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Xfwm (window manager)

botond published March 2024, 05, Thu - 16:01 time
Xfwm (Xfce Window Manager) is the default window manager for the XFCE desktop environment, responsible for managing, positioning, and decorating windows. Xfwm is a lightweight yet feature-rich window manager that provides optimal performance without demanding too many resources. In this short description, we will go over the main features and configuration options of Xfwm.

XFCE (Desktop Environment)

botond published March 2024, 05, Thu - 16:00 time
XFCE is a lightweight, modular desktop environment developed for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Its purpose is to ensure fast and energy-saving operation, while remaining easily customizable and user-friendly. XFCE is an ideal choice for older machines or for those looking for a minimalist but fully featured desktop environment.

LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project)

botond published 2024/02/17, Sat - 08:06 time
LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) is an innovative solution that allows several thin clients to run Linux-based applications using the resources of a central server. The LTSP initiative started in the late 90s and has continued to evolve ever since to meet the challenges of the modern technological and educational environment. The basic idea of ​​this project is simple but revolutionary: to reduce hardware requirements and maintenance costs while increasing the flexibility and scalability of the IT infrastructure.

VirtualBox

botond published 2024. 02. 12., h - 04:01 time
Oracle VirtualBox (formerly Sun VirtualBox) is a free and open source virtualization software developed and maintained by Oracle Corporation. This software is designed to allow one or more operating systems to run within a single physical machine in the form of isolated virtual machines. VirtualBox is a widely used tool among system administrators, developers, and educational institutions because it provides a simple yet powerful solution for testing and running different operating systems simultaneously without changing the underlying physical hardware.

NIS (Network Information Service)

botond published 2024/02/10, Sat - 07:15 time
NIS (Network Information Service), formerly known as Yellow Pages (YP), is a network name service based on a client-server architecture that enables centralized management of user accounts, machine names, passwords, and other network settings in Unix-based networks. NIS allows administrators to easily manage network resources and configurations from a central location without having to manually configure them on each machine. 

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)

botond published 2024/01/20, Sat - 07:18 time
The Linux-based BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) server is the most widespread and well-known DNS (Domain Name System) software, which is a key part of the basic infrastructure of the Internet. BIND's development began at the University of Berkeley in the late 1980s, and since then it has undergone many developments to meet today's challenges. As a DNS server, BIND's main task is to translate human-readable domain names (e.g. www.pelda.hu) to IP addresses (e.g. 192.168.1.1), thus enabling Internet users to easily navigate the web. However, BIND's role is much more complex and critical than that; ensures the smooth operation of the domain name system, which is essential for the stability and security of the Internet.

POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface)

botond published 2024/01/19, p - 02:30 time
POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) is a collection of standards created to promote compatibility between operating systems. POSIX standards are crucial in the world of software development, especially for those working with UNIX-based systems such as Linux. These standards ensure that different operating systems handle file systems, character devices, and other basic system-level functions in a similar way.

Postfix

botond published Jan. 2023, 03, 22:05 p.m. time
Postfix is ​​an extremely popular free and open source MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) software developed by Wietse Venema in 1997 and first released in December 1998. Postfix aims to provide a secure and reliable mail service that is resistant to Internet attacks and spam. To this end, Postfix has a number of security features, such as traffic restriction, server and client authentication, virus and spam filtering, and content filtering.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

botond published 2023. 03. 20., h - 10:10 time
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol on TCP/IP networks used to transfer computer files between a client and a server. The FTP protocol was originally developed for file sharing on the Internet and plays a very important role in data transfer services to this day.

Midnight Commander (mc)

botond published 2023. 03. 20., h - 07:35 time
Midnight Commander (MC) is a text-mode file management program that is extremely popular on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The development of the program was started by Miguel de Icaza in 1994, and many versions have been released since then. MC allows users to easily navigate the file system and perform various operations such as copying, deleting, moving files, etc.