This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Fedora 11 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.
Read more »Using Iterators in PHP
This article shows you how to use the most important iterator classes: ArrayIterator, DirectoryIterator, FilterIterator, and so forth, found in the Standard PHP Library (SPL), and how to integrate SPL with PHP Data Objects (PDO).
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How-To Build FFmpeg on Debian Squeeze
It's been a long time now since I wrote my original How-To for building FFmpeg on Debian. A lot has changed since then, in both the Debian and FFmpeg world, so it's definitely time for an update.
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Building Your Own Linux Kernel: Tricky kernel options (part 3)
In the first two parts of this series we learned how to build a custom Linux kernel. But there are so many options it's easy to get lost. Today we'll clarify some of the more important places where it's easy to go wrong.
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How to give Linux a try
Have you ever been tempted by desktop Linux's security and stability, but you didn't want to go to all the trouble of installing two operating systems on one PC or the expense of buying a new PC? Then, you're in luck.
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Stumbling and Sniffing Wireless Networks in Linux, Part 1
Discovering and analyzing wireless networks requires a lot of sniffing and stumbling. Eric Geier shows how to stumble and sniff with Linux.
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Stream audio wirelessly to your desktop speakers with Karmic Koala
Some of you might not be aware Karmic comes packed with a brand new version of PulseAudio that has some pretty neat new features built in. Amongst these is support for Apple AirTunes which is a protocol that allows you to stream audio to remote devices over a network.
Read more »Build a High-Powered Ubuntu Linux Workstation (part 3)
In this final installment of Paul Ferrill's series on building your own high-powered Linux workstation, it is time to install the operating system. Or actually several operating systems, putting a whole computer lab in a box.
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Install Firefox 3.5 or Firefox 3.6 (daily build) in Ubuntu Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy
If you want to install Firefox 3.5 or firefox 3.6 Beta in Ubuntu Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy use this procedure
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How to install Tomcat 6 on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty)
Apache Tomcat is a free and open source software implementation for JavaServlets, providing support for Java Server Pages (JSP). Many popular web-based applications use servlets. You may choose to run Tomcat with either Sun's Java implementation or the OpenJDK implementation of Java.
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Five ways to ease migration from Windows to Linux
In this brief series (if two articles can be considered a series) I will help ease the migration from both Windows to Linux and Mac to Linux. Hopefully, upon reading these articles, you will have a good game plan so your migration (or your users migration) will be as seamless as possible.
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Cloud computing with Linux and Apache Hadoop
This article shows you how to use Apache Hadoop to build a MapReduce framework to make a Hadoop Cluster and how to create a sample MapReduce application which runs on Hadoop. You will also learn how to set up a time/disk-consuming task on the cloud.
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How to Configure Custom Shortcuts in KDE
In KDE, shortcut keys are customizable for each and every application, and you can also customize global shortcuts that affect the desktop, window manager, command interface, and other features.
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Remotely Accessing Your Linux Computer: Part 1
This is the first part in a four part series coving remote access to Linux machines using SSH.
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How to: Build a Wireless Bridge Using DD-WRT, Part I
In the real world, a bridge connects two land masses, often separated by water. In wireless networking, a bridge is used to connect two local area networks (or LAN's) separated by, well, air.
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