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LVM, RAID, XFS and EXT3 file systems tuning for small files massive heavy load

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Linux Blog: “We reduced the CPU I/O wait from 30% to 0,3% (XFS) and 5% (EXT3) with these combined previously undocumented file system tuning tips.” (more here…) Related items Installer Software facilitates Plug Computing deployment. New Linux Kernel, Btrfs in Novell openSUSE 11.3 News OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE Novell openSUSE 11.3 Linux OS...
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Tripwire Launches Remediation Manager to Automate Compliance and Ensure Total Control

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PORTLAND, OR–(Marketwire – 07/26/10) – Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of IT security and compliance automation solutions, today announced availability of the latest version of its industry leading configuration control and file integrity monitoring solution. Tripwire Enterprise 8.0 features the addition of Remediation Manager, a major new capability that automatically repairs … (read here…) Related...
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Installer Software facilitates Plug Computing deployment.

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With open source Easy Plug Computer Installer, users can install Linux distributions, file systems, file system images, or single applications. Program provides USB key and HTTP-based list retrieval, further expanding ways in which developers can access and update Plug Computers. Application is compatible with 32- and 64-bit Fedora 11, 32- bit Ubuntu 9.04, Windows...
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What To Do With an Old G5 Tower?

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lunatic1969 writes “I’ve got an old G5 PowerPC tower that’s sitting in a spare room not seeing much in the way of use. I’d like to stick a Linux distribution on it and maybe breathe some life back into it. I’ve got a few vague ideas — it might be a handy file server,...
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Open Source OCR That Makes Searchable PDFs

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An anonymous reader writes “In my job all of our multifunction copiers scan to PDF but many of our users want and expect those PDFs to be text searchable. I looked around for software that would create text searchable pdfs but most are very expensive and I couldn’t find any that were open source...
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Accessing WebDAV as a Filesystem With davfs2

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Serverwatch: “I had a request this week to check out davfs2. This neat open source utility allows you to connect to a WebDAV server as a regular filesystem, meaning that applications that don’t support WebDAV can still access resources shared via WebDAV.” (read on…) Related items Feature: A review of the Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server...
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New Linux Kernel, Btrfs in Novell openSUSE 11.3

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The community Linux distribution gets a slew of enhancements, like new support for a filesystem that’s gaining ground among major Linux players. (read on…) Related items Novell openSUSE 11.3 Linux OS Gets Btrfs, New Kernel Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop (Linux Today) openSUSE 11.3 arrives with experimental Btrfs support News OpenSUSE...
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News OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE

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The OpenSUSE Project announced the final 11.3 release of OpenSUSE, featuring Linux 2.6.34, the Btrfs file-system, improved netbook support, and desktops including KDE 4.4.4, GNOME 2.30.1, XFCE, and LXDE. Meanwhile, eWEEK Labs reviews Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, praising its virtualization features, despite some “snags.” (read here…) Related items OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE Novell openSUSE...
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OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE

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The Novell-backed OpenSUSE Project announced the final 11.3 release of OpenSUSE Linux, featuring Linux 2.6.34, the Btrfs file-system, improved netbook support, and desktops including the new LXDE 0.5.5. Meanwhile, eWEEK reviewed Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, praising its new virtualization features, despite a few “snags.” (read here…) Related items News OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE Novell...
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Novell openSUSE 11.3 Linux OS Gets Btrfs, New Kernel

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The new open source OS release delivers a “better” filesystem (Btrfs) for Linux while updating packages and performance. (read on…) Related items New Linux Kernel, Btrfs in Novell openSUSE 11.3 News OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE 6 of the Best Free Linux Music Servers (Linux Today) Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux...
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