FreeOS Articles

Linux : Howtos : Using Rsync
By Posted: ( Mon 14th May 2001 06:42:29[PM] UTC )
Rsync is a fast, flexible and robust backup utility. This article looks at how you can utilize and configure this program to take the daily backup from your production servers.
Rating [ 5.7 / 10 ]

FreeBSD : Howtos : Getting started with FreeBSD
By Posted: ( Fri 11th May 2001 12:45:54[AM] UTC )
So now that you have installed FreeBSD, what do you do next? Well there are lots of things you can configure. Here, we bring you an article that focuses on various aspects like environment, shells, etc, which need configuration. This should set the ball rolling.
Rating [ 6.3 / 10 ]

Linux : Interviews : "Linux is a very strong and reliable operating system"-- Philippe Kahn
By Posted: ( Wed 9th May 2001 01:05:15[AM] UTC )
CEO, Chairman and Co-founder of LightSurf, Philippe Kahn's name seems to be synonymous with success. This is his third successful company: Starfish Software (founded in 1994) and Borland International (1982) being the other two. Having done his graduation and postgraduation in pure mathematics, Philippe was one of the first key programmers for the Micral, the Intel based machine developed in France and recognized by The Computer Museum as the first personal computer available outside a build-it-yourself kit. Prakash Advani interviewed the man who spearheaded the object-computing revolution and the move to component-based software, changing software development methodologies forever.
Rating [ 6.56 / 10 ]

Linux : Articles : Ext2- Part II: Inside the bonnet
By Posted: ( Mon 7th May 2001 01:45:18[AM] UTC )
In the first part of this article we took a cursory look at Linux Extended File System. Let us now probe deeper inside it.
Rating [ 6.69 / 10 ]

Linux : Reviews : SuSE 7.1 Professional: what 7.0 should have been...
By Posted: ( Thu 3rd May 2001 11:37:55[PM] UTC )
SuSE 7.1 finally reached FreeOS and boy, were we eagerly awaiting this new release! It has lots of new additions like kernel 2.4 (the first to support 2.4 final), XFree86 4.0.2 (with anti-aliasing support) and the new glibc 2.2. Although we did get it a little late, we went ahead and reviewed the package and here's our opinion.
Rating [ 8.28 / 10 ]

Linux : Opinions : My Linux wish list
By Posted: ( Wed 2nd May 2001 02:44:11[AM] UTC )
Like most other Open Source geeks, I would love calling myself a Linux evangelist. And this for two simple reasons--I love traveling and second and more important, I love talking about how Open Source has revolutionized Information Technology. But at the same time, I must admit that there are few aspects that Linux falls short in. In this article I touch upon a few hurdles, which in my opinion obstructs its progress to the desktop.
Rating [ 7.08 / 10 ]

Linux : Howtos : Quaking on Linux
By Posted: ( Mon 30th Apr 2001 02:47:05[AM] UTC )
Today, let’s look at how you can get started playing three generations of Quake on your machine.
Rating [ 7.05 / 10 ]

Linux : Reviews : IglooFTP: More than just a cool name
By Posted: ( Thu 26th Apr 2001 12:21:47[AM] UTC )
File Transfer Protocol or FTP, as it is commonly referred to, is one of the most important protocols of the Internet. This protocol facilitates the easy transfer of files across the Internet. Typically, there are two components required to make this work-an FTP server at the sending computer and, an FTP client at the receiving computer. Here, we look at an FTP client for Linux, called IglooFTP.
Rating [ 6.42 / 10 ]

Linux : Articles : DNS Tutorial
By Posted: ( Mon 23rd Apr 2001 01:05:05[AM] UTC )
DNS stands for Domain Name Service. It is a service that can keep large number of machines’ ipaddresses for huge network communication. In this article we look at what DNS is, why is it needed, its use, and how to configure it.
Rating [ 6.44 / 10 ]

Linux : Howtos : Fdisk for partitioning
By Posted: ( Wed 18th Apr 2001 08:16:08[PM] UTC )
Partitioning the hard drive is essential part of Linux usage. Fdisk is a tool you can use for this purpose. Here we bring you a howto on fdisk for Linux, which mind you, is separate from the fdisk for Windows that most of us are familiar with. This is a matter of confusion for most rookies. For apart from sharing a name, there’s a world of difference between the two.
Rating [ 7.13 / 10 ]

Linux : Howtos : Racing to ReiserFS on Red Hat
By Posted: ( Mon 16th Apr 2001 01:19:53[AM] UTC )
A Journal Filesystem keeps track of all the transactions undertaken. And the lack of a proper journal filesystems has always been sited as one of the reasons holding back widespread adoption of Linux in the enterprise space. But this argument no longer holds true, for currently, there are four journal filesystems to choose from -- XFS, JFS, ext3 and ReiserFS. Here we shall look into ReiserFs.
Rating [ 7.34 / 10 ]

Linux : Howtos : LVM: The logical way to manage space
By Posted: ( Thu 12th Apr 2001 09:56:46[PM] UTC )
Running out of disk space on partitions is a problem commonly and universally experienced by all of us. And although there are various solutions, almost all of them are temporary. In this article we take a detailed look at LVM, which tackles the problem in the most effective manner, making space management easy.
Rating [ 7.77 / 10 ]

Linux : Articles : The Second Extended File System - An introduction
By Posted: ( Tue 10th Apr 2001 11:51:02[PM] UTC )
Most of us have been using files ever since we started using computers. And we have always wondered as to how exactly are the files stored on the hard disk. It all seems so abstract. So today, lets take a look at the newer version of file system of the Linux Operating System--the Second Extended File System--and understand its various aspects.
Rating [ 6.98 / 10 ]

Linux : Howtos : Linux demystified
By Posted: ( Mon 9th Apr 2001 03:35:17[AM] UTC )
So you are on Windows and contemplating a switch. Before you do that, consider this. If you are an average Joe who uses his PC just for typing documents, watching movies, surfing the Web and listening to music, catch the first train back to Windows Land. Linux is not for you. On the other hand, if you are a born explorer with a burning desire to understand how your operating system works and to be able to control how it works, `Welcome aboard'.
Rating [ 7.24 / 10 ]

Linux : Howtos : MP3 streaming server
By Posted: ( Mon 2nd Apr 2001 09:51:50[PM] UTC )
MP3's and streaming technologies have been around for a while now. Both these technologies can also be harnessed fairly effectively under Linux. In this article we take a look at how you can setup a complete radio station in your office using the open source streaming server, Icecast.
Rating [ 5.41 / 10 ]