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Posted in How To on Jun 20th, 2009
Distributions : Ubuntu 8.10/9.04 A few days a ago the Pidgin application stopped working. Actually the real problem is only the yahoo server ( you can test MSN accounts to see they still work ). The fix is really simple : change the default pager server in your advance user account. One server that seems [...]
Posted in How To on Apr 27th, 2009
Deluge – the torrent download application that works both on Windows OS and Linux OS is still surprising me. Today I’m gonna present you a new trick that can help your download spree. What you need is Deluge and DropBox. In case you don’t know Dropbox gives you 2 Giga of space online and you [...]
Posted in How To on Jan 26th, 2009
If you have a fresh Ubuntu install you might notice that not all your ext3 partitions are mounted at start-up. This guide will show you what are the steps for resolving this. 1. Use sudo fdisk -l to view your partitions and find the devices you want to mount2. Use sudo blkid to list all [...]
Posted in How To on Nov 18th, 2008
If you are using any KDE applications like Krusader you might get annoyed by the glass-breaking sounds you hear from time to time when deleting a file. There are a bunch of different sounds depending on the action the user does. The interesting thing is the fact that even if you disable all the gnome [...]
Posted in How To on Jul 25th, 2008
Pulse audio is a layer between your sound card and your applications. The main benefit of this sound server is the control it gives to the user so that each application can have it’s one volume level. Some people find it annoying because it’s installed by default in Ubuntu 8.04. Enough said. This is how [...]
Posted in How To on May 15th, 2008
There are a lot of situation when you want to forward a port to gain access from an external computer to an application inside your network.A good exemple is to use Real VNC to remotely control a local computer. AppPORT = The port for VNC is 5900.LanIP = The ip inside your network look similar [...]
Posted in How To on May 13th, 2008
Installing Apache WebServer Installing apache is very easy if you have the repository up to date. The apt-get command is the best way to install apache. Logged as the root user execute : apt-get install apache I personally recommend Apache 1.3 for a small personal web server or for testing purposes. What you need to [...]
Posted in How To on May 9th, 2008
Ubuntu is a great distib but if you want a simple web server with php/mysql support you might wanna try the Ubuntu “father” Debian. The small installation cd ( 160 Mega ) can be downloaded from this link. Spending a lot of time in Ubuntu made me acquainted with a lot of the basic commands. [...]
Posted in How To on May 6th, 2008
If you want to change some network settings on the run this list is a must : To set the IP ifconfig eth0 $MyIP To set the netmask ifconfig eth0 netmask $MyNetMask To set the gateway route add default gw $IP To refresh the interface settings ifconfig eth0 down ifconfig eth0 up To set up [...]
Posted in How To on Feb 29th, 2008
Definition : deb is the extension of the Debian software package deb is a binary package deb files are standard unix archives Install deb files from your Desktop : in the new versions of Ubuntu installing deb files is as easy as installing an exe file in Windows. Locate the file with your GUI window [...]