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  • How To Integrate ClamAV (Through mod_clamav) Into ProFTPd For Virus Scanning On Ubuntu 10.04

    proftpd Author: Falko TimmeTags: , , Comments: 0

    This tutorial explains how you can integrate ClamAV into ProFTPd for virus scanning on an Ubuntu 10.04 system. This is achieved through mod_clamav. In the end, whenever a file gets uploaded through ProFTPd, ClamAV will check the file and delete it if it is malware.

  • How To Make An Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Resemble A Mac (With Elementary, Docky & Gloobus-Preview)

    ubuntu Author: Falko TimmeTags: , Comments: 7

    How To Make An Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Resemble A Mac (With Elementary, Docky & Gloobus-Preview) This article shows how you can change the appearance of your Ubuntu 10.10 desktop so that it resembles a Mac. This can be achieved with the help of Elementary, Docky, and Gloobus-Preview. Elementary is a project that provides a popular icon set and GTK theme; Docky is an interactive dock (like the one you know from a Mac) that provides easy access to some of the files, folders, and applications on your computer, and more; and Gloobus-Preview is an extension for the Gnome Desktop Environment designed to enable a full screen preview of any kind of file or directory.

  • Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8200)

    ubuntu Author: Falko TimmeTags: , Comments: 2

    Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8200) This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce 8200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.

  • Putting Varnish In Front Of Apache On Ubuntu/Debian

    apache Author: SypherTags: , , Comments: 19

    Putting Varnish In Front Of Apache On Ubuntu/Debian Varnish is an open source "web accelerator" which you can use to speed up your website. It can cache certain static elements, such as images or javascript but you can also use it for other purposes such as Loadbalancing or some additional security. In this tutorial we will focus on the latter one. In this mode, Varnish will stop incomplete HTTP requests from reaching your Apache webserver.

  • The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 10.10

    kubuntu Author: Falko TimmeTags: , Comments: 1

    The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 10.10 This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 10.10 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 10.10 is derived from Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) and uses the KDE desktop instead of the GNOME desktop.

  • How To Install OpenQRM 4.7 With LXC Containers In Debian Squeeze/Lenny: Step By Step

    debian Author: zennyTags: , , , Comments: 1

    How To Install OpenQRM 4.7 With LXC Containers In Debian Squeeze/Lenny: Step By Step This is a tutorial for installing OpenQRM 4.7 with LXC containers in Debian Lenny which can further be used for installing ISPConfig3 at the container level. OpenQRM 4.7 was released on September 30, 2010 with LXC support. Wonderful product. Videos of this enterprise grade datacenter management framework are available at http://openqrm.com/?q=node/183. I hope that this information is useful to those who are interested. And thanks to Matt and OpenQRM developers for the hard work!

  • The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1 [ISPConfig 3]

    opensuse VMWare Image Download Author: Till BrehmTags: , Comments: 24

    The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1 [ISPConfig 3] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, MyDNS DNS server, Pureftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.

  • The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]

    opensuse Author: Till BrehmTags: , Comments: 1

    The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 64bit (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, MyDNS DNS server, Pureftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.

  • The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.2 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]

    opensuse VMWare Image Download Author: Falko TimmeTags: , Comments: 9

    The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.2 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.2 64bit (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, MyDNS DNS server, Pureftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.

  • The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.3 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]

    opensuse VMWare Image Download Author: Falko TimmeTags: , Comments: 8

    The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.3 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.3 64bit (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, BIND DNS server, Pureftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.