Ubuntu Linux 6.04 Alpha 4 has been released and it has got many improvements like new graphical installer splash using gfxboot a new kernel version with special builds for various types of servers speed improvements all around new versions of all sorts of software Aside from GNOME 2.14 and Espresso, most of what is in Dapper now will be in the final release in April. ubuntu, gnome, espresso, linux, kernel,gfxboot
ODOC: sar
sar — System Activity Report Summary: The sar command writes to standard output the contents of selected cumulative activity counters in the operating system. The accounting system, based on the values in the count and interval parameters, writes information the specified number of times spaced at the specified intervals in seconds. Example: $ sar — Print the CPU Utilization report. $ sar -A — Print all info in report format.
ODOC: hostid
hostid – Print the numeric id for the host. Summary: It will print a 32-bit hexadecimal numerical identifier for the host machine. Certain product registration procedures use this number to brand a particular user license. The 32-bit quantity happens to be closely related to the system’s IP address, but that isn’t always the case. If your IP address is 192.168.14.155 then your hostid is A8C09B0E. A8 — 168 C0 — 192
MySQL vs PostgreSQL
Found this nice site where there is a comparison about the two most popular database – MySQL and PostgreSQL. It compares MySQL 3.x, 4.0, 5.x and PostgreSQL 7.x. Though POstgreSQL has nicer features, most webhosting companies support only MySQL. mysql, postgresql, postgres, database
ODOC: find
find — Search for files in a directory hierarchy Summary: Find is useful to search in the deeply nested collection folder. It can execute some actions on the files, which are found by it and it provides lots of useful options for file searching. Example: $ find — List all files in current and its sub Dir. $ find / -name resolv.conf — Find the resolv.conf $ find /etc -name ‘*conf*’ — Find all conf file /etc Dir.
ODOC: dmesg
dmesg – Print or Control the kernel ring buffer Summary : dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer. The program helps users to print out their boot-up messages. Example: $ dmesg — Print the kernel boot-up messages. $ dmesg > boot.mesg — Redirect the out to file. # dmesg -c — Clear the ring buffer after printing. # dmesg -s4096 — Set the kernel ring buffer size.
ODOC: ln
ln — Make LiNks between files. Summary : Create a link to the specified TARGET with optional LINK_NAME. If LINK_NAME is omitted, a link with the same basename as the TARGET is created in the current directory. By default, it makes HardLinks. A “hard link” is another name for an existing file. The link and the original are indistinguishable. They share the same inode. A Soft links/Symbolic links/symlinks are a special file type.
Novell’s Masters Degree in Linux
Novell has teamed up with Charles Sturt University in Australia to offer what we believe is the first Masters Degree focused on Linux. The university decided to debut the degree because of rapid growth in demand for Linux training and expertise. The degree program includes obtaining Novell’s Certified Linux Engineer certification, including passing of the Novell Practicum exam. This is good evidence of growing interest in Linux by new entrants into the IT workforce, and the University’s choice to go with Novell in the curriculum is a nice vote of confidence.
ODOC: file
file — Try to determine the FILE type. Summary : File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are 3 sets of tests, performed in this order: File System Test Magic Number Test Language Test The File System test is based on examining the return from a stat(2) system call. The program checks to see if the file is empty, or if it’s some sort of special file (block, char, pipe, …).
Free Solaris 10 DVD-Rom Media kit giveaways
Sun is giving away Solaris 10 DVD-Rom Media kit. Solaris is considered as the most advanced UNIX operating system ever. It has many new features and capabilities and yes its free too. With this free DVD you can explore the latest features and technologies of the Solaris 10 operating system. You can order it from Sun Solaris promo site. Please note that Media Kit only available for x86/x64 systems. [Via nixCraft]
ODOC: groupdel
groupdel — Delete a group Summary : The groupdel command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to group. Example: # groupdel mygrp — Remove all entries about the mygrp. Note: The named group must exist. You may not remove the primary group of any existing user. You must remove the user before you remove the group. Read: man groupdel odoc, groupdel, linux, gnu/linux
Reddit Broken
Reddit the popular news site which publishes news items according to the votes of its members has broken down. While submitting an article, it showed this page with the words looks like we shouldn’t have stopped using lisp… Funny yeah. But I would like to know what was the problem. It uses the web.py framework. reddit, python, lisp, web.py
Site Redesigned
Free Software Blog now has a new look. Nearly a month after me changing hosts, I have atlast redesigned the theme with my favourite color – blue. This was done with Shocking Blue Green theme as a base. I am still yet finished with this theme and may bring in more smaller changes. Please comment on the theme and also suggest what other things can be made. Also if you can’t view this page correctly in any browser, please inform me via comments.
Love Python
This Valentine’s day (2006), lets learn python the easy way! at http://www.lovepython.com/ I don’t know what is behind the teaser, but anyway I have signed up. Any one can guess what could be behind this? Technorati Tags: python valentine valentines+day
ODOC: groupmod
groupmod — Modify a group Summary : The groupmod command modifies the system account files to reflect the changes that are specified on the command line. Example: # groupmod -g 600 mygrp — Change the mygrp Group ID to 600. # groupmod -n mygrp1 mygrp — Change the mygrp name to mygrp1. Group informations are stored in /etc/group files. Read: man groupmod odoc, groupadd, linux, gnu/linux
ODOC: groupadd
groupadd — Create a new group Summary : The groupadd command creates a new group account using the values specified on the command line and the default values from the system. Example: # groupadd newgrp — Create a new group # groupadd -g 600 newgrp — Create newgrp with specified Group ID. # groupadd -f newgrp — Force flag. Don’t show error message. Read: man groupadd odoc, linux, gnu/linux
ODOC: usermod
usermod — Modify a user account Summary : The usermod command modifies the system account files to reflect the changes that are specified, like Home dir, password, etc. on the command line Example: # usermod -d /home2/usr1 usr1 — Create the new home Dir for usr1 in /home2 & Move old Dir contents to this Dir. # usermod -e 2005-04-30 usr1 — From 30/4/2005 the usr1 acc will be disabled.
Songbird – Open Source Alternative to iTunes
A team led by ex-Winamp-er Rob Lord today released a preview edition of Songbird, a desktop media player that offers an open source alternative to services like Apple’s iTunes and the Windows Media Player. Instead of connecting to one locked store full of DRMmed goods, it can connect to any and all available music (and video) on the internet. It is built on the same platform as that of Firefox and it acts as a specialised browser for music.
Xgl – 3D desktop for linux
Linux users can now boast of a better 3D desktop because of efforts from Novell. Novell is contributing a new graphics subsystem called “Xgl” and the associated “Compiz” compositing manager to the granddaddy of all Linux and UNIX windowing infrastructures, X.org. This move has brought the interest of various graphics chip vendors like Intel, ATI and Nvidia. Xgl enables *nix systems to fully take advantage of 3-D acceleration hardware. Xgl according to Novell’s description is the X server architecture layered on top of OpenGL.
ODOC: userdel
userdel – Delete a user account and related files Summary : The userdel command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to login. userdel will not allow you to remove an account if the user is currently logged in. You must kill any running processes which belong to an account that you are deleting. Example: # userdel usr1 — Remove the usr1 account entry details. Home Dir will not be removed.