$ sudo su - -c 'puppet agent --trace --debug --test'
/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:267:in `option_parser': undefined method `default_argv=' for # (NoMethodError)
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:333:in `parse_options'
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:332:in `each'
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:332:in `parse_options'
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:298:in `run'
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:298:in `exit_on_fail'
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:298:in `run'
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util/command_line.rb:55:in `execute'
from /usr/bin/puppet:4

However, I have decided to go ahead and build (using the openSUSE Build Service) ruby 1.8.5 packages for RHEL4, and deployed them to a local repository here at my place of business.

If you’d like them, you can get them here:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/eclipseagent:/ruby/RedHat_RHEL-4/

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1. Puppet 2.6.0 on SLES 11 SP1

However, the puppet package that shipped with SLES 11 and eventually SLES 11 SP1 were the 0.24 branch, 0.24.8 to be exact. However, the said version didn’t include the zypper definition which is now in puppet 2.6.0, and if you upgraded to the 0.25.4 version in the system:management repository, you will have realized that it’s quite broken due to a few issues which I found.

I’ve since then modified the .spec, and modified the upstream server.init and client.init to work and build correctly on SLES 11 and openSUSE 11.x. I’ve also put upstream fixes to the puppet 2.6.0 branch to fix their upstream server.init, client.init, puppet.spec and to update the conf/suse directory to include the required default conf files. I’ve also created a Novell bug for the system:management repository to be fixed, but don’t imagine that will be fixed anytime soon (I haven’t been able to get a response from the maintainers).

With that said, the repository I’ve created in the buildservice can be found here:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/eclipseagent:/puppet/

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1. Ruby 1.8.5 on RHEL 4
2. xorg-server 1.8.1 Released

Also available for PCLinuxOS is the 2.6.33 kernel family, but currently through Software Repositories.

Note: If you already have PCLinuxOS 2010, then you can easily update using the Synaptic Software Manager

Feel free to download the iso.

Release Date: 05-05-10
ISO Size: 692 MB
MD5Sum: d2f8c4068a0d07c3fc4a1dcc252310da

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1. KDE SC 4.4.5 Released
2. KDE 4.5 Beta 2 Released
3. KDE Software Compilation 4.4.3 – Released

A intial setup of sudo requires the user to type in the password everytime the command is used.  Although the autorization is maintained for a few minutes after the password is first used it can become quite tedious to constantly be prompted for a password on commonly used commands.

I have set up my own ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala system to allow the aptitude command to be run without having to type my password.  This lets me cron a very small script to keep my system up-to-date without being prompted for a password.

Here’s how I set it up:

$ sudo visudo

Below the line “%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL” insert the following:

USERNAME ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/aptitude

for example:

jason ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/aptitude

If you would like to allow a different command just make sure you include the full location (use whereis if you are unsure of where the command is stored).

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Version 1.3 ships with the following fixes and updates:

* Logitech SqueezeBox Server 7.5.0 pre installed and configured
* Subsonic music interface for remote playing
* Edit your tags and cover art using the Subsonic web GUI
* Latest version of TwonkeyMedia Server
* Many bug fixes including USB backup manager
* File sharing fix for OSX 10.6.3
* Auto re-index after rip for Sonos players

You can Download VortexBox Here

Or learn more about VortexBox Here

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1. KDE Software Compilation 4.4.3 – Released

Welcome to issue # 118 of openSUSE Weekly News. Now the fourteenth Week goes to the End, and we are pleased to announce our new issue. From this issue on, we have a new Layout. We have more Teamreports, an Kernel Review (WIP) and the Sections “From the Ambassadors” and “openSUSE in $Country”. In that Place every Translation Team can post local Events and other stuff. Also we have changed anything in the publishing Process. In the past we have just posted the table of Content into news.opensuse.org. This means, that the Reader must click an next one. From now on we publishing the full Content direct to news.opensuse.org. So we’re hoping, that you like the new Weekly News. We wish you many joy by reading it

You can read te whole article with translations and all here

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1. PCLinuxOS 2010.1 KDE 4 – Released
2. xorg-server 1.8.1 Released

1. Partitioning
2. Activation
3. Customization
4. Automatic User Logon
5. Troubleshooting
6. No-Nonsense OS Updates
7. Easy Installation of Common Applications
8. Interoperability
9. Command-Line
10. Performance & Stability

I find the list quite compelling as one of the major points that the Linux Community poinits to as a major plus, is the security aspect of Linux over Windows. I also believe that this list should have been titled 10 Things Ubuntu does better than WIndows, since every point made is made using an Ubuntu machine, and using Ubuntu integrations and not general / generic linux (with the exception of things like Command-Line etc.).

It’s a pretty good article, and I recommend it, but I think it could have been a much more comprehensive 5 things list.

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From www.eweek.com:

You can watch the video here.

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If you don’t know much about Parsix Linux, you can find the following on their home page:

What’s Parsix GNU/Linux?
Parsix GNU/Linux is a live and installation CD derived from KANOTIX and based on Debian. It is a complete GNOME centric desktop oriented distribution. Parsix GNU/Linux supports dozens of languages including English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Persian and many many more. You can install and use Parsix GNU/Linux as your default operating system. We have also included xFarDic multilingual dictionary and several free font packages. For more information about our release code names, see here.

Here’s more info from the release notes:

You can download the release here:
Parsix 3.0r2 32-Bit
Parsix 3.0r2 64-Bit

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1. PCLinuxOS 2010.1 KDE 4 – Released

It’s shipped with the Linux Kernel version 2.6.31, Xorg 7.4 and package with KDE 4.3.4 and Amarok 2.2.1.

Known Issues
Because of compatibility issues between wubi/mint4win and grub2, Linux Mint 8 comes without a Windows installer. The development team is working on the issue and new ISOs will be published when it is resolved.

The File Uploader introduced in Linux Mint 8 isn’t working well under KDE. The drop zone doesn’t accept any files. This is an issue we’re trying to fix.

If the sound pops before playing something, you can fix the problem by following these instructions.

If you have more than 3.5GB of RAM, install the linux-generic-pae kernel for your memory to be fully detected and used by the system.

What’s new
Visual improvements: The graphical interface is now easier to use and it shows more content. The layout was changed and by putting the screenshots in the corner of the application you can now see more software and more reviews at once.

A better layout for the Software Manager

Packaged updates: You don’t need to manually refresh the Software Manager anymore. When new data is available you get notified by the Update Manager of a new version of “mintinstall-data”.

APT status: The Software Manager is now aware of the APT status of each application. Among other things, this means you can now see the size and version number of each application and whether they’re installed on your system or not.

Software removal and multiple selection: The Software Manager now allows you to mark multiple applications for installation and/or removal. A new apply button confirms your choices and processes them all at once.

More about what’s new can be found here.

You can download here:
Torrent download: http://www.linuxmint.com/torrent/LinuxMint-8-KDE.iso.torrent
HTTP download: http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=47

And be sure to read the release notes.

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1. PCLinuxOS 2010.1 KDE 4 – Released

Here’s an excerpt from their site of what Absolute Linux is to them:

You can read about the latest release at their website

.You can downoad Absolute Linux 13.0.9 here

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If you haven’t heard of ArtistX, here’s an excerpt from their site:

And here’s a partial list of what’s included:

You can download the latest ArtistX here

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If you don’t know what Vortex Box is, here’s a little excerpt from their about page:

Here’s more information about the actual release 1.1:

You can read the full announcement here

Or you can download it here

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Linux enthusiasts have also been adapting to the ever updated Google Chrome, which recently was put into official “Beta” natively for Linux. I’ve previously wrote how to install the rpm on openSUSE and Fedora but now it’s time for the guide on installing on Ubuntu or Kubuntu.

This procedure is quite simple, and starts with downloading the .deb package from http://chrome.google.com.

Once you download the package to your local file-system you can install it using dpkg, or by double clicking the package within your file manager. To install via the command line, open up a terminal and install using:

This installation will also add the google repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list for future updates of google chrome.

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If you didn’t set it at the installation screens you can easily set it up in systemsettings with the Login Manager module.

To do this first open your systemsettings:

You can do that using your kde launcher, or using the command line interface and typing:

From here you will go to the advanced tabs and click on “Login Manager” (as you see below)

Enter in your password on the prompt

Once you launch the Login Manager Module, you’ll click on the “Convenience” tab. Right under the big red Attention Please Read you’ll see the “Enable Auto-Login” checkbox. After checking the Enable Auto-Login checkbox, you’ll use the drop down menu to pick the user you want to auto-login with. Here’s a before and after:

If you want to do it in the command line, you can add the following into /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc:

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What does this mean to the company? What really is going on at Novell?

Here’s some of the postings from Jeff’s Blog:

I hope they can make it… I’m rooting for Novell, but things haven’t been looking on the up and up recently, and these high profile positions leaving just makes it feel like it’s falling apart from the inside out.

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In all, some 70 updates have been integrated, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and
compatibility with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.

The above excerpt was from the Ubuntu Mailing List

To download Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, or obtain CDs, visit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document
caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/804

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This release includes:2.6.28 kernel series
Skype client on both the OpenWorkstation and WebStation release
Google Chrome is the default browser for Webstation
All security and bug fixes applied
Updated OpenOffice.org in OpenWorkstation
Support and recovery tools for the BFS filesystem
Atunes is the default media player on OpenWorkstation
More from their Release Announcement

More about PC/OS from their website:
So what’s unique regarding PC/OS. It’s the first Linux based distribution that provides ease of use out of the box. It provides all multimedia codecs out of the box, an easy to use and simplified interface. Great compatibility with older hardware to help you extend your hardware and software investments. Being based on Ubuntu Linux all software and hardware that is compatible with Ubuntu is compatible with PC/OS. Our mission statement is summed up in two words “Simplified Computing”

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This tutorial will show you how to install the said version of Wine on openSUSE Linux, 11.0 – 11.2).

Add the Wine Emulator Repository and set to Auto Refresh:

Upgrade to packages in the new repository:

If you haven’t yet installed Wine, you can do so with:

Note: If you want to install wine on 11.1 or 11.0 replace 11.2 with your version.

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About SysmteRescueCD: (from their website)
SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk. It comes with a lot of linux software such as system tools (parted, partimage, fstools, …) and basic tools (editors, midnight commander, network tools). It requires no installation since you just have to boot on the CD-ROM. It can be used to perform admin tasks on both linux servers, linux desktops or windows boxes. The kernel supports most of the important file systems (ext2/ext3/ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, btrfs, xfs, jfs, vfat, ntfs, iso9660), as well as network filesystems (samba and nfs).

Their site has lots of good documentations of use cases, and proper usage along with a quick start guide for the impatient.

I’ll write more about an actual usage scenario in the coming weeks.

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