Andy's VMware vSphere tip#25: When creating a virtual machine on VMware vSphere, always try to use the VMXNET3 network interface, which will need VMware Tools installing first! The Intel E1000 interface should only be used when installing an OS. Linux distributions often include the VMXNET3 interface by default, but you will find Windows OS does not include the VMXNET3 interface, so when installing a Windows OS, use the E1000 interface to complete the installation, install VMware Tools and then add a new interface VMXNET3, and delete the E1000 interface. Network interfaces are hot plug!

If you would like to discuss this post further please post a question to the VMware Topic area.

My Recent Experiences with Linux!

As a staunch Windows OS supporter, it's been quite a few years since I've installed a Linux distro for myself to experiment with. Why? The installation process (at the time I experimented last time) was complicated and frustrating, as was just using Linux itself.

So, after reading a few questions and comments here and there, I decided it was time to give it another shot. I first downloaded and set up an Ubuntu Studio ISO in an Oracle VM Virtualbox VM. I was suitably impressed with both the installation and relative (and intuitive) ease of use.

Encouraged by that result, I decided to try another Linux distro called ChaletOS which claimed it would give newbies like me an easier transition to Linux by giving me a familiar GUI interface to Windows 7. Again, I wasn't disappointed. Linux distros have indeed come a long way since I last experimented.

Installation was an absolute breeze and puts both Windows 7 and Windows 10 installers to shame! Ease of use? Fantastic, especially with the ChaletOS build. I think I'm starting to understand why Linux tends to have such a 'cult' type following.

I've still got a lot to learn and experiment with, but my first impressions are nothing but positive. If you're in a similar position to me, I'd encourage you to give Linux another try. By setting up in a Virtual Machine, you have nothing to lose and potentially, much to gain.

Cheers...

Andrew

For all of the Linux gamers out there, here is a list of great Linux games of 2017. it comes from one of my favorite gaming websites dedicated specifically to Linux games.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-linux-2017-goty-awards-are-now-over-heres-the-winners.11083

hi
 it could impossible to work in our environment if we develop app.
Our new plateform need to be in Linux Debiian,


And to do it, we do a Worktation Linux environment with vmware;

And idea is to make a VM by service.
Example : 1 vm for LDAP, 1 vm for NFS, 1 vm for DNS, 1 vm for DHCP, 1 vm for Shared files, 1 vm for Samba...

And at the end, it ll push by Ansible. We'll make this with that if it's not possible to do it normaly,

so i work with Workstation with Linux Debian

I've been using phantomjs to convert HTML pages to PDF.  On my Mac, everything was OK.  But, on a Linux environment, the fonts were not rendering properly (particularly web fonts).  There isn't too much out there on this problem, until I finally stumbled upon this github issue: https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/issues/45.  (Apparently, the workaround found for wkhtmltopdf also applies to phantomjs).  Anyways, the fix finally ended up to be creating a new file (/etc/fonts/conf.d/100-smoothfonts.conf) with the following contents:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
   <const>rgb</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
   <const>hintslight</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
   <const>lcddefault</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
</fontconfig>

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Just throwing this out there in case someone else has the same issue and stumbles upon this post!

Warning: If your device uses WiFi, it's at risk!
News broke today about the Krack Attack, a new cyber threat that can decrypt and potentially view everything users are doing online. The Krack Attack preys on a weakness in WPA2 protocol. Hackers near the vulnerable devices (Android and Linux are at greatest risk) can retrieve sensitive user data and information.
Steps to Protect:
1. Apply patches as they become available. For phones and computers, the patches will come in the usual update format. For wifi routers, the manufacturer's website will have the patches.
2. Don't use public WiFi, especially for sharing or sending any sensitive information.
3. Double check that you are browsing with HTTPS. If you are unsure, install this plug-in to encrypt your communications with major websites and make your browsing more secure. https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
4. Otherwise, use Ethernet.

For more tips on how to protect yourself: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/16/heres-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself-from-the-krack-wifi-vulnerability/

linux email relay has stopped working

in the log it reads
Oct  9 07:46:15 culser postfix/smtp[18330]: 21FE619C627: to=<circleconect@gmail.com>, relay=smtp.rcn.com[69.168.97.78]:25, delay=0.44, delays=0.03/0.01/0.26/0.15, dsn=5.7.1, status=bounced (host smtp.rcn.com[69.168.97.78] said: 554 5.7.1 [P4] Message blocked due to spam content in the message. (in reply to end of DATA command))

the relay i am using in postfix is the smtp address. i am getting a 554 error apparently. i pay for IP service thur them but they say they have no restriction. maybe it is a setting in postfix s

i need someone's advise who has knowledge of Linux, postfix, relays, and email servers.

Dear Experts,

I'm about to install Oracle Weblogic Server for the first time, I'm looking for your recommendation before strating the implementation even if on the OS level if you have any concerns please inform me so I can finish the job perfectly as my company will depend on me to finish it, I'll use subscribed RHEL v6.8 on HP proliant DL580 G7

Addition of native Linux support in windows is really amazing..

Best Practices to Prepare for a Red Hat (or Any Other) Exam

https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=3707

Have you worked with a Pinbook for surfing or other?