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Jul/10

Show Nautilus As Text In Ubuntu 10.04

Filed Under Linux at 17th July 2010 9:57 by

In the new Ubuntu the windows manager Nautilus does not change from an icon to a text when you click on the current directory in the bread crumb. To solve this use the shortcut Ctrl + L

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Jun/10

VNC/RDP Not Refreshing On Ubuntu

Filed Under Linux at 27th June 2010 10:59 by

When I use VNC Client to remote desktop onto my Ubuntu 10.04 I got the background and maybe even the Gnome panel but the windows and programs were not appearing on the screen. However my mouse and clipboard was still … Continue reading →

11

Jun/10

Linksys SPA3102 And FreePBX On Ubuntu 10.04

Filed Under Hardware, Linux, PBX at 11th June 2010 0:01 by

Overview I wanted to setup a Private Branch eXchange(PBX) system using Asterisk server at home. As I already had a traditional land line (PSTN or POTS line) I needed something to bridge the computer to the land line. My idea … Continue reading →

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May/10

Full Disk – MediaTomb Hog

Filed Under Linux at 30th May 2010 22:40 by

For some reason MediaTomb was out putting a lot of log statements in /var/log/mediatomb.log. I tailed the file and only got what looked like time stamped entries of normal scanning information as I have timed re-scans. The file managed to … Continue reading →

1

Mar/10

PDF Printer In Ubuntu

Filed Under Linux at 1st March 2010 0:01 by

It is really simple to add a PDF printer in Ubuntu 9.10. A PDF printer prints a page and writes to a file in PDF format. To install this feature typer in the terminal: sudo apt-get install cups-pdf That’s it. … Continue reading →

12

Feb/10

NFS Server

Filed Under Linux, Windows at 12th February 2010 10:40 by

Overview Network File Share (NFS) is a protocol for sharing storage. It is quite common in Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices and is a standard compared to Samba which is Microsoft specific but has been ported to Linux. Install NFS … Continue reading →

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Jan/10

Enable SFTP On VSFTPD In Ubuntu

Filed Under Linux, Security at 31st January 2010 0:01 by

Enabling SFTP is very easy and makes FTP protocol a lot more secure than traditional FTP because passwords are not sent in plain text which is susceptible to a lot of things such as packet sniffers, man-in-the-middle, etc. Assuming VSFTPD … Continue reading →

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Jan/10

Bypass Blocked Websites Using SSH Proxy

Filed Under Linux, Software at 19th January 2010 0:01 by

Overview SSH tunnels are very useful for all sorts of things. One of these uses include proxy. If you have SSH access you can set one up very quickly. I do not condone any misuses of any I.T equipment, software … Continue reading →