CDs to ward off upcoming Windows XPocalypse | PCWorld.Filed under: Linux Tagged: Linux, Ubuntu
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SparkleShare: An Open Source Dropbox Alternative | Unixmen
SparkleShare: An Open Source Dropbox Alternative | Unixmen.Filed under: Linux Tagged: Linux
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After switching 37,000 PCs to Ubuntu, French Armed Forces says open source...
After switching 37,000 PCs to Ubuntu, French Armed Forces says open source cuts costs 40 percent | Apps and Software | Geek.com. Related articles After switching 37,000 PCs to Ubuntu, French Armed...
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Linux Training
I’m going to make the leap and go for my first Linux Exam this week. I’m taking the introductory exam – the Linux Essentials exam. Whilst not a mandatory requirement for the main LPIC certification,...
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Linux Training
I passed the Linux Essentials exam, so should get the certificate in the post in the next few days. Then at least I can add it to my LinkedIn profile. Next step, LPIC-1 Here’s my confirmation of...
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Linux Training
Well, after a few emails exchanged between myself and LPI, I have my certificate (electronic delivery, not postal.) Now to train up for LPIC-1.Filed under: Linux, Training Tagged: Certificate,...
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Ubuntu Saucy Salamander
I’ve been running with Ubuntu on my desktop for a long time, even after upgrading it to 4GB RAM (it’s a really old PC). Nonetheless, Lubuntu (which is Ubuntu with LXDE) prompted me to upgrade from...
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F*** It….
FLOSS isn’t without it’s humour. It’s the only time you can say “Fork It” without getting in trouble for swearing ^_^Filed under: Comedy, Linux, Technology Tagged: Humour, Linux, Programming, Technology
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External IP
Need to know your external IP but are being a router? In a console window: curl http://ipecho.net/plain; echo And you get the external addressable IP of your machineFiled under: Linux Tagged: Bash,...
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Memory
Had a very eventful weekend, and my entire Sunday was taking up trying to figure out a weird symptom on my linux installation. In the weeks leading up to today, I used to get strange behaviour from my...
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LPIC-1
I’ve finished studying for the first of two exams for the LPIC-1 certification, and I have found some exam questions (about 600 of them), and have started to go through them. The first thing that...
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Corporate Linux
Had my first encounter of Linux, or specifically, a linux-like environment in a corporate environment. The IT peops were trying to setup an environment on Xenserver, and they had setup a storage space...
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Putting a laptop into suspend or hibernate from console
Some information I found off the web: First type: cat /sys/power/state If the result line contains “mem”, you can use this to suspend to RAM: sudo pm-suspend If the result line contains “disk”, you can...
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'Like driving a Ferrari at 20mph': Why one region ditched Microsoft Office...
Reblogged from Linux News: If you're up for a visit to the beautiful Italian region of Umbria, better make sure your laptop is running some open source software — chances are you'll feel more at home...
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Swiss City Mandates Use Of Open Source, Banishes Microsoft Officially
Originally posted on Linux News: In an overwhelming majority vote, the city council in Bern, Switzerland has moved to implement all future infrastructure with open source technologies. The “Party...
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Blocking IP ranges using IBLOCK lists and iptables
I’ve started looking at the iptables function within the Linux kernel, and found out, that with a bit of tinkering, you can use the IBLOCK lists to do a machine-wide block based on IP. You use pipes...
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Laptops, TuxOnIce and Hibernation
I’m one of those people who hates having to shutdown machines, then restart them, and start logging into all my sites all over again, so I’m particularly thankful for hibernation functionality. On...
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UK and US Governments Warn: ‘Don’t Use Internet Explorer’
Blender Fox:Something I’ve been saying for a LONG time… Originally posted on Linux News: Don’t use Internet Explorer’ — that’s the warning being given by the US and UK governments this week after a...
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Dynamic IP Workaround
If you rely on remote access to your home computer but cannot be bothered with having to record your external IP each time then you can use DynDNS or No-IP, but they rely on installing their own tools...
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