Articles by Gurujyot_singh

• How to install and configure VSFTPD

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: ftp, linux, ubuntu • Comments: 6

  As the name suggest 'Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Deamon' (VSFTPD) is one of the most secure FTP daemons available, vsftpd is used as the default FTP server in the Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, NimbleX, Slackware and RHEL Linux distributions.

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• How to install Mumble VoIP Server on Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet)

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 1

  In this tutorial we will install Mumble VoIP server on Ubuntu 15.04. Mumble is an open source high quality voice chat application mostly used for gaming. The application is great for talking and gaming with low-latency. It offers an encrypted connection for your communication, it also has a builtin wizard to guide you through the setups, like mic. config. There are no licensing issues due to its OpenSource license.

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• How to install Tonido private cloud server on Ubuntu Linux

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: ubuntu, desktop, linux, server • Comments: 9

  Tonido is a free application that allows you to access files on your computer from a web browser, from your handheld or any DLNA capable device. The Tonido server enables you to sync files between different devices and to share them securely with your friends so you have a private and secure Cloud. This tutorial is about installing Tonido server on Ubuntu Linux.

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• Ubuntu Remote Desktop with X2Go

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: ubuntu, desktop, linux • Comments: 9

  This tutorial explains the installation and usage of X2Go on Ubuntu. X2Go is a remote desktop application to access X-Desktop enviroments over a network connection, it is well suited for low bandwidth connections, has support for sound with PulseAudio and allows desktop sharing. The application has two parts, the x2goclient for the client side and x2goserver (which has to be installed on the desktop system that shall be accessed). The X2Go client software is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

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• How to install LXDE desktop on Arch Linux

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: desktop, arch linux, linux • Comments: 2

  The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is quite fast and energy saving desktop manager. It has a of of features beautiful interface, multi-language support, standard keyboard short cuts and additional features like tabbed file browsing. LXDE consumes the least resources when compared to other desktop managers. In this tutorial I will show you how to install LXDE on arch Linux and get started using it.

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• How to backup your Ubuntu Desktop with DejaDup

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: backup, desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 3

  Déjà Dup is a nice graphical wrapper around the command line backup tool duplicity. It hides the complexity of backing up the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses duplicity as the back end. Déjà Dup does not use cron or similar schedulers. Rather, it starts a program deja-dup-monitor when you log into your session. This keeps track of when you last successfully backed up and will wait until the next scheduled backup.

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• How to install latest Firefox, Chrome and Opera Browser on Ubuntu Linux

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 3

  The article will guide you through the installation process of the latest versions of Mozila Firefox, Chromium and Opera. Throughout the article you will see the download links and the commands needed to perform the installation of the the browser.

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• How to monitor server log files with Logwatch on Debian and Ubuntu

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: linux, debian, ubuntu, monitoring • Comments: 3

  Logwatch is a system log analyzer and reporter. This tutorial covers the installation of Logwtach and explains various config options incl. reporting of notable log events by email.

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• Scripted window actions on Ubuntu with Devilspie 2

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: linux, ubuntu, programming • Comments: 0

  Devilspie 2 is a program that detects windows as they are created, and performs scripted actions on them. The scripts are written in LUA, allowing a great deal of customization. This tutorial will show you the installation of Devilspie 2 on Ubuntu 14.04 and give you a introduction into Devilspie scripting.

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• Node.js - Getting started on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 4

  In this article we are going to have look into the installation and basic usage of node.js application. Node is a set of libraries for JavaScript which allows it to be used outside of the browser. It is primarily focused on creating simple, easy to build network clients and servers.

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