Over the years, ASP has become one of the most preferred server-side programming technologies for dynamic web pages and applications.  Tremendous power and flexibility makes it an ideal tool for a broad range of projects.  However, if you ask the average Linux developer their opinion about it, they will likely tell you one of the following:

- ASP cannot be run on a Linux-based server

- ASP is only available for Windows platforms

- All ASP modules for Apache call for code to be rewritten in Perl

What is Sun Java System Web Server?

Sun Java System Web Server is a web server application similar in nature to Apache and Microsoft IIS.  It is currently one of the leading web servers on the corporate market, providing a streamlined infrastructure that supports virtually all web technologies and applications.  Many argue that the Java System Web Server performs notably faster than Apache and delivers better security than IIS.  Not only does it support the Linux platform, but other operating systems such as AIX, Solaris, Unix and Windows.  For ASP developers, this is a major advantage as they are no longer restricted to the Windows environment and can now broaden their talents and reach to different platforms.  Best of all, Sun released core components of the application as open-source under the BSD license, which means that the Java System Web Server can be freely obtained from the Sun Download Center.

Achieving ASP Compatibility

Sun Java System Web Server does not offer native support for ASP by default.  In order to make the two compatible you will need to use a special set of extensions.  These extensions are called Sun Active Server Pages, and version 4.0.4 must be installed on the system to obtain ASP functionality.  This tool can also be acquired from the Sun Download Center.  Unlike the web server, utilizing these extensions requires that you sign up for an account with Sun Microsystems.  The good thing is that creating an account is fast, free and easy.  Once you create your account and download the appropriate files, all it takes is a matter of minutes for the installation and automatic updates you need to run ASP.  From there, restart the web server and everything should be good to go.

Summary

ASP can now be used effectively in a wide range of web environments thanks to the cross-platform capabilities of Sun Java System Web Server.  This powerful web server offers developers the best of both worlds, blending the reliability and security of Linux with the power and flexibility of ASP.

ModSecurity is a module running on Apache and is based on linux server. It will help users learn about various computer security vulnerabilities like SQL injection, cross-site scripting attacks, cross-site request forgeries, null byte attacks, and many more so that one knows how attackers operate. It will also help one find the geographical location of an attacker and send alert emails when attacks are discovered.

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Real-life case studies are used to illustrate the dangers on the Web today – you will for example learn how the recent worm that hit Twitter works, and how you could have used ModSecurity to stop it in its tracks. The mechanisms behind these and other attacks are described in detail, and you will learn everything you need to know to make sure your server and web application remain unscathed on the increasingly dangerous web. Have you ever wondered how attackers figure out the exact web server version running on a system? They use a technique called HTTP fingerprinting, and you will learn about this in depth and how to defend against it by flying your web server under a “false flag”.

Users can learn to compile ModSecurity from source and install it on a Linux system and also find out how to prevent the source code of their web application being shown to the world if something goes wrong with their server configuration They would also discover the real IP address of an attacker using ModSecurity, even if the attacker is behind a proxy server.

With lots of easy to follow examples and step-by-step instructions, this book is perfect for system administrators or anyone running an Apache web server who wants to learn how to secure their server. The book is out now and available at Packt. To read more about it, please visit: http://www.packtpub.com/modsecurity-2-5/book

On a modern stand-alone system, Linux is pretty quick, and if it isn’t, there’s something wrong — something that is up to the system administrator to fix. You might have a number of people using the same fileserver, mail server, or other shared machine, in which small improvements in system performance can mean a lot. System tuning is an ongoing process carried by a variety of  monitoringtools. Some performance decisions are made at installation time, while others are added or configured later. Proper monitoring can detect a misbehaving application that might be consuming more system resources than it should or failing to exit completely on close. Through the use of system performance tools you can determine when hardware — such as memory, added storage, or even something as elaborate as a hardware RAID — should be upgraded for more cost-effective use of a machine in the enterprise. Possibly most important, careful system monitoring give you an early idea when a system component is showing early signs offailure, so that any potential downtime can be minimized. Careful system monitoring and built-in configurability of Linux allows you to squeeze the best possible performance from your existing equipment, from customizing video drivers to applying special kernel patches to simply turning off unneeded services to free memory and processor cycles.

All of these points about taking care of your servers and making sure silly things don’t cause them to crash  from a long-time UNIX philosophy: Uptime is good. More uptime is better. The UNIX (Linux) uptime command tells the user how long the system has been running since its last boot, how many users are currently logged in, and how much load the system is experiencing. The last two are useful measures that are necessary for day-to-day system health and long-term planning. (For example, the server load has been staying high lately, so may be it’s time to buy a faster/bigger/better server.) But the all-important number is how long the server has been running since its last reboot. Long uptimes are a sign of proper care, maintenance, and, from a practical standpoint, system stability. You’ll often find UNIX administrators boasting about their server’s uptimes the way you hear car buffs boast about horsepower. This is also why you’ll hear UNIX administrators cursing at system changes (regardless of operating system) that require a reboot to take effect, even though applying the latest kernel security patch may justify that reboot. You may deny caring about it now, but in six months you’ll probably scream at anyone who reboots the system unnecessarily. Don’t bother trying to explain this phenomenon to a nonadmin, because they’ll just look at you oddly. You’ll just know in your heart that your uptime is better than theirs.

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Applications designed to organize, edit, and improve photos are a very useful tool for everybody who is serious about preserving pictures of memorable moments in their computers. Users of Mac OS X have iPhoto while those who prefer Microsoft Windows have Picasa. These are great apps but neither will run on Linux. What Linux users can use, instead, are Lphoto and F-Spot. Lphoto Lphoto is an open source photo management software embedded in Linspire that is available in different Linux versions. It is compatible with many different digital cameras. If a compatible digital camera is connected to a computer via a USB port, Lphoto is able to read JPEG images in the camera’s storage device and offers to download the stored photos into the computer. A single click on your mouse is all you need to do this. Once imported, you can organize, rotate, re-touch, resize, and edit your photos, and save your changes. You can also create albums and animated slide shows that you can share with your family and friends. A CD-writing Python script receives directories of digitized photos for burning to a CD or DVD.F-Spot Supporting a long list of common files including JPEG, TIFF, GIF, and RAW, F-Spot is more versatile the Lphoto. Photos from your hard drive, digital camera, or iPod can be imported to the application. These photos can be tagged making grouping, organizing, and searching easier. EXIF and XMP metadata in the photos can be viewed and exported.  F-spot is also capable of minor editing functions such as the rotation of photos, the removal of red-eye, cropping for a less cluttered picture, and resizing. All these take only a few mouse clicks. A feature called Versioning retains a copy of the original photo thus you will always have an unedited copy. Color adjustments are also possible. Contrast, brightness, hue, temperature, and saturation can be tinkered with to produce a more dramatic effect on your photos.

Kaizen is a Japanese word meaning “continuous improvement.” In the west it is usually used in connection with improving business but in Japan, kaizen, can relate to any improvement whether or not it is work related. If a student studies hard and improves their exam results, or a housewife improves the families finances by shopping more prudently, they have practised and benefited from kaizen. This article will show you how you too can benefit by applying kaizen to your computing needs.

What is Linux

I am sure that the majority of you reading this will be using either Windows or Mac OSX computers. These are the two main operating systems used by the average home computer user. However they come at a price. You may not realise this but when you buy a new computer, included in the price is the cost of the operating system such as Windows XP or Vista, or one of the OSX varieties. Unfortunately buying the computer doesn’t mean you stop buying software. Every few years another, “improved” version is released along with a not-so-nice price tag. Shortly after, a second edition with “security fixes” is released incurring an extra cost for the user.

Linux is different. Linux is a completely free operating system that users can simply download from the internet, burn to a CD and reboot to install. Its as simple as that and as it comes complete with everything the average user needs, an office suite, digital camera software, internet applications etc., you don’t need to pay for any add-ons.

Unfortunately Linux is generally regarded as a “geek’s” operating system, inferring that unless you have a doctorate in computer science you simply cannot get it to work. Recent releases however have changed all that and now Linux is as easy to use as its two main rivals in the desktop war. One distribution of this free operating system has received much praise and recommendation recently – Ubuntu.

Ubuntu – Linux for Windows Users

Ubuntu, like other Linux systems is completely free to download, install and use. It doesn’t ask for any personal information or require a product registration. You just download and off you go.

Unlike Windows or OSX, which, to coin a manufacturing phrase, batch and queue their improvements and ship them in bulk every few years, Ubuntu release regular improvements as they happen and which you can download via a notification icon in the system tray. It is more in line with the way Toyota build cars. The kaizen way.

As Ubuntu is on the whole maintained and improved by willing volunteers it is constantly being refined and improved. A little tweak here, a little tweak there, and the benefits are available when ready and when the user requests them, rather than having the user wait and then pushing them onto the user by way of a new release. In manufacturing such a process is called pull, as the user (or customer) pulls the improvements towards them, when they require them and in the amounts they want. Ubuntu does issue new releases every six months but if you keep up-to-date with the improvements you don’t need to download and reinstall.

Ubuntu Linux is a simple to install, easy to maintain operating system for the masses and a great alternative for those fed up with having to constantly pay for their computing needs. Its great for businesses also as there is no yearly license fee to use the operating system or its software applications. Its also resistant to virus attacks and spyware so your privacy is maintained and assured (though it does come with a very secure firewall just in case).

Ubuntu comes complete with everything you need including a full office suite courtesy of Open-Office, the free replacement to Microsoft Office, all your internet applications – Firefox browser, an email client called evolution similar to Outlook, and even a Photoshop style image manipulation program called Gimp. In fact there are literally thousands of professional standard, free applications waiting to be used and if you need some specialist software that isn’t installed by default, such as accountancy software, the main menu has an add/remove listing that lets you search and install it with just a couple of clicks, free of charge.

In fact so popular has Ubuntu become that the French government recently (03/2007) began discussing the possibility of removing its Microsoft system in favor of Ubuntu and free software and began the change over in June 2007 (source: zdnet.fr “Linux: Ubuntu s’installe sur les PC des dputs”).

So why not add a bit of kaizen, the art of continuous improvement, to your computing needs and give Ubuntu a try.

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I’ve worked as a remote Linux System Administrator for quite a while, and one thing that I’ve noticed is that many “administrators” out there don’t know how to configure or secure a server properly. This article is a quick reference on some of the more important (and easy) security or configuration tweaks that any administrator should do for their server. These six steps can dramatically increase the security and stability of any Linux server. The best part about these tips, is that they are all quick and easy to do as well, with each step taking less than 15 minutes!1.) Security Updates Not Installed Nearly every server that I work on is not running the latest (and most secure) software. Yes, Linux is a great Operating System- but all software has security problems. Enabling the installation of automatic updates via a cron script or similar is the easiest and most foolproof way to ensure that your server isn’t compromised. There really isn’t any excuse not to install the latest security updates- older packages are saved in the package archives in case there is a stability or compatibility issue, and the updated packages are logged as they are updated. 2.) Disable root login via SSH, and password authenticationAdmittedly, I’ve been guilty of this myself sometimes. Let’s face it, everyone likes being able to quickly and easily log into their servers, and change settings. However, if you’re using password authentication, what’s to keep someone else from logging into your server? In addition, you should not use password authentication on your Linux server, to prevent others from logging into your Linux server. Instead, enable RSA signed authorization keys. This is more secure, since an attacker will not be able to guess or brute force a login session with your server.3.) Disable or filter extra services This is the second biggest issue that I see working with new client’s servers. Often, the system administrator who setup their Linux server did not perform a necessary final step- filter incoming connections that aren’t necessary. I’ve seen everything from the daytime service running, to MySQL listening for connections on a remote IP. If a Linux administrator is not familiar with iptables, there are several tutorials out there that will show someone how to create even a basic firewall ruleset. In addition, disabling unnecessary services is a basic step in server optimization as well- why run extra services that tie up resources if they aren’t needed?4.) Test accounts or guest accounts still activeAnother glaring security issue (and an often exploited one) is that a client will still have test user accounts running (often with extremely easy passwords, such as test) once a software solution is deployed to a production server. I don’t need to go into the security ramifications with this one- make sure that you get rid of those guest or test accounts!5.) Advertising banners left on We all love advertising, don’t we? However, advertising to the world that the version of Apache or Sendmail that you run on your Linux server is 3 years old is not the type of attention that you want. Simply disabling the server banners will help hide your server from the basic script-dependent attackers. Besides, why help the bad guys determine what software your server is running?6.) PHP errors or application errors I’m pretty confident that we have all seen an error or two displayed on a website. Some errors that are displayed are not a security issue at all, for instance Javascript errors. However, some errors are security issues (PHP is particularly bad with this), because they disclose sensitive information. The easiest way around this is to disable displaying errors in PHP (or your web applications). Otherwise, an attacker may be given information about your website’s database details, or file locations.These issues are the top 6 security issues that I see on a daily basis in my work. You can all check your server or servers for these quick issues (these tips take almost no time at all), and dramatically increase the security of your server. However, if you have any problems implementing these security steps, please feel free to contact me.

The tech world is no more driven by the proprietary software. The world has changed and even the way we use to access the software. For almost each paid software, the users are provided with zero cost counterpart of it. The tools with no licensing fees, no expiration dates and no problems are available for free downloads. The feature will list the best products or softwares that are available for free.

Mozilla Firefox: The browser is jumping up since its inception in 2004. The major took off was after the version 1.5 was made public. It changed the consumer’s perception for internet navigation. It offered tabbing experience and enhanced security. The browser is gradually moving up on popularity charts and with Mozilla Firefox 3 available for download since June 17, the hopes are higher. Skype: The software that allows one to make calls over Internet. It is available for free downloads and is best to make calls to users worldwide. People using the same Skype service can be called for free but calls to landlines or cellphones are charged. Users on Skype can go for video conferencing for free on the same. The service is also available on mobile devices. Google Docs: Launched as an option to proprietary software products, the product is a huge success. The product is like a spice adder to ongoing rivalry of Google and Microsoft. Microsoft has flagged a huge success with patent of Microsoft Office Suite but with the launch of free Google Docs and that too online, the company has faced a setback. At the hour, when flexibility is key driver, Google Docs seemingly takes away the pie away from MS Office Suite. No doubt MS Office Live Workspace is giving tougher competition online but still Google Docs has taken the appreciation by mass users on certain features and services. Google Docs has eliminated the need of keeping important docs handy in CDs or flash drives as they are now available online. Ubuntu: The most widely appreciated Linux distribution can not be left alone if list of best freebies are discussed. It is the only operating system from Linux distribution that has made entry to best products list. Its ease of installation and excellent performance with older drivers makes it the best reputed distributions since far for Linux users. Above all the operating system comes loaded with Firefox, Openoffice.org, and Evolution mail.

Comodo Firewall Pro: The security threats are surging high, taking away calms from the users. At current stage, missing firewall means taking your data in lighter means. If cost is the limiting factor, try hands on with Comodo Firewall Pro. This is the best available and above all free firewall for XP and Vista that secure your network from lot of viruses. The list maintained in its database, reduces the number of pop ups on your PC and controls the programs having access to Net. YouTube Uploader: YouTube is scaling high on popularity charts with people getting crazy to upload videos and photos. The free availability of videos is also adding to its rising popularity. But loading video is a cumbersome job. The YouTube Uploader is a nice tool to upload lot of videos on sites at once. To pick products from a vast library that are making their presence felt and are topping the charts is not an easy job, but hoping that the feature will offer you a comprehensive list for some very well appreciated free products that can be categorized for Hall of Fame.

Harddisk data recovery or ‘cannot go into Root Device’ Linux Boot Error

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 While booting if you are getting errors that system cannot access or open the root device, you ability need to install a additional copy of operating system.Thus, you are always suggested to pursue a just data backup of thorough valuable information you have stored. In such situations, you prevalent loose data further if backup fails to restore, you cede need to use Linux whole story Recovery software to scan and restore the data.You potentiality receive the similar error dope while attempting to boot your system: “Cannot open root badge “nnn” or unknown-block(maj,min) Please embrace a correct “root=” boot option”Where, ‘nnn’ represents the adduce of figure also ‘maj,min’ is the directions value of block. You cannot boot your plan after you pick up this error message.Cause

Some of the viable reasons for this error knowledge to occur are:

• Incorrect entry magnetism grub.conf file

• Incorrectly configured kernel

• SCSI rudder or IDE chipset support is either not compiled or is compiled as a bit instead of initrd

• File cut support is either not compiled or is compiled as a module instead of initrd

• If you have recently installed the system, then the odds are that you haven’t edited /etc/fstab queue while installing. fstab is the file referenced by Linux to expose available disks and disk partitions and is most commonly used by mount command.Solution

To solve comparable issues, you mania to boot your affected system using Linux Live cd and settle again reset the sophistical parameters that are preventing your Linux system from booting. If this doesn’t help, you should reformat and reinstall the system because the last resort. You subjection then encourage your at sea data from the vastly recent data backup you have. But backup availability is not must sway each occasion. imprint such situations, you are recommended to use Linux Recovery software.Linux Data Recovery applications are brand-new applications that are specifically designed to scan a logically crashed drive. After a imperforate scan, they restore astray data at a safe location, minus harming actual data.Stellar Phoenix Linux instruction recovery is a vitalizing tidings recovery Linux software that supports Ext2, Ext3 and ReiserFS file systems. present is a non-destructive tool with sapid user interface and advanced recovery abilities. It natively supports all Linux distributions like ardent Hat, Turbo Linux, SlackWare, Caldera, Sorcerer, SUSE etc.Visit here now http://harddrive-datarecovery-fat32.blogspot.com

So, you are reading this because probably you have installed ubuntu right and now you need to know about the system and how it works and how can you optimize the system for better efficiency, for better look and how can you customize it like you can do it in windows! Well, look no further, you can get all those tips right here! Here is a Beginners guide to ubuntu tips and optimization.

So, lets learn a few things about ubuntu, that you might want to know as a first time user.

First boot:

When you for the first time boot the ubuntu system, what you see is a boot flash screen which is called a USplash and it covers up what is going on in the background when linux is booting. This screen is introduced so that the users who arent interested in what actually happens in the background, dont really see it.

First Login Screen:

On the right side of the login screen, you will notice the name of the computer, the date and the current time. On the left side there are some very useful options, like reboot, shutdown, suspend, hibernate, change session etc. Ok, its time for you to type in your username and password (hit enter after each one). Immediately after youve typed your username and password, youll notice a splash screen that shows what programs are loading and in a few seconds the splash screen disappears and the Ubuntu desktop appears. Thats the Ubuntu desktop!

Gnome Desktop:

The desktop environment that ubuntu uses is the GNome desktop! If you have a DHCP based network connection (automatic IP address) then you are connected to the Internet as Ubuntu configures DHCP connections automatically and you will notice a notification message in the right-upper part of the screen that says Software updates available. Click on the new orange icon (from where the notification message appeared) and a window will appear on the left side of the screen. This window will start to search for updates. Click the Install Updates button, when the search is complete, to install the available updates on your system. Ohh, whats this? It asks for a password, because this is an administrative task and its safer this way; just type your password and hit enter. This program is called Update Manager and you can always find it under System -> Administration menu, but it will always appear when there are new updates. Also, you will notice another notification message that will ask if you want to install proprietary drivers for your graphics card. Just click the Enable option and it will start to download and install the necessary drivers.

Panels and Applets:

ets learn a few things about the desktop. First things first, you should know that this desktop is called GNOME; as you can see, its a little different than Windows, as it has two Panels: one at the bottom and one at the top. But whats cool about this desktop is that you can always configure it however you want, but well talk about this a little bit later. Both panels have the same options and configurations.

The bottom panel has the Show Desktop button on the left side; in the middle you will see all the current opened windows and on the right youll see a trash icon and the Workspace Switcher. Now this is something you didnt have in Windows (at least not as default), as the Workspace Switcher allows you to have multiple desktops. How does it work? Very simple: on the actual desktop, you have a window (or more) and if you click on the second square (default there are only two desktops, but you can set up to 36 desktops) the window(s) will disappear. Why? Because they are on the first desktop (you can even see them in the first square), and if you click the first square the window(s) will appear again. On the second (empty) desktop you can have other window(s). Come on, try it yourself to see how it works!

The upper panel is a little more complex. It contains on the left side the Main Menu from where you can access all the applications, different system locations (home folder, network places etc) and the system configuration tools. Right after the Main Menu you will see some software icons; these are shortcuts for different applications installed on your computer and you can add there as many as you want with a simple right click on the panel; then click on Add to Panel option and when the Add to Panel window appears hit the Application Launcher button on the left side and select your favorite applications from the list. On the right side of the upper panel you will see two icons (the network monitor and the sound volume), the date, the clock and a shutdown button from where you can reboot, hibernate, suspend, log out, switch user, lock screen or shutdown the computer.

I think this is enough for today, with respect to the customization of the ubuntu desktop and the next part of this tutorial will include topics like how to install new software on ubuntu linux as well as how to make your desktop cool and funky!

So, please check back later or subscribe to the RSS feeds so that you know when is the next update to this ubuntu tips,tricks and hacks published!

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As someone who is new and wanting to get Linux training, you may have heard or read about getting help by using a man page.

If you already know Linux, then you can use man pages as a reference to learn more about a command or concept – and in this case, man pages can be quite useful.

However, if you are just new, man pages are extremely frustrating to use – and here’s why, and what you can do about it.

Linux Commands Training Tips: The Linux System Administration concepts and help commands covered here apply to: Red Hat, Fedora, Slackware, Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, SUSE and openSUSE – and ALL other Linux distributions.

5 Main Headings That Are Shown – and Not Shown – on a Linux Man Page

1. NAME – Shows the command name and a brief cryptic description of what it does.

For the grep command, the brief description is “print lines matching a pattern”.

What? Is this command used to send stuff to print to a printer. Yes, it can be used for this, but by default, Linux “prints” to “standard output”, which is the screen!

Confused yet?

2. SYNOPSIS – Shows the how the Linux command is used.

This is supposed to show you how to use the command. The synopsis is also known as the “format” or “syntax” of the command. If you already know what you’re doing, great. If not, this is so vague it doesn’t tell you anything.

3. DESCRIPTION – Describes what the command is used for.

Here’s part of the description of the grep command, exactly as shown on the man page for grep:

“Grep searches the named input FILEs (or standard input if no files are named, or the file name – is given) for lines containing a match to a given PATTERN. By default, grep prints the matching lines.”

Wonderful! – If you already understand all the Linux lingo being used. That is, if you already understand all the terms shown above, including: named input files, standard output, match a given pattern, and prints the matching lines.

But if you’re new to Linux, forget it!

4. OPTIONS – of a Linux command.

There are over 40 options of the grep command and each one is described in the same Linux “geek-speak” as everything else on these pages.

Another big problem with them is that the options are all listed alphabetically. There is no way of knowing which ones are the most useful or commonly used.

Linux Training Tips: If you already know Linux and need to look up the name of an option that is used to do a certain task, man pages are an excellent and quick Linux resource. But if you’re just a newbie, look elsewhere!

5. LINUX COMMAND EXAMPLES – There are almost never any examples of commands on a man page.

One of the best ways to learn something is by example – just show me and let me try it myself.

But one of the most difficult things to find is examples of how to use a command. Out of thousands of pages, there are almost never any examples.

How to Get Linux Training on Linux Commands and Concepts

So, how does someone get Linux training on commands and concepts?

1. Get a good Linux book (or ebook) that shows lots of examples and is written in plain English – not “geek-speak”.

This isn’t easy to do. Lots of books are written in “geek-speak” instead of in plain English – the way you need to have a book.

2. Watch Linux training videos to get easy training.

This method is great because you see and hear about important Linux concepts. You also see every step in running a command, including why you run the command and what the output of it means.

You see all the steps to run a command and lots of examples of how to use commands to do Linux System Administration tasks.

After watching a bit of a Linux video, you can just pause the video and then run the Linux command yourself and experiment!

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“A person becomes human through other persons.”

Archbishop Desmond Tutu defines Ubuntu as the opposite of “I think, therefore I am.” In other words, my humanness is inextricably bound up in yours. Such a person, he says, “does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole, and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed, or treated as if they were less than who they are.” He concludes, “What dehumanizes you, inexorably dehumanizes me. And what elevates you, elevates me.”

Among small things, the world had a remarkable moment in September, at least in my eyes, when former US President Bill Clinton explained to his audience at a conference in the UK that “society is important because of Ubuntu.”

I have to say, reading the BBC report on President Clinton extolling the wisdom of Ubuntu put a huge smile on my face. Simply because I find Ubuntu to be one of the most beautiful concepts within any language on earth.

Ubuntu is remarkably close in meaning to the Sanskrit concept Bodhisattva and the Buddhist Pali word Bodhisatta, which means:

“I am who I am through relationships.”

The Buddha said it this way, “my liberation would not be possible without you. That no one can become free without others.” Therefore, he concluded, “during my quest for freedom I tried to make each person I met my ultimate experience of reverence.”

Dr. Martin Luther King described Ubuntu this way, which he learned from Gandhi (who, as many of you know, lived in South Africa for a number of years prior to becoming the Gandhi we know in his home country of India. “In a real sense all life is interrelated. All men [and women] are caught up in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affect all indirectly.”

Ubuntu arises from recognizing the fundamental unity to all of life – the inherent interdependence of all phenomena – meaning that everything is in relationship all the time. When this ‘inherent mutuality’ is felt as a visceral wisdom, it is my sense that we naturally take greater care with everything we think, say, and do.

To learn the human art of making wise and often daring (sometimes visionary) choices from within the organic framework of ‘deep togetherness’ – the realization of knowing that nothing stands alone – ubuntu becomes the philosophy for liberation.

In other words, if you respect inherent interrelatedness – that the tapestry of life is an unavoidable simultaneous inter-intra-reality, Ubuntu is our practice of freedom.

Without a healthy respect for Ubuntu, rancid myopia, narcissism, and megalomania take precedent and we end up in a magnificent struggle of learning how to love each other as family – as one – as members of the global village that we are.

Let ubuntu resonate in all ways throughout our lives. Talk with ubuntu. Laugh with ubuntu. Be it. We need each other now more than ever.

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New Linux users often find it difficult to learn how to use commands by using books or other documentation.

And Linux training videos have recently changed all this – and at last provide a source of easy training!

Linux Commands Training Tips: The System Administration concepts and commands covered here work with: Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Slackware, Debian, SUSE and openSUSE – and ALL other Linux distributions.

5 Benefits of Using Linux Training Videos to Learn Commands

1. You get to actually see a command being run – every step of the way.

The great thing about watching a Linux training video to learn how to use a command is that you can see exactly how everything is done. You can see how to do it – step-by-step.

Linux Training Tips: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a Linux training video is worth 300,000 words a minute! – at five frames (pictures) per second!

2. You hear the reason for running the Linux command as well as the description of running the command.

Along with seeing the training video, you also hear how everything is done. In a nice, calm and relaxed manner.

3. You can pause a Linux video whenever you need more time.

Whenever you need to think about something you’ve just seen and heard, you can just click on the pause button and the Linux video pauses for as long as you need!

You may want to pause the video because something appears on the screen that you need more time to absorb – or you may need more time to read the output of a command that was just run.

4. You get to see the “full” output of the Linux command.

This is an often overlooked, but extremely important part of learning commands.

The output of a command can be quite long and detailed – far too long to show in a Linux book. But the output of a command is another key item to learn from.

Linux Training Tips: When you’re reading a book, you rarely see the output of a command. And if some output is shown, it’s usually just a short bit of the output. Partly because of the amount of space required to show it and partly because it would take more time to clearly show it.

5. You get to learn from someone with Linux training experience.

And if the training videos you are watching are written by an experienced Linux trainer (hint, hint), then you know you’ll learn how to use commands easily!

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Where to start?
Well you are probably reading this from a windows based machine, so I will elaborate on Ubuntu. Ubuntu is backed by Canonical, a company set up by Mark Shuttleworth, a South-African born multi-millionaire, as he started Thawte, the internet security certificates company. Linux is based off of Unix, which was the first widespread operating system (OS) and has it roots in the 1970′s.

Fuelled by its backers, Ubuntu has topped the Linux distribution lists overnight. Ubuntus slogan is “Linux for Human Beings” which gives the essence of what the project is trying to achieve: to get normal people to use Linux. This is no easy task with Microsoft dominating the computer OS market for well over twenty years.

Ubuntu is fighting its corner though, with its easy to use interface from Gnome and it’s file system from Nautilus (both open-source projects, like Ubuntu). Ubuntu has everything built in from the ground up, making it attractive for buisness’, local governments and the average user.

Did you like Firefox Web Browser?
If you did you are one of the over 100 million people who do. Firefox is built straight in to Ubuntu, along with Evolution Mail (Like Outlook Express). In fact Ubuntu has a lot of what the everyday user needs: it can burn dvds, cds, play all your media and more. It is these built in features from one compact disc that make Ubuntu special.

Will it replace Windows?
The direct answer is no. If you like me have a lot of commercial(pay-for) software then Ubuntu cannot use them. The exception to this is some Games like Doom and Quake which people have re-engineered to be run in Ubuntu. In most cases this should not matter as Ubuntus piles of software does the job for you.

It is worth a try though, even if you do not have a cd-burner, Canonical (The company behind Ubuntu) will ship it to you without cost, you pay nothing! It is also cheaper to ship more than one cd, so you get copies to distribute.

The Future of Open-Source
Who knows? The future looks bright with Ubuntu knocking down inhibitions people have about Linux. Linux has always been popular in Universitys, where all good ideas start! As to whether Linux will overcome Microsoft? I doubt it in the near future as Windows has exclusive distribution deals with every large pc manufacturer, making Windows the default choice. Not every monopoly lasts though, and Firefox is an indication of the future.

Originally Appeared on www.DUeyFinster.com.

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Probably the most popular cell phone today is the Google G1 Android with T-Mobile. It consists of all the Google applications such as you tube, search, Gmail, maps, chat, calendar, etc. You can use these applications anytime with the push of a button. This fancy gadget also has the finger touch interface that allows you to scroll through and navigate around by dragging your finger or flipping through like you are turning the pages of a book. But, this phone comes with a high price and with the requirement of a contract. You would be mesmerized by the way phone looks and bound to be pleasantly surprised by the style. It’s welcome and menu screens are state of art, with a little clock with the hands at the welcome page. Of course, you can customize this however you want it, but straight out of the box. It has a flip out key pad with GPS and WiFi. You can send email and input data on a beautiful digital QWERTY keyboard. Other than that, this phone also have all the latest features including one touch Google applications. The phone is a quad band. It also has the ability to change screen orientation based on which way you are holding it. It has a large touch screen that has a high resolution and is very responsive. It has an interface with high resolution digital camera in addition to the MP3 / MP4 player, Bluetooth, WAP browser, e-book reader, voice recorder, and FM radio. This phone also has the ability to send long text SMS to a variety of groups or individuals. It can accommodate up to 8GB of memory.

You can quickly and easily download Linux free as a virtual machine and run Linux in Windows!

Here’s how: You download and install the free Linux virtual machine player and virtual machine. Then you run the player and “open” the virtual machine, in the same way as you run a spreadsheet program and open a spreadsheet!

Linux Commands Training Tips: The Linux System Administration concepts and commands covered here apply to: Fedora, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Slackware, Debian, SUSE and openSUSE – and ALL other Linux distributions.

Tips You Need to Know – Before You Download Linux Virtual Machines

1. Some Linux virtual machines are in a small Linux download file – but get bigger!

Some virtual machine files are very small in relation to others, and so they take much less time to download. However, once you open them in the virtual machine player, you are just starting to install them!

These virtual machines are set up to start a “network installation” immediately after you open them.

When you open these files, a “network installation” begins and you have to provide several configuration settings and install the Linux “over the internet”.

This can be a very time-consuming way to get Linux running in Windows.

Linux Training Tips: If you are new, download virtual machines that have been completely installed, as opposed to ones that need to be installed “over the network”. It takes longer to download the ones that are completely installed, but you will save a lot of time in the long run.

2. Some Linux virtual machines have no time limit, but others only run for a limited time.

For example, Ubuntu and Fedora Linux are available for free and have no time limit. However, the Red Hat and SUSE virtual machines have a limit to the number of days of use, such as 30 days. And you have to “sign up” for these Linux distributions by filling in a bunch of forms online.

Linux Training Tips: Unless you have a burning need to learn a specific Linux distribution, get one that doesn’t have a time limit.

For example, Ubuntu is a very stable distro that works well and is a relatively small download.

3. Run Linux in Windows and then use Linux training videos to learn how to use it.

You can use a virtual machine in combination with training videos, to get training quickly and easily.

Just start a virtual machine to run Linux in Windows.

Then go to the command line so you can run Linux commands.

Then press Alt+Tab to go to the training videos window.

Watch a bit of a video on a Linux command and then pause the video.

Press Alt+Tab again and go to the virtual machine and practice the command you’ve just seen.

Then go back and watch some more of a video, and so on.

This is an excellent way to get practical Linux training and experience!

Author: Clyde E. Boom
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