LInUx MiNt

Linux Mint is a for desktop computers, based on ubuntu or debian. Linux Mint is aimed at being a "modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use." Mint provides full out of box multimedia support by including some proprietary software such as java and adobe Mint's motto is "from freedom came elegance".


 I was really impressed by this linux mint ..i have used many linux distros. But this beats all other OS's.

Try it friends :)

Hi Frns,

Richard stallman Founder of Free Software Foundation Came to IIT-M to Give a International Seminar on FREE SOFTWARE FREEDOM AND EDUCATION.Huge Particpants Turned up around 3500.I was one of the Organizer for this Event.Felt Happy.And got scolding from RMS for offering him LUNCH.Bcz their culture is they do their job and do not depend upon other's always.He needs help only when he cannot carry it by his own.

RMS strongly pointed out TAMIL NADU free laptop scheme.And stated that it is not free laptop unless it contains Open Source Software in it.

Here some of the News Paper Covered his Story.

http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120309290411100.htm

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article2886514.ece

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Richard%20Stallman

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/facebook-is-a-surveillance-engine-not-friend-richard-stallman-free-software-foundation/articleshow/11786007.cms

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-06/chennai/31030021_1_richard-stallman-gnu-linux-free-software-foundation

http://fsftn.org/content/report-richard-stallmans-visit-chennai

http://fsftn.org/content/talk-rms-6th-feb

Blog:
http://atuljha.com/blog/2012/02/07/richard-stallman-free-software-freedom-and-education/

Debian 6.0.4 Released

Debian, the mother of Ubuntu and Linux Mint, has announced the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename  "squeeze" ).

This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments to serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available.

This is not a new version of Debian, it only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 6.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.

New installation media and CD and DVD images containing updated packages will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the aptitude (or apt) package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available.

WHAT IS JUJU?

The emergence of cloud computing has reduced the task of server provisioning down to minutes, from days. Juju is the next evolutionary step. It reduces the task of provisioning and control of service applications in the cloud down to seconds, from hours.

Before the cloud, deploying interconnected services across multiple servers required days, if not weeks. One had to procure the necessary hardware, find lab space for them, physically set them up, install the OS and required applications, and then configure and connect the various applications on each machine to provide the right desired services. Once the entire solution was deployed, upgrading or replacing the service applications, modifying the connections between them, scaling out to account for higher load, and/or writing custom scripts for re-deployment elsewhere all required even more time.

Eventually, deployment tools, like cobbler and FAI, evolved to reduce the time and complexity involved in installing the OS on each machine. Then tools, like Puppet and Chef, arrived to do the same for system configuration. Finally, with the arrival of cloud computing, specifically public cloud computing, the burdens associated with hardware acquisition and setup went away. While all tremendously valuable technologies, none of these advancements really solve the complexities of orchestrating your services, i.e. deploying, connecting, and controlling your service applications across all systems. Automatic service orchestration built for the inherent elasticity of the cloud did not exist, and manual service orchestration in the cloud takes time...and in the cloud, wasted time is wasted money.

Talk in ILUGC

One of the nice experience i had in Indian linux user group,chennai .I gave talk in Ilugc meet for the first time regarding ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOL.

Description:
calem EAM [ http://www.calemeam.com ] is an open source tool. It is a Enterprise Asset Management which can be used for the industries for their manufacturing of their Products. Enterprise asset management is super set of CMMS(Computerized maintenance management system).

Thanks for Ilugc co-ordinator(Mr.Shrini)  to give this nice opportunity to deliver my speech.

Installing Java in Ubutnu

Installing Java in Ubuntu made easy :)
1. from synaptic select
sun-java6-jdk
and apply. which will automatically select other required package like:
sun-java6-jre
sun-java6-bin

once sun-java6-jdk has been installed you don’t need to worry about a thing to install

2. you have to configure default java to be sun’s
from your terminal type “sudo update-alternatives –config java”
you will get number of alternatives as shown below.. select “2″

Selection Path Priority Status
————————————————————
0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java 1061 auto mode
1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java 1061manual mode
* 2 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java 63 manual mode

3. you are done.. :)
you can now write your java program in any editor or IDE and then execute your java program
as
javac program.java (which compiles your java program)
java program (which will execute your java program )

HAPPY PROGRAMMING!
JAVA IS FUN

Enterprise Asset Management (An open source tool)

Enterprise asset management (EAM)means the complete life cycle of optimal management of the physical assets of an organization to maximum value. It covers such as design, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance and decommissioning/replacement of plant, equipment and facilities. "Enterprise" refers to the management of the assets across departments, locations, facilities and, in some cases, business units. By managing assets across by this enterprise asset management, organizations can improve utilization and performance, reduce capital cost, reduce asset-related operating cost, extend asset life and subsequently improve return on assets The functions of asset management are taking a fundamental life planning, life cycle costing, planned and proactive maintenance and other industry best practices. Some companies still regard physical asset management as just a more business-focused term for maintenance management - until they begin to realize the organization-wide impact and interdependency's with operations, design, asset performance, personnel productivity and life cycle costs. This topic focus the progression from maintenance management to Enterprise Asset Management By providing a platform for connecting people, processes, assets, industry-based knowledge and decision support capabilities based on quality information,EAM provides a holistic view of an organization's asset base, enabling managers to control and optimize their operations for quality and efficiency. This EAM works by computerised maintenance management system A CMMS software package is computer maintenance management system contains information about an organization’s maintenance operations.