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Server Monitoring With munin And monit On CentOS 5.2
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: centos, monitoring •
Comments: 11 Server Monitoring With munin And monit On CentOS 5.2 In this article I will describe how you can monitor your CentOS 5.2 server with munin and monit. munin produces nifty little graphics about nearly every aspect of your server (load average, memory usage, CPU usage, MySQL throughput, eth0 traffic, etc.) without much configuration, whereas monit checks the availability of services like Apache, MySQL, Postfix and takes the appropriate action such as a restart if it finds a service is not behaving as expected. The combination of the two gives you full monitoring: graphics that lets you recognize current or upcoming problems (like "We need a bigger server soon, our load average is increasing rapidly."), and a watchdog that ensures the availability of the monitored services.
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Useful Uses Of netcat
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: linux •
Comments: 8 Useful Uses Of netcat This short article shows some useful netcat commands. netcat is known as the TCP/IP swiss army knife. From the netcat man page: netcat is a simple unix utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using TCP or UDP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. At the same time, it is a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in capabilities.
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Installing ubuntu-system-panel (USP) On Ubuntu 8.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 20 Installing ubuntu-system-panel (USP) On Ubuntu 8.10 ubuntu-system-panel is a simple launcher for the GNOME desktop, providing easy access to Places, Applications and common configuration items for your computer. This guide shows how to install and configure it on an Ubuntu 8.10 desktop.
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The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 10 (GNOME)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, fedora •
Comments: 34 The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 10 (GNOME) This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 10 desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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The Useful Uses Of Mod Rewrite
Author: MVied •
Tags: apache •
Comments: 2 In this tutorial, I'm going to be teaching what mod rewrite is and few examples of its uses. Mod rewrite is a powerful tool and one of the simplest ways to make your website more SEO friendly.
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Running Windows Programs On Ubuntu 8.10 With CrossOver Linux Pro 7.1.0
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: ubuntu • Comments: 43Running Windows Programs On Ubuntu 8.10 With CrossOver Linux Pro 7.1.0 This guide shows how you can use CrossOver Linux Pro 7.1.0 to run Windows applications on Ubuntu 8.10. CrossOver is based on Wine. It is not available for free, but maybe you are one of the lucky guys that grabbed a CrossOver copy for free a few days ago; otherwise you can install a 30-day trial version to test it.
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How To Upgrade From Fedora 9 To Fedora 10 (Desktop & Server)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: fedora •
Comments: 3 How To Upgrade From Fedora 9 To Fedora 10 (Desktop & Server) This article describes how you can upgrade your Fedora 9 system to Fedora 10 (which was released yesterday - November 25, 2008). The upgrade procedure works for both desktop and server installations.
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Back Up/Restore Hard Drives And Partitions With CloneZilla Live
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: backup • Comments: 6Back Up/Restore Hard Drives And Partitions With CloneZilla Live This tutorial shows how you can back up and restore hard drives and partitions with CloneZilla Live. CloneZilla Live is a Linux Live-CD that you insert into your computer; it contains hard disk and partition imaging and cloning tools similar to Norton Ghost. The created images are compressed and can be transferred to a Samba-, SSH-, or NFS server or to a local hard drive or USB drive.
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Installing And Configuring ntop
Author: tboxmy •
Tags: linux •
Comments: 1 Installing And Configuring ntop This is a tool to collect the network information with simple configurations. Users may use the web browser to access the current network views that include charts and statistics.
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Set Up A Linux Playstation 3 Media Server (Ubuntu Hardy Heron)
Author: topdog • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 34Set Up A Linux Playstation 3 Media Server (Ubuntu Hardy Heron) The Sony Play station 3 is a DLNA compatible device, DLNA is a framework where home electronics can share digital media and content seamlessly. This tutorial will provide instructions on setting up your Ubuntu hardy computer to share your video, music and photos, allowing you to play them through your DLNA compatible devices. Although several other open source media servers exist, i chose to use Fuppes due to its built in support for transcoding.
