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Running Roundcube 0.7.1 On Nginx (LEMP) On Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, ubuntu, web server, nginx •
Comments: 2 Running Roundcube 0.7.1 On Nginx (LEMP) On Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.10 This tutorial shows how you can install and run Roundcube webmail (version 0.7.1) web site on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.10 system that has nginx installed instead of Apache (LEMP = Linux + nginx (pronounced "engine x") + MySQL + PHP). Roundcube webmail is a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface. nginx is a HTTP server that uses much less resources than Apache and delivers pages a lot of faster, especially static files.
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Setting Up ProFTPd + TLS On Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ftp, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 Setting Up ProFTPd + TLS On Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. This article explains how to set up ProFTPd with TLS on an Ubuntu 11.10 server.
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Using PHP5-FPM With Apache2 On OpenSUSE 12.1
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, php, suse, web server •
Comments: 0 Using PHP5-FPM With Apache2 On OpenSUSE 12.1 This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an OpenSUSE 12.1 server with PHP5 (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support. PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites.
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How To Install KVM And libvirt On CentOS 6.2 With Bridged Networking
Author: eduardo.lago.aguiar •
Tags: centos, kvm, virtualization •
Comments: 4 How To Install KVM And libvirt On CentOS 6.2 With Bridged Networking This tutorial describes how to install the KVM hypervisor and libvirt virtualization library on Linux CentOS 6.2. At the end of this guide you will have a CentOS box (name it host) with the following capabilities: virtualization capacity: chance for multiple guests (Linux/Windows) running and sharing the host's hardware; bridge network configuration: you'll be able to directly access to the guests as if they were physical machines on the same LAN and viceversa; visual management: using virt-manager (I use Ubuntu 11.10 in this howto) you will be able to remotely admin the virtual machines on the CentOS host.
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Installing Cinnamon Desktop On Fedora 16 And OpenSuse 12.1
Author: CSch •
Tags: desktop, fedora, suse •
Comments: 2 Installing Cinnamon Desktop On Fedora 16 And OpenSuse 12.1 This tutorial will show you how to install the Cinnamon desktop, Mint's new desktop environment to be used in Linux Mint 13, on Fedora 16 as well as on OpenSUSE 12.1. Cinnamon concentrates on holding on to classic design and functionality in times where Gnome 3 and Unity come up with different innovations to the user interface.
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Installing Subversion And Configuring Access Through Different Protocols On Ubuntu 11.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ubuntu •
Comments: 9 Installing Subversion And Configuring Access Through Different Protocols On Ubuntu 11.10 Subversion (svn) is an open-source version control system (VCS), used in the development of many software projects. This tutorial shows how to install Subversion on Ubuntu 11.10 and how to configure it to allow access to a repository through different protocols: file://, http://, https://, svn://, and svn+ssh://.
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Creating A Portable MySQL On CentOS 6 And Ubuntu 11.10 Linux From Sources
Author: eduardo.lago.aguiar •
Tags: mysql, ubuntu, centos •
Comments: 1 Creating A Portable MySQL On CentOS 6 And Ubuntu 11.10 Linux From Sources This tutorial shows how to create a portable MySQL installation on GNU/Linux. At the end of this guide you will obtain a portable MySQL installation on a target directory with its own databases, binaries, logs, pid files, etc. Consider always the use of a permission preserving packaging (like TAR) for moving the installation between systems or removable storages.
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Tag Sound Files With Easytag (Linux Mint 12)
Author: CSch •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 Tag Sound Files With Easytag (Linux Mint 12) This tutorial is supposed to show you how to change your sound files' information like artist or title, also called tags, in a fast way using Easytag. I am using Linux Mint 12 as an operating system, however the steps should not differ greatly from other Ubuntu based distributions. Easytag is only capable of tagging MP3, MP2, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP4/AAC, MusePack or Monkey's Audio files.
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Introduction To The Linux Mint Cinnamon Desktop
Author: CSch •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 7 Introduction To The Linux Mint Cinnamon Desktop This tutorial is supposed to guide the reader through the features of the Cinnamon desktop, Mint's new desktop environment to be used in Linux Mint 13. Cinnamon concentrates on holding on to classic design and functionality in times where Gnome 3 and Unity come up with different innovations to the user interface.
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ISPConfig 3 With Xeround Cloud Database Service
Author: NeonPhoenix •
Tags: ispconfig •
Comments: 0 ISPConfig 3 With Xeround Cloud Database Service This tutorial is a companion to any of the Perfect Server tutorials. ISPConfig 3 will not work with the Xeround Cloud database service by default. With minor modifications from this tutorial you will be able to run your Perfect Server without having to manage a database server.
