Learn how to check the integrity of your Linux filesystems, monitor free space, and fix simple problems. Use the material in this article to study for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification—or just to check your filesystems and keep them in good working order, especially after a system crash or power loss.

Bazaar is used to produce the Ubuntu Linux distribution, which is an enormous software project with thousands of components. If you’re using a UNIX or Linux system, chances are that your distribution offers a pre-built Bazaar package. Bazaar is flexible enough to accommodate Subversion – a centralized system and Git – a decentralized system. This article introduces you to Bazaar‘s many appealing features.

Several tools exist to Resizing Linux partitions, but there are a number of potential pitfalls and restrictions that can make the task more difficult than it might at first seem. This article guides you through the task of resizing Linux partitions, beginning with basic preparations and moving on to common resizing scenarios using graphical user interface (GUI) tools.

In this article learn how to create partitions on a disk drive and how to format them for use on a Linux system as swap or data space. In this related article on Hard disk Layout you can learn how to design a partition layout for disks on a Linux system.

The 2.6.33 Linux kernel has introduced a useful new service called the DRBD – Distributed Replicated Block Device. This service mirrors an entire block device to another networked host during run time, permitting the development of high-availability clusters for block data. Explore the ideas behind the DRBD and its implementation in the Linux kernel.

Amaze your friends with cool vi tips and tricks that will improve the efficiency of your file editing. This article takes you through ten of the less well-known vi commands that should form part of any serious vi user’s toolkit.

The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is a robust application for editing and manipulating digital images. In this article, you will learn how to get started with the GIMP code, how to build the project from the Git repositories, and how to find your way around the code tree. And you will build an example application that creates a whole new painting tool for the program.

Nos mandan la tercera parte de un artículo que trata sobre Hadoop (un framework para cómputo distribuido):

With configuration, installation, and the use of Hadoop in single-node and also the use in multi-node architectures under your belt, you can now turn to the task of developing applications within the Hadoop infrastructure. This article explores the Hadoop APIs and data flow and demonstrates their use with a simple mapper and reducer application.

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Cloud computing and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) are well documented, but what’s often not discussed is how to get a running Linux application into a cloud computing environment. Discover how to move an application into the cloud and take advantages of the features this setup has to offer.

Nos mandan un artículo sobre como automatizar el ciclo de pruebas de software utilizando Buildbot:

The days of cowboy coding are long gone at most organizations, replaced by a renewed interest in generating quality software. Continuous integration (CI) testing is a vital component in the practice of agile programming techniques that lead to high-quality software. Learn the theory and practice of CI testing by exploring Buildbot, an open source CI system written in Python.