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• Next-generation Linux file systems: NiLFS(2) and exofs

  Linux is fertile ground for the introduction and development of new file systems. Learn about log-structured and object-based file systems -- NiLFS(2) and exofs, in particular -- and the advantages they offer.

• Virtual appliances and the Open Virtualization Format

  Virtual appliances are combined application/operating system images that allow for quick and easy appliance deployment, and the OVF Toolkit ensures that they can interoperate on any hypervisor.

• Learn Linux, 101: Streams, pipes, and redirects

  Wrangling textual input and output is a basic skill every Linux admin and developer needs to possess. Learn how to redirect and pipe text to stdout, to files, and to the input of other commands.

• Linux virtualization and PCI passthrough

  Device sharing solves most platform virtualization problems, but when sharing is impossible or inefficient, PCI passthrough steps up to provide exclusive, better-performing device usage.

• Reduce Linux power consumption, Part 3: Tuning results

  Now that you know what the CPUfreq settings are and how they work, see what effect those settings have on power usage and performance for two different workloads.

• Learn Linux, 101: File and directory management

  Start on the right path in Linux (where "everything is a file") with a solid grounding in file and directory management -- finding, listing, moving, copying, and archiving.

• 10 important Linux developments everyone should know about

  Linux seems to be everyone's favorite OS to do something weird with, but most of its progress has been marked by straight-up good ideas. Here are ten things that helped make Linux what it is, and why you should care.