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How do I access networked file system mounts such nfs via ftp servers under Linux / UNIX?

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Download Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1

by Vivek Gite on May 17, 2008 · 2 comments

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 has been released and download it while it is hot!

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When you are using SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) you might want to override the kernel’s process scheduling and bind a certain process to a specific CPU(s). But what is CPU affinity? CPU affinity is nothing but a scheduler property that “bonds” a process to a given set of CPUs on the SMP system. The Linux scheduler [...]

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The importance of Linux partitions

by Vivek Gite on October 1, 2005 · 25 comments

An operating system like Windows / Linux can be installed on a single, unpartitioned hard disk. However, the ability to divide a hard disk into multiple partitions offers some important advantages. Explains the importance of Linux / UNIX partitions to improve security, stability and performance.

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