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Gnome App Launcher: Gnome-do By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 14, 2010 The configurable Gnome app launcher requires some plug-ins for optimal performance. The Advantage of the Xfce Linux Desktop By Juliet Kemp | Article Published February 12, 2010 As an alternative to KDE or GNOME, Xfce is a lightweight and fully-functional interface, providing a full Linux desktop environment. Working (Really) Remotely with Linux By Juliet Kemp | Article Published August 17, 2009 A far-flung traveler keeps tabs on her life and career using a handy, highly mobile Linux set up. Use your PDA to Fix Your Server Remotely By Juliet Kemp | Article Published June 19, 2009 Notes from a sysadmin who fixed a web server from the middle of a muddy field at the Glastonbury Festival. 3 Apache/httpd Commannd-Line Options By Juliet Kemp | Article Published February 4, 2009 Tip of the Trade: httpd can do more than just stop, start and reload Apache. With these command-line options, you can manipulate your configuration without tinkering with httpd.conf. The Fast Way to Read Compressed Files on Linux By Juliet Kemp | Article Published February 2, 2009 Linux has a multitude of handy specialized commands and fast ways to do things. Juliet Kemp shows us how to read compressed files without unpacking them first. LDAP and Kerberos, So Happy Together By Juliet Kemp | Article Published January 14, 2009 Tip of the Trade: LDAP organizes information and provides access to it. Kerberos is designed to handle authentication. Separate they are useful; together they offer a powerful and secure solution. Linux Command Line For Beginners: Finding Help Documents By Juliet Kemp | Article Published January 7, 2009 A typical Linux system comes with all kinds of help documentation built-in, and a lot of users don't even know it's there. Juliet Kemp is your guide to finding man, info, and HTML help pages. Things to Do With 'kill' By Juliet Kemp | Article Published January 7, 2009 Tip of the Trade: 'kill' doesn't just kill processes dead, it also can send processes a variety of other signals. Windows to Unix With PuTTY and Xming By Juliet Kemp | Article Published December 31, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Combine the Win SSH client PuTTY with the Win server Xming and you have an easy way to log in from a Windows box to a Unix box to run an X session remotely. Wiping Disks With DBAN By Juliet Kemp | Article Published December 24, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Deleting old data isn't enough, you need to make it irretrievable. DBAN is a downloadable and self-contained boot disk that wipes disks -- fully and securely. Using UUID to Deal With Disks By Juliet Kemp | Article Published December 17, 2008 Tip of the Trade: UUID notation is one way to access your disks when using Linux. But first you must find the identifier. Magic Tricks With the Sysreq Key By Juliet Kemp | Article Published December 10, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Remember the Sysreq key? It's in the same spot it's always been. Get reacquainted with it, and rediscover all the useful things it can do. A Recovery Plan for a Superbad Superblock By Juliet Kemp | Article Published November 26, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Learn how to recover your filesystem after a "bad superblock" error. Further Notes on proc By Juliet Kemp | Article Published November 19, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Learn more about proc, how it works and how to get the most out of it. Proc and Processes By Juliet Kemp | Article Published November 12, 2008 Tip of the Trade: The /proc directory provides a text-based way of interfacing with system settings and processes. Sure, it looks complicated at first glance, but it is incredibly helpful when troubleshooting. Synch Up With Rsynch for Quick-Restore Backup By Juliet Kemp | Article Published November 5, 2008 Offsite backup and historical backup have their place, and their limitations. When it comes to rapid access to backed-up data in the event of a major disk crash, an instant slot-in replacement is needed, and rsync is well set for the task. Memopal Online Backup By Juliet Kemp | Article Published October 29, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Memopal recently released a Linux version of its online backup service. Should you take it out for a spin? Bash Command Line Shortcuts By Juliet Kemp | Article Published October 15, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Bash has a wide array of available command line keyboard shortcuts. Here are some to post near your monitor. LDAP Master Server Problems By Juliet Kemp | Article Published October 8, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Finding and fixing master server issues isn't always easy, especially when the slave servers seem to be working fine. With careful searching, ldapsearch handily resolves issues. Make Perl Scripts More Readable With perltidy By Juliet Kemp | Article Published October 2, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Even if it's not your own, messy code is a fact of life for every programmer. Clean up messes with perltidy, an app generated from the Perl module Perl::Tidy. Supercharge Your LAN With Condor, part 1 By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 26, 2008 Juliet Kemp shows how you don't need a dedicated computing cluster to perform big processing jobs- you can turn your LAN into a part-time cluster with Condor, which intelligently uses idle CPU cycles for powerful parallel processing. Monitoring Network Traffic With IPTraf By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 25, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Check out the traffic passing through your machine with this useful and easy-to-use ncurses-based app. Setting Password Policy With PAM By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 17, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Establishing a good password policy from the start is just as critical to security as testing the strength of passwords already in use. The PAM module pam_cracklib can enforce both length and complexity. Cracking Passwords By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 10, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Find password weaknesses before it's too late. john-the-ripper offers three cracking modes to evaluate passwords. Scripting Best Practices By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 4, 2008 Juliet Kemp uses Perl examples to demonstrate techniques for keeping all of your scripts, regardless of what language they are written in, understandable and useful. Aliases and Variables Keep Things Short and Simple By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 4, 2008 Tip of the Trade: To save on keystrokes, set up aliases that take command line variables as an argument. The Joys of xargs By Juliet Kemp | Article Published September 2, 2008 Juliet Kemp explores the incredibly useful xargs command. It takes in input and executes your chosen command on it. Deceptively simple in concept; extremely powerful in execution. rsnapshot: rsync-Based Filesystem Snapshot By Juliet Kemp | Article Published August 27, 2008 Tip of the Trade: Snapshot filesystems may be great, but migrating to a new filesystem is a major deal. If you're not up for it, rsnapshot makes achieving snapshot-like functionality a snap. Tip of the Trade: Nagios Plugins By Juliet Kemp | Article Published August 20, 2008 Nagios is set up to use plugins to do the actual work of checking services. From cron-apt to check_jabber and more, here are some to get you started. Tip of the Trade: ps Options By Juliet Kemp | Article Published August 13, 2008 Look beyond the basics of ps, and you'll find a wide array of options for managing system processes. Tip of the Trade: Clusters with Condor By Juliet Kemp | Article Published July 30, 2008 Condor makes clustering and distributed computing possible for budget-conscious enterprises. |
