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Rounding up the top 5 Linux tips and tricks of 2012
From server performance to enterprise Linux security, here are the top 5 Linux tips and tricks from 2012.Tip
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Overheard at the Red Hat Summit: Nyancat and the cloud
Attendees at the 2012 Red Hat Summit brought many different perspectives. Here are a few witty quotes to get you thinking.News | 29 Jun 2012
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Red Hat's OpenShift cloud platform gets new strategy
Red Hat's OpenShift PaaS offers new strategy for the enterprise. Dell's OEM program adds Red Hat to roster.News Brief | 11 May 2012
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Erin Watkins is the assistant site editor for SearchDataCenter.com and SearchEnterpriseLinux.com.Assistant Site Editor
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 beta debuts virtualization tool
New Red Hat Enterprise Linux beta. Linux Foundation's CloudOpen hopes to spark cooperation between cloud projects. Ubuntu 12.04 released.News | 27 Apr 2012
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IBM takes another stab with low-priced PowerLinux systems
IBM’s new low-priced Power servers compete with x86 for Linux workloads and may help IBM gain “big data” market share.News | 25 Apr 2012
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Microsoft breaks into list of top Linux code contributors
Microsoft makes it on the list of top Linux code contributors. Also, new Ubuntu version makes waves and two enterprise Linux giants celebrate milestones.News | 06 Apr 2012
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 targets Solaris shops
SUSE shops are cautious after a long silence from the Novell post-Attachmate deal; experts say Linux has eclipsed Unix generally, but SUSE needs work.News | 28 Feb 2012
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New openSUSE, Linux leaders call for secure boot fix: News in brief
The openSUSE project releases version 12.1, which includes new Gnome Shell 3.2; Red Hat, Canonical and The Linux Foundation all concerned about Windows 8 locking-out Linux; and other open source news.News | 11 Nov 2011
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Popular Linux automation tools embrace Windows
CFengine now natively supports Windows, and Opscode Chef does too. But will Windows shops accept their advances?News | 27 Oct 2011
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Determining the best Linux distribution for your enterprise
There are many flavors of Linux, making the selection process for the best Linux distribution for your business difficult to whittle down.Tip
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Use Kickstart to automate a Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS installation
Sysadmins who want to streamline Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS installation can use a modified Kickstart file by following these tips.Tip
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Overheard at the Red Hat Summit: Nyancat and the cloud
Attendees at the 2012 Red Hat Summit brought many different perspectives. Here are a few witty quotes to get you thinking.News | 29 Jun 2012
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ARM servers, system on a chip promise efficiency for hyperscale data centers
Though the ARM server market is still small, Red Hat's Fedora for ARM project sees a future in high-density data centers.News | 29 Jun 2012
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Bug report reveals Mozilla Marketplace won't support Linux at launch
Mozilla Marketplace won't support Linux on release. New stable Linux kernel, version 3.4, finalized soon, says Torvalds. RHEL 7 slated for 2013.News | 17 May 2012
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Red Hat's OpenShift cloud platform gets new strategy
Red Hat's OpenShift PaaS offers new strategy for the enterprise. Dell's OEM program adds Red Hat to roster.News Brief | 11 May 2012
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 beta debuts virtualization tool
New Red Hat Enterprise Linux beta. Linux Foundation's CloudOpen hopes to spark cooperation between cloud projects. Ubuntu 12.04 released.News | 27 Apr 2012
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Red Hat thinks big data with MongoDB collaboration
News in brief: Red Hat partners with 10gen to provide MongoDB NoSQL database. Kubuntu gains new sponsor. Samba patch plugs security hole.News | 13 Apr 2012
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RHEV 3.1 to bring storage live migration, scalability
RHEV 3.1 will include storage live migration and other KVM virtualization management features that will give server virtualization users a viable alternative to Microsoft and VMware.News | 19 Jan 2012
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Red Hat open sources RHEV virtualization management tool
Red Hat says the new oVirt project to develop its RHEV-M will result in sophisticated open source virtualization management tools, but so far it’s being met with a lukewarm response.News | 16 Dec 2011
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Determining the best Linux distribution for your enterprise
There are many flavors of Linux, making the selection process for the best Linux distribution for your business difficult to whittle down.Tip
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Use Security Enhanced Linux on SUSE for solid business security
The SELinux framework isn't part of every Linux distribution by default, so to use Security Enhanced Linux on SUSE, you've got to do some tweaking.Tip
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Cloud provider SHI to use SUSE Enterprise for pay-as-you-go services
SHI to use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as primary OS for cloud services. OpenFabrics Alliance aligns OFED software with Linux kernel.News Brief | 04 May 2012
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 targets Solaris shops
SUSE shops are cautious after a long silence from the Novell post-Attachmate deal; experts say Linux has eclipsed Unix generally, but SUSE needs work.News | 28 Feb 2012
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New openSUSE, Linux leaders call for secure boot fix: News in brief
The openSUSE project releases version 12.1, which includes new Gnome Shell 3.2; Red Hat, Canonical and The Linux Foundation all concerned about Windows 8 locking-out Linux; and other open source news.News | 11 Nov 2011
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What’s in store for SUSE Linux?
SUSE Enterprise Linux has evolved from a company with confused direction to one that has big plans, which were announced at BrainShare 2011, including a new file system and further development of SLES.Tip
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How to use SUSE Manager for multiplatform Linux server administration
Linux administrators using both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux can take advantage of the features in SUSE Manager, a multiplatform server management tool to automate configuration and management tasks on Linux virtual machines.Tip
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Attachmate sets SUSE course, but Linux faithful still worry about support
New SUSE Linux chief pledges continuity and customer care but users wonder how SUSE can compete with Red Hat and what will happen next.News | 19 May 2011
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SUSE Manager for Linux virtualization systems management
Novell's new systems management tool, SUSE Manager, runs as a software appliance in a virtualized environment. Learn how to install and configure SUSE Manager in a Linux XenServer system.Tip
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DOJ announces changes to Novell patent sale to CPTN
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that antitrust concerns have caused the sale of 882 Novell patents and applications to CPTN Holdings to be altered to protect the future development of the Linux operating system.BLOG | 21 Apr 2011
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 beta debuts virtualization tool
New Red Hat Enterprise Linux beta. Linux Foundation's CloudOpen hopes to spark cooperation between cloud projects. Ubuntu 12.04 released.News | 27 Apr 2012
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Five-day private cloud deployment promises low stress, high quality
Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Jumpstart program promises a five-day production-quality, private cloud deployment with an opportunity for partners to resell.News | 09 Mar 2012
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British ISP deploys open source virtualization
JT Global is marching to the beat of its own drummer with open source software, including Ubuntu virtual machines, ConVirt virtualization management software, and a unique approach to VM clustering.News | 06 Dec 2011
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Setting up Ubuntu Server 11.04 for iSCSI storage
Learn how Ubuntu Server 11.04 can be set up as an iSCSI storage server using simple Linux command line operations.Tip
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Upgrade decision: Ubuntu Server 11.04
Upgrading to Ubuntu Server 11.04 may not be necessary, as you may want to wait for the April 2012 release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Learn about why to upgrade now, and how to do it.Tip
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Ubuntu 11.04 is here
Canonical released Natty Narwhal with features that could improve cloud functionality, Puppet Labs debuted its Faces API feature, and more Linux news.News | 02 May 2011
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Ubuntu just called Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server starting with 11.04
Ubuntu will no longer have a separate netbook edition, and has changed the naming convention starting with 11.04. The new shell in 11.04, Natty Narwhal, has allowed for a single PC version that supports multiple platforms.News | 14 Mar 2011
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Oracle’s Solaris take-over, SUSE angst top Linux stories of the year
Oracle’s takeover of Sun’s Solaris franchise, leaving its Linux priorities questionable, as well as Novell’s uncertain future fascinated SearchEnterpriseLinux.com readers in 2010.News | 17 Dec 2010
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Chapter excerpt: Working with the Ubuntu Linux GUI
Preview a chapter from 'A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux' that details learning the Linux GUI in Ubuntu, specifically X and GNOME environments.Chapter Excerpt
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Ubuntu book tackles enterprise deployment and virtualization
In this Q&A with one author of "The Official Ubuntu Book," Ubuntu migration, KVM virtualization and enterprise advantages over other platforms are discussed.Q&A
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Setting up MindTouch document management on a Linux system
MindTouch is an open source document management system alternative to SharePoint and other commercial software. In this tip, learn how to set up MindTouch on a Linux server, using CentOS 5.5 as the example system.Tip
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Fedora 14 features excite Linux community
The Fedora Project's recent release of Fedora 14 is packed with features, including enhanced remote administration, that are making Linux users pretty happy.News | 04 Nov 2010
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Chapter excerpt: Working with the Ubuntu Linux GUI
Preview a chapter from 'A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux' that details learning the Linux GUI in Ubuntu, specifically X and GNOME environments.Chapter Excerpt
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Author explores Fedora features, platform stability in new book
In this Q&A with the author of 'Introducing Fedora: Desktop Linux,' the basics of the distribution are covered, from Fedora features to installation and the package manager yum.Q&A
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Cost isn't the only rationale for open source adoption
Cutting cost is an important open source driver, but it shouldn't be the top reason -- at the end of the day, open source software isn't free.News | 16 Aug 2010
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Ubuntu improves DB2 with a virtual cloud appliance
OSCON 2010 opening announcements include Canonical announcing improvement of support for IBM's DB2 Express-C by way of a virtual appliance linking it to the Ubuntu cloud computing platform.News | 21 Jul 2010
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Comparing noncommercial Linux options: A slideshow
Noncommercial Linux distributions are low-cost options for enterprises. This slideshow compares eight noncommercial distros on the basis of ease of use, hardware support and more.Slideshow
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Noncommercial Linux distro no. 1: Fedora
Fedora is the first noncommercial Linux distro in a slideshow on options for the enterprise.Slideshow
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Noncommercial Linux distro no. 2: Debian
Debian is the second noncommercial Linux distro in a slideshow on options for the enterprise.Slideshow
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Noncommercial Linux distro no. 3: Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is the third noncommercial Linux distro in a slideshow on options for the enterprise.Slideshow
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Determining the best Linux distribution for your enterprise
There are many flavors of Linux, making the selection process for the best Linux distribution for your business difficult to whittle down.Tip
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 targets Solaris shops
SUSE shops are cautious after a long silence from the Novell post-Attachmate deal; experts say Linux has eclipsed Unix generally, but SUSE needs work.News | 28 Feb 2012
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Oracle support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux in question
Oracle recently announced changes for the storage management features of Oracle Database, leaving some Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) users wondering if Oracle is pulling support for Red Hat.News | 22 Jun 2011
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Oracle’s Solaris take-over, SUSE angst top Linux stories of the year
Oracle’s takeover of Sun’s Solaris franchise, leaving its Linux priorities questionable, as well as Novell’s uncertain future fascinated SearchEnterpriseLinux.com readers in 2010.News | 17 Dec 2010
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Oracle quiet on OpenSolaris, Sparc plans
Oracle is leaving questions unanswered regarding OpenSolaris and Sparc-based Exadata.News | 16 Aug 2010
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New Oracle x86 hardware with Intel Xeon processors
Oracle has released six new x86 servers aimed at the Linux and Unix market based on Intel Xeon processors.News | 06 Jul 2010
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Sun Solaris no longer supported on non-Sun hardware
New Oracle hardware support policies are phasing out Sun Solaris support on non-Sun hardware, and doubling the price for three years of the same Sun hardware support.News | 10 May 2010
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Linux is now Oracle's low-end offering
Oracle will push Oracle Linux for commodity x86 boxes, reserving Solaris for high-end data center push. But Oracle's support for OpenSolaris is still unclear.Article | 19 Feb 2010
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Oracle to Sun open source users: Don't worry
Oracle promised to continue Sun Microsystem's open source commitment for MySQL, Open Office, and Solaris but open source users are skeptical.Article | 27 Jan 2010
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Oracle beefs up Linux partnerships to expand Linux customer base
In an effort to expand its foothold in the Linux market, Oracle Corp. has created an Unbreakable Linux partnership program and signed 15 vendors to it.Article | 07 Aug 2008
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