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Linux and Open Source News for 26th December 2008

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Source: DistroWatch.com: News

The first test release of the upcoming Parsix GNU/Linux 2.0, a desktop distribution and live CD based on Debian's testing repository, is ready for download: "The first testing release of Parsix GNU/Linux, code name 'Boss Skua', is finally out. It took little longer due to more dramatic changes .


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Source: DistroWatch.com: News

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the first release candidate for SimplyMEPIS 8.0: "ISO files of RC1 of SimplyMEPIS 8.0 have been released for 32-bit and 64-bit processors. The kernel in RC1 has been updated to upstream version 2.6.27.10 and the wl wireless driver has been updated .


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Source: DistroWatch.com: News

pfSense 1.2.1, a maintenance and bug-fix update of the FreeBSD-based mini-firewall system, has been released: "The pfSense team has a Christmas present for you all - the 1.2.1 final release. The only changes since RC4: fixed problem preventing RIP from starting; fixed broken link in VLAN reboot notification; .



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Source: Linux Today

The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Happy Holidays to you all and Merry Christmas To Some Of You :)"


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Linux Loop: "Reading about Canonicals' plans for application notifications, I got to wondering if the operating system could tell you what it was doing, too. Then I started wondering what would happen if Windows told you what it was really doing I think it might go like this:"


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Source: Linux Today

Tarn Aeluin: "After several weeks of trying I finally had to give in to my sweaty and now pruney hands. I could not get the heat out of my Ubuntu install on my T60p laptop. I tried everything CPU monitors, tuning down the speed, blowing out the vents, BIOS changes, and all that."


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Source: Linux Today

OmniTraining: "The most basic, yet important part of mastering Unix is to fully understand the nuances of file permissions. Tools exist to manage permissions easily, but true enlightenment and quick troubleshooting skills come to those who wholly master the concept. Remember, 80% of Unix problems are permissions issues."


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The Open Road: "After 10 years with Red Hat as one of its highest-profile developers, Alan Cox is moving on to Intel, as he announced to the LXer editors:"


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HowtoForge: "mylvmbackup is a Perl script for quickly creating MySQL backups. It uses LVM's snapshot feature to do so. To perform a backup, mylvmbackup obtains a read lock on all tables and flushes all server caches to disk, creates a snapshot of the volume containing the MySQL data directory, and unlocks the tables again. This article shows how to use it on an Ubuntu 8.10 server."



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Source: Linux Magazine: Top Stories

Would a Cluster By Any Other Name Be As Cool



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Source: Security DevCenter

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Updated: Sat Dec 27 23:55:01 2008


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