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Samba Server Installation on Debian 8 (Jessie)
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: debian, samba, storage •
Comments: 22 This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Debian 8 and shows you how to configure Samba to share files over the SMB/CIFS the protocol. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory, all users have a shared group directory with read-/write access and optionally an anonymous share is added.
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How to install Bugzilla 5.0 on CentOS 7
Author: PCFreak •
Tags: centos, linux, server •
Comments: 25 This tutorial will walk you through the installation of Bugzilla 5.0 on CentOS 7. Bugzilla is an advanced bug tracking system, developed by the Mozilla Foundation (the organization that develops the famous Firefox browser). Bugzilla allows you to track software defects and code changes in your applications, organizes the communicate in your dev team and makes it easy to submit and review patches.
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Build your own NAS with OpenMediaVault
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: debian, ftp, linux, networking, samba, server •
Comments: 24 OpenMediaVault is a Debian based special purpose Linux Distribution to build a Network Attached Storage (NAS) System. It provides an easy to use web-based interface, Multilanguage support, Volume Management, Monitoring and a plugin system to extend it with LDAP, Bittorrent, and iSCSI capabilities. This tutorial describes the installation and configuration of OpenMediaVault.
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How to install ownCloud Client on Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop
Author: Srijan Kishore •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 2 This tutorial describes how to connect an Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop with an ownCloud server by using the ownCloud desktop client.
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How to install a Raspberry Pi SMS Server
Author: ressel •
Tags: raspbian, server •
Comments: 13 This tutorial will show you how you can set up an SMS server on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, running Raspbian. We will use playsms and smstools. In my example, I have used a Huawei E3131 3G modem.
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How to Handle Files with Scilab on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: David Duarte •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 Scilab is an OpenSource Linux software for numerical computation similar to Matlab. This tutorial shows how to handle files and load data into Scilab for later use or processing. Scilab will interpret the code in the file and it's structure and format, etc. To use a file within the Scilab environment, it is necessary to use a number of previous commands that allow both reading and interpretation of the file in question.
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The Perfect Server - Debian 8 Jessie (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: apache, control panels, debian, ispconfig, web server •
Comments: 215 This tutorial shows how to prepare a Debian Jessie server (with Apache2, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3 and how to install ISPConfig 3. The webhosting control panel ISPConfig 3 allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more.
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The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.04 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3)
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: bind, control panels, dns, email, ftp, ispconfig, linux, mysql, nginx, php, postfix, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 8 This tutorial shows the steps to install an Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) server with Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, Postfix, pure-ftpd, BIND, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a web hosting control panel that allows you to configure the installed services through a web browser. This setup provides a full hosting server with web, email (inc. spam and antivirus filter), Database, FTP and DNS services.
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How to run DOS applications in Linux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, suse, ubuntu •
Comments: 6 Chances are that most of you reading along those lines have started your “adventure” in computers through DOS. Although this long deprecated operating system is only running in our memories anymore, it will always hold a special place in our hearts. That said, some of you may still want to drink a sip of nostalgia or show your kids what old days were like by running some MS-DOS applications on your Linux distribution.
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How to install Wordpress with Nginx, MariaDB and HHVM in Ubuntu 15.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: mysql, nginx, server, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 9 HHVM (Hip Hop Virtual Machine) is a just-in-time compiler developed by Facebook to run applications that are written in PHP and Hack language. HHVM is faster than the traditional PHP engine from ZEND and is used by Facebook to serve billions of web requests per day. This tutorial describes the steps to install WordPress with Nginx, MariaDB and HHVM on Ubuntu 15.04 Server.
