This guide explains how you can install and use KVM for creating and running virtual machines on an Ubuntu 11.10 server. I will show how to create image-based virtual machines and also virtual machines that use a logical volume (LVM). KVM is short for Kernel-based Virtual Machine and makes use of hardware virtualization, i.e., you need a CPU that supports hardware virtualization, e.g.
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Password-Protect Directories With mod_auth_mysql On Apache2 (Debian Squeeze)
This guide explains how to password-protect web directories (with users from a MySQL database) with mod_auth_mysql on Apache2 on a Debian Squeeze server. It is an alternative to the plain-text password files provided by mod_auth and allows you to use normal SQL syntax to create/modify delete users. You can also configure mod_auth_mysql to authenticate against an existing MySQL user table.
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7 gnome shell extension and the way to install in Ubuntu via ppa
GNOME 3 has wide variety of support of themes and extension in its very begining development stage Here are 7 gnome shell extension and the way to install in Ubuntu via ppa.
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I2P - Anonymity for the Masses
If you believe in free speech and a right to privacy, this is an up and coming tool for the digital age. Do your part to help this community grow!
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I hate Unity. I hate GNOME. I hate Windows 8. The ultimate desktop search continues.
The perfect answer to their rant is Linux Mint Debian Edition. It doesn't get much better than LMDE, at the moment.
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LinuxMint is now the King of Linux Distros, Finally!
Shall we say with conviction, that today, LinuxMint is the Linux Success story that Ubuntu failed to be!
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The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 11.10 With Nginx [ISPConfig 3]
This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) server with nginx for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. Since version 3.0.4, ISPConfig comes with full support for the nginx web server in addition to Apache, and this tutorial covers the setup of a server that uses nginx instead of Apache.
Read more »Virtual Users/Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL, SquirrelMail (Ubuntu 11.10)
This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database. I'll also demonstrate the installation and configuration of Courier (Courier-POP3, Courier-IMAP), so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses.
Read more »Linux Mint 12 'Lisa' to Come with a Customized Gnome 3 Desktop
Linux Mint 12 'Lisa' will come with its own customized desktop and it will be based on Gnome 3. The core desktop will be based on a series of Gnome Shell extensions called “MGSE” (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions) that will provide a layer on top of Gnome 3. MGSE also includes additional extensions such as a media player indicator, and multiple enhancements to Gnome 3.
Read more »Running SugarCRM Community Edition On Nginx (LEMP) (Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.04)
SugarCRM is a webbased CRM solution written in PHP. SugarCRM is available in different flavours called "Editions" ("Community" (free), "Professional", and "Enterprise"). In this tutorial I will describe the installation of the free Community Edition on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.04 system that has nginx installed instead of Apache (LEMP = Linux + nginx (pronounced "engine x") + MySQL + PHP).
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Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 11.10
Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on an Ubuntu 11.10 server with PHP5 support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support.
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Apple's ALAC codec is now open source
The big news today is that ALAC is now open source. "Apple Lossless Audio Codec sources are available under the Apache license," according to Mac OS Forge, and the project "contains the sources for the ALAC encoder and decoder."
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How To Migrate Mailboxes Between IMAP Servers With IMAP TOOLS
This guide explains how you can migrate mailboxes between IMAP servers with IMAP TOOLS. IMAP TOOLS is a collection of Perl scripts that allow you to do various tasks with IMAP servers and also POP3 servers. In this article I will focus on the scripts imapcopy.pl (copies messages and mailboxes from one IMAP server to another) and pop3toimap.pl (copies POP3 messages to an IMAP server).
Read more »Deskolo project: open source Green IT solution
Open source solution to save on the energy bill by controlling activity periods of your systems.
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