Configuring VoIP in Twinkle
If you need a reliable and capable SIP softphone for Linux, Vincent Danen suggests using the feature-rich Twinkle to configure its use.
Getting your Windows 7 fix in Linux with VirtualBox
VirtualBox will allow you to stretch your budget farther, test your software more securely, and train your users more safely, and more.
Tags: Open source, Innotek VirtualBox, Installation
Mirroring Web sites with wget
Vincent Danen demonstrates the basics of wget for mirroring entire Web sites.
Tags: Open source, Mirroring, Security
Tweeting from the command line
Find out about a simple script that will allow you to send tweets from the command line.
Tags: Open source, Script, Twitter Inc.
Secure remote firewall administration via SSH
Using Web-based component to configure firewalls may not be secure. Vincent Danen highlights another way.
Tags: Open source, Authentication, TCP
Setting up a dynamic DNS service: dhcpd
In this followup to our previous report, we configure ISC's dhcpd service, which will serve the DHCP-based IP addresses to clients and update the DNS records accordingly.
Tags: Open source, Domain Name, DNS Server
Setting up a dynamic DNS service
Vincent Danen shows you how to configure the BIND side of a dynamic DNS service.
Tags: Open source, IP, DHCP
Master Vim basics and power user tips
Vincent Danen, who has used vim for a number of years, says he picked up new things and seriously tweaked his vim configuration after reading "Hacking Vim" by Kim Schulz.
Tags: Open source, Chapter, Red Hat Inc.
Use Makefiles for more than handling code
Vincent Danen explains the make command and its associated Makefile, and shows how versatile the command is.
Tags: Open source, Command, Source Code
Manage dotfile configuration with subversion
Keeping dotfiles up-to-date on differing systems can be challenging. Find out how to use version control, such as subversion, to manage these files.
Tags: Open source, Repository, Red Hat Inc.
Use tabs to open multiple files in vim
Read about the basic tab commands and find out how to combine them with key bindings to make the most of a powerful editing tool.
Tags: Open source, Tab, GUI
Create custom keybindings in vim
Find out how you can work smarter in vim by adding and changing keybindings to more familiar commands.
Tags: Open source, C, Red Hat Inc.
What makes a good Linux distribution?
Take the proprietary driver system and installation tools of Ubuntu, add the desktop of Elive+Compiz, add the foundation of Debian, and the security of Bastille Linux and you would have one killer distribution.
Tags: Open source, KDE, GNOME
Gain fine control in OpenVZ with resource management
Get the most out of OpenVZ by using all the settings that allow you to control resources that are made available to the OpenVZ containers.
Tags: Open source, Red Hat Inc., CPU
Create an OpenVZ container
OpenVZ is an OS-level virtualization system that allows you to virtualize Linux-on-Linux, but it works on the principle of containers, not virtual machines. Here's how to create an OpenVZ container.
Tags: Open source, Gentoo, Fedora Project
Create your own yum repository
Learn how to create your own yum repository with the createrepo tool. One thing it allows you to do is distribute specialized packages within an organization.
Tags: Open source, Repository, Fedora Project
Store passwords with pwsafe
The most common password manager on Linux is pwsafe, a command-line application. Vincent Danen explains how to work this tool.
Tags: Open source, Passphrase, Apple Mac OS X
Get a multi-item clipboard with Glipper
The productivity application allows users to store and re-use clipboard contents, and retains clipboard history across sessions.
Tags: Open source, Fedora Project, KDE
Install OpenVZ to create virtual containers
OpenVZ is an OS-level virtualization product that allows you to fully isolate processes from each other, increase security by keeping bits separate and tightly control resource utilization. Find out how to install it on CentOS.
Tags: Open source, Virtual Machine, CentOS
Set up a dual-head display with Fedora
Vincent Danen found a few things that were different than he was used to in setting up a dual-head display with Fedora 10, and shares them in this article.
Tags: Open source, Fedora Project, Screen
Encrypt filesystems with LVM
The Logical Volume Manager allows for easy partitioning in Linux and offers encryption by volumes, not just an entire partition.
Tags: Open source, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc.
