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		<title>Linux Patching and Oracle &#8211; how to detect RPM conflicts before they happen.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>still</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common scenario in the life of a DBA on a linux server looks something like this: From: Sue-the-sysadamin To:the-dba Date: 2011-10-28 17:54:34 Dear DBA, We will be patching the linux systems this Friday night, October 28th at 21:00. The list of patches is attached. Let us know if there are any conflicts with Oracle. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upgrade to MySQL 5.1.56 on an old Bacula server using 5.0.x and MyISAM tables</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/23181/upgrade-to-mysql-5-1-56-on-an-old-bacula-server-using-5-0-x-and-myisam-tables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcormond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello there, it&#8217;s me again, with another blog about a DBA situation that a typical Linux Administrator may find themselves in. In this blog, i&#8217;m going to review a recent MySQL upgrade I have done on one of the systems I am involved in administering. This is a real world example of an upgrade project, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using KateSQL to connect to an Oracle database in Kate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 15:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Fraser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the features announced with the release of version 4.6 of the KDE Software Compilation is KateSQL, a SQL Query plugin for the Kate text editor providing the basic functionality of a SQL client. It leverages the Qt SQL module, allowing you to make a connection to most types of databases. Out of the box [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MySQL Backup Concepts for (Linux) System Administrators &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/22185/mysql-backup-concepts-for-linux-system-administrators-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcormond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, My name is James McOrmond. I am a MySQL DBA (and part time SysAdmin) at the &#8216;The Pythian Group&#8217; headquarters here in Ottawa. In my previous employment I was the primary System Administrator for a local Linux OS software company (for over 8 years). Server backups were of course something I was doing as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Installing TOra with Oracle Support on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meercat)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Hudson, SA Team Lead</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon sports fans. I&#8217;ve had a couple of requests to update my world famous blog on installing TOra. Frankly I have been wanting to get this out for a while but duties other than blogging have taken precedence. That and I think my blogging ran out of entropy and needed some other IO to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linux desktops, Windows only VPN clients, virtual machines and you &#8212; DIY VPN jump box</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/17205/linux-desktops-windows-only-vpn-clients-virtual-machines-and-you-diy-vpn-jump-box/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Hudson, SA Team Lead</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being in the remote administration business is a strange beast and offers lots of challenges, but when you are working for multiple clients sometimes connecting to the servers can be challenging enough. Here&#8217;s a little idea that I had this morning that may save someone some grief, so I thought I would jot it down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OVSAGE June Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/13465/ovsage-june-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Inkpen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 17th, Pythian hosted the June of meeting of OVSAGE. This month, there was a presentation by Bill Stuart, CEO and VP Engineering , Karoly Molnar of Eseri. Eseri is a local Ottawa company that has integrated a full organization IT solution from the best of the world’s open source, from hosted Intranet to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Up</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/8573/keeping-up-the-shape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Gorbachev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found I never published this post as it was sitting in my drafts few months now &#8212; it was written in 13th February, 2010. I&#8217;m publishing it without any changes. I learn therefore I am! I&#8217;ve just wrote few bits about learning a new technology and after skimming through my Google Reader, I noticed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wherever I May Roam</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/13199/wherever-i-may-roam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yanick Champoux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roamer, wanderer Nomad, vagabond Call me what you will $ENV{LC_ALL} = "anywhere"; my $time = localtime; say {$anywhere} my $mind; local *anywhere = sub { ... }; Anywhere I roam Where I 'git ghclone environment' is $HOME # 'grep may_roam($_) =&#62; @everywhere', # with apologies to Metallica Laziness and a severe addiction to yak shaving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogrotate #27: The Weekly Roundup of News for System Administrators</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/12531/blogrotate-27-the-weekly-roundup-of-news-for-system-administrators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 19:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Hudson, SA Team Lead</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon and welcome to issue 27. The number 27 according to numerology is &#8220;the symbol of the divine light&#8221; so I&#8217;ll try to do that ideal justice. We&#8217;re off to a good start, what with me actually getting this out on schedule and such, so let&#8217;s get to it while the day is still [...]]]></description>
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