Archive for category Linux
LinuxCon 2010 Just for Fun Poll Results explained
Posted by Alex Costa in Linux on August 12th, 2010
The results of the “Just for Fun” Poll linux.com community have just been released. You may be wondering what some of those weird names actually mean, so here goes a short guide for those, like myself, who are not up to date with it all. Best new Kernel Feature Btrfs: is a new copy on [...]
Create your own Linux distro with Suse Studio
Posted by itechlog.admin in Linux, Open Source on May 22nd, 2010
With Suse Studio you can build a custom Linux distro, with your own software and branding and package it to run as a live CD\DVD, Bootable USB, VMWare, VirtualBox, Zen or a bootable intall CD\DVD. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Buzz it up Share on Orkut share via [...]
How software patent broke the system
Posted by Alex Costa in Itechlog News, Linux, Multimedia, Open Source on May 18th, 2010
The issue of Software Patent has been around for a while, but unless you really have the time and drive to try to understand all that is involved you will be left like most of us, just wondering. The guys at Patent Absurdity have made a great documentary about this issue. Patent Absurdity explores the [...]
Books for sale – Linux Shell, Qmail Handbook and SSL/TLS
Posted by Alex Costa in Books, Itechlog News, Linux, Programming on March 26th, 2010
I have selling on Amazon.co.uk a copy of each of the following books: Linux Shell Scripting with Bash (Paperback) (SOLD) by Ken O. Burtch (Author) Linux Shell Scripting with Bash will help you learn to not only get your system up and running quickly by employing the Bash shell, but it will also show you [...]
The future of gaming is OpenGL
Posted by Alex Costa in Itechlog News, Linux, Open Source on March 11th, 2010
As a Linux user and Open Source enthusiast I always want to see people moving away from the proprietary stuff and into the Open Source world, but sometimes it’s easier to keep them where they are (stuck to Windows), specially when it comes to gaming. I am not a gamer, and would rather spend my [...]
Linux ClearOS to rival Microsoft’s SBS
Posted by Alex Costa in Linux, Servers, Windows on January 7th, 2010
Microsoft has dominated the small enterprise market with its out of the box feature rich SBS (Small Business Server). Linux has always trailed behind it and although most of the technology to rival Microsoft has been in place, it has always been a mammoth task to setup a server from scratch to do that. ClearOS [...]
Creating a bootable Linux USB flash drive
Posted by Alex Costa in Linux, Open Source on August 20th, 2009
I am currently working on a project to offer an Open Source Linux based Network Tool pre-installed in a very small custom built computer (like the fit-pc or linutop), I want to avoid having a CD drive and want to keep it simple for the client to reinstall the system if needed. I decided to [...]
OpenSuse Factory
Posted by Alex Costa in Itechlog News, Linux on June 20th, 2009
On June 18th 2009 The OpenSuse Project announced that its development factory has been made more accessible to package contributors. Joe Brockmeier’s post at opensuseNews states… ”we’re making it easier for contributors to take responsibility for packages and to contribute directly to openSUSE. This means contributors will be able to be directly responsible for packages, [...]
Offline Blogging Tools
Posted by Alex Costa in Easy Tips, Itechlog News, Linux, Wordpress on May 12th, 2009
Offline Blogging Tools let you comfortably write and effortlessly publish new entries to your blog. I personally like the easy to use Scribefire, a Firefox addon, but there are many others our there. Here is a shortlist… Scribefire Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux This is an addon for Firefox so you need to be using Firefox [...]
The Penguin is helping save the Tasmanian Devil
Posted by Alex Costa in Linux on April 11th, 2009
Tux (the Linux Penguin) is going on vacation for a while to give TUZ (a Tasmanian devil wearing a penguin mask) a season as the official Linux Kernel Mascot. It turns out that Tasmanian devils are currently endangered by an especially nasty form of communicable cancer. The lca2009 organizers decided to dedicate the event’s traditional [...]
