The Goal of this tutorial
Get a secure, encrypted connection to a remote machine without typing in a password.
What is OpenSSH ?
OpenSSH is a secure way of connecting to remote computers and transfering files. The OpenSSH suite includes the following programs (among others)
Read more »What is TFTP?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a file transfer protocol, with the functionality of a very basic form of File Transfer Protocol (FTP). TFTP server is commonly used to upload and download executable images and configurations of routers and switches. To install tftp server, type this command in the console:
Read more »To speed-up your yum download, you need to install the yum-fastestmirror package. Its a yum plugin which chooses fastest repository from a mirrorlist. This plugin sorts each repository's mirrorlist by connection speed prior to downloading packages.
Read more »CAUTION: This procedure will erase all your router's configuration.
To reset your CISCO router password, you need to access the ROM Monitor mode. To access the ROM Monitor mode, start your minicom and reboot your CISCO router. Upon booting send the CTR+BREAK sequence by pressing CTRL-A F on your keyboard.
Read more »Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.9 has been released, a great application for tweaking settings in Ubuntu (Hardy, Intrepid, Jaunty or the latest development Karmic). From this version, Ubuntu Tweak has different package for i386 and amd64 and works for Karmic too.
Among the improvements and new features:
Read more »Linux is fun, in my opinion, and I have been using it as my sole operating system since 2001. Most major Linux distributions are accompanied by well-stocked software repositories so I don't need to look very far to find a solution for any given task. However, there are times when I need a bit training and the first thing I do is reach for a tutorial.
Read more »Ubuntu needs a radical change. The brown and orange theme is getting old and most people do not like it.
Read more »Are you a candidate for Linux? If your answers were “yes” to all of the above, then, like me, you’re probably not Linux material. But, if you’re intrepid and cost-conscious, you might want to consider becoming a Linux lawyer.
Read more »Reseting Gnome Settings
If your gnome-panel corrupt , Application Menu, Places Menu and System Menu and some other menu items will disappear.
How to recover it
Boot the system upto Login Window. Press Ctrl + Alt+F1
Now You will get a Text based login screen
login with your username and password
now you will get a $ prompt.
Read more »Here is a simple shell script that generates a list of process running on a GNU/Linux system containing the process' PID, name and path. The script is straight forward and one can easily modify it according to their needs.
Read more »The Ubuntu-based netbook distro Easy Peasy was formely known as Ubuntu Eee. Easy Peasy uses the Ubuntu Netbook Remix graphical user interface and provides a mix of popular open-source and proprietary software.
Read more »If you ever wonder what the ISO file you downloaded is, and don’t want to burn the image, you can view details of the volume with a simple command:
Read more »This is the second part of The Gimp beginner series I am writing for LFY. The second part consist of layer introduction. So download the pdf and get started with Gimp.
Read more »The market share of an OS is important. The larger the market share the more companies take notice and create software and hardware compatible for it.
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