PostgreSQL is very sophisticated and powerful database server to use with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. However, many people argue that one of the features it lacks is the memory storage engine of MySQL. » Read more
In February 2007 we met Swapan, the only Red Hat® Certified Engineer® in the islands of Andaman and Nicobar. We thought we’d check in with him now that the year has passed, and see what he’s been up to. » Read more
This week it’s some comments on CentOS and Microsoft along with a few other goodies. » Read more
It’s been almost seven years since I stopped buying desktops for personal computing, and since then, I am always under the impression that buying a new laptop to run Linux on is a bigger challenge that it needs to be. » Read more
We’re getting down to serious shopping time for the holidays. Lucky for you, we’ve got ideas for you and the geeks you love. And like last year, we’re giving away loot. Send an email to contest@redhat.com on one of the following topics: tell us what you’d like to read about in Red Hat Magazine in the coming year, the open source story you’ve never told, or just whatever open source topic is rattling around in your head this week. You’ll be entered to win some of the items in this year’s gift guide, including TokyoFlash’s Eclipse watch. Read the official rules before you enter. » Read more
A couple of months ago, I discovered a tool called rpmrebuild while searching for a way to reverse engineer the files installed on an older Fedora system back into its original RPM package. Rpmrebuild is able to reconstruct an RPM by looking up the information about it on the RPM database that is part of every RPM-based distribution like Fedora. » Read more
Release Found: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Dual core CPUs are supported as of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 update 1. This update or any greater will support dual core CPUs, although the most recent update is reccommended.
