This article explains some free and open source tools like GParted, g4u and partimage, which are used for partitioning, disk cloning, partition backup/restore, etc.
Desktops
Performance Tuning and Monitoring, Part 1
The first article in this series introduces a few utilities that we can use to generate system hardware reports and plot the obtained data graphically using gnuplot and MRTG.
A (SUSE) Studio to Edit and Roll Out Your Appliance
The Web-based SUSE Studio service makes the job of rolling out your own GNU/Linux-based distro or appliance child’s play.
Create Multi-boot Discs
In this guide we will look at how to pack seven distros into one CD, and thus create a multi-boot optical media.
Enabling Indian Languages on the FOSS Desktop, Part 3: Your Desktop, Your Language
In the past, we’ve looked at how to enable word processing in your native language. In fact, your entire desktop, menus included, can be displayed in your language.
Enabling Indian Languages on the FOSS Desktop, Part 2: The Little GNOME Stands Tall
The smirking little leprechaun—stands up to KDE, doesn’t he, the spunky dwarf? As we will see, it takes a little more configuration than KDE, but GNOME users, too, can type on their desktops in their mother tongues. The nerve of the GNOME!










