Linux Tutorials on the topic “ubuntu”

  • Virus Protection With avast! Linux Home Edition On Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon

    Author: Falko TimmeTags: , , Comments: 13

    Virus Protection With avast! Linux Home Edition On Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon This tutorial shows how you can install and use avast! Linux Home Edition on an Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon desktop. Although there aren't many Linux viruses out there, this can be useful if you often exchange files with Windows users - it can help you to not pass on any Windows viruses (that don't do any harm to Linux systems) to Windows users. avast! Linux Home Edition is free for private and non-commercial use.

  • How To Get Ubuntu System Facts With Facter

    Author: gg234Tags: Comments: 0

    How To Get Ubuntu System Facts With Facter Facter is a cross-platform Ruby library for retrieving facts from operating systems. It supports multiple resolution mechanisms, any of which can be restricted to working only on certain operating systems or environments. Facter is especially useful for retrieving things like operating system names, IP addresses, MAC addresses, and SSH keys. It is easy to extend Facter to include your own custom facts or to include additional mechanisms for retrieving facts.

  • Installing The Amazon MP3 Downloader On Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon

    Author: Falko TimmeTags: , Comments: 0

    Installing The Amazon MP3 Downloader On Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon This short guide explains how to install the Amazon MP3 Downloader on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). The Amazon MP3 Downloader is required for album purchases on Amazon.com, and makes downloading songs fast and easy.

  • RackTables On Ubuntu 7.10 Server

    Author: shakey_1Tags: Comments: 1

    RackTables On Ubuntu 7.10 Server In the words of the developers, RackTables is "A management framework for rackspace, IP addresses, servers, switches, routers and much more!". To me, it is the solution to a project that I have been working on for some time - a means of mapping out our data center at work. I have, for a long time, wanted a way to map out and make available in a web interface, our server racks.

  • Install Firebird 2.0.3 Database Server On Ubuntu 7.10

    Author: doruilasiTags: Comments: 0

    Install Firebird 2.0.3 Database Server On Ubuntu 7.10 This tutorial explains how you can install the Firebird database server (version 2.0.3) on an Ubuntu 7.10 server.

  • Creating Snapshot-Backups with BackerUpper On Ubuntu 7.10

    Author: Falko TimmeTags: , , Comments: 0

    Creating Snapshot-Backups with BackerUpper On Ubuntu 7.10 BackerUpper is a tool similar to Apple's TimeMachine. It is intended to create snapshot-backups of selected directories or even your full hard drive. From the BackerUpper project page: "Backerupper is a simple program for backing up selected directories over a local network. Its main intended purpose is backing up a user's personal data." This article shows how to install and use BackerUpper on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon).

  • Connecting GPRS From Ubuntu Gutsy

    Author: saturnTags: Comments: 1

    Connecting GPRS From Ubuntu Gutsy Connecting to GPRS using a Nokia Phone is not too tough in Ubuntu Gutsy. This is because the default udev rules does install the required drivers and map most of the Nokia devices to /dev/ttyACM0. But it can become tough if you need to retain the resolv.conf or making the pppd to add a default route to the connected device. We will see how it was done properly in the Saturn Labs.

  • Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT) On Ubuntu 7.10 Server

    Author: shakey_1Tags: Comments: 0

    Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT) On Ubuntu 7.10 Server This guide will walk you through the setup process for implementing NDT running under Ubuntu 7.10 server. For those unfamiliar with NDT, it is a network performance testing application. NDT will measure the throughput between your server and the desktops that you run the java client from.

  • KnowledgeTree Document Management System On Ubuntu 7.10 Server

    Author: shakey_1Tags: Comments: 1

    KnowledgeTree Document Management System On Ubuntu 7.10 Server This guide will walk you through installing the KnowledgeTree Document Management System on Ubuntu 7.10 Server.  This guide does not include any pictures. I just felt with this type of install, that they were not warranted.

  • Installing The eZ Publish CMS On An Ubuntu 7.10 Server

    Author: Falko TimmeTags: , Comments: 1

    Installing The eZ Publish CMS On An Ubuntu 7.10 Server eZ Publish is one of the most well known and widespread web content management systems. Because its setup is not trivial, this tutorial shows how to install it on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) server.