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LAMP with SUSE or Red Hat? Sizing up server upgrade options
In this expert response, Kenneth Milberg explains to a system administrator who's debating whether to go with the SUSE or Red Hat that a server upgrade requires knowing what you want first.
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Best practices for Xen?
Expert Bernard Golden answers a question regarding best practices for Xen.
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Can I use an Ubuntu server with OS X Leopard's Time Machine?
Find out how our expert fared in his attempt to connect an Ubuntu server to Apple's backup utility Time Machine.
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Using search in OpenOffice Calc
Our expert tells you how to use search to find strings in OpenOffice.org's Calc.
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Finding downloads for Red Hat Linux and Fedora
Our expert tells you about compatibility between Red Hat offerings and where you can get downloads for them.
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Using YUM to upgrade a system around the kernel
Excluding the Linux kernel in a YUM upgrade can be done. Learn how from our expert, who also tells you why it might not be the best idea.
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Setting up SSH on a Windows server
New to secure shell? Check out these helpful how-to guides for setting up SSH on a Windows server.
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Specialize or diversify? Career advice for a programmer
A PHP/MrSQL developer and Linux admin asks our expert if focusing on other languages like Java will help his career.
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Advice on MySQL character sets and collations
Get suggestions for choosing MySQL character sets and field collations from expert Scott Noyes.
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Setting up Fedora Directory Services on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
A user wants to migrate databases from Unix to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system with Fedora Directory Services. Find out what scripts are necessary for a smooth transition.
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Connecting from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to a printer on a Windows system
An expert shows you how to configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to use a printer over a network with Samba.
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How to find new open source software
Looking for the latest open source releases for your business? Don Rosenberg points you in the right direction.
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Gmail in the enterprise?
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How do I send email from UNIX machines to a corporate mail ID?
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How to run the reiser file system
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Compilers that can build binary in both Linux and Windows
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Configuring iptables
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Integrating Nagios with Netcool
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SELinux on other distros (not just Red Hat)
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Why use SEL (security-enhanced Linux)?
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Migrating infrastructure from Unix to Linux
Unix-to-Linux migration expert Ken Milberg describes how virtualization, support, clustering and more fit into the migration of an IT infrastructur...
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Installing Nagios on Linux and unravelling software ...
A reader new to Linux wonders about which distribution is recommended for installing Nagios and what Nahant and Tikanga mean.
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Systems monitoring and tuning tools for RHEL 5
Documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 covering checking system performance, tuning, kernel configuration and extending the file system exist...
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