In the Clouds - Linux Magazine
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NEWS Community Notebook SERVICE 8 MORE ONLINE Highlights from our ADMIN and Linux Magazine Online websites. 9 NEW SOURCE • Source code out for Isis Browser, a core app of HP’s webOS. • Scientific Linux 6.2 Live CD/DVD. 10 COTTON CANDY • Any-screen 21-gram cloud computer debuts. • Open Virtual Desktop v3. • LibreOffice 3.5 released. 11 UBUNTU FOR ANDROID • BackTrack Linux 5 R2 here. • Ubuntu for smartphones. 12 TECH TOOLS TeamDrive 3.0, TeamCity 7.0, AMD GPUs, and more. 14 LINUX NEW MEDIA AWARDS • Recognizing the best. 3 Comment 6 CD 96 Featured Events 97 Call for Papers 98 Preview 86 Doghouse: Accessibility maddog looks at some computer accessibility issues. 88 DevOps: Automated Clouds Develop for and administer distributed computing with Juju and Nodeable. 92 Kernel News Binary-only modules, kernel.org security, remounting disks, PohmelFS distributed filesystem, and isolated drivers. 94 PyCon 2012 Robots, PyPy, and more. 16 Load Testing the Cloud Know which numbers matter when you measure performance. 20 BoxGrinder A virtual appliance manufactory. 26 Building a Cloud Game Server Don’t hog the home bandwidth; run your games in the cloud. Bring it on – the cloud wants to ease your burden. We show you how to measure website performance, how to create virtual appliances, and how to build a cloud game server. In the Clouds LINUX MAGAZINE Linux Magazine ISSN 1471-5678 Linux Magazine is published monthly by Linux New Media Ltd, Manchester, England. Company registered in England. MAY 2012 4 MAY 2012 ISSUE 138 LINUX-MAGAZINE.COM | LINUXPROMAGAZINE.COM
Transcript of In the Clouds - Linux Magazine
News
Community Notebook
Service
8 More online Highlights from our ADMIN and
Linux Magazine Online websites.
9 new Source •SourcecodeoutforIsisBrowser,
acoreappofHP’swebOS. •ScientificLinux6.2LiveCD/DVD.
10 cotton candy •Any-screen21-gramcloud
computerdebuts. •OpenVirtualDesktopv3. •LibreOffice3.5released.
11 ubuntu for android •BackTrackLinux5R2here. •Ubuntuforsmartphones.
12 tech toolS TeamDrive3.0,TeamCity7.0,
AMDGPUs,andmore.
14 linux new Media awardS
•Recognizingthebest.
3 comment
6 cd
96 featured events
97 call for Papers
98 Preview
86 doghouse: accessibility maddoglooksatsomecomputer
accessibilityissues.
88 devops: automated clouds Developforandadminister
distributedcomputingwithJujuand Nodeable.
92 Kernel news Binary-onlymodules,kernel.org
security,remountingdisks,PohmelFSdistributedfilesystem,andisolateddrivers.
94 Pycon 2012 Robots,PyPy,andmore.
16Load Testing the Cloud
Knowwhichnumbersmatterwhenyoumeasureperformance.
20BoxGrinder Avirtualappliance
manufactory.
26building a Cloud Game Server
Don’thogthehomebandwidth;runyourgamesinthecloud.
Bringiton–thecloudwantstoeaseyourburden.Weshowyouhowtomeasurewebsiteperformance,howtocreatevirtualappliances,andhowtobuildacloudgameserver.
In the Clouds
Linux Magazine
Linux Magazine ISSN 1471-5678 Linux Magazine is published monthly by Linux New Media Ltd, Manchester, England. Company registered in England.
May 2012
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Linuxuser
Mozilla PopcornThePopcornmediatoolkitusesHTML5andJavaScripttopullcontenttoyourwebpagefromdiversesources.
HigHligHts
59 charly: weather Page Decodetheoutputfroma
weatherstationandcreateapersonalweatherwebpage.
60 Security lessons: cloud Security
AuditandsecurecloudsystemswiththeOpenSCAPandAqueducttools.
62 MultiSystem Everythingtastesbetteronastick,
includingyourfavoritevirtualoperatingsystems.
66 Perl: evernote and Gtd WithEvernoteandPerl,youcan
sendremindersfromyourGettingThingsDoneticklerfile.
74 command line: resources Tourthetopreferencesfor
commandlineinformation.
78 fork cMS Don’tsweatthebigcontent
managementsystems;useForkCMS.
82 workspace: easybook Publishyourmanuscript.
Search ZipS and tarSSearchyourcompressedfilesandarchives.
Kexi vS. GlomCreateyourowndatabase with these twoterrifictools.
multiSyStemLoadaUSBstickwithyourfavoriteoperatingsystems,thenchooseyourdistroonbootup.
ForK cmSYou don't need to be an experttocreateandmanage a website with ForkCMS.
36 SPdy Googleunveilsanewprotocolfor
speedinguptheweb.
38 Searching ZiPs and tars Lookintocompressedand
archivedfileswithstandardLinuxtools.
44 Kexi vs. Glom Theseleanandeasytoolsletyou
into the database game.
50 ask Klaus! Your Linux questions answered.
52 environment Modules Bringordertocompilerand
librarychaosonyourclusterwithenvironmentmodules.
Features
➜ Lightweight, responsive LXDE desktop
➜ Includes Firefox, Thunderbird, Transmission, VLC, AbiWord, Pidgin, and much more
➜ Compatible with Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot“ repositories
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