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Linux Installation Methods: Timing & Performance

Thursday, 18 February 2010 00:00 Paul Nanouk

In this second article of this Linux+ certification study series, Linux Installation Choices, the different choices of installation media, physical vs. network installs, were compared and contrasted. The choice of installation methods is another important decision facing either the new Linux user or the Linux consultant working for a client probably in the midst of trying-out Linux as a Windows replacement. Which method you use will have both time horizon impacts (time frame), and performance issues for both the installer and the ultimate end-user of successful Linux installation.

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Installing Lighttpd with PHP5 on Ubuntu 9.10

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 04:03 Kunal P.Bharati

Lighttpd ( or Lighty ) is a free, opensource webserver. It is known for its performance, speed and simple configuration. Sites like YouTube and Wikipedia are powered by Lighttpd. People generally use it for delivering static content.

In this tutorial, we will learn to setup Lighttpd with PHP5 support on Ubuntu 9.10 (though this should work for distros with their respective package managers).

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8 of the Best Free Linux Geometry Software

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:00 Steve Emms

In the field of mathematical software packages, applications such as Wolfram Research\'s Mathematica, and Maplesoft's Maple system instantly spring to mind. These are both highly popular, proprietary, commercial, integrated mathematical software environments. Other types of mathematical software packages generally receive much less publicity.

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Converting HTML to PDF Using Java and Qt

Monday, 08 February 2010 21:20 Kunal P.Bharati

Yesterday I wrote about converting HTML to Pdf using Python and Qt. In this writeup, we will try to do it with Java. I have used QtJambi (Qt bindings for Java). Again we will make use to webkit for rendering HTML page.

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