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Boss – Indian Operating System

March 27th, 2010 Admin

We, Indians, are using personal computers since last 25 years. But in these 25 years we are using imported operating systems like Microsoft Windows, Apple, Mac.

But now you can have an operating system which is totally Indian.

BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) GNU/Linux distribution developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) derived from Debian for enhancing the use of Free/ Open Source Software throughout India. BOSSGNU/Linux – a key deliverable of NRCFOSS has crossed another milestone by releasing version 3.0. BOSS GNU/Linux Version 3.0 is coupled with GNOME and KDE Desktop Environment with wide Indian language support & packages, relevant for use in the Government domain. Currently BOSS GNU/Linux Desktop is available in almost all the Indian Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bodo, Urdu, Kashmiri, Maithili, Konkani, Manipuri , which will enable the mainly non-English literate users in the country to be exposed to ICT and to use the computer more effectively.

The accessibility of BOSS Linux will have a constructive impact on the digital device in India as more people can now have access to software in their local language to use the Internet and other information and communications technology (ICT) facilities. Community Information centers (CIC’s) and internet cafes will also benefit from BOSS GNU/Linux as this software can be utilized to power these outlets and is affordable and easy to install, use and support.

Four states viz. Tamilnadu, Kerala, Bihar and Chhattisgadh have decided to cover e-governance system with BOSS.

Information to download the software is available at BossLinux.in

Without installing it on hard disk, can be used from DVD.

It is useful only when every Indian use this software.

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How does GNU relate to the Linux operating system?

March 7th, 2010 Admin

i know it has something to do with it, i just cant wrap my head around it, so can anyone give me a clear explanation.

Thanks in advanced for any potential answers.

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What are the benefits of a Linux operating system?

March 2nd, 2010 Admin

I’ve used Windows and and Mac operating systems, but never Linux. Are there any benefits to having a Linux operating system? Are there any disadvantages? Are they more likely to contract a virus?

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Using Drupal Content Management System: Open Source Drupal CMS

February 27th, 2010 Admin

Using Drupal is easy if you have a video tutorial from which to learn. Drupal is an open source CMS (content management system), which can be sued to create websites, blogs, social networking sites and so on. In fact, there is virtually no limit to what you can be using Drupal for, and it’s free.

What that means is that the source code is free to anybody that wants to use Drupal, although you can purchase various forms of customization, including themes and modules to offer specific effects and website components. Drupal is written in PHP and works with a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, MAC and others, and a database system such as MySQL can be used for data storage – in fact a database of some form is essential.

Most of the content in Drupal is made up of what are referred to as ‘nodes’. A node is intrinsically a piece of information, and they can come in a variety of content types. Among the predefined Drupal content types are ‘page’ and ‘story’, although you can also define your own. There is virtually no limit to the type of website you can develop using Drupal, but it can be heavy on use of resources.

For that reason, you are advised to use a Virtual private server (VPS) or a dedicated server if you intend using Drupal to develop a large website such as a community or social networking site. If you are simply developing a small website for yourself, then you should manage with shared hosting, but otherwise you are best to get a dedicated hosting account.

Although learning Drupal is not difficult, you should learn the right way. By far the best way is to have private tuition, but that can be far too pricy for most people. You can also just play about with it, and pick it up as you go. However, if you are serious about using a Drupal content management system, then a Drupal video course is likely the best solution.

Drupal core is the standard installation of Drupal that contains a taxonomy system that enables content to be tagged with keywords, so that it is easily accessed. It includes a number of modules that enables the functionality of the system to be customized. Among the standard modules in the core download are search functions, a multi-level menu system, access statistics and logging, comments, polls and forums, RSS feed and aggregator and many more.

There are also several core Drupal themes that allow the look and feel of the sites to be customized, and also supports a large number of languages.

If all this sounds complex, it is not as difficult to learn as you might think. A Drupal video tutorial is probably the best way of learning to use Drupal, since you can watch and copy, and replay any part that needs special attention. Using the Drupal open source CMS enables you to put your ideas for unique websites into practice, and also to immeasurably improve the functionality of the blogs, forums and social websites that you will learn to design.

Using Drupal can offer you many advantages, and an excellent Drupal video tutorial is available on Drupal Tutorials. Available for both beginner and advanced levels, this will enable you to learn how to use Drupal the best possible way – by example.

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Reiserfs File System Corruption and Linux Recovery

February 15th, 2010 Admin

ReiserFS is the Journaled file system used for the Linux operating system. For the various features of this file system like metadata- only journaling, tail packing and online resizing, it is well adopted by the users who rely on it as the repository of data references.

So the reliance indicates that how critical it is that the integrity of the file system may remain maintained and depart from any corruption issues. But on the contrary of the ideal scenario, the corruption in this file system may occur, which can force you to think about Linux data recovery solution, as all the references of the stored data get wiped out with the corruption of the file system.

The unexpected system shutdown, virus attack like problems may craft this scenario of data loss. At the time of corruption, the popped up screen may suggest you to use ‘reiserfsck-rebuild-tree’, but one should be aware of the fact that at the point of file system corruption, attempting to rebuild the tree may corrupt the existing file more harshly and thus creating the critical obstacles for Linux recovery. New entries may be introduced with the gibberish contents.

Some of the other error messages may indicate that something is going fishy with the file system and thus the proper fix is needed to be deployed. After this, the data remains inaccessible as all the entries of the data gets removed, giving you a hard drive which appears particularly empty, which in reality is not.

For data recovery Linux, only the proper mechanism is required. The data is still there on the hard drive and can be fetched out with the suitable algorithms. The Linux data recovery software can well perform this from their targeted scanning algorithms.

In case of file system corruption, the Linux recovery must not reference the file system, as this has been refreshed and thus the feature like RAW File Recovery must be there in the software to cope the particular situation.

Data recovery Linux software avail the interactive user interface to the users and are available for different file systems. With the varying set of features, these Linux recovery products maintain the integrity of the data.

Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery software is the most developed and advanced data recovery utility which follows the superb mechanism to scan the affected hard drive with the well-built algorithms. The software supports Ext2, Ext3 and ReiserFS file system and offers you complete and valuable Linux data recovery options.

The RAW File Recovery option of the software is valuable for the file system corruption like issues. This data recovery Linux software can recognize each file type.

Derreck a student of Mass Communication doing research on photo recovery . she is also a freelancer for http://www.stellarinfo.com

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