January 30, 2008 8:43 AM
Posted by: Akutz
Andrew Kutz,
Linux kernelLast Friday saw the release of the Linux Kernel version 2.6.24. This new version does not include anything spectacular (Linus' words, not mine), but does include some updates to network drivers. These improvements will assuredly make some users experiencing network issues happy. You can go to
January 29, 2008 9:42 AM
Posted by: Rick Vanover
Enterprise applications for Linux,
Rick VanoverWhile computing in general is in the midst of smassive change with regards to virtualization, 64-bit computing available to Linux and Windows platforms, processing cores and very high RAM quantities, storage is about to go through something big as well, thanks to
January 28, 2008 12:15 PM
Posted by: Rick Vanover
Rick Vanover,
Ubuntu Linux,
Updates and upgradesWe have good news for those awaiting the next version of Ubuntu Linux. The next version for the Ubuntu 8 platform, alpha release 4, is to be relased on January 31, 2008, and the list of bugs is getting smaller every day. Some of the new features for alpha 4 include using
January 25, 2008 10:11 AM
Posted by: Akutz
Andrew Kutz,
Ubuntu LinuxAnyone who has ever used rpm for package management has at one time or the other had to invoke the command:
rpm -qf PATH_TO_FILE
The above command will tell you what package manages the given file, or more specifically, what package was installed, when it was installed and...
January 22, 2008 9:46 PM
Posted by: Akutz
Administration, interoperability and integration,
Andrew Kutz,
Ubuntu LinuxCanonical just announced the release of Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS Dapper Drake. This point release keeps Ubuntu's first LTS release up-to-date with the latest round of patches and bug fixes as we approach their next LTS, Hardy Herron in April of this year...
January 22, 2008 9:24 AM
Posted by: Rick Vanover
Administration, interoperability and integration,
Enterprise applications for Linux,
Rick Vanover,
supportI was faced with the decision to implement an additional system on the RHEL 4.x series, or make our first jump to the version 5 releases. I decided to have this additional system to stay on RHEL 4.x because of our support situation. As admins are aware, there are many factors that affect a decision...
January 17, 2008 1:50 PM
Posted by: Dkr
MySQL,
sun microsystemsThe recent acquisition of open source database vendor MySQL by software supergiant Sun Microsystems has many asking if this is a good thing. SearchEnterpriseLinux.com expert Don Rosenberg thinks so. He tells the Enterprise Linux Log why he agrees with Andrew Kutz that this might be the best...
January 17, 2008 12:03 PM
Posted by: Rick Vanover
Administration, interoperability and integration,
Hardware issues,
Red Hat,
Rick VanoverI had an opportunity this week to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (64-bit version) for a system running a specialized vendor application. I'd like to share my frustration with you so that you can avoid such learning experiences in your future server builds.
On a Dell PowerEdge...
The 
