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What's sitting inside your Dell OEM solution? If it's Linux, then it's likely to be SUSE.

First new Linux kernel of 2012 is now available, improving filesystems and performance.

Red Hat's Linux business continues to grow in the third quarter.

No, that's not a typo. Sure, Red Hat's flagship Linux is at the 6.2 version, but that doesn't mean development is over on the 5.x series.

From its performing OS to the cutting-edge open source projects included with it, OpenSUSE 12.1 truly has something for everyone. But is it really flawless?

That's right, Novell (not SUSE) is still alive. So too is NetWare, and it has a new server release out today.

The third quarter marked the slowest quarterly growth rate for servers worldwide since the first quarter of 2010, according to IDC. Among global vendors, IBM was the big winner, picking up enough share to pull even with HP.

New Linux distribution release debuts with Google Go and personal cloud features.

New Ubuntu release builds in OpenStack, Juju and updated Unity interface on the desktop.

Linux and other Unix-type systems contain a wealth of features under the surface. Oftentimes, however, these features are non-obvious and hard to find. Compgen, a GNU Bash builtin that shows all possible completions, is one such feature.

Most admins know kill and pkill. But those looking for a quick, clean kill use slay.

If security is a primary concern for you, and it should be, introduce yourself to 10 secure Linux distributions ready to work in any environment from small to enterprise to cloud.

SUSE exec explains how the company has changed since being spun out from Novell.
Tags: open source software, Novell, Attachmate, Linux, SUSE

Platform as a service is important for the future, but it's not going to be a money maker for Red Hat in the short term.
Tags: Red Hat, PaaS, cloud computing, Linux

For sys admins, running a process can feel like driving cross-country without a road map. Pipe Viewer is one way to answer the question, 'are we there yet?'
Tags: Ubuntu, Debian, system administration, Linux, open source software

Need remote monitoring and management for servers in you data center? Android's got (many) an app for that.
Tags: data center management, smart phone, Remote Server Management, Android, Linux

For admins who work with Debian-based systems, the basics dpkg and APT's tools are old hat. For a richer user experiences, like knowing which packages have release-critical bugs, hog the most disk space and so on, Debian Goodies is a set of utilities that's good to know.
Tags: Linux, open source tool, Debian, tip of the trade, OS

Have a long-running job you want to "detach" from the terminal? Don't use tmux or Screen? If you haven't started the job yet, nohup is an easy to use option, and if you must stop a job in the middle, there's disown.
Tags: tip of the trade, screen, Linux, open source software

Customized versions of Fedora 15 for security, gaming and different desktops will debut alongside the general-purpose release.
Tags: Red Hat, Fedora, Linux, spins, LZMA

Linux adoption in the scientific community is very high. For the many organizations that want Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 but don't want to pay for it or wait for the next release of CentOS, Scientific Linux is worth a look.
Tags: open source software, Linux, CentOS, Python, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

There are many options for online collaboration, but WebDAV remains a useful and straightforward way to share files. Software support at both the server and client ends sweetens the deal further.
Tags: Linux, Debian, open source software, Apache, Ubuntu

If you're short on cash but looking for a server to test operating systems and virtual environments or a flexible machine capable of being quickly reconfigured for testing purposes, consider building your own. Here's how.
Tags: Linux, Linux server, OS, server hardware

Mutts can be lovable companions, but they still must be trained. The same is true of the Mutt mail client. Out of the proverbial box it's a powerful mail client, but that's nothing compared to what you can do with a well-trained Mutt.
Tags: mutt, open source software, mail server, tip of the trade, Linux

A recent HP-commissioned Forrester Consulting survey finds this to indeed be the case for some enterprises holding fast to their OS of choice despite Linux's steady move upstream. Are they the last holdouts or an indicator that UNIX still has much to offer?
Tags: Unix server, open source, OS, Linux, server os

Linux software appliance builders now can leverage IBM's DB2 database in SUSE Studio as part of a new deal announced today between IBM and Novell.
Tags: Linux, SUSE Studio, IBM, IBM DB2, Novell

Making a break from Microsoft Exchange? The groupware suite Open-Xchange looks good from a licensing and cost perspective, but how does it stack up from an end-user perspective?
Tags: mail server, Open-Xchange, Linux, Exchange server, open source software

Want a quick and easy way to write to system logs? Check out logger, an shell utility that works with syslog. Don't let its ease of use cause you to overlook its value.
Tags: open source, open source software, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, log management, Linux

Wrap your arms around the five biggest changes in the latest release of Debian -- everything you need to know about version 6 of the open source server OS.
Tags: Linux, Debian, open source, open source server, server os

Want to deploy Linux on your servers without pulling your hair out? There may soon be an app for that. A consortium of Linux developers representing the major distros is developing an app installer system that will allow users from any distro to browse an application store, read ratings, and click on a button to download and install an application -- much like Apple's model.
Tags: Linux, Red Hat, app store, Apple, OS

SUSE Linux Appliance program expands with Dell partnership.
Tags: SUSE Linux, server hardware, appliance, Linux, Dell

Coming up with good passwords is never easy. Enter Pwgen, a utility that generates random (but pronounceable) passwords.
Tags: security, password, Security practices, tip of the trade, Linux

Initially developed to limit resource usage in the Linux kernel, cgroups can do much more than that. Unfortunately, as handy as they are, cgroups are neither straightforward nor user friendly. Scaling the learning curve to set up and manage them is well worth it, however. These basic tips will get you started.
Tags: open source tool, tip of the trade, Linux, open source software, server os

Cgrpoups is a feature initially developed to limit resource usage in the Linux kernel. But it can do much more, including tweak memory, bandwidth and CPU usage of system processes as well as deny access to system resources.
Tags: open source software, Linux kernel, Ubuntu Server, Linux

Yum is one of the most widely used package management tools, but many users don't know that Yum has a plugin system to extend its capabilities. Learn how to add some very useful features by extending this open source tool.
Tags: open source tool, open source software, Linux, tip of the trade, Fedora

Looking to avoid Cron? Hcron and the at utility are two tools that make it easy to bypass Cron in favor of other open source software alternatives.
Tags: open source tool, tip of the trade, open source software, cron, Linux

New acquisition is targeted at expanding Linux vendor's Platform as a Service cloud foundations portfolio.
Tags: Red Hat, Makara, cloud computing, Linux

Not an expert on cron? No need to worry -- just use the Corntab site or its iPhone app.
Tags: Unix, cron, OS, open source server, Linux

If you can't use Linux, the next best thing is Windows with all the Linux goodies added in to create a powerful and usable hybrid system.
Tags: windows vs. linux, bash, vim, Windows, Linux

With Ray Ozzie's departure leaving Microsoft rudderless and Apple all but exiting the computer market to concentrate on its i-devices, the future is not looking bright for these once unstoppable market leaders. The opposite holds true for the other server OS vendors, however.
Tags: server os, Windows Server, Linux, Mac OS X, OS

SAP is getting its own optimized Linux operating system, thanks to a new effort from Novell with SUSE Linux.
Tags: Oracle, SUSE, Novell, SAP, Linux

When your Linux server breaks, you'd better find someone who can fix it. Try some commercially supported distributions for those times when community forums just won't satisfy the corporate direction.
Tags: Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Oracle, Linux

Whether it seems trivial or obvious, being schooled in only one OS is detrimental to your career.
Tags: Linux, Windows, Hiring, staffing, careers

As Novell's appliance program hits its one year anniversary, the company is planning some innovative advances.
Tags: open source servers, appliances, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Novell

With mainstream support now over for Windows Server 2003, it's time to evaluate your options. If you think you have good choices to replace the Windows OS, you might be in for a nasty surprise.
Tags: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 2000, Unix, Linux

HP will offer migration services through the HP Migration Center consulting program.
Tags: Red Hat, open source server, Linux, HP

With Sudo, a sys admin can allow certain users to run commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments. Unfortunately, increased privileges usually apply only to the first command typed. Here's how to extend them to any input or output redirection.
Tags: Linux, open source, Sysadmins, sudo, open source software

Windows HPC Server 2008 includes similar tools that a Linux distro uses to support parallel supercomputing workloads.
Tags: HPC, Linux, HPC Server 2008, server

Commandlinefu is a simple repository for storing and sharing shell commands with the rest of the world. Here are three new command-line one liners that stand out.
Tags: command line, Linux, vim, OS

Tip of the Trade: There are three major ways of invoking bash, all of which behave differently when reading in settings files. The one to pick depends on the scope and implementation of the settings being changed.
Tags: Linux, open source software, OSI, bash, open source

It's ironic -- Sun took great pains to license its open source OS, OpenSolaris, and with it ZFS, under the ostensibly home-grown CDDL license. Now, with the plug pulled on OpenSolaris, the future looks grim for the popular and highly regarded ZFS. Unless it can be absorbed into the Linux kernel that Sun carefully positioned it to avoid.
Tags: Linux, ZFS, OpenSolaris, open source software, OS

The company started out with a server virtualization aggregation tool that makes many boxes look like one. Now, it's enhancing its formula and splitting that image into a second virtual machine.
Tags: ScaleMP, Linux, SMP, VMware, server virtualization

The company has released HCnix a Linux/Unix based web hosting control panel.
Tags: Web host, GNU, Linux, hosting, web server

With all eyes on ISV compatibility, Novell breaks the mold and for the first time in years introduces a new Linux kernel as an update to its enterprise OS.
Tags: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Xen, KVM, Red Hat

Linux crossed the chasm on servers. It failed to do so on desktops. What gives?
Tags: Open-source Servers, Linux

Linuxcare says it will provide support services for companies migrating to open-source cloud computing.
Tags: Linux, open-source cloud, Linuxcare, open-source

Red Hat Cloud Access extends Linux subscription model for cloud computing deployments on Amazon EC2.
Tags: cloud computing, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat

For Canonical, there may well be a silver lining in cloud computing that could finally lead the company to Linux profitability as it looks to convert users of the free product to a premium version.
Tags: Canonical, Ubuntu, Linux, open source, cloud computing

Will KVM will be the open source hypervisor of choice in the long term?
Tags: KVM, open-source, Linux, hypervisor, Cloud

If you run a Windows shop, you may think Apache, FreeRADIUS and FreeNAS are off limits. Think again. With a few simple choices, any of these popular open source servers can be deployed in a snap.
Tags: FreeRADIUS, Apache HTTP Server, Windows, Linux, Open-source Servers

Tip of the Trade: With spring in the air outside, why not add some color to your Linux OS powered terminals? Bashish offers a fun and simple way to add themes to your terminal.
Tags: Debian, linux os, Linux

Offers coverage that extends to over a dozen distinct Unix platforms and multiple flavors of Windows.
Tags: Windows, assets, Unix, server management, Linux

The open-source software vendor releases SOA Platform 5.0, Enterprise Web Platform 5.0 and JBoss Developer Studio 3.
Tags: Red Hat, JBoss, open-source software, app, Linux

The Symbian Foundation has adopted Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Tags: Symbian, Linux, private cloud, Enterprise, Red Hat

Tip of the Trade: Bash redirection is tricky. Here's a handy cheat sheet for this open-source software utility.
Tags: bash, Linux, OS, open-source software

A collection of 20 hints improve the security of nginx Web servers running on Linux or UNIX operating systems.
Tags: e-mail proxy, Nginx, reverse proxy, web server, Linux

Tip of the Trade: Finding a way to ignore files or directories in Subversion so they are not included in svn status output is easy; figuring out the exact syntax is not. Here's are way to simplify this Linux server management quagmire.
Tags: tips, tip of the trade, Subversion, Linux

New CEO of Canonical shares some plans for the road ahead, including how it plans to grow Ubuntu's Linux server and consumer businesses, and the future of Ubuntu's branding.
Tags: Linux server, Canonical, Ubuntu, lucid lynx, Linux

Microsoft recently released a set of drivers that allow production versions of Red Hat to run on Hyper-V.
Tags: Linux, drivers, Hyper-V, Red Hat

Novell confirmed that it has received an unsolicited, conditional proposal from Elliott Associates.
Tags: distro, IBM, Novell, Linux, Citriz

Industry measurements for server operating systems are based what OS people buy bundled with hardware, not what is being used.
Tags: operating system, hardware, server, Microsoft, Linux

OS Roundup: So says the International Intellectual Property Alliance, a group of trade bodies that includes the MPAA and the RIAA. In its eyes, countries that encourage the use of open-source software are in the same league as those with rampant copyright piracy.
Tags: Linux, open source, piracy, open-source software, RIAA

Tip of the Trade: VNC makes it easy to log into a full desktop on a remote server. Follow these steps, and your Debian Linux server will be up and running in no time.
Tags: Linux, tip of the trade, SSH, Debian

Tip of the Trade: Anyone who has encountered the Perl @INC array in the context of a 'cannot find module' error knows the value of being able to see a list of directories on you Linux server. Here's how to access @INC and find obscurely located modules before they are lost.
Tags: OS, Linux, perl, Linux server

Technology for open source servers is about more than Linux. Here are 10 must-evaluate projects for open source servers in any enterprises considering making the leap.
Tags: open source, Top 10, open solaris, Top Ten, Linux

The new enterprise platform shows off enhanced virtualization, wireless and chip support.
Tags: Linux, Red Hat, virtualization