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Linux: Bacula is for Everyone* (backup software)

Gene — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:31:54 +0000

* Well, almost everyone. If one just wants to backup a few files on random occasions then Bacula is not the software to use. But if one wants to run regular, scheduled backups to just about any type of storage media then Bacula will most definitely work.

I must admit, I . . . → Read More: Linux: Bacula is for Everyone* (backup software)

Linux: Using Remote Wakeup (Wake on LAN)

Gene — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:33:01 +0000

Here is the scenario, you are an independent IT consultant and/or an administrator of some business IT infrastructure. The systems you manage are a mix of Linux and Microsoft desktop and server systems. You do much of your system updates and other management tasks after hours using remote access over VNC or a . . . → Read More: Linux: Using Remote Wakeup (Wake on LAN)

GNU/Linux Software I Use Regularly

Gene — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:13:40 +0000

I recently received an e-mail from a friend that has started using Ubuntu. He is rather new when it comes to running a GNU/Linux desktop and has asked me several questions. One of the questions was basically what software do I use and recommend. This is a serious question that a lot of new users . . . → Read More: GNU/Linux Software I Use Regularly

Opera on GNU/Linux – Moving an Account Reveals a Problem

Gene — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:40:24 +0000

I recently purchased the final part to build myself a new AMD Phenom Quad-core PC system to run Mandriva desktop GNU/Linux. I have been getting the parts a piece at at time over the past 12 months. I may go into the specifications of the new PC in a later article. For now I want . . . → Read More: Opera on GNU/Linux – Moving an Account Reveals a Problem

How to Kill a Linux/Unix System and Live to Tell the Tale

Gene — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:10:12 +0000

I am about to admit, in public, to doing something extremely boneheaded once. Why? I just finished reading Carla Schroder‘s article at LinuxPlanet titled Linux Works Even When Your PC is Committing Suicide. This article reminded me of my past foible and I decided to share it with you to make a point.

I have . . . → Read More: How to Kill a Linux/Unix System and Live to Tell the Tale