Infrastructure Linux News for Feb 04, 2009:

Debian Linux is finally - no really! - getting close to release
(2009-02-04 00:03:44)
Cyber Cynic: "An open-source truism is: "Nothing is released until it's ready." Well, sometimes that's true and sometimes you have situations like the one with Debian Linux's next release: Debian 5 "Lenny.""

Linux on the HP 2133 Mini-Note, Part 3
(2009-02-04 03:03:44)
Jamie's Random Musings: "Thanks to a typically excellent tip from Adam Williamson (AdamW), I now have Mandriva One 2009.0 running on the HP 2133, and it looks really good. When I tried it previously, it appeared that the LiveCD didn't boot properly."

Zimbra Backup and Restore tool
(2009-02-04 04:03:44)
KyaPanel: "This is the greatest new in Version 2.2~1: now KyaPanel has an exclusive tool to make backup and restore in servers with Zimbra. Like all KyaPanel's tools this one goes ahead from the regular tools. This one allow you to restore a single message for a user."

Eye candy for KDE Desktop Manager (KDM)
(2009-02-04 06:03:44)
Free Software Magazine: "If you can draw what you want, you can make it happen with a KDM theme. I'll talk you through the construction of one simple theme I designed for my ASUS Eee PC."

11 reasons to switch to Linux
(2009-02-04 10:33:44)
foobar: "People like to publish top-10 lists of all sorts. And "reasons to switch to Linux" is no exception. Many of those have been published, and the latest entry is here. However, I think the author completely forgot a very important point."

VoIP recording appliance runs Linux
(2009-02-04 14:03:44)
LinuxDevices: "A developer of open source VoIP recording software is readying an embedded VoIP recording appliance. The OrecX VoIP Recording Appliance combines OrecX's Oreka TR Total Recorder application with a 1U, Linux-based, rack-mounted server aimed at the small-to-medium business (SMB) call-handling market, says the company."

Getting Started With Subversion
(2009-02-04 14:33:44)
ServerWatch: "Subversion is a version control system: It keeps a record of changes over the lifetime of a file, allowing you to revert to an earlier version at will. It's particularly useful for code projects, but it can handle, and be useful for, pretty much any type of file (e.g., for tutorials!)"

How to be Faster at the Linux Command Line
(2009-02-04 16:33:44)
Hacktux: "Since most Linux distributions provide Bash as the default CLI, here are some Bash tricks that will help cut down the amount of typing needed to execute commands."

Definitive Linux Remote System Access Guide
(2009-02-04 18:03:44)
Maximum PC: "While this service has a $19.95/month licensing fee (per computer, no less), there are alternatives that provide similar functionality on the Linux platform for free. Many of these free solutions are very versatile and are useful in a wide variety of situations."

Linux-driven BitTorrent appliance ships
(2009-02-04 19:03:44)
LinuxDevices: "Myka is shipping an embedded Linux device that downloads, stores, and plays BitTorrent media files on an attached TV. Available in 80GB, 160GB, and 500GB models, plus a Developer's Edition with a 1TB disk, the Myka appliances offload BitTorrent peer-to-peer duties from a PC."

The Linux/Unix SysAdmin Covert File Storage Method Number 57
(2009-02-04 19:33:44)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "This little goof is pretty simple to pull off (assuming you're a sysadmin and/or have the access, privilege and opportunity to do it) and can be a life-saver. Technically, you shouldn't ever need to do this, but sometimes convenience trumps sanity..."

KDE on Windows: Subversive, but Useful
(2009-02-04 21:03:44)
Datamation: "KDE on Windows is such a subversive project that it is impossible to resist. Who else except the free and open source software (FOSS) community would take a desktop for Unix-like systems and port it to Windows, co-opting the very operating system that community members love to hate?"

Microsoft and Apple Pay Net Applications (Hitslink)
(2009-02-04 22:03:44)
BoycottNovell:""Linux under 1%," says company with Apple/Microsoft money on its table"

GNOME Do's Smart Dock Takes App Launching to Another Level
(2009-02-04 23:33:44)
Lifehacker: "A new version of the quick-firing Linux keyboard launcher GNOME Do landed last week, bringing with it a "theme" that acts as a whole new desktop interface. Let's check out how it works."

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