Category Archives: Linux

The Puppetmaster

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jes

I’ve been asking to have ‘The Puppetmaster’ as my job title for quite a while now – ever since I first discovered the joys of configuration management with Puppet some 18 months ago. We do a reasonable number of solutions … Continue reading →

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Simple Coloured Bash Prompts

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Jes

I have as of yesterday switched over to Fedora 13 on my work laptop. We deal mostly in RPM-based Linux at work – CentOS, RHEL, and SLES – and I wanted to both better learn the nuances of RPM-based distributions … Continue reading →

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Linux Journal – Distributions, a Brief History

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jes

First published in Linux Journal issue #194, June 2010 It seems as though there are as many Linux distributions as there are letters in the alphabet with which to name them. Certainly, there is a flavor to satisfy almost any … Continue reading →

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Simple Steps with Puppet

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Jes

Puppet is an automation framework for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems. It allows sysadmins to automate common tasks in a centralised, efficient, and scalable way. I’ve recently started looking into Puppet, drawing on my experience managing a large and convoluted … Continue reading →

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