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How to Upgrade to Fedora 10 from older version
Apr 4th
Fedora 10 is the latest version of Fedora released on 25th november 2008. In this article I will show you how to upgrade to the latest version of fedora from an older version of fedora without losing any information.
As you all know that in august 2008 the Fedora servers were compromised and the digital signature used to sign all Fedora packages may have been compromised. The digital signature is used to ensure that packages you install are authentic and not hacked or modified in any way.
As such you cannot upgrade your Fedora installation you need to make a simple update More >
Access Linux Filesystem in Windows
Apr 4th
In one of my Previous articles I have shown you “How to mount Foreign filesystem in Linux” . In case of Linux you already have all the interface defined to access the foreign partitions like fat32, ntfs etc. But in window there are no interface present to access the Linux partitions. So today I will show you how to access Linux Filesystem in windows.
Explore2fs is a GUI explorer tool for accessing ext2 and ext3 filesystems. It runs under all versions of Windows and can read almost any ext2 and ext3 filesystem.
If you are using dual boot systems or laptops this More >
Everything about Mounting a Foreign File System in Linux
Apr 4th
Linux, being the chameleon that it is, has the ability to support many different file systems, either natively or with “outside” help. Besides its native ext2 (and more recently ext3) file system, it can also handle DOS’ FAT16 and FAT32, Windows’ NTFS4 and NTFS5, OS/2’s HPFS, and Macintosh’s HFS, just to name a few. Given the recent push to add journaling capabilities, Linux has seen even more file systems being offered closer to home, such as Red Hat’s own ext3, Namesys’ ReiserFS, IBM’s JFS, Silicon Graphics’ XFS, etc.
How to Mount a file System?
By default, Linux will not allow users to More >
Installing Linux with no CD-ROM Drive or Modem
Apr 3rd
Most Linux distributions come on a CD-ROM. You can also download them from an FTP site, but that requires an Internet connection. What if you have a system with no CD-ROM drive or Internet connection, like an old 486 laptop? the trick here is to have another desktop system with a CD-ROM drive, and a null-modem serial cable.
I will show you how to do it with Slackware. It is also possible with most other Linux distributions. Insert the Linux CD-ROM in the drive on the desktop and copy the A (base) and N (networking) packages on diskettes. You need at More >
7 ways to boost your Linux Security
Mar 27th
Ask a network administrator in any large organisation to compare Linux with network operating systems like Windows NT or Novell Open Enterprise Server, and chances are he’ll admit that Linux is an inherently more stable and scalable solution. Chances are he’ll also admit that when it comes to securing the system from outside attack, Linux is possibly the most difficult of the three to work with.
This perception is not an uncommon one — many network administrators new to Linux find it hard to transition from a point-and-click security configuration interface to one based on editing complicated and hard-to-locate text files. More >
