Category Archives: Linux

OpenSUSE Local Update Repository

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Jon Smith

Details how to setup and maintain a local update repository for OpenSUSE, and also how to setup clients to access and install from it. Continue reading →

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Novell SLES 10 to OpenSUSE 11.1 Migration

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Jon Smith

In an effort to save on licensing costs I have just completed the migration from SLES to OpenSUSE. There were so many choices when it came to choosing the replacement for SLES Continue reading →

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PostgreSQL Performance Tuning

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Jon Smith

I have had my head buried in Postgres tuning parameters today. There is so many different options to look at and no real definitive guidelines out there, and to make matters worse you can really impede performance with incorrect tuning parameters which is probably counter productive if your interested in tuning for performance :-) . Continue reading →

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OpenSUSE AutoYast/AutoInstall Howto Part 3

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jon Smith

OpenSUSE and SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) both come with AutoYaST which is a very powerful tool that allows administrators to quickly and easily deploy servers that have an identical configuration for rapid server deployment. In this three part series … Continue reading →

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OpenSUSE AutoYast/AutoInstall Howto Part 2

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Jon Smith

OpenSUSE and SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) both come with AutoYaST which is a very powerful tool that allows administrators to quickly and easily deploy servers that have an identical configuration for rapid server deployment. In this three part series … Continue reading →

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