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Convert DEB to RPM or RPM to DEB Package
You can convert DEB file to RPM package and RPM to DEB package using alien command, if you have a *.rpm file that you want to install on a Debian or Ubuntu. Convert RPM to DEB Install alien command on...
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Querying network card information and status
Great tool for checking ethernet NIC information in linux: ethtool In ubuntu you might need to install it like so : sudo apt-get install ethtool The tool is easy to use: Use ifconfig -a to list nics...
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Create a modal pop-up in linux
zenity –info –text ‘You alert message’ This works on ubuntu and mint .. YMMV Simple nJoy
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Change Hostname Permanently on Debian or Ubuntu
Debian based systems use the file /etc/hostname to read the hostname of the computer at boot time and set it up using the init script /etc/init.d/hostname.sh We can edit the file /etc/hostname and...
View ArticleRecording a session for a user when he / she logs in ssh
To start recording each session add this to the users .profile file DATE=$(date +”%Y%m%d%H%M”) mkdir /log/$DATE script -t 2>/log/$DATE/bashlogs.timing -aqf /log/$DATE/bashlogs.script to playback...
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Enable SSI on Apache2 under Ubuntu
Tested on: - Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Maverick Meerkat (2010-11-21) - Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu Linux 6.06 Dapper Drake - Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy Badger 1) Optional: Install the Apache2...
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Installing and configuring Postfix Ubuntu 10.04
Introduction Postfix is the default Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) for Ubuntu. It is in Ubuntu’s main repository, which means that it receives security updates. This guide explains how to install and...
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How to allow includes, Basic Auth from outside .htaccess
This .htaccess file does the following: Allow SSI lines 1/2/3 Reauire Authenitcation for all outside except those from a particular IP the rest .. Options +Includes AddType text/html .shtml .html...
View ArticleInstalling latest ImageMagick on Ubuntu 12.04
So … At time of writing Latest version can be found here : http://www.imagemagick.org/script/download.php wget “http://www.imagemagick.org/download/ImageMagick-6.8.6-9.tar.gz” sudo apt-get install...
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Disabling IPv6, breaks SSH X11 Forwarding in Linux CENTOS and UBUNTU all...
This was a weird one. It took me ages to discover why SSH X11 died at some point after tuning a box. It so happens that disabling IPv6 ( not used on my networks) is assumed in SSH at some point and if...
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