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Jun/12

Ubuntu 12.04 DHCP Server

Overview A DHCP server issues computers on the network IP addresses. Normally this is done by the router but a computer is more flexible because: Cheap to add multiple network interface cards More control over network traffic Fits into other … Continue reading

28

Dec/11

Migration Plan From Ubuntu 10.04 LTS To 12.04 LTS

Overview I’m preparing myself to move from 10.04 to 12.04. With 12.04 as the next Long Term Release (LTS) coming in the next release I thought it was time to prepare for the inevitable move from old to new. Setup … Continue reading

06

Nov/11

Things To Install After Installing Ubuntu 11.10

A great article on what to install after Ubuntu 11.10 is installed. 10 things to do after installing Ubuntu 11.10

28

Sep/11

SpiderOak Mini Review

Overview I was looking for a replacement to Dropbox after the EULA / T&C changes and found SpiderOak to be a very attractive alternative. It’s a backup and folder sharing / sync software which runs on all 3 major platforms … Continue reading

17

Aug/11

Acer Aspire One D255E Mini Review

Overview Our Asus EEE PC 701 SSD failed when I tried to upgrade it from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04. I was in the middle of an install when it failed to copy a file and then there after it could … Continue reading

20

Jul/11

Linux – List Open Ports

Command to list all the ports that are open / listening for incoming traffic: $netstat -a | egrep ‘Proto|LISTEN’

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Dec/10

fstab Options

A quick note on fstab mount options from How-To-Geek auto/noauto: Specify whether the partition should be automatically mounted on boot. You can block specific partitions from mounting at boot-up by using “noauto”. exec/noexec: Specifies whether the partition can execute binaries. … Continue reading

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Sep/10

Kick A Linux User Who’s Logged In

In command line type in who or w will list all the users who are currently logged in. To log them off type in the following: pkill -KILL -u danny where danny is the username. If ‘danny’ was logged in … Continue reading