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Linux Commands to Avoid

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:31:32 +0000

Ouch!? I received a message from another reader (with a link) that outlined some of the commands that can kill your Linux box. Most of us know about rm -rf /, that it will delete all the files in root (recursively). But did you know about :(){:|:&};: or mv /home/yourhomedirectory/* /dev/null for example? I didn’t and DO [...]

Backing Up Your Ubuntu System

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:17:39 +0000

Quick note here… Also received in my email was a link showing A Guide to System backup and Restore in Ubuntu Upon review it’s a great and well written post. I don’t know the blog (first time I’ve seen it), but I just wanted to note that it a very good post and hopefully some of you [...]

Adobe Flash 10 64-Bit - Use the Alpha Version Instead?

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:05:09 +0000

I was sent a link this morning, suggesting that the Alpha version of Adobe Flash Player 10 on Linux is better than any of the “stable” versions. While I’m not necessarily an expert in application development (heck, I don’t even know how to program), I did find the suggestion interesting. I currently have Adobe 9 working [...]

New Blog Launch - BloggerSavvy

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:03:20 +0000

For those of you who have emailed me asking for new posts and what’s been happening, I just want to say a big thanks. I’ve been very busy and also juggling the launch of a new blog; and I’ll also start getting the time to post new things here too. The new blog is called [...]

Installing an Ubuntu Linux Hardy 8.04 LAMP and FFMpeg Server With a GUI - Installation of OpenSSH.

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:50:26 +0000

In the last installment, I covered what was done to install LAMP on the server. But remember that we did not install SSH. Why is SSH important? It allows us to remotely connect to the server using tools such as PuTTY, so that we can execute commands, install software, etc. The command is simple: sudo [...]

Full Circle Magazine - Issue #14 is Out

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:11:01 +0000

I received an email this morning from Full Circle Magazine (they are a “…FREE Independent Magazine (and podcast) for the Ubuntu Linux Community…”) saying that the latest publication is out; and was happy to see that one of my posts, Make Your Own Plug ‘N Play Zone Using Ubuntu Linux!, was featured in the latest [...]

Installing an Ubuntu Linux Hardy 8.04 LAMP and FFMpeg Server With a GUI - LAMP installation with cgi-bin

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:03:58 +0000

The last post I covered the hardware installation for this project. For this section, we’re going to use Ubuntu Linux (8.04 LTS Server Edition 64-bit) to install the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server. If you don’t have that software available, you can get it using the following venues: 1. Download the iso image [...]

Installing an Ubuntu Linux Hardy 8.04 LAMP and FFMpeg Server With a GUI - Hardware Installation.

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:00:21 +0000

As mentioned in the introduction (where I listed the hardware and software I used for this hands-on project), we need to ensure that our hardware is set-up and working before moving on. To recap, here is the list of hardware used: Shuttle SN68SG2 Socket AM2 Barebone - NVIDIA 7025, Audio, Video, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0, [...]

Installing an Ubuntu Linux Hardy 8.04 LAMP and FFMpeg Server With a GUI - Introduction.

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:02:29 +0000

It’s been several day’s since I’ve had the chance to post (I’ve been super busy), so it’s good to have a moment to sit and put my thoughts to pixels (so to speak). Introduction: This is the introductory post to a full series where I’ll be posting how I installed an Ubuntu Linux LAMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP [...]

How to Get Network and Video Working in Shuttle Computers.

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:02:49 +0000

Just a quick afterthought to my last post, if you are trying the get the integrated ethernet network card and the integrated (nvidia) video working in your Shuttle based hardware (specifically Shuttle SN68SG2), there is an easy (and fast) solution here: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fubuntulinuxhelp.com%2Fhow-to-get-network-and-video-working-in-shuttle-computers%2F'; addthis_title = 'How+to+Get+Network+and+Video+Working+in+Shuttle+Computers.'; addthis_pub [...]

Browser Problems - Creating a Linux Based Virtual Box - Part 2 of 2

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:42:43 +0000

Earlier this month, I posted Part 1 of “Browser Problems - Creating a Linux Based Virtual Box” where the issue of being able to load different environments to test web site development was discussed. In this post (Part 2), I’ve received all the hardware (Shuttle SN68SG2) and am happy to note that the unit is [...]

Browser Problems - Creating a Linux Based Virtual Box - Part 1 of 2

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:17:06 +0000

I had an interesting discussion yesterday with the owner of LaLa Media (lalamedia.ca). The conversation focused on the issues of developing web sites that are cross platform friendly. Invariably the problem dealing with browser bugs came up. In particular how IE6 appears to be especially buggy and how it tends to have problems with [...]

Why is Linux Faster than Windows?

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:10:50 +0000

Last March I posted “Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?“. The comments provided by readers was very informative and I learned quite a bit from it. Blogging is great because so many people provide valuable input, and often can correct errors I sometimes might make. That’s a bonus. However, back to the subject at hand… A [...]

Automate Your Web Site Backup!

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:39:13 +0000

During the weekend (Saturday), UbuntuLinuxHelp was down for almost 12 hours. Fortunately the hosting provider had data backups and there was no data loss. In any event, I also keep backups, so the added redundancy helps to protect the content. Up to now, the server has been configured to create a daily backup of databases [...]

130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:25:02 +0000

Recently several people asked me about trying Linux without actually installing it. Obviously the first thing that came to mind is to try versions via LiveCD. For those not familiar, LiveCD means: “A CD-ROM that contains a working copy of an operating system or other application that is run without installing it. Used for demonstration and [...]