Linux - Part 23

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HP machines soon to ship with Novell Desktop Linux

posted on March 19, 2008 in Linux, Tech with 0 Comments

HP is planning to roll out a few of it’s Notebooks and Desktops preloaded with Novell’s Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED10). Dell had the head start with it’s offering of machines preloaded with Ubuntu and recently also preloaded with SLED10. Ã¢â‚¬Å“We are really excited because of the power that the HP distribution channel brings, the reach [...]

How to keep your Linux session alive

posted on March 18, 2008 in hacks, HowTo, Linux with 2 Comments

Recently I wrote about implementing session timeouts on Linux. For admin’s who know what they are doing(most times) this can sometimes be an annoying experience. There’s a simple noop script over at bashcurescancer to help work around session timeouts. This will work for ssh and also the default virtual consoles. Watch noop in [...]

Wal-Mart drops gPC from it’s stores

posted on March 17, 2008 in Linux, Software, Tech with 0 Comments

Wal-Mart have decided to drop the “Green gPC” Linux based low cost desktops from it’s stores. However the gPC will still be available through walmart.com “This really wasn’t what our customers were looking for,” said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Melissa O’Brien. Consumers today are not into low end PCs which was the whole idea behind [...]

Webinar: Control a World of Computers from Your Linux PC

posted on March 14, 2008 in Internet, Linux, Tech with 0 Comments

A new O’Reilly webinar is coming soon. Carla Schroder, author of the book “Linux Cookbook” will be presenting. She will be talking about GUI based secure remote administration via the Linux desktop. Some of the key points covered will be; 1. Running remote graphical applications. For example the Oracle installer which requires X. 2. Common [...]

How to set default session timeout in Linux

posted on March 5, 2008 in HowTo, Linux with 6 Comments

My DC operation guys access Linux servers on a daily basis but somehow they never remember to log out. This is a security risk as anyone could gain access to the open console and create caos. Today, yet again I’m forced to play the bad guy by dummy proofing my Linux servers by implementing default [...]

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