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ZENworks vs. Red Hat Network: Cost vs. flexibility
When it comes to Linux managment tools, Novell's ZENworks may be cheaper, but Red Hat Network offers greater flexibility and Solaris support, says consultant Ken Milberg.
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Migrating Microsoft Internet Information Server to Apac
If you're moving to Apache server from Microsoft Internet Information Server, be aware that this migration involves more than just copying files. In this tip, users will learn how to move a site fr...
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Getting started with MySQL
An off-the-shelf proprietary solution may serve your needs today but it's also one step towards vendor lock-in. Learn about flexible, open source MySQL, the "M" in the LAMP stack.
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OpenOffice Base: Converting data and files from Access
Consider switching to OpenOffice's Base, an open source alternative to proprietary Microsoft Access. In this tip, an expert tells how to convert Access files to Base and discusses some helpful hint...
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The Linux desktop: Dual booting, drivers and printers
Discover how to set up a dual boot with different flavors of Linux or Linux and Windows on a laptop, as well as where to go for your wireless and printer drivers.
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Fighting spam with qpsmtpd
For Linux-based distributions there is qpsmtpd, a tool that provides email protection from spam. Learn how to install this Perl-based smtp daemon.
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Free chapters from "OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook"
OpenOffice expert Solveig Haugland gives out three free chapters on creating and formatting Writer tables, sorting and filtering in Calc and formatting master pages in Impress from her new book, "O...
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Securing GRUB on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keep your Red Hat server safe from attackers by securing your GRUB boot loader with a password that will prevent unauthorized access to your hosts after a reboot.
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Nagios plug-ins help device monitoring
Find out where to go for customized Nagios plug-ins that will help you monitor Windows and Linux machines and get some timesaving tips.
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MySQL: Choosing the most important features
When choosing a database, an expert recommends making sure it can support the volume of data you expect and retrieve it quickly in a readable format.
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Nagios: Balancing passive and active checks
The author of "Network monitoring with Nagios" suggests a workaround for balancing active and passive checks and explains the impact of service failures.
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Upgrading to RHEL5
For IT managers, the importance of virtualization and server consolidation will determine whether an upgrade to RHEL5 is a good idea or not.
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Chapter 4, Entering and editing the command line
Chapter 4 of "From Bash to Z shell" introduces the basic concepts of line-editing using the vi and Emacs bindings.
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Chapter 5 of "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5"
Chapter 5 of "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5" describes installation and configuration of MySQL Administrator and using SQL commands in Query Browser.
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Chapter 3 of "Definitive Guide to Linux Network Program
Chapter 3, Socket programming, deals with transferring files, error handling and error checking between User Datagram Protocol servers and clients.
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Chapter 3 of "Deploying OpenLDAP"
Chapter 3 of "Deploying OpenLDAP" discusses the basics of environment setup and tools required to successfully run an OpenLDAP server
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OpenOffice workarounds for Calc, Writer
In this tip, an expert demonstrates how to convert Writer documents to Word, suggests some open source alternatives to Microsoft products and explains a Calc workaround for editing spreadsheet head...
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Chapter 8, The Dating Game
Chapter 8 -- The dating game -- of "Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach" provides over a dozen functions for manipulating and formatting dates.
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OpenOffice 2.0: Master page hacks make better spreadshe
Don't waste time manually figuring out page numbers in OpenOffice. Use this master page hack to combine your spreadsheets, images and more into a readable, polished report.
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Defining event rules in Simple Event Correlation
Simple Event Correlation is an open source tool designed for reading incoming data feeds and performing actions based on user-defined rules. In this tip, we'll learn about defining different types ...
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Optimize system performance with Linux cgroups
The Linux cgroups feature lets you make a profile to manage resources to keep your system under control.
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Correct a GRUB error in short order
A GRUB error will stop a Linux server cold, but following these steps should get you back on track.
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Setting up a mirrored Linux DRBD configuration
Administrators can use the distributed replicated block device (DRBD) in Linux to set up basic data redundancy to connect the storage of multiple servers.
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Tune the Linux Ext4 file system for optimal performance
While Ext4 by default works fine for most people, follow these tips to tweak your servers to squeeze out even more speed.