Turnkey Linux turns everything up to 12 on their 4th B-Day...

The guys over at Turnkey Linux have released version 12 of their awesome server appliance core platform.  They also added 60+ new appliances.  If you haven't given them a shot I highly suggest it especially if you are new to Linux.  Heck I am an old time Linux user and love the ability to just download an appliance like the one they that comes setup with the Redmine project management server and Git, Bazaar, Mercurial and Subversion SCM.  Everyone of them is setup and ready for you to use.  Just download the appliance in any of 7 formats from ISO images to OpenVZ VMs and so much in between.  The best feature I have come to love and rely on is their server back and migration tool.  They call it TKLBAM - AKA the TurnKey Linux Backup and Migration system.  It allows you to take any currently existing system and back it up to S3.  Then restore the backup to a new machine leaving you in the same state but on updated software.  All the benefits but none of the pain.  It's an awesome idea and works well.  Watch for a full review and description of my experience coming soon. 

One really import change is their migration away from Ubuntu to Debian.  Check out the article for a very clear description and explanation of why.  The reasons are sound and hopefully the right people are listening.

Most of all though we would like to wish them a Happy 4th B-Day.  Let's hope there are plenty more in their future.

Turnkey Linux takes it to 11...

Turnkey Linux announced that they have updated their version of Ubuntu on the popular Turnkey Servers to 10.4, the latest Long Term Support version.  They have also added a few new VM's.  If you haven't checked out what they have to offer now is a great time to do so.  The servers are easy to setup and support VMware, Parrallels, VirtualBox, Amazon EC2, and other virtualization platforms.

Virtual Box 4.0 First Look...

In case you missed it Sun Oracle Virtual Box 4.0 has been released.  We here at Linuxinstall.net have been a huge fan for sometime.  Brian even uses it to host a firewall.  The 3.x stream of development has been stable and easy to use.  We are doing some long term tests and will probably be releasing a review of some of the top virtualization options later this year.  We found a nice first look to hold you over until then over at linux-mag.com.  Ken Hess gives a quick run down and concludes that you will want to give it a try but you should probably wait to put it in production until later this spring when they have some of the remaining bugs worked out.  It's a short article and a good read so go check it out.

Episode 31 -Linux and a virtualized world...

Running Time: 0:54:30
1) Introduction

2) News
    Centeralized Logging

    Is Corporate America Letting Desktop Linux die on the vine?
    Are we over the hill?  Have we peaked?  Will our pay only go down from here?

3) Topic of the night
    Our thoughts on how to virtualize your environment

4) Conclusion

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Q&A with the Parrallels CEO....

Linux.com has an interesting interview with the CEO of Parrallels.  The story of Parrallels support for Linux is compelling one for other companies thinking about supporting Linux.  When you look at how good the software it is still hard to imagine that the company and software has only been around since 2000.  They have had a bumpy road but things sound like the are improving.