Articles from ADMIN Issue 68
Freedom of choice is what you got. Freedom from choice is what you want. – Devo
The Linux distro in this issue is a minimal self-containing DVD image for offline installation.
AlmaLinux 8.5 Now Available For PowerPC Hardware
Firewalls and network address translation often stand in the way of access to remote systems, but the free RPort software works around these obstacles and supports remote maintenance through a tunnel locally, in the cloud, and from your home office.
Automation in the cloud does not require expensive new acquisitions when tools such as Ansible, Salt, Puppet, or Chef are already in use locally and can contribute to the automatic management and orchestration of cloud workloads.
YAML is often the language of choice when configuring complex environments. We help you get started with YAML and the YAML parser yq.
Automation of network devices can be accomplished in a number of ways: with the official approaches recommended by the manufacturers; by Cumulus Linux, an open network operating system; and with the Ansible automation platform, which can communicate with devices from any vendor.
Developing apps in the past for Android, iOS, the web browser, and the desktop meant having to write different versions of the code; however, that's no longer the case thanks to Google's Flutter framework.
Specialized Linux distributions are available for small and midsize businesses that promise economical and easy management of server applications and entire IT infrastructures. We looked at four of the best known candidates: ClearOS, NethServer, Zentyal, and Univention Corporate Server.
The Lustre open source distributed, parallel filesystem scales to high-performance computing environments.
