This tutorial is a continuation of my previous post How to setup a LAN DNS server using Bind9 under Debian and Ubuntu Linux which covers the installation of bind9 on a Debian/Ubuntu system. This new tutorial will cover the Dynamic DNS features of bind9.
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How to setup a LAN DNS server using Bind9 under Debian and Ubuntu Linux
This is a step by step tutorial on how to install and configure DNS server for your LAN using bind9. The DNS server will provide caching and name resolution as well as reverse name resolution for your local network. In this tutorial, we will use the domain "debian.lan" and this will be the domain of your local network.
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Looking Forward to Distro Octoberfest
October is going to be an exciting month for Linux enthusiasts. Three big-time distributions namely Debian, Mandriva, and Ubuntu will unleash their latest and hopefully their greatest distro versions.
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Why I love Debian
Ubuntu and Linux Mint are great for new users, but I'm not a new user. I'm not trying to be snobby, and I don't think I'm better than anyone else; I just have different needs than most people. I don't want polish. I want to see and work with the guts of my operating system, because I like to be in total control of my computing experience.
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10 Command-Line Applications I Use in Debian and Ubuntu
In this article I'll briefly review ten of my favourite CLI (command-line interface), not necessarily the most popular or most powerful of them. So if you don't find your personal favourite, (e.g. Midnight Commander or mp3blaster), it's because the article includes the tools I use more often. So here it goes:
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Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters
"Hello,
it has been more than three years since the last "Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters", high time for an update on the port:
* Snapshot releases
* Base and toolchain status
* Xen support
* Autobuilder availability and archive coverage improved
* Developer machine
* Summer of Code 2008
* Still no debian-installer
..."
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Call for testing of next Debian Installer release
"We are approaching the Debian 5.0 (Lenny) release and the Debian Installer team is working to fix the remaining issues for it. The Debian Installer Release Candidate 1 is being prepared and we are short in time to make fixes.
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In my corporate job we try to employ Debian whenever possible. We use it on our servers. I push for it as the default on the desktops. We sell services and software based around Debian servers.
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Brazilian government owned IT enterprise SERPRO selects Debian and wishes to collaborate
The Servico Federal de Processamento de Dados (SERPRO), (a US$ 1 billion annual revenue Brazilian government owned IT enterprise), announced during the Debian Day Brasil 2008 Porto Alegre that it has selected Debian GNU/Linux as the preferred distribution for its hundreds of GNU/Linux development and production servers.
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Debian not complying to licenses
"First of all, I don't want to blame individual persons. This is just a note of how disappointed I'm about some parts of Debian that are not complying to licenses when it comes to distributing software..."
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[Testing] Debian GNU/Linux (Squeeze)
"The release of Debian that follows Lenny has been named. In keeping with the Toy Story theme, the codename will be Squeeze (a 'three-eyed space alien')..."
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DebianOnFreeRunner - Debian Wiki
Learn how to install Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenMoko Freerunner.
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Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (”lenny”) on a Samsung P55-Pro T8100 Sevesh
I have recently bought a new laptop, a Samsung P55-Pro T8100 Sevesh. As I was not able to find an installation report for this model anywhere on the internet I thought writing one myself is a good idea. This way people interested in getting this laptop or installing GNU/Linux on it can get some information.
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Apache2 name-based virtual hosting on Debian/Ubuntu
This tutorial will walk you through the configuration of name-base virtual hosting using Apache2 server in Debian and Ubuntu. The default configuration of Apache server in Debian/Ubuntu is limited only to one website based on your IP Address. We will setup a name-based virtual hosting to have multiple websites using only one machine.
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Debian Live Lenny Beta1
"The Debian Live team is pleased to announce the first beta of Debian Lenny's Live images. Although we missed releasing images for Etch along with the installer images, we are now prepared to release live images within the regular Lenny release process.
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