Linux Tutorials on the topic “mandriva”
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Integrating XCache Into PHP5 (Mandriva 2008.0 & Apache2)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, mandriva, php • Comments: 0Integrating XCache Into PHP5 (Mandriva 2008.0 & Apache2) This guide explains how to integrate XCache into PHP5 on a Mandriva 2008.0 system (with Apache2). From the XCache project page: "XCache is a fast, stable PHP opcode cacher that has been tested and is now running on production servers under high load." It's similar to other PHP opcode cachers, such as eAccelerator and APC.
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Server Monitoring With munin And monit On Mandriva 2008.0
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: mandriva, monitoring •
Comments: 0 Server Monitoring With munin And monit On Mandriva 2008.0 In this article I will describe how you can monitor your Mandriva 2008.0 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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Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier And MySQL (Mandriva 2008.0)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: antivirus, mandriva, postfix • Comments: 1Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier And MySQL (Mandriva 2008.0) This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database. I'll also demonstrate the installation and configuration of Courier (Courier-POP3, Courier-IMAP), so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses. The resulting Postfix server is capable of SMTP-AUTH and TLS and quota (quota is not built into Postfix by default, I'll show how to patch your Postfix appropriately). Passwords are stored in encrypted form in the database (most documents I found were dealing with plain text passwords which is a security risk). In addition to that, this tutorial covers the installation of Amavisd, SpamAssassin and ClamAV so that emails will be scanned for spam and viruses.
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How To Upgrade Your Desktop From Mandriva 2007.1 To Mandriva 2008.0
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, mandriva • Comments: 0How To Upgrade Your Desktop From Mandriva 2007.1 To Mandriva 2008.0 This guide shows how you can upgrade your desktop from Mandriva 2007.1 to Mandriva 2008.0.
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The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva 2008 Free (Mandriva 2008.0)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, mandriva •
Comments: 2 The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva 2008 Free (Mandriva 2008.0) This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva 2008 Free (Mandriva 2008.0) desktop 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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How To Enable NTFS Write Support (ntfs-3g) On Mandriva 2007 Spring
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, mandriva • Comments: 1How To Enable NTFS Write Support (ntfs-3g) On Mandriva 2007 Spring Normally Linux systems can only read from Windows NTFS partitions, but not write to them which can be very annoying if you have to work with Linux and Windows systems. This is where ntfs-3g comes into play. ntfs-3g is an open source, freely available NTFS driver for Linux with read and write support. This tutorial shows how to install and use ntfs-3g on a Mandriva 2007 Spring desktop to read from and write to Windows NTFS drives and partitions.
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How To Harden PHP5 With Suhosin On Mandriva 2007 Spring
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: mandriva, php, security • Comments: 0How To Harden PHP5 With Suhosin On Mandriva 2007 Spring This tutorial shows how to harden PHP5 with Suhosin on a Mandriva 2007 Spring server. From the Suhosin project page: "Suhosin is an advanced protection system for PHP installations that was designed to protect servers and users from known and unknown flaws in PHP applications and the PHP core. Suhosin comes in two independent parts, that can be used separately or in combination. The first part is a small patch against the PHP core, that implements a few low-level protections against buffer overflows or format string vulnerabilities and the second part is a powerful PHP extension that implements all the other protections."
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Using Compiz, Beryl, And Metisse On A Mandriva 2007 Spring Desktop
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, mandriva • Comments: 0Using Compiz, Beryl, And Metisse On A Mandriva 2007 Spring Desktop This tutorial shows how you can use Compiz, Beryl, and Metisse on a Mandriva 2007 Spring (Mandriva 2007.1) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card). With Compiz, Beryl, and Metisse, you can make your desktop use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube (although the desktop cube isn't available on Metisse).
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Beryl, Compiz, And Metisse - The 3D Desktop on Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring
Author: AdamW • Tags: desktop, mandriva • Comments: 0Beryl, Compiz, And Metisse - The 3D Desktop on Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring After having included the AIGLX, Xgl and Compiz 3D desktop technologies in Mandriva Linux 2007, Mandriva has added all the latest 3D desktop updates in Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring, like Metisse and Beryl.
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A Guide to Virtualization on Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring
Author: AdamW • Tags: mandriva, virtualization • Comments: 0A Guide to Virtualization on Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring Have you ever wished you had another computer handy? Maybe you want to try a new operating system out. Maybe you want to test something experimental without potentially breaking your own system. Maybe you need to run some software that only runs in a different operating system. Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring comes with a range of virtualization options that can help.
