The short post shows how to change grub menu timeout in Ubuntu 10.10. This off course also works for Linux Mint 10.
Read more »How to install Linux Mint Debian Edition on an encrypted LVM file system
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is the edition of Linux Mint that is based on Debian Testing. Like the edition of Linux Mint based on Ubuntu, the installer of LMDE lacks support for LVM, and disk encryption. This tutorial presents a detailed guide on how to install LMDE on an encrypted LVM file system. But how is that possible if the installer lacks support for LVM and disk encryption? Easy.
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Non-Blocking Method To Download Files From Web using java
The URLConnection class contains many methods that let you communicate with the URL over the network. But the URLConnection doesn’t provide a callback mechanism to know the data read progress. Java’s support of interfaces provides a mechanism
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50 UNIX / Linux Sysadmin Tutorials
To wrap this year, I’ve collected 50 UNIX / Linux sysadmin related tutorials that we’ve posted so far. This is lot of reading. Bookmark this article for your future reference and read it whenever you get free time.
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A solid introduction to PHP
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How to setup a firewall on your ubuntu
You should install a firewall to protect your computer against unauthorized access by blocking connections to your computer from unknown sources,to prevent security breaches.This is a tutorial on setting up a firewall on Ubuntu to regulate connections to your computer.
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How to Enable User Web spaces in your Ubuntu / Debian Linux Server
You can give user based web pages in your apache based server. Follow the simple steps shown below after installing apache.
$ cd /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
$ sudo ln -s ../mods-available/userdir.conf userdir.conf
$ sudo ln -s ../mods-available/userdir.load userdir.load
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
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google custom search: how to hack ubuntu password
You have a PC and you dont kow the user name or password to get in. Well there’s a easy way to reset it both.
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Jolicloud 1.1 review
Jolicloud 1.1 is the latest stable release of Jolicloud, the cloud-based, Ubuntu-based distribution. Other than being a cloud-based distribution, the most distinctive feature of Jolicloud is the netbook-optimzed interface, which is one of five netbook-optimized interfaces available on Linux and BSD distributions.
Read more »Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Fedora 14 GNOME Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8100)
This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on a Fedora 14 GNOME desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce 8100 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop. I will use the free nouveau driver in this tutorial instead of the proprietary NVIDIA driver.
Read more »How to dual-boot Linux Mint 10 and Windows 7
This is the latest in a series of tutorials that has been published on this site on how to dual-boot Windows 7 and Linux distributions. Previous articles published on this subject are how to dual-boot Fedora 14 and Windows 7 and how to dual-boot Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7. This article presents a step by step guide on how to dual-boot Linux Mint 10 and Windows 7.
Read more »speech-dispatcher : Digital speech in Ubuntu 10.10 maverick
Here you can see a trick you can do from the Terminal in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick; if your computer has compatible audio hardware, you can make it talk to you with the spd-say command. Open up a terminal window and type this command:
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How to configure Time Based Access Control in Squid Proxy Server
Using the excellent access control features of Squid, you may configure use of Internet services proxied by Squid to be available only during normal business hours.
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5 netbook-optimized desktop interfaces for Linux and BSD distributions
There are currently five, freely available, netbook-optimized desktop interfaces for Linux and BSD desktop distributions. This article provides some information on all five. They are presented here in alphabetical order.
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How to create and manage a guest user account on Linux Mint 10
Say, you have a Linux Mint 10-powered computer that you share with a friend or family member you do not completely trust. How do you continue to give this friend or family member access to your computer and still keep your data private? You have two options. The first is to let your guest use the built-in guest session. The other option is to create another user account with limited privileges.
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