Recently I was discussing Linux operating systems with a co-worker. The question came up on how well printers were supported in Linux. As I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.04, I thought I would show exactly how well most printers work in Ubuntu.
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Install Audacious 2.1 in Ubuntu (From A .deb File)
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Audacious is a free, lightweight advanced audio player based on GTK2 which runs on Linux and many other *nix platforms and is focused on audio quality and supporting a wide range of audio codecs. Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope comes with Audacious 1.5.1 while version 2.1.0 is already available for download so if you really like Audacious, I bet you can't wait to upgrade.
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Review: Rhythmbox 0.12.0 in Ubuntu 9.04
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Rhythmbox is the default audio player coming with the GNOME desktop environment, featuring a clean, typical interface which is so common for GTK audio players. I could say that Rhythmbox has little missing features and it is rather complete.
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Howto Check your webserver for vulnerabilities : Nikto a website scanner
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Nikto is an Open Source (GPL) web server scanner which scans your webserver against more than 3500 dangerous files/CGIs, outdated version checking, It has a very good plugin support
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Monitoring Network Latency With Smokeping (Ubuntu 9.04)
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This guide shows how to install and configure Smokeping on Ubuntu 9.04 to monitor network latency. SmokePing is a deluxe latency measurement tool. It can measure, store and display latency, latency distribution and packet loss. SmokePing uses RRDtool to maintain a longterm data-store and to draw pretty graphs, giving up to the minute information on the state of each network connection.
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Problems installing Eeebuntu on an Eee PC 700 via bootable USB device - Solved!
I recently had some trouble installing Eeebuntu on a Eee PC 700 via a bootbale USB drive. So, I thought I'd share the experience so that anyone else with the problem can find the solution.
I was in visiting my mother-in-law last week and she asked me to take a look at her Eee PC 700 which recently stopped loading the Xandros-based OS desktop properly.
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Ubuntu 9.10 Preview: Kernel Mode Setting
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Kernel mode setting will be enabled by default for Intel-based video cards on Ubuntu 9.10, set to be released in October. I recently played around with this new feature on a Karmic Koala live CD, and share my results below.
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Embracing the “Meta Release Cycle”
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One of the greatest problems hindering desktop Linux is its diversity. With 800+ distributions, dozens of user interfaces and lots of different applications that do the same things, it's no secret that the Linux world is convoluted for developers and users. But if Mark Shuttleworth has his way, the free-software community might become a little saner.
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Banshee by default – outlook looks hazy
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So. Banshee as a default media player for Karmic, replacing Rhythmbox. You’ve read the analysis on the Internest, you’ve read ill-informed tripe from pretend-journalists, and you’re running in fear of a switch to a “worse” player. Well, it’s time to lay down a little dose of reality for all you naysayers.
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Mono Discussion: Stallman Warns, Ubuntu Dismissive
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The introduction of Mono into Linux and the open source environment begs risking patent claims from Microsoft. Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman sees it that way. The Technical board at Ubuntu, on the other hand, doesn't consider it any reason to be disturbed.
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Backing Up tar Archives Over ssh
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tar can be used along with ssh so that you can create backups on/of remote machines quickly. The following examples show how this can be achieved.
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Searching man pages with apropos
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There is a description section associated with each man page . The apropos command searches the description section for a given keyword.
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slay : Kill all the Processes of a Selected User
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slay is a command line utility used for killing all the processes used by a particular User. Some users will leave with out logingout, some kid users will use heavy games and stay it in background. slay will kill all the processes for such conditions.
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mz (Mausezahn) : Network Traffic Generation Tool / Network Jamming Tool for Ubuntu / Debian
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mz (Mausezahn) is a versatile packet creation and network traffic generation tool. Using this tool You can Jam a Network.
This utility is used for Stress Testing of Networks and Firewall Testing. also for Finding weaknesses in network software or appliances.
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How to Install Web Based System Administration Tool : Webmin in Ubuntu9.04 / Debian
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Webmin is a web based magical Graphical front end for System administration in Unix and Linux. You can manage User accounts, Printers, servers like squid, apache, dhcp, DNS and a Lot More .
For Installing Webmin in Ubuntu / Debian do the following Steps.
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