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COTS, MOTS, GOTS, and NOTS
COTS, MOTS, GOTS, and NOTS are abbreviations that describe pre-packaged software or hardware purchase alternatives.30 Apr 2010
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Linux community turning away from Xen virtualization
Xen, the early favorite to win the open source virtualization crown, is passed over in favor of KVM at select hosting and cloud providers. Problems with Xen's lack of integration into the main Linu...29 Apr 2010
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Open source development in the classroom with 'Practical Open Source Software Exploration'
Practical Open Source Software Exploration' features a wealth of information on the basics of open source development, including building, debugging and fixing code, and is an appropriate textbook ...29 Apr 2010
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Five things you didn't know Bash could do on Linux
Bash offers a lot of tools to Linux admins, and it may take you years to get a handle on all the useful ones. Learn five lesser-known Bash scripts for your Linux systems including extended globbing...23 Apr 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Edition promises broad vendor support
Canonical lined up ISV and hardware vendor certifications and support for Ubuntu 10.04 Server Edition rollout.21 Apr 2010
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Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM)
Yellowdog Update, Modified (YUM) is a program that manages installation, updates and removal for Red Hat package manager (RPM) systems. YUM allows the user to update groups of machines without havi...19 Apr 2010
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package manager or package management system (PMS)
A package manager, also known as a package management system (PMS), is a program used to install, uninstall and manage software packages.19 Apr 2010
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software package
A software package is an assemblage of files and information about those files.15 Apr 2010
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Using libguestfs to easily access Linux virtual machine file systems
Libguestfs is a library on Linux that helps you access and modify virtual machine disk images. You can then run Linux commands and troubleshoot the machine image from the libguestfs shell or host o...12 Apr 2010
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Fedora
Fedora is a popular open source Linux-based operating system.07 Apr 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 facilitates cloud-based file storage and social media
Ubuntu 10.04 Linux desktop includes music collaboration and cloud file storage, social networking integration, faster boot times and support for more devices. The desktop release continues Canonica...07 Apr 2010
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Using Clonezilla for simplified Linux server disk cloning
Using the open source tool Clonezilla can save Linux administrators time when performing the common task of cloning Linux machines. Learn how the tool works and what options and configurations are ...06 Apr 2010