| Manage Several Desktops with One Keyboard |  | One keyboard and mouse to rule them all!
Personal computers have taken over the home of almost every human being on the planet. Some of us even have two or more PCs in our home. Unfortunately, having two computers on the same desk requires two separate keyboards and mouse for each of them. Although it might look pretty for visitors, you in ... [read more >>] | | Date: 26 January 2007, 11:44 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Automated Remote Back-ups with rdiff-backup |  | How to setup an unattended back-up process.
rdiff-backup is an utility capable of maintaining a back-up mirror of a file or directory over the network, on another server. It stores incremental rdiff deltas with the back-up, which allows you to recreate any back-up point. The back-up is encrypted through the SSH protocol, thus no one wi ... [read more >>] | | Date: 23 January 2007, 13:24 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Mounting Remote Directories through SSH |  | Who needs Samba or NFS when you can mount filesystems through SSH?
Whenever you need to securely copy files from one Linux system to another, you use tools like scp, sftp or rsync. But what if you don't want to copy the files to your local disk before using them? You would normally have to setup a network filesystem, such as NFS, OpenAFS or Samba. Unfor ... [read more >>] | | Date: 19 January 2007, 16:29 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Ubuntu Edgy Desktop Effects with Beryl |  | How to install Beryl on Ubuntu Edgy
You've just installed Ubuntu 6.10 and now you want some of those latest eye candy effects on your desktop? You came to the right place. I will teach you in this guide how to setup some of the nicest desktop effects you ever saw. If you don't know what Beryl is and what kind of deskt ... [read more >>] | | Date: 18 January 2007, 13:36 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Installing Lighttpd on Fedora and Ubuntu |  | A faster alternative to Apache.
I've always wanted to have a spare alternative to everything, just in case something goes wrong with the first, I could always fall back to second, third and so on, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who likes it this way. When you think about a web server for Linux, you& ... [read more >>] | | Date: 16 January 2007, 13:34 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Install Nvidia and ATI Video Drivers on Ubuntu Edgy |  | ATI/Nvidia installation guide for Ubuntu Edgy
So you've just installed Ubuntu Linux and now you need to install your video card's driver, be it either Nvidia or ATI. This guide will teach you the easiest ways to achieve that.
Nvidia installation
First of all, you need to add some repositories to the ... [read more >>] | | Date: 13 January 2007, 17:02 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| GNU Screen Tutorial |  | How to use the screen's most important features.
GNU Screen is a free terminal multiplexer that allows console users to run any number of text-based applications, interactive command shells, curses-based applications, text editors etc, within a single terminal. Similar to VNC, screen enables you to start applications from one computer, reco ... [read more >>] | | Date: 12 January 2007, 11:37 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Setting Up A Central Syslog Server |  | Make sure you have traceable evidence if anything goes wrong.
One of the things I like most about Linux is that everything going on inside it is being logged. Whether a user logs in through ssh or a new visitor is passing through your website, everything is being logged in detail. However, the events related to the system are logged by a tool called < ... [read more >>] | | Date: 10 January 2007, 11:09 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| How to Install SAMBA on Slackware 11.0 |  | Easy steps to install SAMBA on Slackware 11.0
Samba (the Linux implementation of the Server Message Block protocol) is an Open Source suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. Basically, it allows both Linux and Windows users to use each other's SMB file shares as if they were a hard disk on their own ... [read more >>] | | Date: 08 January 2007, 10:49 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Card Reader under Ubuntu Edgy |  | How to get your laptop's card reader to work on Ubuntu.
I’ve noticed that many people (including myself) had some problems with the card reader from Texas Instruments that comes with their laptop; so after some documentation, I successfully got my card reader to work. I own an Acer TravelMate laptop and my card reader is a Texas Instruments 5-in- ... [read more >>] | | Date: 05 January 2007, 13:20 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Creating a Local Update Repository for FC6 |  | How to create a local update repository for FC6 LAN computers.
Because Fedora Core is an RPM based Linux distribution, it's quite easy to keep it up to date. Fedora can easily be updated through yum, an update tool which fetches the latest RPM packages from a mirror and installs them. A mirror is a server that provides a copy of o ... [read more >>] | | Date: 04 January 2007, 12:16 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Local DNS Cache for Faster Browsing |  | How to setup a DNS forwarder for your computer or a small network.
Domain names have been made available to allow people to easily remember Internet sites, while the IP addresses enable computers to communicate and transfer data between them. A DNS server turns domain names into IP addresses that are usually provided by the same firm that provides the Intern ... [read more >>] | | Date: 02 January 2007, 11:12 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Fedora Core 6 Text Mode Installation Guide |  | Install Fedora Core from text mode!
This guide is especially made for some people that asked me to write a text mode install of Fedora Core because their machines do not support the graphical installer.
Let's insert the Fedora DVD into your drive and boot from it. You'll be presented with a nice Fedora a ... [read more >>] | | Date: 29 December 2006, 19:26 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Server Setup |  | How to setup a Wolfenstein: ET dedicated server.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a World War ll style FPS which is very popular due to the free clients available for Linux, Windows and Mac. The game itself isn't so bad either. This article will explain how to quickly set-up an ET server but also guide you towards an advanced customized ... [read more >>] | | Date: 26 December 2006, 12:59 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| How to Bind a Range of IPs |  | Quickly add a range of IPs on Redhat-based systems.
Together with the Internet growth, service providers also evolved, being able to offer larger bandwidth and higher quality connections to their subscribers. Nowadays, almost anyone can get a high bandwidth connection and a class of IPs for a very low price compared to the costs from a few yea ... [read more >>] | | Date: 20 December 2006, 10:35 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Screencast Guide: Capure Your Linux Desktop on Video! |  | Tools for screencasting in Linux.
Have you ever wanted to record a video of your sleek desktop, with customized icons, taskbar and such? Or have you ever wanted to take a video of some cool XGL/AIGLX effects? Or maybe a video tutorial to teach a friend how to use something or to upload it on your personal webpage for everyone ... [read more >>] | | Date: 18 December 2006, 15:51 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| How to Setup an Encrypted Filesystem |  | Create an encrypted partition for your sensitive files.
People think about encrypting some or all their files for several reasons. Whether they can't depend on physical security to keep their files safe or they're carrying around a portable laptop with sensitive files and they're afraid of it being stolen or who knows for what other ... [read more >>] | | Date: 13 December 2006, 11:53 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| openSUSE 10.2 Installation Guide with Screenshots |  | Easy steps to a complete Linux workstation.
So, you have decided to make the first steps into the Linux world, and you're asking yourselves: "What distribution should I try?” Even though I guess you've already heard about the ... [read more >>] | | Date: 11 December 2006, 13:37 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| FreeNX Installation Guide for Fedora 6 |  | How to remotely manage your Linux PC.
FreeNX is a VNC-like remote desktop protocol, based on the proprietary NX remote access solution designed by NoMachine. Unlike a normal VNC protocol, FreeNX compresses at the X protocol level, offering a much better experience over low bandwidth connections. To get an idea of how powerful Fre ... [read more >>] | | Date: 11 December 2006, 10:21 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Installing TorrentFlux and XAAMP |  | Control your torrent downloads through a web interface.
TorrentFlux is a PHP based torrent client that runs on a web server, allowing you to manage your downloads through a web interface from anywhere. It's based on BitTornado and requires a functional LAMP server in order to run properly. Once having it installed, you'll be able to add, ... [read more >>] | | Date: 07 December 2006, 12:03 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Grant Root Privileges to Regular Users |  | The proper way to allow certain regular users to run commands as root.
A multi-user system is a Linux computer which is used by other persons besides you. If you run such a multi-user system, you probably know that users sometimes need to run certain commands as root. Of course, you can't just give them the root password so wouldn't it be nice to allow ... [read more >>] | | Date: 05 December 2006, 11:07 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Installing NTFS Write Support on Fedora/Ubuntu |  | Mounting your NTFS partitions and making them readable/writable.
Some of the new Linux users are running their machines as dual boot with Windows. Mounting NTFS partitions in Linux as read-only has always been a rather challenging task. Mounting them as with read-write permissions is even harder, not to mention that this feature has been made available sin ... [read more >>] | | Date: 30 November 2006, 11:00 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Setting Up a SHOUTcast Server + DSP Plug-In |  | Create your very own Internet radio station.
SHOUTcast is a multiplatform freeware audio streaming technology which uses MP3 or ACC encoding of audio content and HTTP as the transport protocol to broadcast web radio, also known as Internet radio. The output format is supported by multiple clients including XMMS, Amarok, Apple iTunes and ... [read more >>] | | Date: 28 November 2006, 11:38 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Apache VirtualHosting Guide |  | Hosting several websites on the same IP address.
Virtual Hosts refers to Apache's ability to host several websites on the same machine and even on the same IP address. For instance, let's say that you have a small website, www.yourdomain.com, which also provides free email accounts to your visitors. Of course, you will also have t ... [read more >>] | | Date: 24 November 2006, 13:28 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Building Your Own IRC Server with Services |  | How to install UnrealIRCD + Anope IRC Services
This tutorial will cover the basic setup of an Unreal IRC server with Anope services. At this time, the latest version of Unreal is 3.2.5, while Anope has last released version 1.7.17 of IRC services. Before continuing, you should check whether newer versions of these packages are available, ... [read more >>] | | Date: 22 November 2006, 12:58 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| Resetting a Forgotten Root Password |  | How to reset the root password and how to prevent someone else from doing it.
Have you ever forgotten your root password? Everyone knows how important the root password is, and therefore, chances are very slim to actually forget it. However, other scenarios can take place and lead to an unknown root password. Fortunately, there are a few methods available for resetting ... [read more >>] | | Date: 20 November 2006, 12:10 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| How to Setup a Free Backup Solution for MySQL |  | Open source alternative to proprietary backup software
It doesn't matter if you are running a forum for a small community or your own blog software or even large corporate applications which store data for millions of customers, most of these applications are based on a database which, if fails, everything is gone. I'm sure you are alre ... [read more >>] | | Date: 16 November 2006, 11:50 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| How to Customize the Shell Prompt |  | Making life in the Linux console a little bit more enjoyable.
The command line, more properly known as a shell, allows you to navigate the file system and run programs. bash is an Unix shell written for the GNU Project. Its name is an acronym for Bourne-again shell because it's based on Bourne shell (sh), an early Uni ... [read more >>] | | Date: 14 November 2006, 09:59 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| How to Manage CD Images in Linux |  | Creating and mounting CD images.
One of the most popular and commonly encountered types of disk images is a CD/DVD image. In simple terms, a CD/DVD-image is an exact digital replica of a CD/DVD, whereby all of the data is stored in one file to completely preserve the data structure and integrity of the CD/DVD. CD/DVD images ... [read more >>] | | Date: 10 November 2006, 09:32 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
| How to Install Java in Fedora Core 6 |  | Java Runtime Environment
By default, Fedora Core 6 systems come with an old Java software installed, so you need to install a newer version of Java Runtime Environment to enjoy all the Java applications out there. In this quick guide, I will teach you how to update/install your Java Environment.
Let� ... [read more >>] | | Date: 09 November 2006, 11:09 | (c) 2007 Softpedia |
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