Issue #98 / Jan 2009

REVIEWS: Books

 

REVIEWS: Lightweight CMS Tools

Lightweight content management systems

Would you like a content management system that's actually easy to manage? We take a closer look at some user-friendly CMS solutions, including Pluck, SkyBlueCanvas, and NanoCMS.

REVIEWS: Gnome 2.24

What's new in Gnome 2.24?

The traditional Fall release of the Gnome desktop ushers in a number of useful new features.

KNOW-HOW: Cobbler

Automated installation with the Cobbler provisioning tool

Cobbler helps you install new systems in a hurry. We'll show you how to use this nifty shoemaker to deploy Xen and VMware virtual machines.

KNOW-HOW: Mesh Networking

Exploring IEEE 802.11s mesh networking

Mesh networking comes to with the IEEE802.11s draft standard. We'll show you how to mix a mesh.

KNOW-HOW: Ask Klaus!

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of the LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com

SYSADMIN: Charly's Column

The sys admin's daily grind: Siege

The siege of Troy is said to have taken 10 years, ending only after Odysseus introduced a wooden horse into the mix. Charly is planning a siege, too, and the target is his own web server. Of course, he doesn't have 10 years to complete the task, and Odysseus isn't on his team.

SYSADMIN: Security Lessons

Why complexity is bad and open source is good

When a test kernel starts wrecking network cards, the community gets busy.

SYSADMIN: X2Go

Server-based computing with the free X2Go terminal server

The open source X2Go project is rapidly approaching version 3, which adds features such as new clients and seamless windows.

PROGRAMMING: Kernel News