SharkOS Blog

Its been almost a full quarter since I’ve posted here, so its about time for an update. I am no longer focusing on ArchLinux as the purpose of this blog.  Sorry ArchLinux folks, but the sharkoslinux repository & my packages are no longer maintained and I have dropped ownership of my AUR PKGBUILDS. ArchLinux is [...]

Recently, as I was setting up my new workstation, I was torn between the KDE vs GNOME desktop environment. Sure, I’ve used other WM’s over the years. I’ve always been a big fan of Window Maker, and although I’ve dabbled with XFCE and LXDE over the years, I always preferred the desktop environments.
I think back [...]

I recently decided to release my 24″ iMac to my Wife for her photography work, thus leaving me without a decent workstation. Sure I could fire up that old OS/2 Warp (E-Comstation) machine that is collecting dust somewhere in the basement, but I decided it was time to get a serious Linux workstation (Rather than [...]

Its been while since I’ve posted an update to this site. An appropriate post would be an update to the status of the OCZ Solid State drive installed in my 24″ iMac. Overall, I am very impressed with the performance of this drive, but initially encountered some issues with system lockup when trying to wake [...]

I am in the process of moving the SharkOS server and services around. At this time, the main site and database have been migrated to another provider. The wiki and code repositories are still in progress at this time, and will reside on a secondary system.

The 320GB Western Digital drive that shipped with my iMac recently failed. I decided to replace it with a solid state drive from OCZ. After some research, I purchased the OCZ Apex Sata II 120GB drive from NewEgg. Taking apart a 24″ Intel Imac is certainly no picnic. At the time of purchase, I also [...]

A new wiki document on installing and getting started with GlusterFS has been published in the SharkOS Wiki. Includes sample volume spec files for both server and client nodes. Read the GlusterFS Wiki Document here.

The SharkOS Wiki is now online. This will be a resource of information about Packages, software project documentation, and other related items that might fit this website’s purpose.

SharkOS.org has launched its web based package browser, SharkPB. This tool is now integrated into the Repos & PKGS section and provides a nightly-updated list of packages available from our custom ArchLinux repository. SharkPB provides detailed package information, direct download links (for those who may not want to use our repository), and search features. This [...]

Site and Project Launch – SharkOS.org is open for business. This site and project is still a work in progress, but I invite you to explore and start using our system. I have already built some packages for ArchLinux to add clustering, hosting control panels, and cross-distro tools such as rpm and yum. I hope [...]