Category: Linux

Boost application performance using asynchronous I/O

A short article from IBM developerWorks on using the POSIX aio extensions, which were added in the 2.5 series of Linux kernels. Boost application performance using asynchronous I/O Related books...

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What is the best USB wireless (802.11g) adapter for Linux?

I have an Ubuntu Linux system and I'm looking for a USB 802.11g adapter that won't be a complete nightmare to set up. I'm very Linux-savvy, but have better things to do with my time than waste hours finding the right combination...

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Installer crash puts a damper on Dapper

Up until now I had not tried installing Dapper from scratch. I had only upgraded an existing Breezy system to Dapper and it went very smoothly. Tonight I attempted to use the Dapper CD to install Dapper on to a 40 GB hard drive...

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Linux is easier to install than Windows

Just what the world needs - another "Linux is better than Windows" post... I installed Windows 2000 last night. I hadn't done a Windows install in a while and I remembered what an awful process it is. Ah, the famous Windows 56...

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How to build QEMU on Dapper?

I wanted to build qemu-0.8.1 and the latest kqemu kernel module, but I haven't yet figured how the heck to reconcile these facts: When you run ./configure on a Dapper system, QEMU complains that gcc4 is not recommended. I can...

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xorg.conf for a Samsung SyncMaster 204B LCD monitor

It took more than a few minutes to to get my Ubuntu Linux system configured exactly right for our new Samsung SyncMaster 204B monitor. I tried doing sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg a few times and it didn't seem to quite get...

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New monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse

Today we picked up a Samsung 204B 20.1" LCD monitor and the Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop keyboard and mouse at the local Best Buy. The monitor is quite nice in terms of picture quality and adjustability (you can adjust the...