Lenovo to Offer Linux
Following in the footsteps of Dell, Lenovo and Novell recently announced an agreement to provide preloaded Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks and to provide support from Lenovo for the operating system...
View ArticleJust when Linux users thought they were safe: SCO is back!
In mid-August of 2007, SCO, a long-time supplier of Unix-based systems and the arch-nemesis of all things Linux, lost its battle with Novell and IBM over the ownership of Unix. It was a death-blow. SCO...
View ArticleWalMart Ditches In-Store Linux PCs
After just four months, Wal-Mart has abandoned its once-promising Linux-based PC experiment. Although no longer available for sale in stores, the company will continue to retail these systems through...
View ArticlePC-Based Windows Rival Still Unlikely
The leading manufacturer of software using the open source Linux system says it's still too tricky to produce a serious competitor to the Windows operating system that is suitable for the average PC...
View ArticleSymantec Research Ousts Linux for Being Spam-Complacent
Symantec Message Labs has uncovered some interesting information in light of a new research project. Apparently, Linux computers are sending a disproportionate amount of spam in comparison to other...
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How to Fix: Linux Filesystem has Errors, MySql Database Table Crashed
Infopackets Reader Steve P. writes: " Dear Dennis, The company I work for is renting a dedicated Linux web server, which runs CentOS 6.5 and PHPList to manage their mailing list. Recently we were faced...
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How to Fix: Uninstall, Reinstall ScreenConnect Server (Mono Out of Memory Error)
Infopackets Reader Steve V. writes: " Dear Dennis, I came across your post on screenconnect.com, entitled ' Mono eating too much memory (Linux) ' and am having the same issue. It seems that...
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How to Fix: Send Encrypted Email to Gmail (Postfix, TLS, SSL Certificates)
Infopackets Reader Martin R. writes: " The email newsletter I receive from you is showing in my gmail as "unencrypted," with a red pad lock . There is also a new warning banner that says: 'Be careful...
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How to Fix: Block Bitcoin Email Spam (Regex, Postfix)
Infopackets Reader Sam G. writes: " Dear Dennis, I came across your website while researching a postfix question. I am also a Linux systems administrator. As of late our organization has been bombarded...
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How to Fix: Yum [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - 404 Not Found
Infopackets Reader Steve T. writes: " Dear Dennis, I am running Centos 6 32-bit (i386) on a virtual machine and recently I started having 'PYCURL ERROR 22' every time I use 'yum list updates' or 'yum...
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