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How to Rescue your Windows or Linux System with Rescatux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: desktop, linux •
Comments: 2 Rescatux is yet another GNU/Linux distribution that is focused on the rescuing of other operating systems. It works in live mode and offers a rich set of tools to address a wide range of problems in Linux and even Windows. What makes Rescatux stand out from the many similarly orientated rescue systems is mainly its straightforwardness. Instead of offering a set of tools that will help you fix your “broken” system, it starts Rescapp right away which is a window that features categorized buttons to address a specific problem.
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Samba Server installation on Ubuntu 15.10
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: linux, samba, ubuntu •
Comments: 11 This guide explains the installation and configuration of a Samba server on Ubuntu 15.10 with anonymous and secured Samba shares. Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. Samba is freely available, unlike other SMB/CIFS implementations, and allows for interoperability between Linux/Unix servers and Windows-based clients.
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Ubuntu 15.10 LAMP server tutorial with Apache 2.4, PHP 5 and MariaDB (instead of MySQL)
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: apache, linux, mysql, php, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 22 LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache 2.4 web server on an Ubuntu 15.10 server with PHP 5 support (mod_php) and MySQL / MariaDB. Additionally, I will install PHPMyAdmin to make MySQL administration easier. A LAMP setup is the perfect basis for CMS systems like Joomla, Wordpress or Drupal.
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How to use Avogadro molecule editor and visualizer in education on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: desktop, linux •
Comments: 2 Avogadro is a molecule editor and visualizer, and one of the most advanced open source scientific software tools. It features many capabilities that can be useful in teaching as education can be much more effective when theory is combined with the actual depiction of realistic models. Here is a basic tutorial on how to use Avogadro in education. Please note that I am using the latest stable release which is version 1.1.1, but there is also a version 2.0.7 which is a complete re-write of the application.
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How to install a Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) Minimal Server
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: linux, server, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 This tutorial shows the installation of a Ubuntu 15.10 minimal server in detail with many screenshots. The purpose of the guide is to show the basic installation of Ubuntu 15.10 that can be used as basis for our other Ubuntu 15.10 tutorials here at howtoforge like our perfect server guides.
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How to perform as a DJ on Ubuntu Linux with Mixxx
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 Linux and professional multimedia tools don't exactly go together, and while we can use some great and very capable audio workstations like Ardour, there aren't many audio mixers that DJs can use for their performances. If however you are a Linux user and you don't want to resort to other operating systems every time that you need to play some music, here are your choices.
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How to control peripheral ports: Accessing and writing on Parallel Port with C on Linux. Part I
Author: David Duarte •
Tags: linux, programming •
Comments: 3 This tutorial will show you how to control the pins of the parallel port of your PC on Linux from within a small C program. In this example, we switch just a few LED's on and off, but the same technology can be used to control relays to switch devices with high power consumption on and off for home automation.
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How to Install Nginx with ModSecurity on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: nginx, server, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 14 In this tutorial, I will show you how to install mod_security for the fast Nginx web server on Ubuntu 15.04. I will configure ModSecurity as a standalone module and then build Nginx from source to include ModSecurity.
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How to install a Media Center with OSMC and CentOS on a Raspberry Pi 2
Author: David Duarte •
Tags: centos, server •
Comments: 2 The evolution of technology and new advances in the field of entertainment have brought us small and low priced computer systems with low power consumption like the Raspberry Pi that are perfectly suited for a home media center. In this tutorial, I will install the OSMC Media Center software on a card Raspberry Pi 2.
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How to speed up your internet connection on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, linux, opensuse, ubuntu •
Comments: 13 The speed of your internet connection is something that is affected by a lot of different elements, most of which are out of your reach and/or jurisdiction. That said, there isn't a way to transform a slow internet connection into a lighting-speed one if your provider is just not giving you enough bandwidth, no matter what you do. This post is only aiming to provide generic advice on how to make things a little bit better if possible, and if applicable to each case.
