Linuxers May 2011

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31 discussions

03 Jun '11

Hello, I am looking for a good multimedia organiser that can dig into my system and organise pictures, music, video files that are scattered across many folders as doing it manually is just not possible for me. It should automatically categorise media types. It should have category views that I can simply click on like music, videos etc. so I can get all those files in one list. I have been trying out different media players/centers but they don't have what I want. -- Freedom is a shared resource. Take some, leave the rest for others. Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Regards, Rony.

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Kernel 3.0 - without absolutely anything new
by jtd＠mtnl.net.in 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/5/29/204 Trust Linus to be a boring techie. Atleast he could have named it 8.0 Astra or 8.0 Gilese. But he's promised to be a ^&^hole.

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Why are We Cross-posting ??
by Narendra Sisodiya 31 May '11

31 May '11

We are seeing an increasing trend of crossposting of email on most of the LUGs of India.. So can we stop this??? we can choose one or create a FINAL mailing list for this purpose or BAN cross-posting in all LUGs.. We need to think some better solutions.. Constructive replys are highly welcome.. -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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[cross-post] Ruby on Rails vs Drupal - for new website
by Hameed 29 May '11

29 May '11

Hi Friends I would like to know which of these frameworks - RoR or Drupal - should be chosen for developing a new website. The website should support the following. - A system for - requests to be created by customers, - which get automatically assigned to engineers - request gets resolved by the assigned engineer - customer closes the request with a rating - Excellent Database support - both customers and engineers must be able to register / login to see the status of their requests. - Automatic emails on request status - Generating Reports must be easy. - 'Social' from the ground up. - Easy Payment Gateway Integration - 100,000+ Hits a day - support for Great UI. More importantly, Changes to the UI must be very easy. A google search on the topic gives results pointing more towards Drupal (as probably the internet is dominated by PHP/Drupal developers) and am finding it hard to decide. I also heard a suggestion to go for Microsoft ASP .NET for scalability reason- confused again :(. I do not want to "pay" for Microsoft products. I feel an open source product supported by a community of developers would be better than a Microsoft product. And that would keep the costs low as well. Could you please give me some pointers. Once website development starts, changing the framework later on would prove to be very expensive and I want to avoid such a situation. Hence, need your expert opinions to decide now. Please excuse if ilug is not the forum to ask such a question. Thanks. Shaahul Hameed

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Mx Host look up problem
by Vishal Shinde 27 May '11

27 May '11

Hi Team, I have 4 postfix relay configured with Local DNS cache. I am facing a problem for MX host Look Up for only one particular domain . Whenever I restart named service it works fine for few hours but again the same issue comes back. Please suggest. When ido "host -tmx xyz.com" it gives 2 (SERVEFAIL) -- * With Regards,** Vishal V Shinde ***

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Skype - M$ screws Asterisk
by jtd＠mtnl.net.in 27 May '11

27 May '11

Digium (Asterisk) cannot distribute a skype connector with their appliances, having been served a notice from M$. http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2011/05/a-liberating-betrayal/

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Another Blow To Oracle In Google-Java Lawsuit
by Swapnil Bhartiya 26 May '11

26 May '11

The pre-mature 'conclusions' of Oracle winning the case against Google in the ugly Java battle seems to be falling apart. The court has given an order which makes it clear that Oracle must simplify the case by bringing the patents claim down to a triable number. In case Oracle fails to do that the court will wait for the US Patent Office to verify the patents in question -- which will take quite some time. The reason behind this decision is that the court doesn't want to drag this trial longer. The situation is favourable to Google as either Oracle will have to cut its claims or take the risk of them being re-examined by the USPTO. http://www.muktware.com/news/26/2011/1266 -- Swapnil Bhartiya Editor: Muktware.com Skype: No Way...its non-free. Looking for alternatives Facebook: http://facebook.com/mukwtare Twitter: http://twitter.com/muktware

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[cross]Linux Mint 11: Manual Table Of Content
by Swapnil Bhartiya 26 May '11

26 May '11

After Fedora 15, we have created a comprehensive Linux Mint Manual for users. It is a very simple guide which will helps users to migrate from Windows or other operating systems to Linux Mint with greater ease. It also helps you in upgrading to the latest version of Linux Mint along with a detailed guide about how to manage your Linux Mint. You can read the manual here. We invite you to translate it into local Indian languages. http://www.muktware.com/man/1254 Swapnil Bhartiya

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[Cross-Post] Fedora 15 Manual Published
by Swapnil Bhartiya 26 May '11

26 May '11

Hi, We have published a comprehensive Manual for Fedora 15, targeting novice users. The content is available here: http://www.muktware.com/man/1217 The manual is available under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Please feel free to translate it into your own language. If you wish we can publish the translated version on Muktware to give it visibility. Please also feel free to suggest chapters, improvements to it. *Swapnil Bhartiya* Editor: Muktware.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/mukwtare Twitter: http://twitter.com/muktware

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USB to parallel port dongle
by jtd＠mtnl.net.in 25 May '11

25 May '11

Anyone used a usb to parallel dongle? I need to use it with LCDproc, and dont want to build an ft232 parallel dongle.

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virtualization software on linux
by naibed 24 May '11

24 May '11

Hello, Need to have a virtual machine to use as test platform. OS is Debian 6.0 on 32bit arch. Let me know any free and stable software which you have used for such purpose Thanks.

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Fwd: confirm ffb882563b0dff1f07d8dada3455c098338b2fe6
by Koustubha Kale 23 May '11

23 May '11

<quote> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Date: Sat, May 21, 2011 at 9:00 AM Subject: confirm ffb882563b0dff1f07d8dada3455c098338b2fe6 To: kmkale(a)anantcorp.com Your membership in the mailing list Linuxers has been disabled due to excessive bounces The last bounce received from you was dated 18-May-2011. You will not get any more messages from this list until you re-enable your membership. You will receive 1 more reminders like this before your membership in the list is deleted. To re-enable your membership, you can simply respond to this message (leaving the Subject: line intact), or visit the confirmation page at <snip> </quote> I haven't sent many messages to the list and none have bounced. So I wonder why I got this nasty bit today morning? ( And I have checked, there haven't been any worms sending out mails from my machine ) Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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intact
by Jagdish Chhailkar 23 May '11

23 May '11

On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Koustubha Kale <kmkale(a)anantcorp.com>wrote: > <quote> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, May 21, 2011 at 9:00 AM > Subject: confirm ffb882563b0dff1f07d8dada3455c098338b2fe6 > To: kmkale(a)anantcorp.com > > > Your membership in the mailing list Linuxers has been disabled due to > excessive bounces The last bounce received from you was dated > 18-May-2011. You will not get any more messages from this list until > you re-enable your membership. You will receive 1 more reminders like > this before your membership in the list is deleted. > > To re-enable your membership, you can simply respond to this message > (leaving the Subject: line intact), or visit the confirmation page at > > <snip> > </quote> > > I haven't sent many messages to the list and none have bounced. So I wonder > why I got this nasty bit today morning? ( And I have checked, there haven't > been any worms sending out mails from my machine ) > > Regards, > Koustubha Kale > Anant Corporation > > Contact Details : > Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, > Thane (w), > Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. > TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 > Mobile : +919820715876 > Website : http://www.anantcorp.com > Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2 > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >

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Call for collaboration on few Kernel projects
by Shamit Verma 22 May '11

22 May '11

Hi All, Got a Tablet that runs Android (Kernel 2.6.36.3 on ARM Cortex A9). Was pleasantly surprised to see that I can apply Linux knowledge for Android development. Working on these two hobby projects: 1. Enabling Bluetooth DUN 2. Enabling 3G USB sticks Primarily, this would involve 1. Modifying Kernel modules (E.g. usb_modswitch) to work on ARM and to work without glibc. 2. Shell scripts for loading modules + setting up networking (E.g. ppp) via userland tools. On Android, we have: 1. Code that already works on other Linux systems 2. Easy to use dev environment and build/debug tools 3. Linux userland tools (via BusyBox) Please let me know if you want to collaborate or help. All work would be maintianed as open source on some repository like Github / Sourceforge / Google Code. Regards, Shamit

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Long time to detect Reliance Data Card
by H.S.Rai 22 May '11

22 May '11

On Ubuntu 10.10, Reliance Netconnect, Broadband+ works out of box, with following one issue: It takes long time (2 to 4 minutes), to appear in Network Manager. What could be the issue, and can we do something (to issue some command, run script, or setting) to make it appear in less time (say 10 seconds). -- H.S.Rai

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Call for collaboration on few Kernel projects
by Nishit Dave 22 May '11

22 May '11

On May 22, 2011 9:46 AM, "Shamit Verma" <subs.linux.mum(a)vshamit.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the pointers that you provided for usb_modeswitch. Can you > post your script for reliance. Reason is, Android does not have some > tools like wvdial so scripts might be slightly different. > This is my script, Reliance.dia: #!/system/bin/sh /system/bin/pppd \ /dev/ttyUSB0 \ 115200 \ debug \ noauth \ user 93******** \ password 93******** \ defaultroute \ noipdefault \ usepeerdns \ connect '/system/bin/chat -v -f /system/etc/ppp/Reliance.conf' I don't know if it works, as my kernel still lacks ppp support. Why did you need usb_wlan and tun? This is the conf script that I'm really doubtful about: TIMEOUT 40 ABORT "DELAYED" ABORT 'BUSY' ABORT 'ERROR' ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO CARRIER' TIMEOUT 40 " \nAT OK AT&F0 OK ATE0V1&C1&D2 OK ATE0 OK AT+CGDCONT=1 OK ATD#777 CONNECT " I don't remember what I did with the APN requirement. > > Sure, will compile a step-by-step for building and loading these > Kernel modules once I get the whole thing to work. > > Regards, > Shamit > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Requirement of programmers in R&D project, IITB
by jitendra 20 May '11

20 May '11

GISE Lab ( www.gise.cse.iitb.ac.in ) is looking for Developers Desirable skill set - Java Web Programmer/Web Developer with prior experience of 1 year. - Having good knowledge of javascript, AJAX, JDBC. - Hands on experience with Postgresql database. - Experince working on LINUX platform. - Having basic knowledge and understanding of GIS (Geographic Information System) and its vector/raster data . - Experience with POSTGIS database. - Hands on experience with Geoserver/Mapserver/Degree.

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Request to kernel developers for help
by Nishit Dave 19 May '11

19 May '11

Hello everyone, Most of you must be aware of the Indian tech startup Notion Ink, which has released its much-awaited nVIDIA Tegra 2 based tablet, Adam, which runs on Android 2.2. You must also be aware that Google has not released the source code of Honeycomb (Android 3.0), claiming that much work needs to be done, but some large hardware manufacturers like Motorola, Acer, Asus etc. already have access, and have released their Honeycomb tablets based on nVIDIA Tegra 2 to a great public reception. The Adam tablet is technically as capable as the rest of the Tegra 2 devices, but it suffers from lack of access to the latest operating system. On the other hand, Notion Ink has been supportive of efforts by hackers to improve upon the device software, which has given us various alternative ROMs, root access, etc. As of now, the community of hackers organised around the forum at http://tabletroms.com is focusing its effort on porting Honeycomb to the Adam and other 'left out' tablets. This work is being done by tweaking the system dumps obtained out of the existing Honeycomb tablets, and so far, there has been substantial progress in getting it to run on the Adam. ( http://tabletroms.com/forums/showthread.php?356-Honeycomb-on-the-Adam-%28Up… ) As you may read on the thread above, there is still lots of work to be done to have a stable system, and much of this concerns the kernel. ( http://tabletroms.com/forums/showthread.php?596-WIP-Honeycomb-kernel-(nv-te… ) The community is running short of experienced hands at kernel development, and would like to solicit your help in the kernel development effort. If you are an experienced kernel developer with interest in Android or embedded systems, you could be an ideal candidate. In fact, the community has chipped in to create a bounty for a fully working instance of Honeycomb, with amounts set aside for different aspects of the OS. (http://tabletroms.com/forums/content.php?2-Honeycomb-ROM-Contest) (http://tabletroms.com/forums/content.php?4-Stabilize-the-HC-Rom) We know that the chief motivators for open source contributors are knowledge, community building and recognition, not money. However, it always helps to show our gratitude for your contribution, apart from actually using it. Many members have also demonstrated good spirit by sending donations to student developers and others that have been helping maintain the forum and development out of their own pockets. If any of you feel that the likely end results are worth the effort, please feel free to visit the forum or IRC at http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23adamroot&uio=d4 Best regards, Nishit ps: If you are interested in the device itself, some owners are willing to sell their tablets as they have access to other alternative models.

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[Commercial] ERP for University
by H.S.Rai 17 May '11

17 May '11

Show that FOSS can be there :-) https://sites.google.com/site/hardeeprai2/home/greatdevelopers/PEC.jpeg -- H.S.Rai

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Dell Laptop
by Surya Sharma 16 May '11

16 May '11

I'd like to buy a Dell XPS15, and want it without Windoze. Anyone has any info on this? Thanks Surya

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Ubuntu 11.04 First Impressions
by Rigved Rakshit 15 May '11

15 May '11

> > Ubuntu 11.04 is up and running in my system since some days. Takes a > little while to get used to the new locations of the application icons. > The entire focus of the new UI is to save vertical space. It detected my > HP PSC Deskjet K209a directly and print and scan worked out of the box. > As usual video, sound everything works. My system, Core i-3 + Intel > DH55TC mobo + 2GB DDR3 RAM. No restricted drivers used. > > One good change in the installation process is that during the > pre-installation questions round, it shows 2 options, one, to download > 3rd party hardware drivers and two, to download multimedia codecs and > other non-free stuff for full multimedia support > (ubuntu-restricted-extras). Check mark both of them and after your > installation, your system is up and running with full hardware (If using > restricted drivers) and multimedia support. > > -- > > Freedom is a shared resource. Take some, leave the rest for others. > Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. > Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. > > > Regards, > > Rony. Yes Unity is great and it takes some getting used to. Just wanted to point out that the non-free stuff installed during installation is not the same as ubuntu-restricted-extras. This will have to be installed separately. If you are wondering what is the difference, it is as such: ubuntu-restricted-extras has more packages (codecs etc.) than the ones installed via the installation process. Regards, Rigved Rakshit

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Ubuntu 11.04 First Impressions
by Rony 14 May '11

14 May '11

Hello, I tried out the Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit edition on my system and was amazed at the new UI. It looks like a mix of Android, Apple and Ubuntu-Netbook-Edition. The developers have thoughtfully eliminated the horizontal bars and put the menu vertically on the left had side. Nowadays with monitors short in height but stretched wide, there is surplus space on the vertical sides. There is this new Libre-Office. I wonder if there is some dispute with OOo? The Apple like feature is the permanent menu bar that adapts into the open application's menu bar and back after the application is closed. As time permits, I will install it in my system. -- Freedom is a shared resource. Take some, leave the rest for others. Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Regards, Rony.

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linux admin required @ persistent
by neel 13 May '11

13 May '11

Opportunities @ Persistent, Pune. If you are interested, please send cv to neel.gurjar(a)gmail.com Regards, Neelesh Gurjar I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious !J best suit for the below profile (2 to 4 Years of experience) – · Experience in managing storage, including encrypted volumes · Deploying network services, including SSH, FTP, and web services in HA · Hands on experience in securing files with ACLs and network services with the firewall and SELinux · Working effectively with security tools, including SELinux, SSL, and authentication · Automating installation of Linux using kickstart · Understanding of elements of monitoring and system tuning · Work experience with advanced GRUB features, rescue and GRUB CDs, advanced ext2/ ext3 file system repair, rescuing RAID and LVM volumes · Configuration and management of Red Hat Directory Server · Management of user authentication with PAM and glibc NSS · Experience in using Kerberos and LDAP to centrally manage user authentication · Good understanding on the Threat Model and Protection Methods, Basic Service Security, Cryptography · Administration of Public DNS servers. BIND and DNS Security, OpenSSH, FTP, Apache Security, Intrusion Detection and Recovery · Hands of experience in setting up SQUI Reverse proxy in cluster and Webserver publishing is must · Hands on experience on any log collection and analysis tools, like RSA eNvision, Symantec SSIM · Data backups and restoration · Scripting experience is must, in any one language Perl, Shell, BASH etc · Excellent process knowledge and work experience on any change management tool administration · Good knowledge of processes (change and configuration management)

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[commercial] python/django training
by Kenneth Gonsalves 12 May '11

12 May '11

hi, there is a large demand for python/django programmers, and I am getting constant requests for candidates. I had tried to interest some institutes in training, but most of them are unprofessional and provide mere theoretical knowledge. Companies that need django developers have to spend too much time training their recruits. The recruits lack the all round skills in development and deployment that are the hall mark of a modern web programmer. I have decided to offer training in a live environment which will produce people who can 'hit the ground running'. The programme will be flexible, tuned to the individual needs. This means that the course can run from one month (minimum) up to 3 months. Again depending on the trainee, it will be both on location and remote. The location is Ooty, and accommodation will be provided/arranged. As an introductory offer, the charge will be 25K - and a job is guaranteed for anyone who passes. Prerequisites - some knowledge of programming and web development. More important, the ability to work hard and the desire to learn new things. Please contact me off list. -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/

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Linux bios
by jtd 10 May '11

10 May '11

http://lwn.net/Articles/442042/ AMD to use linux bios (now coreboot) in all new processors. -- Rgds JTD

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