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 A Debian Squeeze Desktop (Nvidia GeForce 8200)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, desktop •
Comments: 4 Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Debian Squeeze Desktop (Nvidia GeForce 8200) This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on a Debian Squeeze desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an Nvidia GeForce 8200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.
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Installing Firefox 4.0 (.deb Package) On Ubuntu 10.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 10 Installing Firefox 4.0 (.deb Package) On Ubuntu 10.10 In this short guide I will show you how you can install the new Mozilla Firefox 4.0 browser (released March 22, 2011) on an Ubuntu 10.10 desktop. Fortunately, there's a Launchpad PPA repository that has Firefox 4.0 .deb packages, so we can easily install it through Ubuntu's package manager.
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The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2]
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: suse, ispconfig •
Comments: 0 The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.4 server (x86_64) that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. In the end you should have a system that works reliably, and if you like you can install the free webhosting control panel ISPConfig 2 (i.e., ISPConfig runs on it out of the box).
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Make Browsers Cache Static Files With mod_expire On Lighttpd (Debian Squeeze)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, lighttpd, web server •
Comments: 0 Make Browsers Cache Static Files With mod_expire On Lighttpd (Debian Squeeze) This tutorial explains how you can configure Lighttpd to set the Expires HTTP header and the max-age directive of the Cache-Control HTTP header of static files (such as images, CSS and Javascript files) to a date in the future so that these files will be cached by your visitors' browsers. This saves bandwidth and makes your web site appear faster (if a user visits your site for a second time, static files will be fetched from the browser cache). This tutorial was written for Debian Squeeze.
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How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On CentOS 5.5
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, centos •
Comments: 2 How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On CentOS 5.5 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with Apache2 on a CentOS 5.5 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.
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How To Upgrade OpenSUSE 11.3 To 11.4 (Desktop & Server)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, suse •
Comments: 4 How To Upgrade OpenSUSE 11.3 To 11.4 (Desktop & Server) This guide shows how you can upgrade your OpenSUSE 11.3 desktop and server installations to OpenSUSE 11.4.
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The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: suse, ispconfig •
Comments: 5 The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.4 64bit (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, BIND DNS server, Pureftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.
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How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Mandriva 2010.1 Spring
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, mandriva, php •
Comments: 0 How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Mandriva 2010.1 Spring This tutorial describes how you can install Apache2 with mod_fcgid and PHP5 on Mandriva 2010.1 Spring. mod_fcgid is a compatible alternative to the older mod_fastcgi. It lets you execute PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners instead of the Apache user.
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How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On OpenSUSE 11.3
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ftp, security, suse •
Comments: 2 How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On OpenSUSE 11.3 This tutorial explains how you can integrate ClamAV into PureFTPd for virus scanning on an OpenSUSE 11.3 system. In the end, whenever a file gets uploaded through PureFTPd, ClamAV will check the file and delete it if it is malware.
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Virtualization With KVM On A Debian Squeeze Server
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, kvm, virtualization •
Comments: 3 Virtualization With KVM On A Debian Squeeze Server This guide explains how you can install and use KVM for creating and running virtual machines on a Debian Squeeze server. I will show how to create image-based virtual machines and also virtual machines that use a logical volume (LVM). KVM is short for Kernel-based Virtual Machine and makes use of hardware virtualization, i.e., you need a CPU that supports hardware virtualization, e.g. Intel VT or AMD-V.
