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Linux Testing and Benchmarking Package - Phoronix Test Suite

The Phoronix Test Suite is the most comprehensive testing and bench-marking platform available for Linux and is designed to carry out qualitative and quantitative benchmarks in a clean, reproducible, and easy-to-use manner. This software is based upon the internal tools and extensive Linux benchmarking work done by Phoronix since 2004, with input from tier-one computer hardware vendors. This software is open-source and licensed under the GNU GPLv3 and consists of a lightweight core (pts-core) with each benchmark consisting of an XML-based profile with related utility scripts. The process from the benchmark installation, to the actual bench marking, to the parsing of important hardware and software components is heavily automated and completely repeatable, asking users only for confirmation of actions.

The Phoronix Test Suite can be used for simply comparing your computer's performance with your friends and co-workers or can also be used at your company for internal quality assurance purposes under Linux. Results from the Phoronix Test Suite are displayed in a results viewer with optional support for uploading them to PTS Global. PTS Global allows you to browse all uploaded results, search these results (coming soon), and comparing other results against your own system.

This benchmarking software with all benchmarking profiles can be found on the downloads page. The latest development code is housed at Phorogit, the public git repository hosted by Phoronix. All support inquiries and discussions can be directed to the Phoronix Test Suite Forum.

If you're interested in getting involved with the Phoronix Test Suite as either a developer or profile/suite maintainer for your favorite software package(s) (or other software that you develop), contact phoronix [at] phoronix.com as we do welcome user contributions.

Phoronix Test Suite 1.0 is codenamed "Trondheim."

Reviews on openSUSE 11.0

This is a very strong OpenSUSE release with a lot of compelling improvements. OpenSUSE 11 offers the best KDE 4 experience. OpenSUSE 11 is also an increasingly solid choice for GNOME users …”

You run Linux already but want to install 11.0? DVD image takes too long to download? Don’t want to waste a CD for the mini iso? A router connects you to the internet? Check out setupgrubfornfsinstall. It’s a dialog based shell script to prepare remote network installations. It was primarily made for use in LANs but now also supports direct installation from opensuse.org. Just run the script, select 11.0 and it will download the kernel and initrd used for installation. After that it adds an entry to your boot loaders’ config file with proper parameters. Reboot, select the new entry and the installation starts.

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Compiz Fusion Settings in OpenSuse 11

For openSUSE 11.0, Stefan Dirsch and the rest of the openSUSE Xorg team has worked hard to ensure that AIGLX is enabled by default for all supported hardware. This means that you can run Compiz or other desktop effects such as those in KDE 4 without having to directly enable Xgl or edit xorg.conf manually. Compiz Fusion project has matured significantly, complementing Compiz with extra plugins, a new settings configuration tool, and it is now installed by default on all openSUSE 11.0 installations.

Compiz Fusion comes with a simple settings manager (Simple CCSM) which also allows you to enable and disable Compiz in both KDE and GNOME. It can be found as the Desktop Effects application in the main menu. From here you can change general settings and not have to worry about the details. You can choose from a selection of pre-configured profiles: from anything such as minimal effects, to the full-blown “Hollywood’s got Nothing” profile, giving you countless of extra effects and plugins.

Compiz Fusion now also comes with an in-depth and highly configurable settings manager: CompizConfig Settings Manager (ccsm), which is also available by default in openSUSE 11.0. From here you can change a whole horde of settings so that Compiz behaves precisely as you want, or you can even choose to enable a large selection of extra plugins providing new eye-candy or helpful other additions. Be mindful about the performance impact that this might have on less powerful computers.

To find out how to use this and all other plugins, simply head over the Compiz Fusion Wiki at wiki.compiz-fusion.org. For trouble-shooting and general information about Compiz Fusion on openSUSE, see the Compiz Fusion wiki page.

How To Create and modify ISO images

ISO Master is an open source application for Linux for creating and modifying ISO9660 files (ISO images).

Features:
Create an ISO image from scratch.
Add or remove files and directories to/from a CD image.
Create bootable CDs using various boot record types: no-emulation (isolinux, Microsoft Windows), 1.2, 1.44 and 2.88 floppy disk emulation.
Support for Rock Ridge and Joliet file names.

ISO Master can read .ISO files (ISO9660, Joliet, RockRidge, and El Torito), most .NRG files, and some single-track .MDF files; it can save only as .ISO.

Download: Here

Default password list in the system/Application

Why? because most system administrator forget to change their default password in the system. So basically during the first assessment or audit, just go through using this default password to enter the system. What you need is to search this following site to get default password update.

Password Generic System
This following resources provide information about detail password in many type of system

http://www.phenoelit-us.org/dpl/dpl.html
http://www.cirt.net/passwords
http://www.dopeman.org/default_passwords.html
http://www.redoracle.com/index.php?option=com_password&task=rlist
http://www.virus.org/default-password/

2. Network Devices Specific (Router, Firewall, IPS System)
http://www.routerpasswords.com/
http://www.governmentsecurity.org/

3. System Specific
Oracle Specific
http://www.petefinnigan.com/default/default_password_list.htm

SAP Specific
http://www.petefinnigan.com/default/sap_default_users.htm

Cisco Specific
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040407-username.shtml