Issue #142 / Sep 2012

SERVICE: September 2012: DVD Inlay

Issue #142
This month’s DVD lets you test the latest release from the popular Linux Mint project. Linux Mint 13 “Maya” is b......

SERVICE: Welcome

Editorial

Since they print my picture with this column, I have little hope of concealing my age, so I’ll just come out and say that I remember Ronald Reagan’s first year in office in 1981 – in fact, I was already a young adult at that time and was living in Reagan’s home state of California, working my first professional job after college. Reagan became known as “the great communicator” for the hypnotic optimism with which he could render his own point of view. In a speech somewhere around that time, the new president made a comment that was something like “We have come a long way since before we knew we had a problem with racism.”

SERVICE: Table of Contents: 142

Going Virtual

Your virtualization options continue to expand. This month, we look at two popular solutions. First, we show you how to map your virtual disks to optimize your KVM installation. Then, we examine the ins and outs of virtualization with VMware’s free vSphere Hypervisor 5.0.

SERVICE: On the DVD: Linux Mint 13 – Cinnamon Edition

This month's DVD

This month’s DVD lets you test the latest release from the popular Linux Mint project. Linux Mint 13 “Maya” is based on Ubuntu 12.04 “Precise Pangolin” and thus is compatible with the Ubuntu repositories.

NEWS: Linux News

• Red Hat Addresses Secure Boot
• FSF Addresses Secure Boot
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

NEWS: Tech Tools

Amahi Releases Ubuntu Edition

New Version of UndoDB Released

Black Duck Announces Code Quality Audit

digiKam Releases Version 2.7

COVER STORY: KVM Storage

More KVM performance thanks to an optimized disk configuration

KVM has many ways to map virtual disks on the host system. The appropriate choice of disk format has an effect not only on the speed of I/O operations but also on snapshots and backups.

COVER STORY: vSphere

Free virtualization with VMware vSphere

The free vSphere Hypervisor 5.0 lets companies enter into professional virtualization without the overhead of a commercial solution. If you decide you need additional enhancements later, you can always upgrade to enhanced VMware solutions.

KNOW-HOW: AutoKey

Automating the desktop

Insert recurring phrases and automate recurring tasks with AutoKey, independently of the application you are using.

KNOW-HOW: Fstransform

Converting filesystems with Fstransform

Fstransform converts a filesystem without formatting the media or deleting any files.