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Nginx vs Apache with APC and Varnish
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 20th of May 2012 12:24:26 PM Filed under
There are a lot of test and comparisons about Nginx vs Apache. And yes for static content because it is asynchronous, Nginx preforms better. What happens when you have PHP?
I have setup two servers with:
- Apache + PHP + APC + Varnish
- Nginx + PHP-FPM + APC + Varnish
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Three good and useful Firefox add-ons
Submitted by ggarron on Thursday 20th of December 2007 06:23:49 PM Filed under
One of the great things about Firefox is that the community can contribute to it with add-ons, some of the are really fantastic. There are a lot of them, so much, that is really difficult if not impossible to know all of them, here I present three of them to you.
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Eight great Linux stories that made digg front page in 2007
Submitted by ggarron on Thursday 20th of December 2007 06:15:53 PM Filed under
With 2007 ending, it start to appear reviews of the year everywhere, so this is my contribution to that.
I decided to pick up the best (at least for me) Digg front page stories about Linux in 2007
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Solving "current dist not found in meta-release" error to upgrade to Gutsy
Submitted by ggarron on Friday 7th of September 2007 11:55:22 AM Filed under
If you are getting these errors while upgrading to Gutsy Gibbon.
warning: could not initiate dbus
current dist not found in meta-release
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Create a VPN with openVPN complete guide
Submitted by ggarron on Thursday 19th of July 2007 02:43:21 AM Filed under
Havin security as a constant issue, we all are always thinking in a good way to avoid people getting access to our passwords, and personal information.
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Enable Syntax Color on vim
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 8th of July 2007 03:01:08 AMIf you want to have you vim coloring your edited files according to its syntax, you can follow this instructions to have them enabled, read at:
Linux operating system
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Upgrade Feisty Fawn to Gutsy Gibbon
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 8th of July 2007 02:55:25 AM Filed under
You can now upgrade your Feisty Fawn to Gutsy Gibbon, and start testing this new Ubuntu release, How to upgrade from Feisty Fawn to Gutsy Gibbon
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The power of Debian and Mandriva together on your PC
Submitted by ggarron on Monday 4th of June 2007 01:24:02 PMIf you are a Linux Fan but could not decide which distro is the best for you, try to run two of them in a Dual Boot system, with both Distributions sharing the /home directory so you can have access to your files no matter which distro you boot.
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Installing Beryl on Mandriva, really easy with screenshots
Submitted by ggarron on Tuesday 8th of May 2007 06:44:04 PM Filed under
The easy way to install Beryl on the new Mandriva 2007 Spring, this guide with screenshots will show you how easy it is, you will not even need to use any console command.
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How (Beryl and Compiz) are helping Linux
Submitted by ggarron on Monday 30th of April 2007 06:21:20 AM Filed under
Composite project is helping Linux in gaining more users, specially those trying to view the 3D effects using XP (they can't) or Vista (Linux does better with less)
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Sharing files between Feisty and Windows
Submitted by ggarron on Wednesday 25th of April 2007 05:37:55 AM Filed under
This How To, describe how to configure in a simple way a samba server on your Feisty Fawn, (could be used for other distros) to share files with windows. Samba on Feisty Fawn
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backing up your mysql database using your browser -with php-
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 22nd of April 2007 01:11:37 AM Filed under
Hi,
As I wanted to back up my mysql database on a server where I do not have ssh access only ftp, I made this way to do it, there surely be some better ways, if so I will be glad to know about them, but until that this is working for me.
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Which Distro to choose? - Comparison -(Not a Debian vs Ubuntu vs Fedora vs Centos)
Submitted by ggarron on Saturday 14th of April 2007 07:59:02 PM Filed under
This article compares four of the major distros, from an impartial point of view and try to show some of the facts that make them different, so you can read and choose which better suite your needs.
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Centos 5.0 Released
Submitted by ggarron on Friday 13th of April 2007 12:10:59 PM Filed under
CentOS 5.0 the Linux distro based on RedHat has been released, few weeks later RedHat itself has been released.
The news for this version of Centos are among others:
Apache-2.2, kernel-2.6.18, Gnome-2.16, KDE-3.5, Compiz, AIGLX, MySQL-5.0, PostgreSQL-8.1, and much more
It has support for i386 and x86_64 platforms, on its 6 and 7 CDs respectively
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Shell Script for Automatically create Apache2 Virtual Servers
Submitted by ggarron on Friday 13th of April 2007 05:29:15 AM Filed under
This script permits you to automatically create Apache2, Virtual server, it creates the directory and the configuration files for the virtual server, useful if you need to create a lot of virtual servers, after this you just need to go to the virtual server directory and create the site itself.
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New Ubuntu to be released by October (Gutsy Gibbon)
Submitted by ggarron on Friday 13th of April 2007 12:22:10 AM Filed under
Ubuntu 7.10 is going to be called Gutsy Gibbon, and will be release by October this year, today the project was introduced by Mark Shuttleworth, read more at Go2Linux.org
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Guided Debian Etch installation (with screenshots)
Submitted by ggarron on Wednesday 11th of April 2007 02:14:40 AM Filed under
The new Debian Etch has been released, here are the installation screenshots, with a step by step guided installation.
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Debian Etch Stable released!!
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 8th of April 2007 01:57:08 PM Filed under
This is extracted from the Debian Site, we finally have Etch Stable released!!
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Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 8th of April 2007 01:31:05 PM Filed under
There is a new update for Debian/Sarge, this is security update only, the good new is that reading in lines, we can expect that the final release of Etch is really near, as the sarge is being moved to old stable.
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Puppy Linux 2.15 Community Editio released
Submitted by ggarron on Saturday 7th of April 2007 01:21:06 AM Filed under
The Puppy 2.15CE (Community Edition) is the result of collaboration of a team of Puppy enthusiasts. It is built upon version 2.14 but with many enhancements. In particular the guys have worked on an improved user-interface and nice out-of-the box first impression.
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| Review: Artix Linux in 2021
Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring alternative init software options, including OpenRC, runit, and s6. The distribution is available in many editions, including Base, Cinnamon, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, KDE Plasma and Xfce. With all of the desktop options, combined with the available init choices, there are 21 editions, not including community spins from which to choose. All editions appear to be built for 64-bit (x86_64) machines. Picking randomly, I selected Artix's Plasma edition featuring the runit init software. The download for this edition is is 1.3GB. Browsing the other editions it looks like most flavours are about 1.1GB to 1.3GB in size, though the minimal Base edition is a compact 618MB.
The project's live media boots to the KDE Plasma desktop. On the desktop we find multiple documentation and README icons. There is also an icon for launching the system installer. The default layout places a panel at bottom of the screen where we can find the application menu and system tray. The default wallpaper is a soft blue while the theme for windows and menus is dark with high contrast fonts.
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Artix Linux is one of those distributions I really enjoy using and yet struggle to review in a meaningful way because it doesn't really go out of its way to introduce new or exciting features and everything works smoothly. The distribution is wonderfully easy to install, offers top-notch performance, and is unusually light on resources. Artix is somewhat minimal, but still ships enough software to be immediately useful right out of the gate. We can browse the web, install packages, view files, and play videos. Meanwhile the application menu isn't cluttered with a lot of extras. The developers clearly expect us to install the functionality we need, while doing a really good job of providing enough for the desktop environment to feel base-line useful right from the start.
Artix does a nice job of balancing performance and functionality while also juggling ease of use against not getting in the way. There is a little documentation, but no initial welcome screen or configuration wizards that might distract the user.
The one piece I felt was missing was a graphical package manager which would have made it easier to build the extra functionality I wanted on top of the base distribution. However, that one piece aside, I felt as though Artix was really well designed and put together, at lease for someone like me. It's not a distribution geared toward beginners, it's not a "first distro". It is a bit minimal and requires command line knowledge. However, for someone with a little experience with Linux, for someone who doesn't mind the occasional trip to the command line or installing new applications as needed, then Artix provides an excellent experience. It's fast, light, looks (in my opinion) great with the default theme, and elegantly walks the line between minimalism and having enough applications ready to go out of the box to be immediately useful. I'm unusually impressed with how smooth and trouble-free my experience was with this distribution and the fact it offers such a range of desktop and init diversity is all the more appealing.
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Alpine Linux Review: Ultimate Distro for Power Users
Alpine Linux is gathering a lot of attention because of its super-small size and focus on security. However, Alpine is different from some of the other lightweight distros we covered on FOSSLinux. It isn’t your typical desktop distribution as it is terminal-based like Arch and is marketed as a “general purpose distro.”
It is currently widely adopted as a Docker container thanks to its ultra-small footprint. However, it can be used for all sorts of Linux deployments that benefit from small, resource-efficient Linux distros.
Now, that statement might feel too generic. But don’t worry, as we have put together an in-depth and comprehensive review of Alpine Linux, giving you a detailed look at what it has under the hood and how to use it. As such, by the end, you should have a clear understanding of whether you should consider Alpine Linux as your next Linux distro.
So without further ado, let’s dive in.
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