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Using Strings To Safely Get Program Usage Information On Linux And Unix
We've posted quite a bit about the "strings" command in various past-posts running the gamut from using strings to extract RPM header information to...
One live DVD, one ton of Linux games
Author: Jeremy LaCroix
LinuX-Gamers Live is a live DVD from Germany based on Arch Linux that includes nothing but games. Version 0.9.3 was released in...
Investigating strange dialup activity with Wireshark
Author: Colin Beckingham
A controlled dial-on-demand router is a convenient tool. An uncontrolled dial-on-demand router is not. The Wireshark network protocol analyzer helped me track...
Using Bonnie++ for filesystem performance benchmarking
Author: Ben Martin
Bonnie++ allows you to benchmark how your filesystems perform various tasks, which makes it a valuable tool when you are making changes...
Win4Lin 5.0 makes big improvements
Author: Mayank Sharma
There is no dearth of software that can help you run that indispensable Windows app over Linux. Win4Lin has managed to survive...
Making the right Linux choice
With Microsoft's Vista earning a mixed response, a growing number of computer users are considering switching to the open source Linux operating system....
Ten sticking points for new Ubuntu users
Author: Michael Reed
With Ubuntu, Canonical has had notable success in convincing people to switch from other platforms, but potential Ubuntu users are still running...
PulseAudio Tames the Linux Audio Zoo, Part 2
Last week we learned a bit about the chaotic jumble that is audio on Linux, and about the new PulseAudio sound server that just...
Portrait: Michelle Bisson balances consulting with Joomla! volunteerism
Author: Bruce Byfield
"I've always done the things that nobody else wanted to do," Michelle Bisson says, explaining how she became the only woman on...
Simple Perl Script To Ease Console Server Use On Linux And Unix
Well, it's been a good long time (almost a week) since I've posted anything but numbered lists of, hopefully, useful information. It's about time...