Final version of NimbleX 2008!

It seems that I felt 2008RC was not close enough to release 2008 final as soon as I planed but I hope in the end it was all for the best.

The final was released a bit late for some because:

• The USB installer got some new improvements.
• RC was drastically slimmed to fit more usable things…
• VirtualBox OSE is now standard so, have fun with other OSs
• Partimage it’s in NimbleX so you can backup/restore stuff
• Added some initial clustering support with OpenMPI
• A basic Firefox Kiosk mode can be booted from the CD
• A lot of software was updated to the latest version
• Bluetooh was finally fixed and it seems to work good
• You have some basic servers to play or work with.
• Compiz was cleaned a bit and some usability was added
• Many things where done. I’ll let you decide if you like it

This version gets significant cleanups since NimbleX 2008RC, Bluetooth finally works OK, some improvements to the USB installer, significant changes on how NimbleX boots from remote locations (PXE & HTTP), several bug fixes, updates and several other things.

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Monitoring Solution

As we have seen, Linux systems contain a great variety of tools: tools to help manipulate files, transfer data, compile code and so on, but they also contain tools that let you track and analyze the performance of your PC, by evaluating the way your PC uses hardware and system services, including RAM, CPU and hard drivers. With the information provided by these tools, you can uncover potential problems, locate and fix performance bottlenecks and make sure your computer is running in tip-top shape.

Besides the tools that are included in most Linux distributions, you’ll also find additional ones available on various websites and in your distribution’s repository. Basically, they’re divided into three categories:

• Tools that run in a graphical interface (X11)
• Tools that run in a console (terminal)
• Tools that run on a web server (Apache)

Source : softpedia
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