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Apache Web Server guide
In this guide, we’ll present a collection of tips that can help administrators setup and configure an Apache Web Server on Enterprise Linux, and offer advice on how to use other open source tools to monitor and improve Apache performance. Guide
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OSCON 2011 on SearchEnterpriseLinux.com
SearchEnterpriseLinux's coverage of the 2011 O'Reilly Open Source Convention, set to run July 25-29 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Feature
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What do you know about Linux administration tools?
How well do you know Linux tools? Test your understanding of tools for application servers, networking, scripting, Mozilla, security, management and administration, and desktops. Quiz
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Quick quiz: Samba server types, security modes
So you think you have Samba figured out, eh? We challenge you to test your skills by taking our latest quiz! This quiz is based on Chapter 3 -- Server types and security modes -- of The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide. Quiz
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NASA and Rackspace team up for free open source cloud platform
Rackspace and NASA are launching a free cloud platform that will solve scalability needs and fill a need for a viable open source alternative. News | 20 Jul 2010
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Choice and customization lead Linux and IT marketplace
Red Hat's JBoss and rPath's cloud computing offerings have customization in common. How will a customized approach to products change the future of IT, and how does it affect your bottom-line? News | 16 Jun 2009
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Red Hat debuts flexible JBoss platform additions
Red Hat released multiple JBoss application servers in June, featuring modular construction and microcontainers that enable businesses to customize the Web application servers to fit their data center and software needs while standardizing operations... Article | 05 Jun 2009
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Siemens signs with Synnex for OpenScape distribution
In the unified communications space, Siemens may not be at the top of mind for most. The market potential of the company's Linux-based OpenScape Unified Communications Server has pushed the telecom company to reach out beyond their direct sales comfo... News | 23 Apr 2009
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Ubuntu certification on HP ProLiant servers in the works
Canonical announced that they are working on achieving certification on HP ProLiant servers for the Ubuntu Server Edition operating system. The company, which is already certified on Sun x64 servers, is working to gain more market share in the server... News | 18 Feb 2009
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Lucid Imagination adds support for Apache search tools
Lucid Imagination offers support and enhanced services for popular Apache Web server open source enterprise search tools Lucene and Solr. Article | 26 Jan 2009
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Open source growth dims LAMP stack to symbolic status
LAMP's status as the undisputed open source stack has dimmed to a largely symbolic role as the number of open source applications has expanded. Article | 16 Nov 2008
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At ApacheCon, Microsoft jumps on open source bandwagon
Microsoft will make its pitch to the open source community with an appearance at the ApacheCon user conference. Article | 06 Nov 2008
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Canonical's Ubuntu 8.10 server enhances virtualization
Canonical's Ubuntu 8.10 server edition packs lots of new features, enhancing virtualization and security and offering Apache and JDK out of the box. Article | 28 Oct 2008
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Red Hat gives JBoss stronger network management capabilities
Red Hat has launched JBoss Operations Network 2.0, which enables data centers to manage, monitor and upgrade hundreds of computers from a single console. Article | 06 May 2008
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Using open source tools to monitor Apache Web Server performance
Much of today’s business relies on smooth operation of Web servers. Explore these three open source tools to monitor performance, security and traffic on Apache Web servers. Tip
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Securing an Apache Web server with SELinux
Learn how to keep your Apache Web server secure by applying basic SELinux settings, including adjusting SELinux so Apache uses nondefault settings. Tip
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How to configure Postfix MTA on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 uses Postfix for mail transmission. Learn how to configure the open source mail server in your Linux system. Tip
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Doing business with Apache OFBiz: Open source ERP solution
Many large sucessful enterprises use Apache OFBiz as their ERP solution. Find out how to get started with this open source tool for your e-business. Tip
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Building massively distributed applications with Hadoop
Hadoop has become the de facto solution for distributed data processing. Learn about how this open source project from the Apache Software Foundation creates reliable, scalable, distributed computing, and its four subprojects: Hadoop Common, HDFS, Ma... Tip
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Improving security vulnerabilities in open source Web applications
Hackers thrive on exploiting open source Web application source code. But these tactics can protect your corporate applications from common security vulnerabilities and breaches. Tip
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Installing the ModSecurity Web application firewall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Learn how to set up the ModSecurity Web application firewall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and Apache Web server 2.2.x. This firewall monitors access to Web servers to ensure that requests are valid and not malicious. Tip
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Common security flaws to check for on your Linux-based Web systems
Your Linux server may have Web application-related security vulnerabilities that should be checked out and repaired. These can include passwords, PHP code injection, weak file and directory permissions and outdated Apache and PHP versions. Learn what... Tip
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How to install CentOS 5.2 via a Preboot Execution Environment
An understanding of a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server can be helpful when installing an operating system. A systems and networking expert explains how to use a PXE server to install CentOS 5.2 remotely in this tip. Tip
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Migrating to SugarCRM on Linux
You can migrate to SugarCRM on Linux with tools like Apatar, an application that enables SugarCRM to speak to third-party databases and applications. Tip
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Preserving app functions when porting to Linux
Unix-Linux expert Ken Milberg explains that you can't preserve much when porting apps with platform-specific functions. Ask the Expert
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Replication or symbolic links for databases
MySQL expert Scott Noyes offers explanations for replication or symbolic links for databases as two solutions to connect databases. Ask the Expert
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Upgrade issues in MySQL 5.0
MySQL expert Scott Noyes describes several possible upgrade issues that may be preventing MySQL 5.0 from working properly. Ask the Expert
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Choosing between MySQL 4.0 and MySQL 5.0 for client server app development
MySQL expert Mike Hillyer explains why sometimes IT shops should be aggressive with newer versions of MySQL. Ask the Expert
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Restricting user access to home directories
Security expert James Turnbull describes how to restrict user access to home directories through the use of the "chroot" command. Ask the Expert
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Starting a server without RUNSERVER
Sybase expert Mich Talebzadeh explains how to start a database server without using the RUNSERVER file by typing out each individual command. Ask the Expert
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Can I replicate an AD server to a Linux Samba server?
Is there any way to replicate an AD server to a Linux Samba server? Basically is it possible to set up a Samba server as a BDC within a Windows 2003 AD environment? Ask the Expert
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What is GNU?
Here's a guide to all things GNU and many other open source terms and products, too. Ask the Expert
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Savvy server shopping
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Installing Oracle 9i on Red Hat AS3
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cluster panic
Cluster panic is a multiple-node kernel panic that occurs in a network or other set of interconnected computers called a cluster... (Continued) Word
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Flex
Flex is an open source program designed to automatically and quickly generate scanners, also known as tokenizers, which recognize lexical patterns in text. Flex is an acronym that stands for fast lexical analyzer generator... (Continued) Word
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kernel panic
A kernel panic is a computer error from which the operating system (OS) cannot quickly or easily recover. The term applies primarily to Unix-based systems and to Mac OS X... (Continued) Word
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shared source
Shared source is a software licensing concept that is more open than the proprietary approach to licensing but more restricted than the open source model. Word
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LILO (LInux LOader)
LILO (LInux LOader) is a boot loader, also called a boot manager, which is a small program that facilitates a dual boot of a computer... Word
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minicom
Minicom (usually written with an initial lowercase m) is a text-based, serial communications program designed for Linux and distributed under the Free Software Foundation GNU Public License. It works with the Lynx browser and has script capability. Word
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RPM Package Manager (Red-hat Package Manager)
RPM Package Manager (also known simply as RPM), originally called the Red-hat Package Manager, is a program for installing, uninstalling, and managing software packages in Linux. RPM was developed on the basis of the Linux Standard Base (LSB). In lat... Word
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Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
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Linspire (Lindows)
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bash (Bourne Again Shell)
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Apache Web Server guide
In this guide, we’ll present a collection of tips that can help administrators setup and configure an Apache Web Server on Enterprise Linux, and offer advice on how to use other open source tools to monitor and improve Apache performance. Guide
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Using open source tools to monitor Apache Web Server performance
Much of today’s business relies on smooth operation of Web servers. Explore these three open source tools to monitor performance, security and traffic on Apache Web servers. Tip
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Securing an Apache Web server with SELinux
Learn how to keep your Apache Web server secure by applying basic SELinux settings, including adjusting SELinux so Apache uses nondefault settings. Tip
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OSCON 2011 on SearchEnterpriseLinux.com
SearchEnterpriseLinux's coverage of the 2011 O'Reilly Open Source Convention, set to run July 25-29 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Feature
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How to configure Postfix MTA on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 uses Postfix for mail transmission. Learn how to configure the open source mail server in your Linux system. Tip
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Doing business with Apache OFBiz: Open source ERP solution
Many large sucessful enterprises use Apache OFBiz as their ERP solution. Find out how to get started with this open source tool for your e-business. Tip
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Building massively distributed applications with Hadoop
Hadoop has become the de facto solution for distributed data processing. Learn about how this open source project from the Apache Software Foundation creates reliable, scalable, distributed computing, and its four subprojects: Hadoop Common, HDFS, Ma... Tip
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Improving security vulnerabilities in open source Web applications
Hackers thrive on exploiting open source Web application source code. But these tactics can protect your corporate applications from common security vulnerabilities and breaches. Tip
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Installing the ModSecurity Web application firewall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Learn how to set up the ModSecurity Web application firewall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and Apache Web server 2.2.x. This firewall monitors access to Web servers to ensure that requests are valid and not malicious. Tip
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NASA and Rackspace team up for free open source cloud platform
Rackspace and NASA are launching a free cloud platform that will solve scalability needs and fill a need for a viable open source alternative. News
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About Open source Web and application servers
Get information on the most popular and efficient open source Web servers and application servers, including news, tips and how-tos on Samba Server, JBoss, Savant, IBM and Apache Web and application servers. This section covers such topics as Linux Samba configuration, installing JBoss application servers on Linux, configuring JBoss for Linux OSes, setting up Apache Web servers in Linux, configuring Apache Server for Linux, troubleshooting Apache Server performance tuning of Web and applications servers, Web server performance testing on Linux platforms, network performance and hosted application servers and more.