Articles by Falko Timme
About Falko Timme
Falko Timme is an experienced Linux administrator and founder of Timme Hosting, a leading nginx business hosting company in Germany. He is one of the most active authors on HowtoForge since 2005 and one of the core developers of ISPConfig since 2000. He has also contributed to the O'Reilly book "Linux System Administration".
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Installing The Elisa Media Center On Ubuntu 8.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 Installing The Elisa Media Center On Ubuntu 8.10 This guide shows how you can install the Elisa Media Center on an Ubuntu 8.10 desktop. The Elisa Media Center has many advanced features that will make your media center experience unique. It features an intuitive interface with a professional look and feel which can be easily used with a standard TV remote control.
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Running Ubuntu On Windows XP With Portable Ubuntu
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 9 Running Ubuntu On Windows XP With Portable Ubuntu Portable Ubuntu for Windows is an Ubuntu system running as a Windows application. All Ubuntu applications appear as a window on the Windows desktop, and you can even copy&paste between Ubuntu and Windows applications (in both directions). You can also copy Portable Ubuntu to your thumb drive and carry it with you (you don't need to "install" Portable Ubuntu on Windows - all you need is the Portable Ubuntu folder). This guide shows how to use Portable Ubuntu on a Windows XP desktop.
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Installing SugarCRM Community Edition On Debian Lenny
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian •
Comments: 1 Installing SugarCRM Community Edition On Debian Lenny SugarCRM is a webbased CRM solution written in PHP. SugarCRM is available in different flavours called "Editions" ("Community" (free), "Professional", and "Enterprise"). For a detailed overview of the different editions, have a look at the SugarCRM website. In this tutorial I will describe the installation of the free Community Edition on Debian Lenny. With the modules My Portal, Calendar, Activities, Contacts, Accounts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, Bugtracker, Documents and Email, SugarCRM Community Edition offers everything that can be expected from a CRM solution.
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A Short Introduction To Cron Jobs
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: linux •
Comments: 13 A Short Introduction To Cron Jobs This article is a short introduction to cron jobs, their syntax, and how to set them up. A cron job is a scheduled task that is executed by the system at a specified time/date.
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How To Set Up A Postfix Autoresponder With Autoresponse
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: postfix •
Comments: 32 How To Set Up A Postfix Autoresponder With Autoresponse Autoresponse is an autoresponder for the Postfix MTA. It allows you to create autoresponder messages for email accounts from the shell and also by emailing the autoresponder text to a certain email address.
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Recover Deleted Files With Scalpel
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: linux •
Comments: 15 Recover Deleted Files With Scalpel Scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files. Scalpel is filesystem-independent and will carve files from FATx, NTFS, ext2/3, or raw partitions. It is useful for both digital forensics investigation and file recovery. This short article shows how you can use Scalpel to recover deleted files.
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A Short Introduction To Apt-Pinning
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 A Short Introduction To Apt-Pinning This article is a short overview of how to use apt-pinning on Debian and Debian-based distributions (like Ubuntu). Apt-Pinning allows you to use multiple releases (e.g. stable, testing, and unstable) on your system and to specify when to install a package from which release. That way you can run a system based mostly on the stable release, but also install some newer packages from testing or unstable (or third-party repositories).
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How To Install Openbravo ERP On Debian Lenny
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian •
Comments: 4 How To Install Openbravo ERP On Debian Lenny This document describes how to set up Openbravo ERP (enterprise management system) on Debian Lenny. Openbravo is an open source ERP solution designed specifically for the SME (small to midsize firm). Developed in a web based environment, it includes many robust functionalities which are considered part of the extended ERP: procurement and warehouse management, project and service management, production management, and financial management.
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Chrooted SSH/SFTP Tutorial (Debian Lenny)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: security, debian •
Comments: 33 Chrooted SSH/SFTP Tutorial (Debian Lenny) Since version 4.8, OpenSSH supports chrooting, so no patches are needed anymore. This tutorial describes how to give users chrooted SSH access. With this setup, you can give your users shell access without having to fear that they can see your whole system. Your users will be jailed in a specific directory which they will not be able to break out of. I will also show how to use chrooted SFTP.
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The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2009.1
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, pclinuxos •
Comments: 5 The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2009.1 This tutorial shows how you can set up a PCLinuxOS 2009.1 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
