Perl script to monitor disk space and send an email

How to write a perl script that can monitor my disk space under UNIX or Linux and send me an email alert?

There is a nice perl system routine called Perl df or Filesys::DiskSpace. This routine displays information on a file system such as its type, the amount of disk space occupied, the total disk space [...]

Convert Physical Windows Systems Into Virtual Machines To Be Run On A Linux Desktop

This article shows how you can convert a physical Windows system (XP, 2003, 2000, NT4 SP4+) into a VMware virtual machine with the free VMware Converter Starter. The resulting virtual machine can be run in the free VMware Player and VMware Server, and also in VMware Workstation and other VMware products. Vmware Converter comes in [...]

How to setup Linux antivirus and antispam mail server

Librenix has a posted small and sweet article that explains basic steps to configure and install a mail server with antivirus / antispam in minutes.
From the article:
This article illustrates a situation where you need to set up your own mail server (be it your home mail server, or a small office one). It actually shows [...]

How to fix the Mozilla Firefox web browser if it will not start

This may sound a little weird but sometime Mozilla Firefox will not start. You click on Firefox icon and nothing happens. So how do you fix the Mozilla web browser if it will not start?
This may happen due to two following reasons:
a) Mozilla Firefox may be running and it is not responding at all
b) [...]

Looking for an Open Source alternative to that commercial program?

Look no further.  Open Source Alternative has a huge database chock full of OSS applications which are fun, free and may even give you a warm fuzzy feeling.
They’ve got lists of programs for Linux, Mac or Windows users.

Looking for an Open Source alternative to that commercial program?
Originally from ArsGeek by arsgeek

Extract and decompile .chm file to view as html file under Linux

You can view .chm file using gnochm or kchmviewer under Linux. However sometime you cannot install these programs. There is a third alternative - arCHMage.
From the man page:
arCHMage is an extensible reader and decompiler for files in the CHM format. This is the format used by Microsoft HTML Help, and is [...]

Linux command editing examples using cat, ed, and sed

Linux and UNIX - Fast command line editing examples using cat, ed, and sed. Here is why you need to use command line editing tools…
#1: Text editor takes time for small editing
#2: Use command line editing
#3: Save time and impress your friends [ read as look like an elite UNIX hacker ]

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A Beginner’s Guide To LVM

This guide shows how to work with LVM (Logical Volume Management) on Linux. It also describes how to use LVM together with RAID1 in an extra chapter. As LVM is a rather abstract topic, this article comes with a Debian Etch VMware image that you can download and start, and on that Debian Etch system [...]

Understanding UNIX process creation

With this tutorial you can explore the life cycle of a process running under the UNIX operating system.
Delve into UNIX process creation

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Understanding UNIX process creation
Originally from nixCraft by nixcraft

Howto migrate from Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) to Apache on Linux

For people migrating from Windows to Linux, the Apache Web server is entirely different world from Microsoft Internet Information Server. Apache can be alienating to IIS / Windows administrators, because migrating to Apache is more than just copying files.
The IIS to Apache migration process needs to be handled with the same care and perspective as [...]

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