Windows Integration: Heterogeneous environments pose special problems. This month we present some tools to help you navigate the troubled waters of interoperability, including Ulteo OVD, a QEMU virtualization tool, and Samba.
Ulteo OVD: Your Linux and Windows apps can meet in a single browser window.
QEMU and Qemu Manager: We'll show you a trick for starting up Linux on a Windows PC without rebooting.
Samba for Clusters: You'll learn how Samba's new CTDB add-on brings clustering and high availability to your file server configuration.
Samba's Registry: Find out how a new back end stores Samba configuration data in an internal registry database.
Other articles in this issue include:
UNetbootin: This handy tool lets you create your own bootable USB stick.
GpsDrive and tangoGPS: Turn your Linux system into a GPS navigation tool.
Ermine vs. Statifier: Static linking lets you move your apps to any distro, without worrying about dependencies.
SpiderOak: Back up your data and keep it in sync across multiple machines.
TTYtter: Charly tweets with a command-line Twitter client.
Security Lessons - Backups: Save your data with smart backups.
Bash 4: The latest Bash release offers some powerful new scripting features.
Practical strace: Part two in this series explores debugging in the real world.
Perl - Google Chart: Charting netbook battery performance.
ActivityDiary: Create a digital workout diary.
Tonido: Collaborate in a local cloud.
Kexi: Manage data the easy way with KDE's Kexi database tool.
Command Line - System Info: System information utilities.
DVD Theme:
Debian 5.0.1 "Lenny" & Mandriva Linux 2009.1
Linux is getting much better at handling devices. This month we examine some recent developments in driver management and explore a few interesting innovations from the mysterious region where the system meets the hardware:
State of Linux Drivers: Jon Masters describes some recent initiatives within the Linux community to address the problem of driver updates.
MTP on Linux: The open source libmtp library provides support for MTP multimedia devices.
Aufs2: Klaus Knopper explains how to add temporary write capability to a read- only device with the aufs stacked filesystem.
Encrypting USB Sticks: What would happen if your USB stick fell into unfriendly hands? We show you how to encrypt your data.
Plus you'll find articles on:
Ebook Readers: Free ebooks are popping up all over the web. Why not turn your netbook into an ebook reader? We help you get started with the free ebook reader applications FBReader, GutenPy, and Calibre.
Mozilla Weave: Synchronize bookmarks and other critical browsing settings among multiple machines with Mozilla Weave for Firefox.
Bootchart: Help your system boot faster with this powerful analysis tool.
PDF Import with OOo: Import and edit PDFs in OpenOffice.
Charly’s Column – HAProxy: Charly spotlights the “Unknown Stuntman” of load balancers.
Security Lessons – Tunneling: Move data under the radar.
Building a Munin Plugin: If you want the perfect plugin to capture and graph network data, you might need to roll your own.
Microblogs in OpenOffice: Manage deadlines and microblogs.
Command Line: Customizing Bash
XMind Mind Mapper: Structure your ideas with XMind.
The server space is changing, and if you plan on taking up residence in the new data center, you better have your toolkit ready. This month we explore some techniques for fitting in with data center environments.
We take a closer look at the fundamental challenge of improving performance in a virtual environment, and we examine some programming techniques that take advantage of cloud computing’s scalability and flexibility. Learn about the PelicanHPC Live CD, which helps you transform your mild-mannered desktop network into a number-crunching super computer, and find out about NagVis, the Nagios add-on that lets you create custom maps to visualize your network.
In the June 2009 issue, you'll learn about:
GLPI: This web-based app provides inventory management, job tracking, and basic network information.
Xoops: Learn why this lean and lively content management system might be all you need.
Strace: Is your homegrown app a little buggy? Debug faster with strace.
Ask Klaus! Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.
Serendipity: The Serendipity blog engine is an effective tool for quick web design.
Security Lessons: OSSEC – Monitor and block attacks.
Portsmith: Authenticate at the firewall and let users enable ports in their browsers.
Boo: Mono’s Boo brings Python-like syntax to .NET.
Perl: USB Subsystem Perl power a toy USB canon.
Yum Package Manager Get started with yum.
Workspace: Openoffice.org Base – Creating a custom database.
Command line: Terminal Magic – Bruce Byfield on the command line.
This month we look at the Java and .NET frameworks in Linux. We start with DotGNU and Mod_Mono, then we round up some Java Virtual Machine tools to show you how to monitor a Java application server with Hyperic HQ.
Other articles in this issue examine GIMP 2.6, FreeIPA, Multicast IP, Fsniper, Zim, Chandler, Agedu, WebHTB, NicTool, Samba4Wins, and more.
DVD Theme:
Linux Mint 6 "Felicia" Universal Version
This month we examine some popular open source tools for deploying, configuring, updating, and monitoring software and systems on the network. The tools in this issue are great for enterprise and small-scale networks. We examine Cfengine 3, Bcfg2, and Zenoss. Other articles in this issue look at netbook-friendly Linux distros, Honeynet, Jokosher, JClic, Osmo PIM, Ratproxy, Dnsmasq, Chaos Communication Congress, command-line tools, reviews, news, and more.
In honor of our 100th issue, we focus on tools for tuning and tailoring the Linux kernel. We'll show you some useful performance tuning tricks, tips for building and upgrading the Linux kernel, and how to improve audio and video performance by compiling your own media-optimized kernel with the help of free source code. Other articles look at media centers, filtering content with Squid, deploying Debian with Fully Automatic Installation, and much more. Also, we present the 2009 Open Source horoscope!
This month we investigate expert techniques for securing your VoIP and wireless networks. We describe how to use one-time passwords to add two-factor authentication to a website, and we look at security testing with hping. Other articles dig into Puppy Linux, Minux 3, Zenity and KDialog, Offline FS, spam blacklists, NFS 3, the Cell architecture, Celtx authoring software, and Firefox extensions.
So you already know about Xen – what now? Do you have the tools you need to stay ahead of your virtual environment? This month we explore some expert apps for deploying and managing virtual networks. We'll explain how MLN lets you set up virtual machines with a few easy commands, you'll learn how to create your own virtual appliances with VMware Studio and SUSE Studio, and we'll tell you how to build high-performance virtual clusters with Rocks.
Other articles in this issue examine lightweight CMS tools, Gnome 2.24, X2Go, Avant Window Navigator, Gwibber, GIMP 2.6, Dropbox, and more.
