From HowtoForge:

If you have set up MySQL replication, you probably know this problem: sometimes there are invalid MySQL queries which cause the replication to not work anymore. In this short guide I explain how you can repair the replication on the MySQL slave without the need to set it up from scratch again.

Read the full thing at http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-repair-mysql-replication

Phoronix Media today released version 1.0 of the Phoronix Test Suite (codenamed "Trondheim"), an extensible open-source platform for conducting Linux-based benchmarking and performance profiling targeted at IHVs, ISVs, and technology hobbyists. The Phoronix Test Suite combines years of Linux testing by Phoronix Media with input from leading technology companies to offer the most comprehensive testing and benchmarking platform available for the Linux Operating System. The Phoronix Test Suite also offers unprecedented capabilities for collaboration via the suite's online component.

Read the full press release at http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=pts_100_release&num=1

From Red Hat Magazine:

The phone rings. You pick it up, and it is the recruiter for your dream job. Your palms begin to sweat as the technical interview starts.

“You want to know the run-levels for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® or Fedora®?” You pause, thinking. “Well, I use Linux every day, and I know single user mode is level 1…”. You stammer a bit, and say you’re drawing a blank for the rest. The recruiter thanks you in that “sorry” tone-of-voice, and hangs up the phone.

Read the full thing at http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/06/03/run-levels-create-use-modify-and-master/

From Linux.com:

Last month Mandriva announced its latest Spring edition. Despite a few minor glitches, after several weeks of testing the two Mandriva flavors, I have finally come across a distro that gives you the best of the GNU/Linux and proprietary worlds in terms of ease of use, range of software, and stability on hardware that ranges from old Celerons to newer multi-core machines.

Read the full thing at http://www.linux.com/feature/135862

From polishlinux.org:

Hothead Games together with Penny Arcade released a very interesting game called “Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness”. It can be purchased at $20 in Greenhouse Internet store, which is a counterpart of more known Steam Games. Nothing peculiar, you say? And you’d be right if not for one small detail: the game is available also for GNU/Linux.

Read the full thing at http://polishlinux.org/apps/penny-arcade-linux-screenshots/

The KDE Project is proud to announce the first beta release of KDE 4.1. Beta 1 is aimed at testers, community members and enthusiasts in order to identify bugs and regressions, so that 4.1 can fully replace KDE 3 for end users. KDE 4.1 beta 1 is available as binary packages for a wide range of platforms, and as source packages. KDE 4.1 is due for final release in July 2008.

Read the full press release at http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.1-beta1.php

From Bend in the Weather This is a 3 part posting that covers how you can setup 2-way Nagios alerting via SMS.

The series is broken down as such:

Part 1: Background and Requirements (this article)
Part 2: Sending SMS messages from Nagios
Part 3: Acknowledging SMS messages

Read the full thing at http://matt.bottrell.com.au/archives/170-Nagios-2-way-alerting-via-SMS-Part-1.html

From Linux.com:

The recent success of the ASUS Eee PC has shown that running Linux from flash memory is now commercially viable in the consumer market. If you don't have an Eee PC, you can still run Linux from a humble USB flash disk, which will hold not only Linux but also your data. Several Linux distributions run from flash; here's how some of them compare.

Read the full thing at http://www.linux.com/feature/134670

From ITWire:

Ok, you have to give some kudos to Windows: everyone knows what a window is. In the Linux world, KDE and GNOME aren’t quite as obvious. A gnome stands in your garden or inhabits the World of Warcraft, and KDE doesn’t even spell a word. The truth is they’re the two major window environments for Linux today; if you don’t like one type of UI you have another. Here’s what they do, how they differ and how you can bend them to your will.

Read the full thing at http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18284/1154/

From Mad Penguin:

I have been asked this over and again - which hardware should be avoided before installing Linux? The list is actually smaller than you might expect, but it is helpful if you would like to remain in a headache-free zone.

Read the full thing at http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=8125