Hi,

i really like the small distributions of linux, i think they can offer a lot of useful features for that admin or power user in a fast way and consuming a lot of little resources.

this time i going to write a review of this distribution called Tiny Core. the iso only weight 10 MB and is focused to bring the most basic graphic environment. and when i say basic, i mean really basic, the desktop don’t have anything more that the essential tools to mount drives, make USB installation, and make basic administration tasks. anyway as any linux have a terminal where you can make most of the things.

i wasn’t able to test it as i tested it on a virtual machine but the hardware support is poor as the intention is to offer the most basic installation possible. anyway it brings a GUI package manager where you have available the most common apps and libraries.

there is anything else to say really, is a distribution for experienced users that could be a base for any interesting project as a base, with enough time to find , install, customize and compile any driver or software needed. also could be good as a rescue distribution for an old USB or disk, as it boots really fast (less than 2 seconds). anyway in this matter i will choose better a more hardware compatible distribution.

Hi,

some weeks ago someone told me that ngnix was better than apache as can handle more users and was more stable with big traffic. as i usually don’t discard the opinions and recommendations i receive, i started researching about this as i didn’t know anything about ngnix. for that, i wanted to write this post so can save you some time looking at the internet . for my research i used sources as serverFault.com and other blog post where it benchmark different php scripts (custom and wordpress blogs).

Apache and ngnix, what is the diference?

the main difference between ngnix and apache is that the way both web servers handle the user requests. apache have a multi thread architecture and ngnix have a unique thread architecture to process the user request. this is the main difference between both, the other important difference are the config files and the rewrite rules, where the format is difference from apache and a new user need to learn this new way to format the htaccess and the config files. other than this, both can manage virtual hosts, aliases,  etc..

Define the goal or purpose to choose.

i always say that there is no a complete tool or a ultimate language and technologies, each decision of what tool to use depends of the requirements of the project. in this case is the same, you need to evaluate your project to decide what to use.

after my research  i found that ngnix have a greater performance, in terms of memory needed, when the ngnix is serving static content. static content is called all what are images, videos, flash, files etc.. and optimized and cached dynamic pages, like a wordpress blog with super cache plugin.

in term of speed both are almost equal, having a difference in favor to ngnix at serving static files.

Conclusion

when i started to research this, i have in mind 2 projects, one of them was a non-optimized sites and the other a highly optimized site that doesn’t have a lot of cached pages but have a lot of static content.

then my conclusion was that you need to choose depending of your project requirement, to use apache or ngnix or both (yes, both can be used at the same time).

if you have a crappy php site, don’t bother you,   ngnix don’t going to give you any improvement, better, invest your time to improve the code.

if you have a highly optimized site and cached most of their pages and you don’t bother to rewrite any htaccess or config file in this new format, ngnix will give you a improvement in your server.

if you have a mixed site, highly optimized, but not too cached her pages, you can have both running, ngnix serving static content and apache serving the dynamic content, this will improve in some way your site with a better load balancing proportional of the percentage of static files are serving.

i hope this help you to decide in this matter, i’ll post later a tutorial of how to install ngnix and apache togheter

Regards,

Shadow

Hi,

i going to open and *try* to maintain a new section, called monday tips, where i going to give you some small codes/tips that don’t worth a full post but can save you some ours of work, so  here go:

1)Want to install a DNS? here is a good tutorial that will help you to quickly create a DNS.

2)A good resources of scripts for iptables i found it here

3)Why lawyers don’t run startups a good article about business.

4) copying files using SCP from console is very easy, the syntax of command is:

scp -r -P 22 user@remoteserver:/home/XXX -P 22 user@remoteserver2:/home/XXX

basically there you are copying from server 1 to server 2, if you are logged in a ssh console and want to copy files there, just replace the remoteserver2 with the directory. also, the -P defines the port number, is is 22 as default, is not needed. -r also make it recursive, it going to copy all the contents if a folder is choosed.

and wall for today, i hope you find this information useful

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

when i installed the new 9.10 ubuntu in my new notebook, i realized time after the problem with the clicks in some flash app’s. was really troublesome, like see youtube videos or any other flash app i wanted to use/try.

today, after like 6 months with this problem i found the solution on this blog (in spanish). basically you need to edit the npviewer like this:

sudo gedit /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer

and add this line before the last one:

export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1

save it and restart any browser that you have running

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

thanks to a post on infosertec.com i get noticed this distro and i wanted to test it for a little to see how it works (the review after the break,sorry for the screens, i tested it in a virtual machine )

HI,

the other day i needed to measure how much time take a flash app to make a action. the best way going to be to make a timestamp in the code but for diferents reason i was unable to do that.

so, for that i search for a chronometer app for my ubuntu but i dont find anything

so i make a basic chronometer usign java, you can download it from here:

Chronometer

i hope you enjoy it

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

a few days ago i get my notebook, and also a modem 3g (huawei e226) with for a movile internet connection.

after receive it, i try to find the form to install it in my ubuntu (the modem only provide the software for windows). i search in google and only find very unuseful information and too confuse and complicated how to’s. but just when i’m giving up, i found the easy and perfect solution , for our luck, a spanish company (vodafone) develop a easy-to-use driver for this type of modem for linux (and you can use for any provider, not only vodafone ).

the first thing it’s download the driver from here:

https://forge.vodafonebetavine.net/frs/?group_id=12

you have deb, rpm and binary packages

when you finish the download, unplug any internet connection what you are using and plug your usb modem, then, install the driver and execute it, automatically going to detect your hardware (the mine detect like huawei 270 but it work anyway), and then you need to create the profile, you see a screen like this:

there you need to enter:

*name of the profile (any name)

*username

*password

*host APN

and optional (and necesary in my case) you can define the dns to use (my service provider dont send correctly th dns, then i use the dns of movistar, i think you can use any public dns).

this necesary data you can get from the windows software what install the modem, search in internet or ask  to your ISP (normally it’s the same for all the user’s).

it’s work for me and i hope it can work for you too ;D

ths it’s some bechmark of my connection, i have a 2.5mb plan but i dont have a good connection here

Regards,

Shadow.

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Hi,

well, after a few days i tested the Symphony Os 2008.1 what i download a few days ago.the review has been done in a VM with virtualbox in a ubuntu 7.10 like host.

Installation

the installation it’s the normal 6-7 step like have ubuntu, it’s take like 20-30 minutes all process including the copy of the files.

when the installation finish, the system occupied like 1.5 gb of the disk with the basic installation.

The Good:

First of all it’s a clean system, maybe you lost in the beginning why it’s not a normal desktop but it’s easy to use and know where are the things. you only have 4 buttons what display a menu with options.

in the top left icon, what it’s like the icon for a console, have the options to change the theme,remove/install app and other configuration options, it’s really easy to know what do each thing.

the top right icon, show the device and the file system, with folder for download, documents etc.., all organized and using nautilus for the file browser.

bottom right, easy to know, are the options to reboot ,logout and shutdown the system.

and the bottom left have the main menu (like the menu of app for gnome or KDE), there you have listed all the app installed and web app inserted.

all the system it’s like a ubuntu system but with another feel, more simply and beauty.All the tools and app what you use in ubuntu, work in symphony (or it’s logical it work :p ). also the OS have a nice feature integrated in firefox, what you can use a web app like a desktop app (you see the gmail option in the menu?), that mean you can grab any web app and put in you app menu, then you run it directly by there.also the the open app’s are showed in the bottom bar with images of the content (like the efects what have compiz fusion).it’s important to say this system it’s really fast, load fast and run fast, the creators say can be used in 200 mhz machines (great ).

The Bad:

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I think the team has been released a too premature version to be a final release :s, this have several bugs, like the shutdown button dont work, and need more work to be a production system. the font what use the system it’s too hugly and have a theme for the windows like vista what i cant change easily (the theme manager dont change that) and i dont like how look with all the system.the app menu dont add the new icon of the new app installed, you need to logout or reboot the system to see the changes.also the system dont have the tray bar, programs like amsn, ktorrent or any what use the tray bar if you close it, you can access again to the window.several image what use the system, the icons of the app and including the fonts show pixelated or dont show (you see in the image above the thunderbird whiteout icon), i thing can be improvement to make more friendly the system. the icons what use for the folder and other things are like use windows vista, it can be changed by the theme manager but i think the distribution need to find he own look like do so far and not copy what already exist (the distribution itself it’s a new form to use the PC, why need to copy a simply icons?).Too less app included in the iso, i think need to add at least some media player and the open office suite, to have a complete and functional system (i dont think this can be a problem, why the iso weight only 463 MB, have enough space to add some essential app’s).

Conclusion:

It’s not a system to use like primary system, but i think it’s going to a good way, the $1 what i waste to buy this OS worth to colaborate for the evolution of this distribution. the team have a great idea and i think with more testing, and fixing the details, in the future can be a good competence for the principal and more used linux distribution, like ubuntu, why this system it’s easy to use, consume less resources and, with the necessary fixes can be the perfect OS for the people what commonly use windows.

i hope you enjoy and found useful this review and my opinions about this wonderful Linux Distribution.

Regards,

Shadow.

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Hi,

well, i dont receive any donation but i donated the dolar to download my copy of symphony os (via torrent why the server it’s too slow xD ).

now, when i finish some things with the work, i going to install in a VM and test it, make a review and if it’s good, maybe i going to replace my ubuntu with this OS

stay tuned

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

the new version of Symphony OS has been released, after a year of development has been released the 2008.1 version. with a lot of changes and a rewrite of the system, now based in ubuntu 7.10 and full compatible with it. you can view more information here:

http://symphonyos.com/cms/?p=8

when i get $1 dollar of donations, i get my copy to test it and make a review of it (and if you can do the same to help this great project).

Regards,
Shadow

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