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• How To Set Up A Web configured Print Server On Ubuntu Server Using SWAT, CUPS, And SAMBA

  Author: mrpurple • Tags: ubuntu, samba • Comments: 3

  How To Set Up A Web configured Print Server On Ubuntu Server Using SWAT, CUPS, And SAMBA This how-to describes the process of setting up an intranet based print server using Ubuntu server. By using CUPS SAMBA and SWAT the final product is a web based solution to a headless print server.

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• The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 11.04

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 3

  This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 11.04 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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• Setting Up A Spam-Proof Home Email Server (The Somewhat Alternate Way) (Debian Squeeze)

  Author: guestwriter • Tags: antivirus, bind, debian, email, postfix • Comments: 6

  Setting Up A Spam-Proof Home Email Server (The Somewhat Alternate Way) (Debian Squeeze) Email spam is a huge problem. I have found for myself quite a simple solution, however it'll take some time to "migrate" completely over to it. The solution is to create a unique email address everytime I have to give an email address to someone else or to some website to sign up. If I want an account at twitter, I'd use "[email protected]". For webbased services, I use the full domain name incl. subdomain (www) on the left of the @ (some poorly designed websites do not recognizes the www. as valid email address, for those I just leave it away).

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• Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 11.04 (LAMP)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, mysql, php, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 36

  Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 11.04 (LAMP) LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an Ubuntu 11.04 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

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• How To Set Up A Serial Port Between Two Virtual Machines In VirtualBox

  Author: Rudika79 • Tags: virtualization, virtualbox • Comments: 3

  How To Set Up A Serial Port Between Two Virtual Machines In VirtualBox I needed to test serial communication between two VirtualBox guest machines on Linux. This tutorial describes what I did to set up a serial port between two virtual machines running on VirtualBox.

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• How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Fedora 14

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: fedora, ftp, security • Comments: 0

  How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Fedora 14 This tutorial explains how you can integrate ClamAV into PureFTPd for virus scanning on a Fedora 14 system. In the end, whenever a file gets uploaded through PureFTPd, ClamAV will check the file and delete it if it is malware.

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• The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 11.04

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 12

  The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 11.04 This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 11.04 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. Kubuntu 11.04 is derived from Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) and uses the KDE desktop instead of the GNOME desktop.

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• How To Upgrade DRBD Userland Version To 8.3.9 Under OpenSUSE 11.4

  Author: wintel2006 • Tags: suse • Comments: 0

  How To Upgrade DRBD Userland Version To 8.3.9 Under OpenSUSE 11.4 This documentation shows you how to compile the drbd package 8.3.9 based on the OpenSUSE 11.4 kernel source tree (we do need to build the kernel source tree, but we do not need to recompile the kernel). It is for test purposes only, and it works for my working environment and I cannot guarantee that this works for you.

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• The Perfect Server - Ubuntu Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04) [ISPConfig 2]

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, ubuntu, control panels, ispconfig • Comments: 0

  The Perfect Server - Ubuntu Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04) [ISPConfig 2] This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. In the end you should have a system that works reliably, and if you like you can install the free webhosting control panel ISPConfig 2 (i.e., ISPConfig runs on it out of the box).

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• Installing KVM Guests With virt-install On Ubuntu 11.04 Server

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: virtualization, ubuntu, kvm • Comments: 0

  Installing KVM Guests With virt-install On Ubuntu 11.04 Server Unlike virt-manager, virt-install is a command line tool that allows you to create KVM guests on a headless server. You may ask yourself: "But I can use vmbuilder to do this, why do I need virt-install?" The difference between virt-install and vmbuilder is that vmbuilder is for creating Ubuntu-based guests, whereas virt-install lets you install all kinds of operating systems (e.g. Linux, Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD) and distributions in a guest, just like virt-manager. This article shows how you can use it on an Ubuntu 11.04 KVM server.

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