http://en.redtram.com/ suseblog.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:24:55 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 165602 | openSUSE Linux: Shortcut to Software Management http://en.redtram.com/go/236086481/top100/ 236086481 Today, we're gonna shoot for another one of those dumb little "cool openSUSE Linux tips" that allow one to get *DIRECTLY* to what it is that one needs.As you may or may not know, openSUSE's YaST tool has a number Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:43:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236086481/top100/ 165602 | zypper + bash script = simple repo management http://en.redtram.com/go/235836618/top100/ 235836618 I had a smooth, easy experience with a fresh install of openSUSE 11.2 on my desktop this weekend. Man, that was nice.With the excellent openSUSE Build Service available, I find myself there often. Many times I am looking for more Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:21:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235836618/top100/ 165602 | Microsoft 'Has Acknowledged The Enterprise Role Of Linux' http://en.redtram.com/go/235253015/top100/ 235253015 I just read a piece mainly quoting Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, the openSUSE Community Manager. He mentions that at the beginning of the Novell/Microsoft deal, all the naysayers got the press. His thought is that a lot of good has come Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:33:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235253015/top100/ 165602 | 10 Linux features Windows should have by default http://en.redtram.com/go/235252991/top100/ 235252991 The gospel truth:Excerpt:"The battle between Linux and Windows will most likely rage on for years to come. I can foresee that even when all things migrate to the cloud, users in both camps will still be screaming the virtues of Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:33:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235252991/top100/ 165602 | Ubuntu: 1/3 of Installs, Upgrades Result in Fail? http://en.redtram.com/go/235252956/top100/ 235252956 Inevitably, there will be what we call 'showstopper' bugs in distribution releases. When this happens, in the vast majority of cases, those responsible for the distro get fixes out immediately. There has been some complaints lately about why Ubuntu should Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:33:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235252956/top100/ 165602 | 13 Lethal Linux Commands http://en.redtram.com/go/234939396/top100/ 234939396 Ok, this is seriously way too cool to pass up.Excerpt:In this post I will collect all commands which SHOULD NEVER be executed in Linux. Any of them will cause data loss or corruption, can freeze or hang up running system.NEVER Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:34:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234939396/top100/ 165602 | GLENN BECK: Woman in Arizona writes open letter to nation's leadership http://en.redtram.com/go/234774419/top100/ 234774419 Whether this actually happened is irrelevant. I feel these words:"I am a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:08:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234774419/top100/ 165602 | Steve Ballmer Photo Created Entirely from BSODs http://en.redtram.com/go/234774400/top100/ 234774400 I love this: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:07:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234774400/top100/ 165602 | Firefox Gaining Ground at the Expense of IE http://en.redtram.com/go/234386618/top100/ 234386618 Some pretty great news on the open source front. Firefox continues to gain market share, as IE continues to lose it:sourcesource Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:34:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234386618/top100/ 165602 | Linux Security with Fail2Ban http://en.redtram.com/go/233681153/top100/ 233681153 Linux is built to be inherently secure, and has a great track record of having superior security to its proprietary counterpart.However, in the world of server administration, paranoia is an asset. How else could someone get in? How can I Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:33:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233681153/top100/ 165602 | Linux Wallpaper: Simple and to the Point http://en.redtram.com/go/232915072/top100/ 232915072 A simple, clean Linux wallpaper to let the world know, but without shouting. If you'd like to see more really nice Linux Wallpapers, take a look at my Wallpaper gallery. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:08:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232915072/top100/ 165602 | Linux Wallpaper: Provides Common CLI Commands http://en.redtram.com/go/231686628/top100/ 231686628 Here is a really cool wallpaper to help you remember CLI commands and what they do. Nice and useful for those times where your brain fails you. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:04:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231686628/top100/ 165602 | Linux Continues Merciless Windows Beatings http://en.redtram.com/go/231492163/top100/ 231492163 Another migration from Windows to Linux to join my list of nearly 100 Linux Migrations from Around the Globe:INSURANCE giant Allianz Australia expects to save more than $1 million by switching from Microsoft Windows to Red Hat Linux for key Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:04:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231492163/top100/ 165602 | Enhancing openSUSE 11.2: Adding Repositories and Packages - Joe Brockmeier http://en.redtram.com/go/231026513/top100/ 231026513 Zonker, you rock, brother. Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier has provided us with a nice explanation of enhancing openSUSE 11.2. He talks about adding repositories and packages. It's a little more user-friendly to new users than my quick summary: OpenSUSE Linux: Quick Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231026513/top100/ 165602 | ChromeOS Concept Video http://en.redtram.com/go/231026497/top100/ 231026497 Looks nice!! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231026497/top100/ 165602 | Linux Wallpaper: This One's Nice! http://en.redtram.com/go/231026482/top100/ 231026482 Linux wallpapers can totally change how your machine feels. I saw this one and thought it was rather well-done. Greets and congrats to the person who did it. If you know who did this, tell them thanks for me. If Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231026482/top100/ 165602 | SCO finally dies http://en.redtram.com/go/231026466/top100/ 231026466 Coming in from ZDNet, music to my ears... Daryl McBride is canned from SCO. No more President/CEO for SCO. Apparently, some one must have finally taken the red pill.Excerpt:"Remember SCO?Back when I started writing about open source and Linux, in Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231026466/top100/ 165602 | Twitter account: *ACTIVE* http://en.redtram.com/go/230824580/top100/ 230824580 I finally got my twitter account going and put the tweets into the left navigation here on http://www.suseblog.com/. If you have a good Linux-related contact that you can recommend, shoot 'em on over. Also, should you wish to follow me, Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:38:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230824580/top100/ 165602 | Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 6.2 http://en.redtram.com/go/230824567/top100/ 230824567 Blatantly stolen from Distrowatch:"Klaus Knopper has released KNOPPIX 6.2, a new version of the popular Debian-based live CD/DVD with LXDE as the default desktop: "The current version 6.2 has been completely updated from Debian 'Lenny', 'Testing' and 'Unstable', and uses Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:38:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230824567/top100/ 165602 | Linux powers the fastest computers on the planet http://en.redtram.com/go/230623624/top100/ 230623624 Good old Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols. Excellent article, man. Linux is taking the recordbooks by storm according to his latest article.He says,"Once upon a time, supercomputers used special vector model processors to achieve their remarkable speeds. Then, at the dawn of Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:37:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230623624/top100/