Linux Security Tips
on Nov 10, 2009 in Linux Fedora OpenSUSE Ubuntu Securing your Linux server is important to protect your data, intellectual property, and time, from the hands of crackers (hackers). The system administrator is responsible for security Linux box. In this first part of a Linux server security series,...

Collecting Information on the Linux Network Configuration
on Nov 10, 2009 in Shell Script This shell script is tested under CentOS / RHEL and FedoraLinux. It should also work under other Linux distributions.If you would like to collect and submit information on yournetwork configuration to your Linux / UNIX Admin use thisscript.

Linux Shell Script To Backup To Tape Drive
on Nov 10, 2009 in Shell Script ...

Quick Preview of Files under Ubuntu - Gloobus
on Nov 5, 2009 in Ubuntu Gloobus is an extension of Gnome designed to enable a full screen preview of any kind of file. Ever been annoyed by those tiny miniatures of your files that are helpless. Outraged by the fact that there's no miniature for half of the file formats you...

HowTo Install Latest Version of Wine on Ubuntu Linux
on Nov 5, 2009 in Ubuntu Wine is a translation layer (a program loader) capable of running Windows applications on Linux and other POSIX compatible operating systems. Windows programs running in Wine act as native programs would, running without the performance or memory usa...

How to Edit PDF Files in Linux - PDFEdit
on Nov 5, 2009 in Linux Fedora OpenSUSE Ubuntu PDF files are often believed to be locked, requiring a tool from Adobe to edit or modify. That said, on Linux you can do almost anything with them using a simple software tool: PDFEdit. A combination of a good graphical interface and the power to edi...

How to set Access/Restrictions on users logins
on Nov 5, 2009 in Linux Time Based RestrictionsThese examples will limit the login times of certain users. See /etc/security/time.conf for more information/examples. In order to place time restrictions on user logins, the following must be placed in /etc/pam.d/login:account...

Mac OS X like Ubuntu - Lin-X
on Nov 5, 2009 in Ubuntu Lin-X is an OS based off of the most popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu. Lin-X looks like Mac OSX and shares many of the same features. With Lin-X you get the security and stability of Ubuntu with the feel of OSX.Because Lin-X is based off of Ubuntu...

The Advanced Bash Scripting Guide
on Nov 5, 2009 in Script Linux Fedora Ubuntu The Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is both a reference and a tutorial on shell scripting. This comprehensive book (the equivalent of 974 print pages) covers almost every aspect of shell scripting. It contains 364 profusely commented illustrative examp...

Ubuntu 9.10 vs Windows 7
on Nov 5, 2009 in Windows 7 Ubuntu Review Ubuntu 9.10 - aka Karmic Koala - is taking the fight to Microsoft and its new Windows 7 operating system.The Koala - due for its official release today - brings faster boot times, a revamped software installer, better disk encryption, online s...