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is an Open Source (GPL) web server scanner which scans your webserver against more than 3500 dangerous files/CGIs, outdated version checking, It has a very good plugin support
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usbserial not found in ubuntu jaunty (9.04)
Actually the usbserial module has been added to the kernal in ubuntu 9.04 (jaunty). Everyone using a phone or usb device to access internet will be having problem with that. To solve this please follow the following steps.
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Backing Up tar Archives Over ssh
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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Install Educational Suite for Children aged 2 to 10 : GCompris in Ubuntu / Debian
GCompris is a excellent educational software suite for children aged 2 to 10. Most of the activities are game orientated educational. GCompris offers more than 100 activities in differentclassifications like classified into mathematics, puzzles, computer discovery, amusement activities,strategy games, experimental activities and reading activities. Gcompris is available in more than 40 Languages.
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Searching man pages with apropos
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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Microsoft's monopoly crumbling
In the past, Microsoft used to be untouchable. Today, things seem to be shifting drastically. Microsoft still has a monopoly on the desktop computer market but it is being threatened from numerous sides.
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How to Install Web Based System Administration Tool : Webmin in Ubuntu9.04 / Debian
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.
Install webmin in Ubuntu / Debian
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slay : Kill all the Processes of a Selected User
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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basic commands Les I: Compress and decompress files using rar, bzip, tarball(tar) and gunzip
This is a serie of lessons of ``Basic Commands `` that focuses on command-line usage, in this serie you will learn the tools and tricks of the command line, which are in many cases faster, more powerfull, and more flexible than GUIprogram.
Today in this lesson i will show you the main commands to compress/decompress files using rar, bzip, tarball(tar) and gunzip.
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Rebuilding a deb package from an installation
If you have an ubuntu/debian system , you can rebuild the deb file of any installed package. For this install the dpkg-repack package.
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Moblin: OS for netbooks and internet devices
Nice and lightweight OS based on Linux for netbooks, internet devices and other gadgets.
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dpkg tricks for ubuntu
n Debian GNU/Linux and its derivatives such as Ubuntu the software packages are bundled in a special format. We generally call them deb packages. A .deb package is basically an archive of files that you want to install to your computer, plus some header and control information that identifies the software. The deb files can be manipulated with dpkg command.
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Allow root access to the graphical mode in Ubuntu
Sometimes, in the graphical mode, we want to have full access to our system without using sudo or su.To enter the graphics mode in Ubuntu as root, you must do the following
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Web Marketers Increasingly Turn to Open-Source Site Development
When Jenny Zhang needed a new portfolio, she ditched Dreamweaver and FrontPage for Bluefish and Kate. Here is the result.
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File Attributes on ext3 filesystem
Files and directories in Linux file systems all have read, write and execute permissions associated with user, group, and others. However, there are also other attributes that can be attached to files and directories that are specific to certain file system types.
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