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Containers: Beginner-Friendly Basics

Linux Academy

They are a little bit like virtual machines in that they simulate an operating system, providing the software with all of the necessary components and configuration that it needs in order to run. Unlike virtual machines, containers do this is in a very lightweight fashion. Check it out!

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Technology Short Take #81

Scott Lowe

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation. Virtualization.

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Containers: The Basics

Linux Academy

They are a little bit like virtual machines in that they simulate an operating system, providing the software with all of the necessary components and configuration that it needs in order to run. Unlike virtual machines, containers do this is in a very lightweight fashion. Check it out!

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Container-Relevant Kernel Developments

Scott Lowe

In fact, all of the work Andersen will talk about is not yet merged upstream in the Linux kernel, and he doesn’t expect that they will be accepted upstream and see availability for average users. IMA is also responsible for allowing the Linux kernel to take advantage of a system’s Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

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Cloud-Hosted Cloud Management via Platform9

Scott Lowe

Platform9 was launched by former VMware veterans with the goal of making it easy for companies to consume their existing infrastructure in an agile, cloud-like fashion. Networking support is also limited; in the initial release, Platform9 will look for Linux bridges with matching names in order to stitch together networks.

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Looking Ahead: My 2013 Projects

Scott Lowe

I should try to find projects that are related and that support one another in some fashion. Reinforce base Linux knowledge. I’ll be focusing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and RHEL variants, since that seems to be what’s most commonly found in enterprise deployments today. This will be partly tied to #2.

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Technology Short Take #83

Scott Lowe

Here’s a quick post on nftables , the (eventual) Linux replacement for iptables. Check out this blog on work done to bring firmware updates into the land of Linux. Even with public cloud and managed services, you can’t avoid good old-fashioned data management processes.” Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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