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Configure Clamav for daily system scans and email notification on Debian
Author: Matteo Temporini •
Tags: antivirus, debian, ubuntu •
Comments: 23 Today we take a look at the clamav antivirus software and how to use it to protect your server or desktop. I will show you how to configure Clamav to scan all system, website and email files daily and notify you by email in case that a virus gets detected.
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General Maintenance of Arch Linux Systems
Author: Jonathan DeMasi •
Tags: arch linux, desktop, server •
Comments: 12 Maintaing an Arch Linux installation is actually extremely simple and straightforward, as long as you keep a few things in mind. The rolling release nature of the distribution means we never have to worry about major version upgrades like other distributions (Ubuntu and Debian to name a few..).
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How to install ownCloud 8 on Debian 8 (Jessie)
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: cloud, debian •
Comments: 14 OwnCloud is a OpenSource file sync and share software that can be hosted on your own server. It provides access to files trough an intuitive web interface and by WEBDAV. This tutorial will show the installation of the latest ownCloud version on Debian 8.
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How to Migrate Ext2/Ext3 File Systems to Ext4 on Linux
Author: amanda •
Tags: centos, debian, fedora, linux, mandriva, opensuse, suse, ubuntu •
Comments: 4 The Linux file systems Ext2 and Ext3 have now gone outdated. It is the time to convert the old file systems to the latest one, EXT4. The Ext4 filesystem is faster and more reliable than the previous versions. You dont have to reinstall the system; you can simply convert your existing file system to EXT4 by keeping the stored data unaffected.
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Two Factor Authentication for ownCloud
Author: cornelinux •
Tags: cloud, security •
Comments: 3 This tutorial shows you how to protect ownCloud logins with two factor authentication by using privacyIDEA to manage the second authentication factor. privacyIDEA is a system to manage authentication devices for two factor authentication in your own network - not at any Identity Provider - thus keeping your identity and the identities of your users also under your control.
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How to upgrade Debian Wheezy to Jessie safely
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: debian, linux •
Comments: 50 How to upgrade Debian Wheezy (7) to Debian Jessie (8). This tutorial explains how to upgrade your Debian system from Wheezy to Jessie in a few simple steps.
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How to Install Postgresql and phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 6 PostgreSQL is a powerfull object-relational Database released under a OpenSource BSD-style license. PostgreSQL is well suited for large databases and has many advanced features, so it positions itself in the enterprise database segment. This tutorial will show the installation of PostgreSQL and its web based administration interface phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 15.04.
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Installing and Using the Scientific Software GNU Octave on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: David Duarte •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 4 GNU Octave is a scientific application that uses a Matlab like interpreted high level language for numerical computations and simulations. It offers functions to solve linear and nonlinear problems, can plot the results as graphics and offers capabilitis for data manipulation and visualisation.
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How to edit Movie Subtitles on the Linux Desktop
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, suse, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 Here's is a quick guide on how to load and edit subtitles on GNOME Subtitles and Subtitle Editor. The movie that I will be using for this tutorial is a documentary called “The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard” released in 2013 under a Creative Commons (CC) license.
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How to use Dropbox Cloud Storage in Ubuntu 15.04
Author: David Duarte •
Tags: cloud, desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 2 Dropbox synchronizes folders in your PC with a virtual hard disk in the cloud. This tutorial shows the installation of Dropbox on Ubuntu 15.04
