| How To Speed Up Linux Booting Posted Sunday, March 25, 2007 @ 8:33 PM by mayhem |
 "A common complaint about Linux is the amount of time the operating system takes to start. Like Linux itself, there are plenty of options and lots of flexibility for boot-time optimization. From dependency-based solutions like initng to event-based solutions like upstart, there's an optimization solution that should fit your needs. Using the bootchart package, you can dig in further to understand where your system is spending its boot time to optimize even more." (Source: Slashdot) |
| Add Your Own Linux System Calls Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 @ 7:49 PM by mayhem |
| IdaAshley writes "Linux system calls -- we use them every day. But do you know how a system call is performed from user-space to the kernel? Explore the Linux system call interface (SCI), learn how to add new system calls (and alternatives for doing so), and discover utilities related to the SCI." |
| Command-Line PHP? Yes, You CAN! Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2007 @ 7:22 PM by mayhem |
| IdaAshley writes "Give PHP a chance on the command-line interface, and you may find that it has become your new favorite shell-scripting tool. Learn how to debug PHP code from the command line and examine the strengths of PHP as a shell scripting language unto itself. Worst-case scenario: It can save you some Web server migraines." |
| Beef Up Your Wireless Router Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 @ 11:21 PM by mayhem |
| "Josh Kuo's article eef Up Your Wireless Router talks about the OpenWRT embedded Linux distro for the the Linksys WRT series wireless routers (and more). The article lays out some of the amazing things you can do with your Linux-enabled wireless router such as using it as a VoIP gateway, a wireless hotspot, or even an encrypted layer 2 tunnel endpoint for remote troubleshooting." (Source: Slashdot) |
| Unlock the Power of Linux on SMP Systems Posted Saturday, March 17, 2007 @ 9:49 PM by mayhem |
| IdaAshley writes "This article explores the ideas behind multiprocessing and developing applications for Linux that exploit SMP. As evidenced by major CPU vendors, multi-core processors are poised to dominate the desktop and embedded space. With multiprocessing comes greater performance but also new problems." |
| Red Hat Releases Enterprise Linux 5 Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 @ 10:49 PM by mayhem |
 Red Hat has a new release out for Enterprise Linux, reports Ars Technica. Along with several anticipated new features, Enterprise Linux 5 marks the rollout of the RedHat Exchange (RHX), which will be a source for commercial third-party software applications. 'RHX will allow consumers to buy software support services for third-party open-source technologies like MySQL database software and SugarCRM customer management systems directly from Red Hat ... Linux vendor Novell, which recently partnered with Microsoft to provide stronger Windows interoperability, is already carving out a growing portion of the enterprise Linux market. Red Hat also has to contend with proprietary database vendor Oracle, who now offers commercial Linux support for Red Hat users.' (Source: Slashdot) |
| Parallelize Application for Faster Linux Booting Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2007 @ 7:46 PM by mayhem |
| IdaAshley writes "PLinux can serve as a client desktop or server right out of the box, a flexibility that slows its booting process. This article shows you options to increase the speed with which Linux boots, including two options for parallelizing the initialization process. It also shows you how to visualize graphically the performance of the boot process." |