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How to Change DNS server settings on Ubuntu to Use Google Public DNS
In the System menu, click Preferences, then click Network Connections. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example: To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select the Wired tab, then select your network interface in the list. It is usually called eth0. To change the settings for a wireless connection, select the Wireless tab, [...]
Ubuntu 9.10: FTP Active or Passive Connections
When you are using a FTP server you can connect using either Active or Passive connections. Each has advantages and disadvantages. When you set up FTP, in this example using VSFTPD, you need to make this connection decision. Active connections are safest for the server but at times may not work for some clients. Passive [...]
How to install Opera Web Browser in Ubuntu including flash,Java Plugins
Opera is a web browser and internet suite developed by the Opera Software company. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying websites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, IRC online chatting, downloading files via BitTorrent, and reading web feeds. Opera is offered free of charge for personal computers and mobile phones, but [...]
How to Install PHP5 (along with xcache) on Ubuntu/Debian
XCache improves web site performance and scalability using dynamic content caching technology, which reduces the number of server resources necessary to build pages and eliminates the need for page re-executions. XCache software installs on web servers, is easy to implement, does not require any additional hardware and greatly increases site maintainability. To Install PHP5 along with xcache [...]
How to fix sound in VMWare Server under Ubuntu
What worked for me (and probably should for a lot of users) is to replace libsdl1.2debian-alsa with libsdl1.2debian-all. This enables OSS support which VMWare seems to need. To do the replacement, just copy and paste this line into a terminal: Code: sudo aptitude install libsdl1.2debian-all Sound now works perfectly for me in Ubuntu and XP [...]
20 GDM Themes For Ubuntu You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
The most beautiful part of being a linux user is the choice you have, whatever issue it is. Like any other Linux distro, Ubuntu is infinitely customisable with any number of themes and applications. This include login window themes or gdm themes as well. Major source for themes in ubuntu include www.gnome-look.organd www.deviantart.com. There, you could obtain [...]
How to configure Linux Software Raid using mdadm on Ubuntu
Hybrid RAID implementations have become very popular with the introduction of inexpensive RAID controllers, implemented using a standard disk controller and BIOS (software) extensions to provide the RAID functionality. The operating system requires specialized RAID device drivers that present the array as a single block based logical disk. Since these controllers actually do all calculations [...]
How to Find Path of Application Running on Solaris, Ubuntu, Suse or Redhat Linux
If you have installed multiple versions of an application into your system, you may wonder which command is being run from the command line when you launch it. This is especially useful to figure out the path of php when running on a shared server, as many shared servers have both php4 and php5 installed. [...]
How to Kill a Process by Process Name from Ubuntu Command Line
There are a number of ways to kill a process if you know the name of the process. Here’s a couple different ways you can accomplish this. We are going to assume that the process we are trying to kill is named irssi kill $(pgrep irssi) killall -v irssi pkill irssi kill `ps -ef | grep [...]
How to Install and Configure memcached
Memcached is a simple, yet highly-scalable key-based cache that stores data and objects wherever dedicated or spare RAM is available for very quick access by applications. To use, you run memcached on one or more hosts and then use the shared cache to store objects.Because each host’s RAM is storing information, the access speed will [...]
How to Add a User on Ubuntu Server
Ubuntu Server is like any Linux variety, and has full multi-user capabilities, and a common task on any server is adding users. useradd The useradd command will let you add a new user easily from the command line: useradd <username> This command adds the user, but without any extra options your user won’t have a password or [...]
How to Install MySQL Server 5 on Ubuntu
Installing MySQL 5 Server on Ubuntu is a quick and easy process. It almost feels like it should be more difficult. Open a terminal window, and use the following command: sudo apt-get install mysql-server If you are running PHP you will also need to install the php module for mysql 5: sudo apt-get install php5-mysql To [...]
How to Set up a 32-bit chroot environment in Ubuntu
A chroot environment is essentially a complete self-contained Linux installation that is nested within the main system. There are several reasons one might want to do this. It can be used to try out new (or old) Ubuntu or Debian releases, for development or packaging for other releases, or for running software that’s designed for [...]
How to Install C++ Boost on Ubuntu
Boost is probably the most popular C++ library, to install C++ Boost on Ubuntu is easy. Open your terminal and type the following command to install the packages: sudo apt-get install libboost-date-time-dev libboost-date-time1.34.1 libboost-dev libboost-doc libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-filesystem1.34.1 libboost-graph-dev libboost-graph1.34.1 libboost-iostreams-dev libboost-iostreams1.34.1 libboost-program-options-dev libboost-program-options1.34.1 libboost-python-dev libboost-python1.34.1 libboost-regex-dev libboost-regex1.34.1 libboost-signals-dev libboost-signals1.34.1 libboost-test-dev libboost-test1.34.1 libboost-thread-dev libboost-thread1.34.1