Articles by Srijan Kishore
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The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 16 (Petra)
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: desktop, linux •
Comments: 0 This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 16 (Lisa) 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 securesystem without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Linux Mint 16 isa Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype,Google Earth, etc.) that are relatively hard to install on other distributions; it therefore provides a user-friendly desktop experience even for Linux newbies.
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Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Ubuntu 13.10)
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: email, linux, mysql, postfix, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database. I'll also demonstrate the installation and configuration of Courier (Courier-POP3, Courier-IMAP), so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses.
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How to install and configure ProFTPD on Debian Wheezy and Ubuntu 14.04
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: linux, debian, ubuntu, ftp •
Comments: 7 This document describes how to install and configure ProFTPD on a Debian Wheezy Server, it will also work on Ubuntu 14.04. ProFTPD is an FTP daemon for unix and unix-like operating systems. ProFTPD is developed, released and distributed under the GNU Public License (GPL), which basically establishes it as free software, meaning that it may be sold, licensed and otherwise manipulated in any way desired.
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How to install Pydio on CentOS 7.0
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: apache, centos, linux, mysql •
Comments: 2 This guide explains how to configure Pydio in CentOS 7.0 Pydio (formerly AjaXplorer) is a mature open source software solution for file sharing and synchronization. With intuitive user interfaces (web / mobile / desktop), Pydio provides enterprise-grade features to gain back control and privacy of your data: user directory connectors, legacy filesystems drivers, comprehensive admin interface, and much more.
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How to install ProFTPd with TLS on OpenSuse 13.2
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: ftp, opensuse, suse •
Comments: 1 This document describes how to install a ProFTPd server with OpenSuse 13.2. I will include TLS connections. TLS provides endpoint authentication and communications confidentiality over the Internet using cryptography. TLS provides RSA security with 1024 and 2048 bit strengths.
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The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn)
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do thethings they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on oldhardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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VNC Server installation on OpenSuse 13.2
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: suse, opensuse, desktop •
Comments: 8 This guide explains how to configure VNC server in OpenSuse 13.2. VNC is a very convinient way of administrating the OpenSuse desktops remotely. The GUI can be accessed from anywhere over the internet or local network with a VNC client on any OS.
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The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 13.2 (GNOME)
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: desktop, suse •
Comments: 1 This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 13.2 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 create a jailed ssh user with Jailkit on Debian Wheezy
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: debian, linux, security •
Comments: 5 How to create a jailed ssh user with Jailkit on Debian Wheezy This document describes how to install and configure Jailkit in Debian Wheezy Server. Jailkit is a set of utilities to limit user accounts to specific files using chroot() and or specific commands. Setting up a chroot shell, a shell limited to some specific command, or a daemon inside a chroot jail is a lot easier and can be automated using these utilities.
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How to install osCommerce on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: linux, apache, mysql, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 1 How to install osCommerce on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) This document describes how to install osCommerce in Ubuntu 14.04. Open Source Commerce (osCommerce) is a popular e-Commerce and online store-management software program that may be easily used on any web server with PHP and MySQL installed. osCommerce is available to users as a free software under the General Public License (GNU) The versatile and fuss-free software enables easy setting up and maintenance of e-stores using minimal effort. This tutorial describes the process of installing osCommerce on Ubuntu 14.04.
