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> <channel><title>nixCraft &#187; Linux</title> <atom:link href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/linux/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips</link> <description>This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips &#38; tricks, hacks, news and more.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>30 Best Sources For Linux / *BSD / Unix Documentation On the Web</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-documentations.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-documentations.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:11:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Debian Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeBSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HP-UX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux distribution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OpenBSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RedHat/Fedora Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ubuntu Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CentOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis ritchie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enterprise operating system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hpc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn CentOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn Debian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn FreeBSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn OpenBSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn Ubuntu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux users]]></category> <category><![CDATA[manpages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[source packages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sys admin]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">M</span>an pages are written by sys-admin and developers for IT techs, and are intended more as a reference than as a how to. Man pages are very useful for people who are already familiar with Linux, Unix, and BSD operating systems. Use man pages when you just need to know the syntax for particular commands or configuration file, but they are not helpful for new Linux users. Man pages are not good for learning something new for the first time. Here are thirty best documentation sites on the web for learning Linux and Unix like operating systems. <br/> <img
src="http://files.cyberciti.biz/uploads/tips/2011/12/unix-pdp11.jpg" alt="Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson working with UNIX PDP11" title="Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson working with UNIX PDP11" width="595" height="476" class="size-full wp-image-8581" />]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-documentations.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>23</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux / UNIX Desktop Fun: Let it Snow On Your Desktop</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-xsnow.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-xsnow.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:22:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Download of the day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Application]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apt-get command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CentOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[desktop fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[desktop users]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fedora]]></category> <category><![CDATA[festive season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freebsd users]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gentoo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holiday season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux user]]></category> <category><![CDATA[macintosh systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[santa and his reindeer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[santa claus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[snowflakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[xsnow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[xsnow command]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">F</span>eeling lonely this holiday season? Try Xsnow. This little app will let is snow on the desktop. Santa and his reindeer will complete your festive season feeling with moving snowflakes on your desktop, with Santa Claus running all over the screen. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-xsnow.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux: 20 Iptables Examples For New SysAdmins</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-iptables-examples.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-iptables-examples.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:29:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Iptables]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux distribution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux Embedded devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux laptop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/etc/sysconfig/iptables]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/var/log/messages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centos iptables rules examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debian iptables rules examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enterprise linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fedora iptables rules examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firewall iptables]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iptables command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iptables rules example]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iptables rules examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel modules]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux distro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux kernel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[netfilter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RHEL iptables rules examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slackware iptables rules examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ubuntu iptables rules examples]]></category> <guid
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href='http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/iptables' title='See all Firewall related tips/articles'><img
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class="drop_cap">L</span>inux comes with a host based firewall called Netfilter. According to the official project site:<blockquote>netfilter is a set of hooks inside the Linux kernel that allows kernel modules to register callback functions with the network stack. A registered callback function is then called back for every packet that traverses the respective hook within the network stack.</blockquote> This Linux based firewall is controlled by the program called iptables to handles filtering for IPv4, and ip6tables handles filtering for IPv6. I strongly recommend that you first read our <a
href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-fedorta-linux-iptables-firewall-configuration-tutorial/">quick tutorial that explains how to configure a host-based firewall called Netfilter</a> (iptables) under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora / Redhat Enterprise Linux. This post list most common iptables solutions required by a new Linux user to secure his or her Linux operating system from intruders. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-iptables-examples.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>24</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Quick Tip: Find Hidden Processes and Ports [ Linux / Unix / Windows ]</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-windows-find-hidden-processes-tcp-udp-ports.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-windows-find-hidden-processes-tcp-udp-ports.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:49:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amd64]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bruteforcing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dependency tree]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forensic tool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hidden processes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lkms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ms windows operating systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[netstat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[netstat command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[posix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[process ids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ss command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tcp udp ports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unhide-tcp command]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">U</span>nhide is a little handy forensic tool to find hidden processes and TCP/UDP ports by rootkits / LKMs or by another hidden technique. This tools works under both Linux / Unix, and MS-Windows operating systems. From the man page:<blockquote>It detects hidden processes using three techniques:<ol><li>The proc technique consists of comparing /proc with the output of <a
href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/show-all-running-processes-in-linux/" title="Linux / Unix ps command">/bin/ps</a>.</li><li>The sys technique consists of comparing information gathered from <a
href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/show-all-running-processes-in-linux/" title="Linux / Unix ps command">/bin/ps</a> with information gathered from system calls.</li><li>The brute technique consists of bruteforcing the all process IDs. This technique is only available on Linux 2.6 kernels.</li></ol></blockquote>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-windows-find-hidden-processes-tcp-udp-ports.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux Desktop Fun: Summon Swarms Of Penguins To Waddle About The Desktop</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-cute-little-xpenguins-walk-along-tops-ofyour-windows.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-cute-little-xpenguins-walk-along-tops-ofyour-windows.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:07:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ascii]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cartoons animals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cute cartoons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[desktop fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lemmings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[little penguins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root window]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sonic the hedgehog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[steam locomotive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[swarms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[turtles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wget]]></category> <guid
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href='http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/linux' title='See all GNU/Linux related tips/articles'><img
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class="drop_cap">X</span>Penguins is a program for animating cute cartoons animals in your root window.  By default it will be penguins they drop in from the top of the screen, walk along the tops of your windows, up the side of your windows, levitate, skateboard, and do other similarly exciting things. Now you can send an army of cute little penguins to invade the screen of someone else on your network.<br
/><br
/> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-cute-little-xpenguins-walk-along-tops-ofyour-windows.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Download of The Day: Paint Program For Young Children [ Linux / Apple OS X / MS-Windows ]</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-opensource-free-tuxpaint-for-windows-appleosx-linux.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-opensource-free-tuxpaint-for-windows-appleosx-linux.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:25:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Download of the day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apple os x]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cartoon mascot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[drawing tools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free open source software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeBSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fun sound]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnu general public license]]></category> <category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paint program]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paint type]]></category> <category><![CDATA[screen caption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simple graphics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sound effects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[special effects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tux paint]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">T</span>ux Paint is a simple graphics educational painting programs for young children. It is free, Open Source software, distributed under the terms of the <a
href="http://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/GPL">GNU General Public License</a>. The program can be installed all all versions of Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X v10.3+, Linux, BeOS, Haiku, FreeBSD and NetBSD operating systems. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-opensource-free-tuxpaint-for-windows-appleosx-linux.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux / UNIX Desktop Fun: Steam Locomotive</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/displays-animations-when-accidentally-you-type-sl-instead-of-ls.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/displays-animations-when-accidentally-you-type-sl-instead-of-ls.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 20:42:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aquarium]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ascii]]></category> <category><![CDATA[classic unix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[desktop fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[joke software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[steam locomotive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[steam train]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix game]]></category> <category><![CDATA[whistle]]></category> <guid
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href='http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/linux' title='See all GNU/Linux related tips/articles'><img
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class="drop_cap">O</span>ne of the most <a
href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/my-10-unix-command-line-mistakes.html">common mistake</a> is typing sl instead of ls command. I actually set <a
href="http://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Create_and_use_aliases">an alias</a> i.e. alias sl=ls; but then you may miss out the steam train with whistle.<br
/> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/displays-animations-when-accidentally-you-type-sl-instead-of-ls.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux Advanced Hardening With the Capability Bounding Set</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-advanced-hardening.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-advanced-hardening.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:48:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">T</span>he last time I wrote about basic "<a
href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-security.html">Linux Server Hardening Security</a>" tips. In this post I will write about the /proc/sys/kernel/cap-bound file which act as a powerful Linux hardening tool. This file holds the value of the kernel capability bounding set (expressed as a signed decimal number). This set is ANDed against the capabilities permitted to a process during exec. You can make changes to this file (bit value of cap-bound) and you can restrict many capabilities of process and put restrictions on root related process too. Using capability you can enable or disable Linux kernel modules loading, firewall, routing, raw sockets, locking of memory segments, restrictions on changing file ownership, restrictions on read and search of files and directories, sending signals to processes owned by others, modification of immutable and append-only file attributes, use of chroot(), rebooting the system, conman sys admin tasks such as mount, quotas, swapping and much more. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-advanced-hardening.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>5 Best Linux Distribution With No Proprietary Components</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/best-gnu-linux-distributions.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/best-gnu-linux-distributions.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:06:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[backdoors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blob]]></category> <category><![CDATA[current version]]></category> <category><![CDATA[device drivers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[die hard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firmware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free software foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fsf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnewsense]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnu linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hardware architectures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[latest stable release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux distribution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source developers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source operating system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[proprietary components]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strict guidelines]]></category> <guid
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style='float:right;margin-top:0px;margin-left:5px;'><a
href='http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/linux' title='See all GNU/Linux related tips/articles'><img
src='http://files.cyberciti.biz/cbzcache/3rdparty/linux-logo.png' border='0' /></a></div> <span
class="drop_cap">L</span>inux is a free and open source operating system. However, Linux (and other open source operating system) can use and load device drivers without publicly available source code. These are vendor-compiled binary drivers without any source code and known as <strong>Binary Blobs</strong>. Die hard open source fans and Free Software Foundation (FSF) recommends completely removing all proprietary components including blobs. In this post I will list five best Linux distribution that meets the FSF's strict guidelines and contains no proprietary components such as firmware and drivers.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/best-gnu-linux-distributions.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top 5 Linux DVD RIP Software</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-dvd-ripper-software.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-dvd-ripper-software.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:15:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acidrip]]></category> <category><![CDATA[copyright laws]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dvd rippers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[media players]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mencoder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mplayer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source tools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Perl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ripper software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[transcode]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">A</span> DVD ripper software allows you to copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive. You transfer video on DVDs to different formats, or make a backup of DVD content, and to convert DVD video for playback on media players, streaming, and mobile phone. A few DVD rippers software can copy protected disks so that you can make discs unrestricted and region-free. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-dvd-ripper-software.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux Commands For Shared Library Management &amp; Debugging Problem</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-shared-library-management.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-shared-library-management.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:35:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debugging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dynamic libraries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[executables]]></category> <category><![CDATA[execution time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ld.so command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ldconfig command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ldd command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[library management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[list of libraries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[management commands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[run time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shared object]]></category> <category><![CDATA[static libraries]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">I</span>f you are a developer, you will re-use code provided by others. Usually /lib, /lib64, /usr/local/lib, and other directories stores various shared libraries. You can write your own program using these shared libraries. As a sys admin you need to manage and install these shared libraries. Use the following commands for shared libraries management, security, and debugging problems.  ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-shared-library-management.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Open Source Photography Software</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-photography-software.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-photography-software.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:57:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[canon eos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[casual users]]></category> <category><![CDATA[desktop environments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enthusiasts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[file conversion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[image management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux operating systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mid range]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photography software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[point and shoot cameras]]></category> <category><![CDATA[professional photographers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raw file]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sharing photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[source photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[support camera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[workflow]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">I</span> recently brought Canon EOS 500D mid-range DSLR cameras with good promotional discounts. My photography interests date back to my school days but I did not take photography seriously until recently. Now, I'm researching for quality open source photo-software which may be available to photographers. This blog post gives a quick and dirty view of the different photo applications available for Linux operating systems: ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-photography-software.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top 5 Open Source Linux Server Provisioning Software</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/server-provisioning-software.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/server-provisioning-software.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:59:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cobbler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dhcp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enterprise linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FAI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fully Automatic Installation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[installation configuration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kickstart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kickstart installation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux-distributions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[openqrm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PXE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software configurations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spacewalk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[storage network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TFTP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual machines]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">S</span>erver provisioning is nothing but load the Linux or UNIX like operating systems automatically with actual operating systems, device drivers, data, and make a server ready for network operation without any user input. Typically you select a server from a pool of available servers, load the operating systems (such as RHEL, Fedora, FreeBSD, Debian), and finally customize  storage, network (IP, gateway, bounding etc), drivers, applications, users etc. Using the following tools you can perform automated unattended operating system installation, configuration, set virtual machines and much more. These software can be used to install a lot (say thousands) of Linux and UNIX systems at the same time.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/server-provisioning-software.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Best Open Source Graphics And Design Software</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/best-open-source-graphics-design-software.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/best-open-source-graphics-design-software.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[design goals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[design software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[desktop graphics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[different design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graphics applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ms windows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[narrow focus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Novell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[periodic table]]></category> <category><![CDATA[public survey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sheer numbers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[special purpose tools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[that fits your needs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tops]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">A</span> few years ago Novell conducted an online public survey to determine which MS-Windows apps need to be ported on Linux desktop. Adobe Photoshop and other graphics application that user want ported to Linux. However, Linux comes with the sheer numbers of open source software projects produced by the community. You may overwhelmed by the choices available under Linux and not know where to begin. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/best-open-source-graphics-design-software.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>List: Linux Compatible USB Wireless Adapter (WUSB)</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-usb-wireless-compatibility-adapter-list.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-usb-wireless-compatibility-adapter-list.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:45:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abocom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acceptable ranges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[asus usb]]></category> <category><![CDATA[connection speed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[draft 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux wireless]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mbit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[n series]]></category> <category><![CDATA[network adapter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poor performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[usb wireless]]></category> <category><![CDATA[usb wireless adapter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wireless adapters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wireless usb adapter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wireless usb adapters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wpa2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wusb]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">A</span> regular question from my mailbag:<blockquote>I am in the process of up grading my computer. Where can I get a list of the WUSB for Linux?</blockquote> Wireless USB adapters are pretty popular for desktop and laptop usage in home. It  is capable of sending 480 Mbit/s at distances up to 3 meters and 110 Mbit/s at up to 10 meters. Newer N series can work at 270Mbit/s at up to 300 meters. However, 50-100 meters are acceptable ranges. Unfortunately, finding Linux compatible USB wireless adapter is a big challenge due to driver issues. Over a past few years, I've used and installed various USB wireless adapters and created my own small HCL for it. In this quick blog post I will list all working USB wireless adapter.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-usb-wireless-compatibility-adapter-list.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>79</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HowTo: Speed Up Linux Software Raid Building And Re-syncing</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-raid-increase-resync-rebuild-speed.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-raid-increase-resync-rebuild-speed.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:22:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/proc/mdstat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/proc/sys/dev/raid/speed_limit_max]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/proc/sys/dev/raid/speed_limit_min]]></category> <category><![CDATA[backup server]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dev.raid.speed_limit_max]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dev.raid.speed_limit_min]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mac os x]]></category> <category><![CDATA[max speed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mdadm bitmap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nas server]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raid10]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software raid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[speed limit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sysctl command]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">I</span>t is no secret that I am a pretty big fan of <a
href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/raid-hardware-vs-raid-software.html">excellent Linux Software RAID</a>. Creating, assembling and rebuilding small array is fine. But, things started to get nasty when you try to rebuild or resync large size array. You may get frustrated when you see it is going to take 22 hours to rebuild the array. You can always increase RAID resync performance using the following technique.  ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-raid-increase-resync-rebuild-speed.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Story Behind The Largest Distributor Of The Linux Operating System</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-entrepreneur.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-entrepreneur.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:32:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bob young]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux operating system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open-source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red hat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strong desire]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">I</span>nteresting read and I wasn't aware of some of the facts behind the open-source entrepreneur Bob Young. From the <a
href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/maggieshiels/2010/06/the_open_source_entrepreneur.html">BBC article</a>:<blockquote>Bob Young is a self-confessed contrarian with a strong desire to change the world by allowing people to share and collaborate. The approach has served him well and has helped turn the Canadian into a multi-millionaire. Bob YoungFrom the outset, his software company Red Hat bucked the trend set by the big players like Microsoft which stubbornly guarded every line of code and charged whopping fees to maintain it.</blockquote> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-entrepreneur.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HowTo: Debug Crashed Linux Application Core Files Like A Pro</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-core-dumps.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-core-dumps.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:34:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Troubleshooting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/etc/sysctl.conf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[application crashes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CentOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[core dumps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[core files]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COREFILE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daemon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DAEMON_COREFILE_LIMIT='unlimited']]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dumping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fedora]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fs.suid_dumpable]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel.core_pattern = /tmp/core-%e-%s-%u-%g-%p-%t]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel.core_uses_pid = 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lighttpd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[php-cgi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rhel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Segmentation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[segmentation faults]]></category> <category><![CDATA[setuid programs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[suid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suse Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sysctl command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ulimit -c]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ulimit -c unlimited >/dev/null 2>&1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ulimit command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix programs]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">C</span>ore dumps are often used to diagnose or debug errors in Linux or UNIX programs. Core dumps can serve as useful debugging aids for sys admins to find out why Application like Lighttpd, Apache, PHP-CGI or any other program crashed. Many vendors and open source project author requests a core file to troubleshoot a program. A core file is generated when an application program abnormally terminates due to bug, operating system security protection schema, or program simply try to write beyond the area of memory it has allocated, and so on. This article explains how to turn on core file support and track down bugs in programs.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-core-dumps.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ksplice: Upgrade / Patch Your Linux Kernel Without Reboots</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debian-centos-redhat-hotfix-patch-linux-kernel.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debian-centos-redhat-hotfix-patch-linux-kernel.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:14:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arch kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CentOS kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debian kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fedora kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux-distributions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[network proxy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OpenSuse kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[proxy setting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reboot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Redhat kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RHEL kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rpm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[servers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slackware kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suse kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ubuntu kernel hot patching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[upgrades]]></category> <category><![CDATA[uptime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yum]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">G</span>enerally, all Linux distributions needs a scheduled reboot once to stay up to date with important kernel security updates. RHN (or other distro vendors) provides Linux kernel security updates. You can apply kernel updates using <a
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href="">apt-get command</a> line options. After each upgrade you need to reboot the server. Ksplice service allows you to skip reboot step and apply hotfixes to kernel without rebooting the server. In this post, I will cover a quick installation of Ksplice for RHEL 5.x and try to find out if service is worth every penny. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debian-centos-redhat-hotfix-patch-linux-kernel.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top 20 Nginx WebServer Best Security Practices</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-nginx-webserver-security.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-nginx-webserver-security.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:20:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mac os x]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nginx]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nginx security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reverse proxy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reverse proxy security]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">N</span>ginx is a lightweight, high performance web server/reverse proxy and e-mail (IMAP/POP3) proxy. It runs on UNIX, GNU/Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Microsoft Windows. According to Netcraft, 6% of all domains on the Internet use nginx webserver. Nginx is one of a handful of servers written to address the C10K problem. Unlike traditional servers, Nginx doesn't rely on threads to handle requests. Instead it uses a much more scalable event-driven (asynchronous) architecture. Nginx powers several high traffic web sites, such as WordPress, Hulu, Github, and SourceForge. This page collects hints how to improve the security of nginx web servers running on Linux or UNIX like operating systems.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-nginx-webserver-security.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
