This tutorial shows how you can serve CGI scripts (Perl scripts) with nginx on OpenSUSE 12.2. While nginx itself does not serve CGI, there are several ways to work around this. I will outline two solutions: the first is to proxy requests for CGI scripts to Thttpd, a small web server that has CGI support, while the second solution uses a CGI wrapper to serve CGI scripts.
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How To Install MySQL 5.6 On Ubuntu 12.10 (Including memcached Plugin)
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According to What's New in MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.6 will bring some performance improvements over MySQL 5.5. If you want to test out MySQL 5.6, you have to install one of the development releases from the MySQL downloads page because there is no stable release yet. This tutorial explains how to install the MySQL 5.6.8rc1 (Linux Generic) development release on an Ubuntu 12.10 server.
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Rollback To A Working State With btrfs + apt-btrfs-snapshot On Ubuntu 12.10
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This tutorial explains how you can revert failed apt operations (like apt-get upgrade) and roll back to the previous system state with apt-btrfs-snapshot on an Ubuntu 12.10 system that uses the btrfs file system. apt-btrfs-snapshot creates a snapshot of the system before the apt operation.
Read more »Why I Use Generic Computers and Open Source Software
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I'd like to explain why I use generic "white boxes" running open source software. These give me a platform I rely on for 100% availability. They also provide a low-cost solution with excellent security and privacy.
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How To Convert An ext3/ext4 Root File System To btrfs On Ubuntu 12.10
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ext3 and ext4 file systems can be converted to btrfs. For non-root file systems, this can be done online (i.e., without reboot), while for root file systems we need to boot into some kind of rescue system or Live CD. This guide explains how to convert an ext3 or ext4 root file system into btrfs on Ubuntu 12.10 and how to roll back to ext3/ext4 again if desired.
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A Beginner's Guide To btrfs
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This guide shows how to work with the btrfs file system on Linux. It covers creating and mounting btrfs file systems, resizing btrfs file systems online, adding and removing devices, changing RAID levels, creating subvolumes and snapshots, using compression and other things.
Read more »Running concrete5 On Nginx (LEMP) On Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 12.10
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This tutorial shows how you can install and run a concrete5 web site on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 12.10 system that has nginx installed instead of Apache (LEMP = Linux + nginx (pronounced "engine x") + MySQL + PHP). nginx is a HTTP server that uses much less resources than Apache and delivers pages a lot of faster, especially static files.
Read more »Installing KVM Guests With virt-install On Ubuntu 12.10 Server
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Unlike virt-manager, virt-install is a command line tool that allows you to create KVM guests on a headless server. You may ask yourself: "But I can use vmbuilder to do this, why do I need virt-install?" The difference between virt-install and vmbuilder is that vmbuilder is for creating Ubuntu-based guests, whereas virt-install lets you install all kinds of operating systems (e.g.
Read more »Installing SugarCRM Community Edition On Fedora 17
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SugarCRM is a webbased CRM solution written in PHP. SugarCRM is available in different flavours called "Editions" ("Community" (free), "Professional", and "Enterprise"). For a detailed overview of the different editions, have a look at the SugarCRM website. In this tutorial I will describe the installation of the free Community Edition on Fedora 17.
Read more »Using ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) On CentOS 6.3 (Initiator And Target)
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This guide explains how you can set up an AoE target and an AoE initiator (client), both running CentOS 6.3. AoE stands for "ATA over Ethernet" and is a storage area network (SAN) protocol which allows AoE initiators to use storage devices on the (remote) AoE target using normal ethernet cabling.
Read more »On Nix and GNU Guix
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« Quite recently, the GNU project has announced Guix, a new package manager for the GNU system. [...] The announcement has apparently attracted quite a lot of attention and it has been in the news quite a lot, such as on Linux Weekly News, Phoronix and Reddit [...] »
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Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.2 On A Headless Ubuntu 12.10 Server
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This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with VirtualBox 4.2 on a headless Ubuntu 12.10 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment.
Read more »CodeWeavers 30% off Winter Solstice 2012 Sale on CrossOver Mac and Linux
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Save 30% off CrossOver Linux and MAC with Solstice2012 as your dealcode.
This sale runs from now until December 23rd 2012 and to take advantage of it just use "Solstice20102" as your dealcode in CodeWeavers store at checkout.
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CodeWeavers Launches CrossOver 12 For Linux And MAC
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CODEWEAVERS LAUNCHES CROSSOVER 12
Update includes experimental Mac graphics driver
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The Perfect SpamSnake - Ubuntu Jeos 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
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This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Jeos based server as a spamfilter in gateway mode. In the end, you will have a SpamSnake Gateway which will relay clean emails to your MTA. You will also be able to view your incoming queue, train your SpamSnake and carry out a few more advanced operations via Baruwa.
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