Plop Linux : Open Source System Maintenance Tools

Plop Linux is a small distribution that can boot from CD, DVD, USB flash drive (UFD), USB harddisk or from network with PXE. It's designed to rescue data from a damaged system, backup and restore operating systems, automate tasks and more.

Main Features :

• Booting from CD/DVD, USB and network
• Linux kernel 3.0.1
• 32bit and 64bit versions
• sshfs
• NTFS read/write with ntfs-3g (except compressed and encrypted files)
• add your own scripts
• IDE, SATA, SCSI, and RAID support
• Partimage to save or restore partitions
• pimgrestore
• proftpd server
• ssh connections
• samba connection
• nfs connection
• btrfs
• vmstat
• systat package
• fsarchiver
• mbuffer, udpcast, multicast
• partclone
• memtest
• cryptsetup luks
• tftp (tftpd)
• xinetd
• dhcp server
• testdisk, photorec
• Plop Boot Manager
• nmap
• perl
• lilo, grub, grub2
• chntpw, reged
• chkrootkit
• bluetooth
• wake on lan (wol, ether-wake, ethtool)
• lot of network tools
• Linux F-PROT Antivirus from F-PROT.
  This antivirus is free for personal users.
• Linux AVAST Antivirus from avast! Linux Home Edition.
  This antivirus is free for non-commercial use. You need a licence key to use it.
• Network connections to windows network shares, ftp servers, web servers or ssh connections.
• wine, mono, vnc, gparted, firefox, ...
• Flash player, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, more info : http://www.plop.at

PartedMagic

Parted Magic 6.6 updated August 8th, 2011

Parted Magic is a small live CD/USB/PXE with its elemental purpose being to partition hard drives. Although GParted and Parted are the main programs, the CD/USB also offers other applications, such as Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, ddrescue, etc.

Main features

• Format internal and external hard drives.
• Move, copy, create, delete, expand & shrink hard drive partitions.
• Clone your hard drive, to create a full backup.
• Test hard drives for impending failure.
• Test memory for bad sectors.
• Benchmark your computer for a performace rating.
• Securely erase your entire hard drive, wiping it clean from all data.
• Gives access to non-booting systems allowing you to rescue important data.
• Runs from the CD, no install required. More info : http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=start
  
  

EOLE

EOLE (Ensemble Ouvert Libre Evolutif)1 est une méta distribution Linux francophone basée sur Ubuntu. Orientée serveur, elle est destinée plus spécifiquement au monde de l'éducation et offre entre autres services, un système de configuration simplifiée. Elle présente aussi la spécificité d'être développée par l'éducation Nationale en France. A partir du CD d'installation il est possible d'installer plusieurs modules.

Pour d'autres infos : http://eole.orion.education.fr/

Telnet session on your Dreambox

Usefull telnet common commands to remote control and manage your set top box Dreambox 500, 600 or 800 HD with Enigma1 or Enigma2 firmware :

for flashing image in telnet

cd /tmp && eraseall /dev/mtd/3 && cp backup.img /dev/mtd/3 && reboot

for making backup in /tmp directory

cat /dev/mtd/3 > /tmp/backup.img

factory reseting box should be something like

eraseall /dev/mtd/1 && reboot

SpeedTest de la clé 3G++ de Tunisie Telecom

Ce test a été réalisé à Hammam-Lif, sur une machine Ubuntu 10.10 connectée au réseau mobile 3G++ de Tunisie Telecom à l'aide d'un modem 3G++ Huawei E367 HSDPA+(High Speed Downlink Packet Access). HSDPA+ est une évolution de la norme HSDPA permettant d'atteindre des débits jusqu'à 56 Mbit/s en aval et 22 Mbit/s en amont sur les terminaux compatibles. Modem 3G++ fonctionnel sur Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Mac OSX et Windows

ZeroShell : Zeroshell is a Linux distribution for servers and embedded devices

I'm testing the Linux Live CD : ZeroShell in a vmware host, Zeroshell is a Linux distribution for servers and embedded devices, i will share here many tips, keep in touch ;-)

this is my virtual machine under Virtualbox hosted by Ubuntu 10.10.