Feb 25, 2012
Find Large Files in Linux
Recently had the need to find large files in Linux to clear up some space. With the use of the find, print and awk commands I was able to find files bigger than 50 MB. You can change the values to suit your needs. To find all files over 50,000KB (50MB+) in size and display their names, along with size, use following syntax: find {/path/to/directory/} -type f -size +{size-in-kb}k -exec ls -lh {} \; | awk... read more
Feb 4, 2012
Installing Gramps (Genealogical Research Software)
Recently I have been starting to dabble in researching my family tree and started looking for a way to keep track of the information on the computer. To keep with using open source solutions first then moving towards commercial solutions I ran across Gramps (Genealogical Research Software). Gramps is a free software project and community. We strive to produce a genealogy program that is both intuitive for... read more
Feb 4, 2012
Installing Nagios Part 1
For the next series we will be discussing installing and configuring Nagios for monitoring. The series will include installing Nagios, plugins, agents and various custom monitors. Also, adding other features including graphing and performance charting. Nagios is a powerful monitoring tools used by many IT departments and has the support of the Open Source community. So let’s get started! Our choice for OS... read more
