This one is more of a reminder, or for those that may not have heard. CentOS 4.x will officially be “end of life” on Feb 29th. So, What does this mean? CentOS tends to follow the RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) source tree that it’s based off of. Thus, when a major…
Category: Usefully Found Stuff
Explanation to the /bin, /usr/bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin split.
Ever wonder why there were so many /bin directories in Unix/Linux? I have often wondered about the split for many years, but have never bothered to research the reasoning. The answer is more simple than I ever would have thought. We all know that /bin directories are used as a location for executable…
RHEL Life Cycle has been increased to 10 years!
This is more for the enterprise minded folks out there, but is still relevant on a site devoted to Linux. Red Hat has increased the release life cycle of RHEL 5 and RHEL 6 to 10 years. This is significant to the enterprise mainly due to the fact that upgrades due to “end-of-life” software and,…
Ubuntu 12.04: Unity 5.2 Ready for testing with two new features.
The Unity Developers have readied their latest version of Unity with the release of version 5.2 for the 12.04 version of Ubuntu. So What’s New? A couple of major things in my eyes, See below. Multi-monitor support You will now see launchers on each of your monitor, and when you scroll across…
Video Editor OpenShot get’s new release with ‘tons’ of bug fixes
OpenShot the Open Source video editing software has found itself with a new 1.4.1 release! Originally according to the developers it was only supposed to be a quick bug fix release, but that changed and they crammed it with new features such as new titles and effects. Highlights of The 1.4.1 release include: New…
New Humble Bundle
I know this is old news now but the New Humble Bundle is out and has 13 Days to go. So grab your Linux gaming bundle now! The humble bundle provides a ‘bundle’ of great cross platform games for a price which you choose! This time round you get – Anomaly Warzone Earth Osmos Edge…
Studying for the RHCE? Check out CentOS!
So, has anyone here self-studied for the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)? Need longer than the 30 day trial of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) to hit the books? Take a look at CentOS! CentOS is quickly becoming the preferred Linux server OS of choice for many people as it is exactly the same as…
Openbox 101
Figured I’d start a short series on the powerhouse window manager that is Openbox! I’ve recently become an Openbox refuge as Gnome 3.2 is still just too buggy for me. Even though I’ve come from a very “functional” desktop (Depends on your opinion), I find that Openbox is a VERY flexible and powerful window manager….
Fun: Take the Linux Distribution Test
Can’t make your mind up on which Linux Flavor to Install? How about taking the Linux Distribution Chooser Test! Click HERE to see which Distribution suites you best.
Ubuntu 11.10 – UnHide Start-up Application Entries.
This really annoyed me when I first installed Ubuntu 11.10. One thing I always do when I install an Operating System is stop certain services from auto starting. In Ubuntu 11.10 to view your Startup Applications you go to the top right of your screen and click the settings “cog” When the Start-up Applications program has loaded…