Free storage boxes software for linux

PicoStorage allows you to store hierarhical information (similar to "files and directories") inside a single file. The functionality offered is largely equivalent to the one offered by any filesystem, or by the Structured Storage and Compound Files.

PicoStorage can efficiently handle huge numbers of small files, with very economical disk usage; it also allows you to keep open (in RAM) simultaneously a large number of files. Transaction support guarantees data integrity.

Learn more about the distinctive advantages of PicoStorage. or look at the benchmark.

The library is available on a dual-license basis: under GPL for free, and under a commercial license for use in closed-source applications.

Using

The library contains the classes File and Dir to represent files and directories. On a File you can read or write a number of bytes from a given offset, and set/get the file size. On a Dir you can create entries (either files or subdirectories), open entries, delete entries, and iterate over the directorys content.

The storage itself (i.e. the whole hierarchical structure, contained in a filesystem file) is represented by the class Storage. Using this class, you can create or open a storage, obtain the root directory of the storage, close the storage and do commit or rollback.

Apache::Storage is Perl module containing simple functions to store and retrieve information from within the Apache process.

Storage Resource Broker is client-server middleware that provides a uniform interface for connecting to heterogeneous data resources over a network and accessing replicated data sets.
SRB, in conjunction with the Metadata Catalog (MCAT), provides a way to access data sets and resources based on their attributes and/or logical names rather than their names or physical locations.
Starting with SRB 2.1.1 we now have an install script, install.pl, that can do a complete Postgres, MCAT and SRB installation. See README.MCAT.INSTALL. With SRB 3.0.0, this script can run on Solaris too, as well as the original Linux and Mac OS X.
The SEA authentication system is no longer recommended; for the secure authentication use either the ENCRYPT1 form of MDAS_AUTH authentication, or GSI. It should be noted that if the SEA authentication scheme is to be used and if the SEA library (libsea.a) does not already exist on your build platform, the SEA software that can be downloaded at the
URL must be built first.
1) Build configuration.
This version uses the configure script to configure the build. Most of the configurable parameters for building the SRB server and client can be configured using the "./configure" script. Run "./configure --help" for more information.
All configurable parameters for building the SRB server and the client library, including those set by the configure script, are defined in the mk/mk.config.in file. (The configure script automatically generates a third file, mk/mk.config, using mk/mk.config.in as a
template.)
Those parameters that cannot be modified via the configure script (because flags for those parameters have not yet been implemented) are set by directly editing the mk/mk.config.in file prior to running "./configure". Comments in the mk/mk.config.in file make it clear whether or not a particular parameter can be set through the configure
script, and if so, how to do so.
NOTE: The configure script does a number of self tests before the configuration is carried out. One of the test it does is the compiler test which it assumes "gcc" as the default compiler. If "gcc" is not installed or if the test of "gcc" failed (which happened on an AIX platform), the configure script should be re-run with the env variable CC set to cc or other compilers. This will override the default in the compiler test.
If the configure script still failed, do the following:
a) cd SRB2_0_0rel
b) ./config.rescue
c) edit the mk/mk.config file
2) Configure examples
a) Non-MCAT-enabled server and client, type in
configure
This will configure the mk.config file to build a non-MCAT enabled
server and client with the default settings.
b) Non-MCAT-enabled server and client with java enabled, type in
configure --enable-javagui=yes --enable-jdkhome=/usr/local/apps/jdk1.4.1
where /usr/local/apps/jdk1.4.1 is the directory where the JAVA JDK 1.4.1
is installed.
c) MCAT-enabled server with Oracle 8.1.5 MCAT, type in
configure --enable-oramcat --enable-oraver=815
--enable-orahome=/usr/local/apps/oracle/product/8.1.7
where /usr/local/apps/oracle/product/8.1.7 is the Oracle home
directory.
2) Parameters in the mk/mk.config file
The SRB architecture supports multiple SRB servers running on various hosts. Each SRB server may be built with different options, as set by the configure script and/or defined in the mk/mk.config.in file. For example, the SRB server on host A may include the driver for accessing HPSS and the SRB server on host B may include the driver for accessing the Lobj stored in DB2, etc.
The parameters are self-explanatory through the comments given in this file. Some of the more important parameters are discussed below:
installDir - The absolute path of the SRB install directory.
PORTNAME - The OS platform of this SRB port. Currently, the SRB software runs on 8 platforms. i.e., valid PORTNAMEs are :
PORTNAME_solaris, PORTNAME_sunos, PORTNAME_linux, PORTNAME_osx,
PORTNAME_aix, PORTNAME_alpha, PORTNAME_c90 and PORTNAME_sgi.
SRB_LARGEFILE64 - defines whether the 64 bit file size is supported by the underlining driver of this SRB server. Current, 64 bit file size is supported by the ORTNAME_solaris, PORTNAME_aix, PORTNAME_linux and PORTNAME_c90 platforms.
ORAMCAT - defines that this SRB server being built is MDAS enabled and the MCAT is stored in Oracle DBMS. Normally, only one SRB server is MDAS enabled.
DB2MCAT - defines that this SRB server being built is MDAS enabled and the MCAT is stored in Oracle DBMS. Normally, only one SRB server is MDAS enabled.
NOTE : Both ORAMCAT and DB2MCAT cannot be defined at the same time.
ADDR_64BIT - defines whether to compile for 64 bits address. This option has only been tested for the the Solaris and Linux platforms.
PARA_OPR - defines whether this SRB server support parallel operation API.
MDAS_AUTH - defines whether the plain text and encrypted password MDAS authorization scheme will be supported. If used, the user/passwd pair registered with the MDAS catalog will be used to authenticate a user. Comment it out if the SRB server does not support MDAS authorization.
NOTE : A server can be built to support either MDAS_AUTH (plain or encrypted (ENCRYPT1)) or GSI_AUTH, or both.
SEA_AUTH - defines whether SEA authorization scheme will be supported. The software can be configured to support both SEA_AUTH and MDAS_AUTH. (SEA is no longer recommended.)
LIB_SEA - Is needed only if SEA_AUTH is defined. LIB_SEA specifies where the SEA client library is located.
GSI_AUTH - defines whether the GSI authentication scheme is supported. This is set when --enable-gsi-auth is included on the configure line.
NOTE : A server can be built to support either MDAS_AUTH or GSI_AUTH,
or both.
LIB_GSI_AUTH - Set by configure when --enable-gsi-auth is included (i.e. GSI_AUTH is defined). LIB_GSI_AUTH specifies where the GSI client libraries are located. The optional configure --enable-globus-location=path can also be used specify the parent
location of the GSI libaries, and will cause LIB_GSI_AUTH to be adjusted.
JAVA_GUI and javaDir - JAVA_GUI defines whether the srbBrowser should be built. javaDir specifies the directory where the JDK software is installed. (e.g. /usr/local/apps/Java). See README.srbBrowser for more details.
3) "cd" to the main SRB directory and type in "gmake clean" and then "gmake" to make the SRB software. The Makefile contains various options to make and clean all or a subset of the build.
- gmake --- build all.
- gmake clean --- clean all.
- gmake srb --- build only the SRB server and client.
- gmake clean_srb --- clean only the SRB server and client.
- gmake util --- build only the utilities (S commands). See README.utilities for more details.
- gmake clean_util --- clean only the utilities.
- gmake browser - build only the java srbBrowser GUI. See README.srbBrowser for more details.
- gmake clean_browser - clean only the java srbBrowser.
4) (Optional) Type in "gmake install" to install the software in the $(installDir) directory. This procedure installs the following modules in the $(installDir) directory:
bin/runsrb - The script that starts the SRB
bin/srbMaster2_0_0 - The frontend server.
bin/srbServer - The backend server (forked by the srbMaster1_0 for each client connection).
bin/libSrbClient.a - The client library.
data/hostAuthConfig - The optional (needed only if HOST_BASED_AUTH in the mk.config file is set) host based authorization configuration file.
data/mcatHost - This file identifies the host on which the MCAT enabled SRB server is running.
data/hostConfig - This is the optional SRB host configuration file. It is only needed when when you want to add aliases to your local hostName.
data/hpssCosConfig - This is the optional HPSS Class of Services configuration file. It is only needed if HPSS in the mk.config file is set.
data/hpssNodceAuth - The file contains authentication info for non-dce HPSS. It is only needed if the HPSS and NO_DCE flags in the mk.config file are set.
data/MdasConfig - The MDAS configuration file.
data/metadata.fkrel - This file defines the foreign key relationship between the MDAS catalog tables and is used internally by the SRB for query generation. This file should not be changed between releases.
data/LobjConfig - The database configuration file for the DB Large Object driver. Basically, it contains the userID and password for accessing each database server.
Enhancements:
- Three vulnerabilities that allow SRB users to read/write non-Vault files that are readable/writable by the the srbadmin user were fixed.
- A bug that causes the GridFTP driver to use the wrong credential to connect to GridFtp server was fixed.
- A file descriptor lock bug was fixed.
- Uploading files larger than 2 gigabytes into GridFtp resources now works.
- Timeout bugs that could arise when sending large numbers of files were fixed.
- A core dump problem for HPSS type resources involving parallel I/O on Linux servers was fixed.
- A new option -o was added to show collection ownership in SgetColl.

boxes is a text filter which can draw ASCII art boxes around its input text. These boxes may also be removed, even if they have been badly damaged by editing of the text inside. Since boxes may be open on any side, boxes can also be used to create regional comments in any programming language. With the help of an editor macro or mapping, damaged boxes can easily be repaired.
This is useful for making the function headers in your programming language look better, for spicing up your news postings and emails, or just for decorating your documentation files.
New box designs of all sorts can easily be added and shared by appending to a free format configuration file. boxes was intended to be used with the vim(1) text editor, but can be tied to any text editor which supports filters.
Main features:
- Drawing of ASCII art boxes around input text
- Generation of regional comments in any programming language
- Freely and conveniently user-configurable boxes
- Alignment and positioning of text inside a box
- Removal of boxes, even if box is damaged by editing of contained text
- A number of preconfigured box designs in example config file
- Many useful command line options (such as box size specification etc.)
- Regular expression substitutions on input text
- (e.g. used for quoting closing comment tags in a C comment box)

KBoxes! project is a little mind game.
You can play against another human or the computer. The object is to wipe out boxes from a set of 1, 3, 5, and 7 boxes. The person who wipes the last one loses the game.
Enhancements:
- Now kboxes! can be compiled with the latest QT

translate plus is a facelift, update, and re-code of the Translate theme from Suslik. This version utilises a new technique for coding input boxes for Superkaramba, which was written (again) by Suslik.

This new technique allows for a transparent input box, which allows for a much nicer looking theme

Freebox is a script for sending the music played by amarok to a freebox (french ADSL box).

Boxfs is a FUSE-based filesystem to access files stored on a box.net account.
Box.net is a web service that offers storage accessible with a web interface, more info here http://www.box.net.
boxfs is licensed under the GPLv2, and comes with no warranty.
Enhancements:
- This release supports basic read/write file operations and directory creation.