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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: 1Set 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: 9Squid - 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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Troubleshooting Common DNS Misconfiguration Errors
Author: olddocks • Tags: dns • Comments: 4Troubleshooting Common DNS Misconfiguration Errors DNS (Domain name system) may not be known to most people who use the Internet but it is the real invisible force driving the Internet without which everyone would be seeing numbers and IPs. The whole meaning of domain names exists today just because of DNS.
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Evolving A Database With MySQL
Author: DonQuichote •
Tags: linux, mysql •
Comments: 0 This tutorial explains how to "grow" your own database definition in a way that is maintainable, by using so-called "recreate" scripts. These scripts can be used to both create a database from scratch and update an existing database.
