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How to Install VMware in Linux via Source Files

March 31, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

Last week we posted a very simple “How to Install VMware in Ubuntu Linux”. That guide used apt-get to access the appropriate repositories. Additionally, it explained a bit about the benefits of VMware for Linux users (or any operating system for that matter). A short pre-installation checklist was also provided, including te URL to obtain [...]

Mar

29

/dev/null – A Funny Linux Post

March 29, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in Experiences

I just visited the Ubuntu Forums and bumped into a post I found very amusing. It’s from an individual who believes he’s found a vulnerability in dev/null. “…I first came upon it, when I was writing an email, and I saved the file at the location /dev/null. Upon logging in again, I found that the [...]

Mar

29

Creating an Opensource Network Gateway in Linux Ubuntu – Part 1

March 29, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

I was reading a story on Digg this morning, about an 11 year old child who was functioning as the network manager for some private school’s network. Within the comments was a post that referred to “Untangle” and why the school chose not to use it. The commenter suggested that the individual probably didn’t know [...]

Mar

28

How to Install VMware in Ubuntu Linux

March 28, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

Over the week I received a couple messages asking about VMware installations. While I’m sure there are all sorts of tutorials about this, I thought (since I received questions) that a quick “How to” guide would be helpful to some of you. What is VMware? It’s a virtual environment that lets you install “guest” operating [...]

Mar

27

Is Your Linux Network Wicd (Wicked)?

March 27, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 9 Comments
Posted in Applications, Experiences

Earlier this month I posted about the lack of a simple network management interface for Ubuntu Linux, where I suggested Ubuntu Needs to Improve the Network Management GUI! At that time several readers sent input and others provided helpful comments. Among them was Wicd. Well.. I’ve finally installed it. Wow, was I missing out on [...]

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