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• Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11 (LAMP)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, fedora, mysql, php • Comments: 9

  Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11 (LAMP) LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Fedora 11 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

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• OpenVPN Server On CentOS 5.2

  Author: linuxscooter • Tags: centos • Comments: 34

  OpenVPN Server On CentOS 5.2 So your users need access to Exchange and data from outside your organisation. Sure you can set up RPC over HTTPS and various other tools to access the data. I just find OpenVPN very good, convenient and reliable.

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• The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 9.10

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 0

  This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 9.10 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.

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• Set Up A Full-Featured Mail Server With iRedOS: MySQL, Postfix, Dovecot, ClamAV, SpamAssassin, RoundCube/SquirrelMail

  Author: eddiechen • Tags: antivirus, centos, postfix • Comments: 1

  Set Up A Full-Featured Mail Server With iRedOS: MySQL, Postfix, Dovecot, ClamAV, SpamAssassin, Amavisd, RoundCube/SquirrelMail iRedMail is a shell script that lets you quickly deploy a full-featured mail solution in less than 2 minutes, since iredmail 0.5 it also supports Debian 5.0.1 (it supports both i386 and x86_64). Its object is to make a Linux mail server installation and configuration simple and easy to use. iRedMail supports both OpenLDAP and MySQL as backends for storing virtual domains and users.This tutorial shows how to use the MySQL backend. iRedOS is a customized CentOS 5.3 distribution, where e unnecessary packages were removed. It ships with the lastest version of iRedMail (iredmail0.50); it lets you install iredmail more quickly and smooth.

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• Setting Up Gitosis On Ubuntu

  Author: jgoulah • Tags: ubuntu • Comments: 7

  Setting Up Gitosis On Ubuntu Gitosis is a tool for hosting git repositories. Its common usage is for a central repository that other developers can push changes to for sharing. This article is how to setup and manage a git repository.There are some great services out there than can do this for you, but why pay money for something you can easily do for free? This article shows how to setup and manage a secure and private git repository that people can use as a central sharing point.

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• Newbie-Friendly Post-Installation Ubuntu Usability Setup Guide

  Author: computer_freak_8 • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 5

  Newbie-Friendly Post-Installation Ubuntu Usability Setup Guide This tutorial is designed for new Linux users that are familiar with Microsoft Windows. The goal is to address some of the most common issues that these people face. (Namely, media codecs, and general terminology.) I tried to write it as someone might explain it vocally; I attempted to add humor in an effort to keep it interesting, although I make no guarantees that it is actually funny.

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• Squid - Delay Pools Bandwidth Management

  Author: kiranjith • Tags: linux • Comments: 9

  Squid - Delay Pools Bandwidth Management This feature is used to restrict the bandwidth usage for the user community. It has been introduced in ver 2.x.

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• The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 31

  This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 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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• How To Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) To 9.10 (Karmic Koala) (Desktop & Server)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 10

  How To Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) To 9.10 (Karmic Koala) (Desktop & Server) Yesterday the new Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) was released. This guide shows how you can upgrade your Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and server installations to Ubuntu 9.10.

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• Preparing An Ubuntu Machine For Upgrade

  Author: DonQuichote • Tags: ubuntu • Comments: 2

  Preparing An Ubuntu Machine For Upgrade The Debian / Ubuntu upgrade mechanism is a wonderful piece of software. When the new release comes out, just follow the instructions given by the update manager and the upgrade will be done almost automatically. Sometimes Ubuntu asks for your help when you made other changes than the upgrade program itself wants to make. This howto gives a few tips on how to make your Ubuntu installation more upgrade-friendly. I tested it on Ubuntu installations, but the mechanisms in this howto should not be different for Debian.

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