Tech Review: Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Ubuntu Linux heads to the clouds

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-linux-heads-to-the-clouds/9722?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE

• Canonical
• OpenStack cloud software confernece
• HP chose Ubuntu as the lead host
• Moving away from Eucalyptus
• OpenStack
• core infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)
• HP's private cloud beta
• Juju
• lets you start-up and manage applications on a cloud
• service deployment and orchestration framework

Lubuntu

http://lifehacker.com/5847373/lubuntu-breathes-new-life-into-your-netbook-without-sacrificing-the-flexibility-of-a-full+

• A light weight ubuntu for net books

http://lubuntu.net/

• link seems broken

GNU PDF

http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnu-pdf-project-leaves-high-priority-projects-list-mission-complete

• Implements the ISO 3200-1 standard
• started in 2007
• was on the list of high priority free software projects

KDE Plasma Active

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/kde-takes-on-android-apples-ios-on-smartphones-and-tablets/9717?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE

• Is not an OS
• KDE 4.x style interface and API fro touch devices
• Plasma Active Team

Creating a Linux resolv.conf file

http://theos.in/desktop-linux/resolve-conf-linux-example/

• nameserver XXX.XXX.X.X
• To get the name servers from my desk
• from command line
• ipconfig /all
• all for DNS Servers