Amaha Linux Home Server

Amaha Linux Home Server is not a Linux Distro but a collection of software packed as presented with a web-managed console. It sits on top of the version of Fedora 12.

The Amahi Linux Home Server core purpose makes your home networking simple. According to the Project website, it has a number of features that

1. Audio Streaming with the Amahi Tunes, a customised Firefly Media Server.
2. VPN using preconfigured OpenVPN
3. Networking including DNS, Web Servers and NAS Server
4. File Sharing
5. Hardware monitoring
6. Amaha Private Wiki
7. Backup to a network share
8. Vista Calendar Integration 
9. Outlook Integration
10. ICal Integration
11. For more information, do look at Amahi Feature Gallery

Before you install Amahi Linux Home Server, you have to install Fedora 12 and add the Amahi repository in. Use the web-based console to configure the services you need.

Using Linux Console to Send Message

If you need to send a message using the linux console, you can use the command write

write userid [ttyname]

To exit write, just do a ^C and you will see a EOF at the end of the message.

Overview of MAUI Scheduler Commands

Finally, I thought I summarise the documentation of MAUI Schduler Commands in one nice blog entry "Overview of MAUI Scheduler Commands". Hopefully, this will help summarise the commands used for system administration of the MAUI Scheduler

Phoronix Test Suite

The Phoronix Test Suite is the most comprehensive testing and benchmarking platform available for the Linux operating system. This software is designed to effectively carry out both qualitative and quantitative benchmarks in a clean, reproducible, and easy-to-use manner. The Phoronix Test Suite consists of a lightweight processing core (pts-core) with each benchmark consisting of an XML-based profile with related resource scripts. Some of the key features are

• 120+ Test Profiles
• 50+ Test Suites
• Extensible (XML-based) Testing Architecture
• Optional Linux-based LiveDVD/USB Testing Distribution (PTS Desktop Live)
• Automated Test Installation
• Dependency Management Support
• Module-based Plug-In Architecture
• Integrated Results Viewer
• PNG, JPG, Adobe SWF, SVG Graph Rendering Support
• Autonomous Batch Mode Support
• Global Database For Result Uploads, Benchmark Comparisons
• HTML Documentation Covering Test Profiles, Module Framework
• Installed Software, Hardware Detection
• System Monitoring Support
• GTK2 Graphical User Interface + Command-Line Interface
• Runs On Linux, OpenSolaris, Mac OS X, & BSD Operating Systems

Inkscape - Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics Editor

Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.

Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development.'

Available for both Mac, Linux and Windows

Screenshots of Inkscape