September 2013 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

JOB | Permanent Linux Systems Administrator (Singapore)
by James Tobin 13 Sep '13

13 Sep '13

Hello, I am working with an employer that is looking to hire a permanent Linux system administrator with an automation and scripting mindset as well as exposure to MySQL (the very minimum; replication) for a position in Singapore. Relocation assistance could also be offered. Should any list members like to discuss with me further I can be reached using James (at) Camalyn (dot) Org -- James Tobin http://www.camalyn.org | +44 8444 820 691 x 86246

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Intel, Red Hat Working On Enabling Wayland Support In GNOME
by Peter Reutemann 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

"After shooting down Canonical's Mir, Intel and Red Hat teams have increased collaboration on the development of Wayland. Developers at Intel and Red Hat are working together to 'merge and stabilize the patches to enable Wayland support in GNOME,' as Christian Schaller writes on his blog. The teams are also looking into improving the stack further. Weston won't be used anymore, so GNOME Shell will become the Wayland compositor. It must be noted that Canonical earlier committed to supporting and embracing Wayland. Despite that promise, the company silently stopped contribution, and it was later learned that they were secretly working on their own display server, Mir. Intel's management recently rejected patches for Mir, leaving its maintainance to Canonical. Before Intel's rejection, GNOME and KDE also refused to adopt Mir. Intel's message is clear to Canonical: if you promise to contribute, then do so." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/09/10/1928248 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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For Future Intarweb DHCP Server Users:
by Elroy 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Troubleshooting ISC DHCP SERVER config-file (dhcpd.conf) error messages: If you get: " For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf line 33: e74f4b0 exceeds max (255) for precision. " Make sure you put colons ":" between each two alphanumeric digits in your MAC addresses, e.g. 0A1B2C3D4E5F, will give you the above error. Make sure it looks like: 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F. Also, IP addresses go in quotes "192.168.0.xxx" etc, and MAC addresses 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F do not need any. HTHSITNF.

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Linux From Scratch 7.4 is Available
by Peter Reutemann 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

"Linux From Scratch is famous for being hard. While most distributions have tried to dumb down their system for the inexperience, LFS has stayed true to its original vision, almost. Yet very few reviews appear for this venerable project. Well, version LFS 7.4 was recently released and perhaps some attention might help." -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/linux-from-scratch-7-4-is-available Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Intel Rejects Supporting Ubuntu's XMir
by Peter Reutemann 08 Sep '13

08 Sep '13

"Just days after Intel added XMir support to their Linux graphics driver so it would work with the in-development the X11 compatibility layer to the Mir display server premiering with Ubuntu 13.10, Intel management has rejected the action and had the XMir patch reverted. There's been controversy surrounding Mir with it competing with Wayland and the state of the display server being rather immature and its performance coming up short while it will still debut in Ubuntu 13.10. Intel management had to say, "We do not condone or support Canonical in the course of action they have chosen, and will not carry XMir patches upstream." As a result, Canonical will need to ship their own packaged version of the Intel (and AMD and Nouveau drivers) with out-of-tree patches." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/09/08/0431242 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Official Announcement Linux.conf.au 2014 registrations open
by Paul Del 07 Sep '13

07 Sep '13

Press Release. Official Announcement Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 early bird registrations open For immediate Release. The Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 team are pleased to announce that we have now started accepting early bird registrations. According to Luke John, organising director, “The start of registration represents the culmination of a lot of groundwork in planning for the conference and it's a real milestone to be at this point in the process”, “While there's still a lot to do, it's really starting to take shape now, and I'm quietly confident that we've got a great line up of speakers and topics and we are looking forward to an awesome conference”. Paul Del Fante also chipped in to offer encouragement for those of you who may feel a bit daunted by the distances. “It's Perth, it's Summer, we've got a fantastic Linux conference on, warm beaches, balmy evenings, city life, so come on over and share in our hospitality”. The Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 early bird registrations will be open till 2013/10/13, but are for a limited number of places and may close earlier before we move on to the formal registration period, and we'd please ask anyone who registers during this time to keep an eye out for any minor issues or inconsistencies you come across. The Linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au/> 2014 Organising Team. http://linux.conf.au #LCA2014

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zentyal - Linux Small Business Server
by Peter Reutemann 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Just came across this... zentyal is an Ubuntu-based server edition aimed at small and medium businesses (SMB). The feature list looks like quite good: http://www.zentyal.org/server/#server-features They paid a lot of attention to a nice user/admin interface: http://www.zentyal.org/server/#server-screenshots Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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The Kubuntu Team and a Partner Now Offer Commercial Support
by Peter Reutemann 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

"Kubuntu, which marries the ever popular Ubuntu Linux distribution with the KDE graphical interface, is popular with lots of individual users, but it also apparently has a foothold in the business world. So much so, in fact, that the Kubuntu team is now in partnership with Emerge Open to offer commercial support packages for businesses. Here are the details. " -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/the-kubuntu-team-and-a-partner-now-offer-commercial… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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CuBox-i Tiny PCs Run Linux and Android, Start at $45
by Peter Reutemann 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

'Although the Raspberry Pi has grabbed the most headlines as a tiny, ultra-inexpensive, pocketable computer running an open source operating system, it's actually only one of many tiny LInux computers being heralded as part of a new "Linux punk ethic." We've written about a number of other miniscule computers that run Android and Linux here. Now, there is a pretty cool looking $45 cube computer that runs Android and Linux, shown here, called the CuBox-i1. This thing looks like it could gain an audience.' -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/cubox-i-tiny-pcs-run-linux-and-android-start-at-45 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Gnome Web Drops Google For DuckDuckGo
by Peter Reutemann 01 Sep '13

01 Sep '13

"In a blog post on the Gnome.org site by Claudio Saavedra, the Gnome Web browser team announced that they had switched the default search engine from Google to DuckDuckGo. The team cites issues with privacy and collaboration as the main motivators, and were inspired by a talk by Jacob Applebaum at GUADEC 2012." -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/gnome-web-drops-google-for-duckduckgo Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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