Infrastructure Linux News for Apr 02, 2009:

An easy library catalog with Tellico
(2009-04-02 00:02:49)
Free Software Magazine: "Setting up an electronic card catalog for my books always seemed like a lot of work, so I hadn't really attempted it before; lately, I happened across a KDE program called Tellico that made it so easy and fun that I completed my inventory in under a week. Plus, I finally found a use for that "CueCat" scanner I've had collecting dust for the last several years!"

Idle Process Time On Linux And Unix: How To Find It Again
(2009-04-02 03:02:49)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "In our final installment on "finding a process's idle time on Linux or Unix," (last touched upon in our post on echo debugging) we looked at whole lot of ways one could go wrong trying to find the idle time of a process on Linux or Unix. This post is a little more upbeat ;)"

Exploring filters and pipes
(2009-04-02 04:32:49)
Tux Radar: "When many newbies first encounter Linux, the 'cool stuff' that often gets their attention is the incredible array of command line tools, and something called a pipe that allowed you to connect them together. Together, these provide an incredibly powerful component-based architecture designed to process streams of text-based data."

Music Notation Software for Linux: a Progress Report, Part 1
(2009-04-02 07:32:49)
Linux Journal: "I've written about the awesome LilyPond in previous articles for this column, and I'm happy to report that the project is still alive and flourishing in its version 2.12 stable branch. LilyPond's development tasks and maintenance duties are managed by a sizable community of users and programmers, and it is indeed a work in full maturity."

HowTo List Virtual Machines using Python and CIM Part 2
(2009-04-02 09:02:49)
Linux Dynasty: "Welcome to part 2 of the "HowTo List Virtual Machines using Python and CIM". In this part, I modified the original script so that you can pass the Virtual Machine name as well as run it with out the Virtual Machine name."

Webopedia Term of the Day: femtocell
(2009-04-02 10:32:49)
Webopedia: "A femtocell is a small cellular base station -- or a wireless access point -- that is typically used to improve indoor cellular reception inside a home or small business."

Mythbuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Beta Screenshot Tour
(2009-04-02 12:32:49)
Okabatology: "Mythbuntu is a community built MythTV-focused distribution of Ubuntu. It aims at resolving the difficulties of setting up a standalone MythTV system with Ubuntu. MythTv as Mythbuntu becomes a full-fleshed open source DVR (Digital Video Recorder) application, with a solid developer community in the background."

Using The BTRFS Filesystem On Debian Lenny
(2009-04-02 13:32:49)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can build the kernel and tools to use the new BTRFS filesystem on Debian Lenny. Btrfs is a new copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration."

The Origins of Linux Quiz
(2009-04-02 16:02:49)
Technology and Business: "Linux has been around for over two decades now. But how well do you know the origins of this open source operating system? Why not take our quiz and test whether you really are a true Linux expert. After you complete the quiz well let you know how you went and give you the correct answers."

On Netbooks and Redmond, Death and Taxes
(2009-04-02 17:32:49)
Linux Blog Safari: "What happens when you start using the 'T' word in connection with computer operating systems? All hell breaks loose in the blogosphere, that's what. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer started it, with his assertion that Mac users pay an "Apple Tax." One thing led to another, and now the Linux community is debating whether Linux users pay a "Microsoft Tax.""

Save The ScreenSavers!
(2009-04-02 18:02:49)
Linux Magazine: "XScreenSaver is one of the most widely-used screensaver applications for Linux systems. The Debian project is seeking new maintainers to help keep the software running."

AMD Radeon HD 4890 On Linux
(2009-04-02 19:32:49)
Phoronix: "With the launch of the Radeon HD 4800 series in June of last year, AMD made an evolutionary leap in their Linux support. For the first time, when introducing a brand new graphics processor (the RV770) it was greeted by same-day Linux support, compared to the past where Linux users had to wait many months for any new level of support."

25 Cool and Geeky BSD Wallpapers
(2009-04-02 21:02:49)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Before, we have shared our collection of high-quality and good-looking Linux wallpapers for all the Linux fans."

Ubuntu server adoption slow but steady in the data center
(2009-04-02 21:32:49)
SearchDataCenter: "Although the Ubuntu desktop has won wide popularity, Ubuntu's fairly sophisticated server OS has yet to establish significant inroads in U.S. data centers."

Maybe there will be a year of the Linux Desktop after all
(2009-04-02 22:02:49)
Handle With Linux: "This security article doesn't refer to windows as being the security risk. And the NY times reporter responds to the inquiry by saying this is a organized systematic espionage article. Which has nothing to do with Linux."

Best 5 Applications to Rip and Transcode DVDs in Linux
(2009-04-02 22:32:49)
TuxArena: "This is an overview of 5 most popular applications for ripping DVDs in Linux: dvd::rip, K9Copy, AcidRip, thoggen and HandBrake."

Available Now: KDE 4.2.2
(2009-04-02 23:02:49)
Softpedia: "The KDE community announced a few minutes ago, in a press release, the immediate availability of the second maintenance release of KDE 4.2. The new version is dubbed "Cano" and it brings many bug fixes and improvements..."

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