Update: This post has been updated based on comments by users. See comments for more details. I realize that this might be something understood by many people but last night I went to set it up and realized I needed some documentation. The documentation that I did find was rather limited so I thought I… Read More »
We’ve been working hard on the list we’ve assigned ourselves in the GNOME Sysadmin Hackfest. So far we’ve made a large number of commits to our puppet configuration tree, as well as got two new servers installed. A large number of our web services are now migrated to a new RHEL6 based web server, which… Read More »
Today I’m at SCALE in Las Angeles. I’m here for a few reasons, including as a Speaker on Sunday morning, to help manage the GNOME Foundation exhibition booth, and to participate in the GNOME Sysadmin Hackfest. As the staff GNOME Sysadmin I proposed and planned a Sysadmin Hackfest that would allow us to work on… Read More »
It was pointed out to me recently that the graphical tool for sharing files and folders no longer displayed within the Main Menu. I’m not sure if this is reported as a bug anywhere (I haven’t looked), but I thought I would mention how you can still use the tool, or even better, manually add… Read More »
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS, the second maintenance release of “Dapper Drake”. This release includes updated Server installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. About Ubuntu ———— Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy install and regular… Read More »
I’ve been tinkering with the XO laptop this morning and I thought I’d share some specs with everyone that is interested. I’m still exploring the machine, but here are some interesting details that I found. I’ve included hardware details from processor, memory and hard disk to software details including running kernel, included software, etc. It’s… Read More »
Today’s post isn’t so much a tutorial but more of a discussion or educational topic on grub. It was inspired by the original post here and continued discussion in the comments. I thought I would outline some suggestions on securing the grub boot loader and why Ubuntu adding a “rescue mode” entry in grub is… Read More »
How To Burn An ISO Image : Ubuntu I was working on a project the other day with a friend and he was having some trouble burning an .iso image of one of the Ubuntu 7.04 Herd releases. He asked me about installing gnomebaker or K3B for burning the image. While I have used both… Read More »
Let me tell you, I’m a busy man. I’m always on the go and my trusty laptop is the only thing to keep me company much of the time. Despite being here, there and everywhere I still need access to my files and folders at home. But how can I access my files, securely, from… Read More »
One of you contacted me recently with a few questions regarding my previous post, Network File System (NFS) : Ubuntu (6.06.1 / 6.10). I wanted to post some follow up information on that to help clarify a few of the steps. Some of this may be very simple for many of you, for others it… Read More »