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HowTo: Monitor Remote Windows Machine Using Nagios on Linux

2008-07-17 20:01:31 by Ramesh Natarajan in Linux and Open Source Blog

In the previous articles we discussed about Nagios 3.0 Jumpstart guide and How to monitor remote Linux host using Nagios 3.0. In this article, l’ll explain how to monitor remote windows machine and the various service running on the windows server using nagios monitoring server. Following three sections are covered in this article. I. Overview II. 4 [...]

Video Tutorials: Installing Slackware 12.1

2008-07-17 07:16:15 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

Slackware 12.1 has many improvements over last major release (Slackware 11.0) as well as to that of 12.0 release and is a must-have upgrade for any Slackware user. Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you’ll find two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: Xfce 4.4.2, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing [...]

Cirgon Encore - HD-Ready Media Server

2008-07-17 06:32:14 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

“We chose Linux for reliability, lower power CPU, and the ability to work within the Linux community” Next month, Cirgon will announce and ship a Fedora Linux-based media server that supports 1080i HD resolution. The Encore offers 320GB, 500GB, and 750GB hard drive options, and controls management and playback of music, photos, and video for use [...]

openSUSE Gets the JeOS

2008-07-17 05:48:33 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

Lime Jeos (pronounced like lime juice) is a project for building a base for [appliances]. Actually it is part of the cocktail metaphor: cocktail = Lime Jeos (Pronounced like lime juice) + Eis (Pronounced like Ice) + KIWI If you’re interested in building a virtual appliance, or have another use for a minimal operating system, read [...]

BLOG: LinuxOSS Soon Moving To Dedicated Server Hosting

2008-07-16 17:20:48 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

Dear subscribers, readers and blog visitors. I have good news for all of you, as this is really awesome one for me as well. Within next 48 hours this, as well as my personal blog, will be completely moved to Dedicated Server Hosting environment. As you might have probably noticed (hard not to), I have been [...]

OpenSolaris 2008.11: An Early Look

2008-07-15 20:07:57 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

While OpenSolaris 2008.05 is only two months old, work at Sun is already underway in preparing for the second OpenSolaris release, which will be known as OpenSolaris 2008.11 and has been codenamed Jericho. OpenSolaris development packages for this next release, which are currently based upon Solaris Nevada Build 93, are now available through an IPS [...]

Open Source: Salvation or Suicide?

2008-07-15 20:05:26 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

When should a company relinquish control of hard-won proprietary technology in hopes of gaining a strategic advantage via an open source software model? In a global case study published in the April 2008 edition of Harvard Business Review, coauthors Scott Wilson, senior manager, Deloitte Research, and Ajit Kambil, global director, Deloitte Research, address this tough and [...]

Hardware RAID vs Linux Kernel Software RAID

2008-07-15 20:03:32 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

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 [...]

Review: Wordpress 2.6 Tyner Final Released

2008-07-15 20:01:56 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

Wordpress 2.6 is now available, almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web, plus there are [...]

WattOS: UBUNTU Based Lightweight Linux

2008-07-15 03:58:12 by Editor in Linux and Open Source Blog

WattOS is a new Linux distribution that’s based on Ubuntu, but designed for low-power machines. It has low system requirements, which means you can run it on older hardware. But the developers are also hoping to build advanced power management features into the OS so that you’ll have a full Linux desktop experience without consuming [...]