Apr
2
Quick Tip – When Linux Won’t Give Your CD Back
April 2, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 13 Comments
Posted in How To
Just a quick tip I wanted to pass on today. Have you ever had the issue where you want to eject your CD, but it will not eject; no matter how many times you press the eject button? Annoying isn't it? :) I remember when I first started using Linux, years ago, (my OS was RedHat then), I actually would reboot the system just to get the CD out! Obviously, that's not too smart.
One of my friends (a brand new user) just ran into this issue. He phoned me because he thought it was a bug. (It's not). For any new users out there. Here is a quick fix to force the CD to eject: Read more
Apr
1
Hot News – Ubuntu Linux Has Been Bought Out by the Big “M”!
April 1, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 12 Comments
Posted in Editorials
In an unprecedented move, Microsoft Corp. has acquired all rights to the Ubuntu Linux operating system (OS). The announcement came after numerous series of private negotiation meetings.
Several open source communities have already expressed stunned acceptance of the move that is sure to redefine the role of [Ubuntu] Linux in the consumer market. Or as some have indicated, remove it from the consumer arena altogether!
All parties have been unavailable since the initial announcement, however, the public news release indicated that Read more
Mar
31
How to Install VMware in Linux via Source Files
March 31, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Hands On, How To
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 your free VMware registration key! If you have not read that post, you might want to look at that one first. ;) Again, we're using Ubuntu Linux 7.10 (Gutsy) to install the VMware server.
Prior to installing from source we'll need to make sure we have the required package and a patch. You can download them from here...
Download the source: VMware Server 1.0.4
Note: As of this post, VMware Server 1.0.5 is out, however I installed when it was still 1.0.4 and have not yet upgraded. If you use 1.0.5, you might not need the patch.
The first time I did this, I could not compile properly (probably because I did not pay attention to the documentation)?
Here are two posts that helped with the issue: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-610829.html and http://www.tssci-security.com/archives/2007/10/25/how-to-install-vmware-server-on-ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon/
And there's a patch you can download here: Read more
Mar
29
/dev/null – A Funny Linux Post
March 29, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in Editorials
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 file has mysteriously vanished. This was very sensitive information, so I even encrypted it. But this seem like a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, that non root users have access to delete and modify /dev/null as it is the only possible explanation for my file disappearing..." Ha ha ha... Of course it's gone! :) :D ;) Maybe you'll all think I'm a bit crazy, but I thought it funny. Maybe I am a bit nuts! :)
For users no familiar with /dev/null, it Read more
Mar
29
Creating an Opensource Network Gateway in Linux Ubuntu – Part 1
March 29, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Hands On, How To
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 how to configure the application suite, and that's why it was not used. The Untangle web site however, says:
"...if you have a basic knowledge of networking, you can install, use and maintain Untangle. With just a few steps, you can transform a rack of servers into one single point of control. And it works from the Read more
