Friday, March 31, 2006
A Concise apt-get / dpkg primer for new Debian users
Site: All About Linux
Post: A Concise apt-get / dpkg primer for new Debian users
This is another great article from 'All about Linux.' This article shows off the use of apt-get and dpkg. I have found apt-get to vary easy to use. I have not encountered any issues with using the command.
Post: A Concise apt-get / dpkg primer for new Debian users
This is another great article from 'All about Linux.' This article shows off the use of apt-get and dpkg. I have found apt-get to vary easy to use. I have not encountered any issues with using the command.
Tips to Secure Linux Workstation
Site: Ayman Hourieh's Blog
Post: Tips to Secure Linux Workstation
There are several good tips here on securing your Linux box. A few of the tips could be applied to other operating systems.
Post: Tips to Secure Linux Workstation
There are several good tips here on securing your Linux box. A few of the tips could be applied to other operating systems.
Getting Wireless to Work in Kubuntu
Site: Diabolikal
Post: Getting Wireless to Work in Kubuntu
This article takes you through the steps of getting wireless working in Kubuntu. The steps seem simple enough.
With this article I am able to cross one more item off my list. I have been wanting to rebuild my laptop with a Linux distro. I currently use Kubuntu on a desktop.
Post: Getting Wireless to Work in Kubuntu
This article takes you through the steps of getting wireless working in Kubuntu. The steps seem simple enough.
With this article I am able to cross one more item off my list. I have been wanting to rebuild my laptop with a Linux distro. I currently use Kubuntu on a desktop.
CLI Magic: Securely deleting files with shred
Site: Linux.com
Post: CLI Magic: Securely deleting files with shred
The article explains what happens when you delete a file and how to use shred to make sure that a file it truely gone from your computer.
Post: CLI Magic: Securely deleting files with shred
The article explains what happens when you delete a file and how to use shred to make sure that a file it truely gone from your computer.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Switching art students to GNU/Linux
Site: NewsForge
Post: Switching art students to GNU/Linux
Interesting. Vary interesting. The article talks about some free software alternatives to popular art and design software plus some of the challenges a professor faced in switching art students to free software. I have been looking for alternatives to QuarkXpress, Photoshop and Freehand for some time now. I will have to take a look at some of these programs in the near future.
Post: Switching art students to GNU/Linux
Interesting. Vary interesting. The article talks about some free software alternatives to popular art and design software plus some of the challenges a professor faced in switching art students to free software. I have been looking for alternatives to QuarkXpress, Photoshop and Freehand for some time now. I will have to take a look at some of these programs in the near future.
Getting the most out of Wget
Site: LifeHacker.com
Post: Geek to Live: Mastering Wget
Wget is an old Unix command to retrieve files from the World Wide Web. Gina does a nice job of explaining wget. She gives a couple of examples and warnings about wget. Here is another Unix command I am going to have to take a closer look at.
Bashpodder is a simple and effective podcatching client that uses wget to do all the heavy lifting.
Post: Geek to Live: Mastering Wget
Wget is an old Unix command to retrieve files from the World Wide Web. Gina does a nice job of explaining wget. She gives a couple of examples and warnings about wget. Here is another Unix command I am going to have to take a closer look at.
Bashpodder is a simple and effective podcatching client that uses wget to do all the heavy lifting.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Automatix kicks Ubuntu into gear
Site: Linux.com
Post: Automatix kicks Ubuntu into gear
Automatix is a graphical interface for installing various applications. This looks like a nice way for a newbie to eaily install software the are going to need on a new system.
Post: Automatix kicks Ubuntu into gear
Automatix is a graphical interface for installing various applications. This looks like a nice way for a newbie to eaily install software the are going to need on a new system.
Fine-Tuning Kubuntu
Site: LinuxDevCenter.com
Post: Fine-Tuning Kubuntu
This posting walks you through taking an Ubuntu install adding KDE then customizing it. Looks like there are several teaks I can make to my system.
Post: Fine-Tuning Kubuntu
This posting walks you through taking an Ubuntu install adding KDE then customizing it. Looks like there are several teaks I can make to my system.
Know more about the configuration switches of your Linux kernel
Site: All About Linux
Post: Know more about the configuration switches of your Linux kernel
This posting points to Jason Wies' website kernel.xc.net which maintains a list of various configuration options of all the kernel versions.
Post: Know more about the configuration switches of your Linux kernel
This posting points to Jason Wies' website kernel.xc.net which maintains a list of various configuration options of all the kernel versions.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Backing Up Ubuntu
Site: HDDSaver
Post: Backing Up Ubuntu
This article shows you how use the tar command to backup an Ubuntu box.
Post: Backing Up Ubuntu
This article shows you how use the tar command to backup an Ubuntu box.
Build a Six-headed, Six-user Linux System
Site: Linux Gazette
Post: Build a Six-headed, Six-user Linux System
This posting shows to build a multi seat Linux box. This allows you do more with less hardware and it also helps reduce the noise level. You need a video card, monitor, mouse and keyboard for each seat. The rest of the article goes through the configuration changes that are needed to get the system running.
Post: Build a Six-headed, Six-user Linux System
This posting shows to build a multi seat Linux box. This allows you do more with less hardware and it also helps reduce the noise level. You need a video card, monitor, mouse and keyboard for each seat. The rest of the article goes through the configuration changes that are needed to get the system running.
Monday, March 06, 2006
nixCraft: Free Antivirus for Linux Desktop available for download
Site: nixCraft
Posting: Free Antivirus for Linux Desktop available for download
Grisoft now offers a free version of their anti-virus software AVG for Linux. This article also give four reasons why a Linux user should use an anti-virus software.
Posting: Free Antivirus for Linux Desktop available for download
Grisoft now offers a free version of their anti-virus software AVG for Linux. This article also give four reasons why a Linux user should use an anti-virus software.
Really Linux: Linux Works Even for Total Newbies
Site: Really Linux
Posting: Linux Works Even for Total Newbies
This is the story of one Linux user who guided another to Linux. With today's Linux distributions there is no reason why a person should not give Linux a try. Linux has made great strides in the last few years to enrich the new user experience without giving up the flexibility and power experienced Linux user have come to know and love. I still count myself in the newbie category even though I have Linux installed and running on 3 older PCs. I am also making plans to convert my laptop over to Linux.
One of the biggest problems that I see with Linux is the lack of general knowledge people have about Linux. I my opinion most computer users do not know that other operating systems exist and you don't have to use the OS that came pre-installed on the computer.
Posting: Linux Works Even for Total Newbies
This is the story of one Linux user who guided another to Linux. With today's Linux distributions there is no reason why a person should not give Linux a try. Linux has made great strides in the last few years to enrich the new user experience without giving up the flexibility and power experienced Linux user have come to know and love. I still count myself in the newbie category even though I have Linux installed and running on 3 older PCs. I am also making plans to convert my laptop over to Linux.
One of the biggest problems that I see with Linux is the lack of general knowledge people have about Linux. I my opinion most computer users do not know that other operating systems exist and you don't have to use the OS that came pre-installed on the computer.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Suso.org: SSH Tutorial for Linux
Site: Suso.org
Post: SSH Tutorial for Linux
I am going to have to re-read this article in the near future. I know that SSH is a powerful tool that allows me to securely connect to another computer. I was unware that SSH could be used with X.
Post: SSH Tutorial for Linux
I am going to have to re-read this article in the near future. I know that SSH is a powerful tool that allows me to securely connect to another computer. I was unware that SSH could be used with X.
Ubuntu Forums: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
Site: Ubuntu Forums
Post: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
This short HOW TO walks you through compiling a new kernel for Ubuntu. After reading this HOW TO, I may have to give building a kernel a try. I have an open box that I don't care if it gets messed up for a few days if something goes wrong. This would also allow me to try several build options out. All I need now is a good reason to build a kernel and some free time.
Post: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
This short HOW TO walks you through compiling a new kernel for Ubuntu. After reading this HOW TO, I may have to give building a kernel a try. I have an open box that I don't care if it gets messed up for a few days if something goes wrong. This would also allow me to try several build options out. All I need now is a good reason to build a kernel and some free time.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
The R Zone: Hardening a Linux server in 10 minutes
Site: The R Zone
Post: Hardening a Linux server in 10 minutes
The post outlines two steps in hardening a Linux server. The first step is to turn off all unneeded services. This is great but as newbie Linux user I don't know which services I need and which ones are extra. This is a small but important detail. Can anyone help me out here but point me to the correct documentation? The second step it to limit access to running services using iptables. This article makes editing the iptables sound trivial. This article makes it sound easy to harden a Linux box. Is it really this easy?
I know that hardening a Linux is something you want to do if the box is going to be exposed to the internet. I am interested in learning to harden a server to expand my basic knowledge server administration. Who knows may be one day I will set my own server on the internet.
Post: Hardening a Linux server in 10 minutes
The post outlines two steps in hardening a Linux server. The first step is to turn off all unneeded services. This is great but as newbie Linux user I don't know which services I need and which ones are extra. This is a small but important detail. Can anyone help me out here but point me to the correct documentation? The second step it to limit access to running services using iptables. This article makes editing the iptables sound trivial. This article makes it sound easy to harden a Linux box. Is it really this easy?
I know that hardening a Linux is something you want to do if the box is going to be exposed to the internet. I am interested in learning to harden a server to expand my basic knowledge server administration. Who knows may be one day I will set my own server on the internet.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Linux Journal: Using Wikis and Blogs to Ease Administration
Site: Linux Journal
Post: Using Wikis and Blogs to Ease Administration
Ti Leggett makes an interesting case for using wikis and blogs to record administration activities and communicate important system information to users.
Post: Using Wikis and Blogs to Ease Administration
Ti Leggett makes an interesting case for using wikis and blogs to record administration activities and communicate important system information to users.
