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		<title>No FUD Dept.: Difference between CentOS 5 versus RedHat Enterprise Linux 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version.

Why RedHat giving away all their work for free?
RedHat doesn't make it easy to use their work, so few distros like CentOS, Scientific Linux [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/no-fud-dept-difference-between-centos-5-versus-redhat-enterprise-linux-5/</link>
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		<title>How to install Blender in CentOS 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blender is popular open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D content creation. Here is how you can install Blender on CentOS 5 (enterprise version of Linux) and equivalent to RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.

This mini-guide assumes you have a working knowledge on yum / yumex.
To install Blender you need to have epel and rpmforge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-install-blender-in-centos-5/</link>
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		<title>How to install / enable Java Plugin / Applets in Firefox on CentOS 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CentOS comes with OpenJava JRE installed. However that doesn't provide the required libraries to run Java from browsers (read: applets). Here are the steps to install and enable applets / Java plugin in Firefox browser on CentOS 5.
Note: The instructions may be applicable to other versions of CentOS, Fedora, others Linux distros too. However it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-install-enable-java-plugin-applets-in-firefox-on-centos-5/</link>
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		<title>How to download &amp; install JDK 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I never thought I would have to write this article. Downloading Java was the simplest thing possible. Just go to java.sun.com and download the JDK. Unfortunately Sun has (intentionally?) complicated the procedure to such an extent that it almost takes an expert to download the proper version of JDK and without any extra and often [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-download-install-jdk-6/</link>
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		<title>Red Hat posts higher 2nd-quarter profit, sales; shares jump after hours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Red Hat posts higher 2Q profit, sales
RALEIGH, N.C. — Red Hat Inc., the software distributor behind the Linux operating system, said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter profit grew as companies opted for its source products amid the economic downturn.

For the quarter ended Aug. 31, the company earned $28.9 million, or 15 cents per share, up from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/red-hat-posts-higher-2nd-quarter-profit-sales-shares-jump-after-hours/</link>
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		<title>How to Trace System Calls and Signals in Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are certain programs in Linux for which the source is not readily available. There is an useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool for Linux to solve it. The system intercepts and records the system calls that are called by process and the signals which are received by a process. It also gives students and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-trace-system-calls-and-signals-in-linux/</link>
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		<title>How to display the process in Linux System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a part of monitoring Linux system you often need to know about the currently running processes in Linux systems. Once you know the process running on the Linux system you can kill the process that are slowing down your system. Again, information about system processes makes it imperative to kill the processes that make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-display-the-process-in-linux-system/</link>
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		<title>How to find ethernet / MAC address on Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Linux networking is easy, you just have to know how. We will discuss below how you can find your own machine's MAC address for all the attached ethernet cards as well as MAC addresses on other machines in the network.

How to find Ethernet / MAC Address of ethernet cards in your machine
ifconfig -a
In the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-find-ethernet-mac-address-on-linux/</link>
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		<title>How to See Linux TCP/UDP Network and Socket information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After configuring services on the network in Linux system, it's important for you to keep tabs on the ports that are actually listening on the system's network interfaces. This is all more important because open ports are evidence of an intrusion. There are a Linux monitoring tools that will allow you the knowledge of open [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-see-linux-tcpudp-network-and-socket-information/</link>
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		<title>How to track Average CPU Load and Disk Activity under Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For any System Admin working in Linux it's imperative to know how to maintain a better balance in input/output load between physical disks.They can change the system configuration to generate better input/output load between physical disks. There is a simple command for monitoring system input/output device loading in Linux by observing the time the devices [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-track-average-cpu-load-and-disk-activity-under-linux/</link>
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		<title>How to See the Memory Map of Processes in Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When working in Linux system you might need to look for the memory usage in the system. Linux comes with different command to check memory usage. However, there is an easy command in Linux that allows you to see the total amount of free and used physical and swap memory.


Type this command below into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-see-the-memory-map-of-processes-in-linux/</link>
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		<title>How to know the Uptime in My Linux System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you wanna know how long the server has been running? It requires just a simple command to monitor the time for which the Linux system has been running. With a single command you can not only know about the uptime, but also the number of users that have currently logged on and the system [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-know-the-uptime-in-my-linux-system/</link>
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		<title>Who is in My Linux System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Out of many Linux monitoring tools there's a one cool one that allows you to know who is logged on the system and what they are doing. It shows current time, the time for which the system had been running, number of users currently logged on. Further it also displays the load averages for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/who-is-in-my-linux-system/</link>
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		<title>How to Monitor System Activity, Hardware and System information in Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For any Linux user monitoring the system's performance can be an intricate task. Most of the Linux distributions already come with loads of monitoring tools. These monitoring tools provide metrics that can be used to get information about system activities. Monitoring the system allows you to trace the root of causes hampering the systems performance. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-monitor-system-activity-hardware-and-system-information-in-linux/</link>
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		<title>10 Reasons to use Linux for Enterprise Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a year now the information technology sector has been suffering under the global economic recession. At this juncture, setting up a network system for any organization could be highly expensive. Linux is an open source OS and edges over it arch rival Windows in several instances when it comes to business. Apart from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/10-reasons-to-use-linux-for-enterprise-business/</link>
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		<title>How to install nVidia Driver on CentOS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before you read, here is a bit of warning: Do not install the nVidia driver that you can download from nVidia.com. The driver may install fine but may not work as you expect. You are much better of following the procedure below.

Now I could repeat stuff from other website or I could say it succintly. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-install-nvidia-driver-on-centos/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Benefits of CentOS over Fedora</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CentOS or Community ENTerprise Operating System is often compared to Fedora in various Internet forums. CentOS is essentially a community supported free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It's targeted at people looking for enterprise-class operating system stability without the cost of certification and support. Whereas Fedora is a Red [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-10-benefits-of-centos-over-fedora/</link>
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		<title>How to auto-start synergyc in Fedora / CentOS / RHEL Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may find several instructions to autostart synergyc during login and after login. I had a hard time using them. Additionally I found the instructions to be redundant and based on incomplete inderstanding of how gdm works. The following is the simplest set of instructions you can find anywhere to autostart synergyc on Fedora / [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-auto-start-synergyc-in-fedora-centos-rhel-linux/</link>
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		<title>Open-source camera may help reinvent digital photography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -  Stanford   scientists   may revolutionize digital photography with the aid of an  open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world  the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks.

Marc  Levoy,  professor  of Computer Science  and  of  Electrical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/open-source-camera-may-help-reinvent-digital-photography/</link>
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		<title>Optical scientists set to teach camera new tricks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new software, designed by optical scientists, is likely to revolutionise photography by teaching the camera new tricks. Its performance will then be no longer limited by the software pre-installed by the manufacturer. 

"The premise of the project is to build a camera that is open source," said computer science professor Marc Levoy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/optical-scientists-set-to-teach-camera-new-tricks/</link>
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		<title>How to find Hardware Details in Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We often come across a lot of inquires on Linux systems. One of the most commonly asked questions is how to find the hardware specs /details on Linux. Well, Linux is an intricate system and require some simplification. There are several tools for deriving hard disk specification in Linux. We would like to suggest you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-find-hardware-details-in-linux/</link>
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		<title>Ruling by court panel sends ownership of Unix copyright to trial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ownership of Unix copyright headed to trial
DENVER — A federal appeals court on Monday reversed a judge's decision that granted the copyright of the Unix computer operating system to Novell Inc.

A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a judge erred in August 2007 by granting the copyright to Novell. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/ruling-by-court-panel-sends-ownership-of-unix-copyright-to-trial/</link>
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		<title>10 best Multimedia Entertainment Software for Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of you are of the notion that Linux stands nowhere in entertainment when compared to Windows. Especially, people complain Linux has no cool games. Well, Windows Vista somewhat changed the scenario, as the content played in it gets locked by DRM. Linux has no such issue. On the contrary, Linux has added up a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/10-best-multimedia-entertainment-software-for-linux/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Coolest Fedora Themes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of those open source aficionados using Fedora, you must be looking to lend a cool look to your system. What could be better than allowing a complete makeover to your Fedora. Well, there are fantabulous Fedora themes that can enhance your desktop, background, icons and more.  Fedora theme are no simple delights, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-10-coolest-fedora-themes/</link>
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		<title>CIT Group falls off S&amp;P 500 index, to be replaced by open-source software maker Red Hat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CIT Group falls off S&#038;P 500 index
NEW YORK — Standard &#038; Poor's is replacing the struggling CIT Group Inc. with software maker Red Hat Inc. in the S&#038;P 500 index.

The switch will occur July 24 after the market closes. S&#038;P says CIT's value had fallen too low Friday for the bank to remain a member [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/cit-group-falls-off-sp-500-index-to-be-replaced-by-open-source-software-maker-red-hat/</link>
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		<title>Firefox 3.5.1 fixes serious security flaws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozillla releases Firefox 3.5.1 update version for Windows, Mac, and Linux on Tuesday. This new version claims a fix for critical security hole and available in more than 70 different languages.

Critical security hole:
Firefox 3.5 was released in a hope to build a better foundation for Web applications, but within a short period of time a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/firefox-351-offers-tighter-security-than-before/</link>
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		<title>Google attacks Microsoft&#8217;s golden goose with operating system for personal computers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.

The new operating system will be based on Google's 9-month-old Web browser, Chrome. Google intends to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-attacks-microsofts-golden-goose-with-operating-system-for-personal-computers/</link>
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		<title>Google attacks Microsoft with new browser-based operating system for low-cost computers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google's new operating system to take on Microsoft
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Google Inc. is working on a new operating system for inexpensive computers in a daring attempt to diminish Microsoft Corp.'s longstanding control over people's computer experience.

The new operating system, announced Tuesday night on Google's Web site, will be based on the company's 9-month-old Web [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-attacks-microsoft-with-new-browser-based-operating-system-for-low-cost-computers/</link>
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		<title>Google Chrome OS: 7 things you must know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google finally does the inevitable, the most anticipated and talked about project in the tech world as far as they are concerned. They have designed an OS that has their name, i.e. Google Chrome OS. As we must quote Google here, "It's our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be." This is perhaps the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-chrome-os/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Linux Backup and Recovery software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suppose you are running an organization with mission-critical Linux servers in one location and with IT experts. Imagine a situation, if your server goes down. What would be the impact on your business. For worse if you lack a backup, you are thrown for loop without a notice. To handle such gloom and doom you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-10-linux-backup-and-recovery-software/</link>
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		<title>Generous Microsoft unveils new security software, but remains a miser still</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Hoping to dispel fears about the vulnerability of Windows to viruses and other malware, Microsoft Tuesday released a trial version of a new free security package called Microsoft Security Essentials. The software is designed to replace the Windows Defender tool that Microsoft released in 2007, but which was widely derided as being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-unveils-new-security-software/</link>
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		<title>10 technological announcements that shook us in 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
The year 2009 started on a high-note with some ground breaking revelations in CES 2009. In a keynote address, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/10-technological-announcements-that-shook-us-in-2009/</link>
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		<title>Google Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux: First Impression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A raw version of Google Chrome browser for Mac and Linux has been pre-released. Those working on Mac and Linux might have another browser to rejoice but the story is far from complete. Well, the test version of the browser is a novice that knows no printing, Flash and lack even a bookmark manager. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-chrome-for-mac-os-x-and-linux-first-impression/</link>
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		<title>Intel acquires Wind River with $884M in order to diversify into smartphones and handheld devices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Intel, an infrequent acquirer, snaps up Wind River
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. is biting off its biggest acquisition in nearly a decade with an $884 million takeover of Wind River Systems Inc., a software maker with a colorful past. Wind River's software started as a way to help Francis Ford Coppola edit movies, and has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/infrequent-acquirer-intel-gets-wind-river-in-884m-deal-tries-again-for-smart-phone-market/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft&#8217;s Windows 7 to debut on Oct 22</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft said Tuesday that it will debut its new operating system Oct 22 as it seeks to block a growing challenge from Google, Apple, and the open-source Linux operating system. The world's largest software company is releasing Windows 7 just 33 months after launching Windows Vista which has been widely panned for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsofts-windows-7-to-debut-on-oct-22/</link>
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		<title>Google Android OS is coming home to Netbooks through Acer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Acer to offer Google's Android in netbook PCs
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Small new "netbook" computers from Acer Inc. will come with Google Inc.'s Android operating system if buyers desire, instead of Windows from Microsoft Corp. The move by Acer, the world's third-largest PC maker, could raise Android's chances of becoming a widely used alternative to Windows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/pc-maker-acer-to-make-googles-android-operating-system-an-option-in-some-netbooks/</link>
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		<title>Windows 7 vs Linux: Can there be a game now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People are saying that perhaps Microsoft has done things right for the first time in many years. Reason? Windows 7. Despite having seen different operating systems being launched every year, we don't recall any Windows, Linux or Mac OS has had such popularity even before being launched, so many communities dedicated to the breaking news [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/windows-7-vs-linux-can-there-be-a-game-now/</link>
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		<title>Top 5 Free Backup Tools for Linux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are over-optimist about your computer's safety, let me tell you there are any number of hard drives failures occurring in and around you. Well, you might have no clue of a data-disaster when it hits your system. The only way to save your invaluable data is a back up tool. Now if you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-5-free-backup-tools-for-linux/</link>
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		<title>Xfce toolbar problem: Solution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After writing a detailed guide of tips and howtos about Xfce (a free desktop environment for Unix and other platforms such as Linux, Solaris and BSD) we started our expedition on Xfce and soon encountered a problem that we had no feasible and complete solution to. One of our developers was having some problems with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/xfce-toolbar-problem-solution/</link>
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		<title>Top 20 Xfce tips and howto</title>
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Xfce is a free desktop environment for Unix and other platforms such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. This system is designed to enhance the  productivity, with faster loading and execution of application, while conserving the system resources.  It provides a lighter and more responsive alternative for Gnome desktops. It offers an appealing interface [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-20-xfce-tips-and-howto/</link>
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