Linux Tutorials on the topic “Linux”
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How to install and use Waartaa IRC client as a local standalone application
Author: Akshay Pai •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 2 Waartaa is an open source communication and collaboration tool. It is an IRC client focussed to overcome the subtle disadvantages of existing clients. It is a web based IRC client as a service, facilitating some extremely useful services such as: centralised logging, unique Identity, global access, notifications, responsiveness to devices and displays across multiple clients.
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Installing Network Simulator 2 (NS2) on Ubuntu 14.04
Author: Akshay Pai •
Tags: linux, ubuntu, networking •
Comments: 65 Network simulators are tools used to simulate discrete events in a network and which helps to predict the behaviours of a computer network. Generally the simulated networks have entities like links, switches, hubs, applications, etc. Once the simulation model is complete, it is executed to analyse the performance. Administrators can then customize the simulator to suit their needs. Network simulators typically come with support for the most popular protocols and networks in use today, such as WLAN,UDP,TCP,IP, WAN, etc.
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Web Server Load-Balancing with HAProxy on Ubuntu 14.04
Author: Sanchit Jain Rasiya •
Tags: linux, ubuntu, server •
Comments: 17 HAProxy(High Availability Proxy) is an open-source load-balancer which can load balance any TCP service. HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable solution that offers load-balancing, high-availability, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications. It is particularly well suited for very high traffic web sites and powers many of the world's most visited ones.
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Ubuntu Remote Desktop with X2Go
Author: Gurujyot_singh •
Tags: ubuntu, desktop, linux •
Comments: 9 This tutorial explains the installation and usage of X2Go on Ubuntu. X2Go is a remote desktop application to access X-Desktop enviroments over a network connection, it is well suited for low bandwidth connections, has support for sound with PulseAudio and allows desktop sharing. The application has two parts, the x2goclient for the client side and x2goserver (which has to be installed on the desktop system that shall be accessed). The X2Go client software is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
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How to install Seafile on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)
Author: Roland C. Ilao •
Tags: cloud, linux, server, storage, ubuntu •
Comments: 8 Seafile is a OpenSource cloud storage software. It offers file sharing and syncing for individual users and groups, it provides client side encryption and easy access from mobile devices. This tutorial describes the steps to install Seafile on Ubuntu 14.04.
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How to install and configure KDE Desktop on Arch Linux
Author: Gurujyot_singh •
Tags: arch linux, desktop, linux •
Comments: 1 This article is the last part of my Arch Linux Destop tutorial series were I explain the installation and configuration of various desktop enviroments. KDE is another desktop manager of Linux which is used widely. In this tutorial we are going to check the installation and some other work around applications used by KDE. The tutorial will consist of Installation, Configuration, Startup and then some other applications.
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How to install the fast and lightweight DNS Server MaraDNS on CentOS 7
Author: Sanchit Jain Rasiya •
Tags: linux, centos, dns •
Comments: 6 MaraDNS is a small, free and lightweight Domain Name Server. It is an alternative open-source DNS server, which acts as a caching, recursive, or authoritative nameserver. It is remarkably easy to configure and available for Linux and Windows platform.
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How to install LXDE desktop on Arch Linux
Author: Gurujyot_singh •
Tags: desktop, arch linux, linux •
Comments: 2 The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is quite fast and energy saving desktop manager. It has a of of features beautiful interface, multi-language support, standard keyboard short cuts and additional features like tabbed file browsing. LXDE consumes the least resources when compared to other desktop managers. In this tutorial I will show you how to install LXDE on arch Linux and get started using it.
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Installation and Usage Guide for CSF firewall
Author: Akshay Pai •
Tags: linux, security •
Comments: 2 CSF stands for Configserver security and firewall. CSF is a configuration script built to provide better security to servers , at the same time providing a large number of configuration options and features to configure and secure with extra checks to ensure smooth operation. It helps in locking down public access and to restrict what can be accessed like only e-mails or only websites, etc. To add more power to this, it comes with a Login Failure Daemon (LFD) script that runs all the time to scan for failed attempts to login to the server to detect bruteforce-attacks.
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Starting with Vagrant on Ubuntu 14.10 - A Beginner's Guide
Author: Sanchit Jain Rasiya •
Tags: linux, ubuntu, virtualization •
Comments: 11 Vagrant is an highly efficient tool for managing virtual machines via CLI. This increases your and your team's productivity and flexibility. This tutorial will cover the installation of Vagrant on Ubuntu 14.10, explain the basics of this great virtualisation tool and will guide you trough the creation of your first Vagrant instance.
