Linux Distributions

Which Linux client is best for full encryption on a limited platform?

Okay, I realize "full encryption" might be interpreted in different ways – and my intention is not to start a Linux flame war – but I was hoping to hear some opinions on which Linux clients perform best on limited platforms with full-time data encryption. Two questions: 1) If 256-bit...

Which Linux flavor is best for servers?

Does anyone have any recommendations on which linux flavor is the best for servers? There are alot of distros out there so curious to here from people using any of them. Thanks

NOS

can sum1 help me with the general NOS functionality(linux), features and characteristics.. especially its weaknes points and storng points.. the thing is i have never used linux and i have never seen even how does the software looks like

Which version of Ubuntu to choose?

Which version would you recommend to install: Ubuntu 8.10 or Ubuntu 8.04 for my home laptop?

Virtualization Product Choices

I will be setting up my new system in a couple of weeks. I'll be running CentOS 5 on a quad core AMD Opteron. I'm going to run Windows XP as a guest OS, and possibly 1 or more Linux distros. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am currently considering Xen or Virtualbox, leaning towards Xen.

Linux newbie question

Here's the deal. As an experienced PC and Macintosh technician, I find myself very much at a disadvantage when it comes to using Linux. I've been able to install various flavors from Fedora to CentOS to Ubuntu ( the process is rather straightforward), but once installed, other than using the OS,...

Apache ?Connection refused when attempting to contact www.hingedmind.com?

I am running SUSE Enterprise 9 with Apache 2.x. I have recently relocated and everything worked fine on my previous ISP (Cable). In the relocation I changed Cable companies and now when I attempt to connect LOCALLY, I get the following message; ?Connection refused when attempting to contact...

Sendig Mail to user@IP

We have two Mx Record (same ISP) pointing to the same mail server. The Mail Server is REDHAT Linux. I want to send a mail to user@ip address (first or second Mx Record). This is basically to test if first Mx record fails, will the second record be used. I would be sending this mail from the LAN to...

Choice of Operating System for SAP

We are planning to implement SAP modules in our Company (one of the leading industries in Pakistan). Presently we have two options with reference to the selection of Operating System for the server. One is Windows and the other is Linux. Presently we have equally good arguments in favour of and...

SuSE Linux ckuid/ckgid command equivalents

I'm looking for commands equivalent to the ckuid/ckgid in Solaris or getuic/getuid in UnixWare. The Linux "id" command can possibly substitute for ckuid but that still leaves ckgid. These commands also need to work in a NIS environment. Any ideas? Thanks!