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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Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 10 Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200) This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.
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Setting Up ProFTPd + TLS On Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ftp, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 Setting Up ProFTPd + TLS On Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. This article explains how to set up ProFTPd with TLS on an Ubuntu 9.04 server.
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The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2010.0 With GNOME
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, mandriva •
Comments: 2 The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2010.0 With GNOME This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2010.0 desktop (with the GNOME desktop environment) 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.
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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11 (LAMP)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, fedora, mysql, php •
Comments: 9 Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11 (LAMP) LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Fedora 11 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.
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The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 9.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 9.10 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.
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The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 31 This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 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.
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How To Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) To 9.10 (Karmic Koala) (Desktop & Server)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 10 How To Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) To 9.10 (Karmic Koala) (Desktop & Server) Yesterday the new Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) was released. This guide shows how you can upgrade your Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and server installations to Ubuntu 9.10.
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Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ftp, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota and upload/download bandwidth limits with this setup. Passwords will be stored encrypted as MD5 strings in the database.
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How To Install Django On Mandriva 2009.1 (Apache2/mod_python)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, mandriva •
Comments: 0 How To Install Django On Mandriva 2009.1 (Apache2/mod_python) This tutorial explains how to install Django on a Mandriva 2009.1 server. Django is a web framework that allows to develop Python web applications quickly with as much automation as possible. I will use it with Apache2 and mod_python in this guide.
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How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 9.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 9.04 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with Apache2 on an Ubuntu 9.04 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.
