Linux Shtuff

From Slashdot.org “Alternative DNS services, such as OpenDNS and Google Public DNS, are used to bypass the sluggishness often associated with local ISP DNS servers. However, as more websites, particularly smaller ones, use content distribution networks via embedded ads, widgets, and other assets, the effectiveness of non-ISP DNS servers may be undermined. Why? Because CDNs…

From tuxradar.com Ever wanted to learn how the internals of your Linux desktop work? Yes, we’ve already published detailed “how it works” articles about things like sound, the kernel, LVM, PAM and filesystems, but in this article we’re going to take a wider view and explain how everything in a modern Linux distro works, start…

From Linuxtoday.com Print isn’t dead, it’s just changing despite the best efforts of the titans of industry to resist and foil all change. Here is a roundup of excellent Linux print publications, and for no extra charge a bold prediction of the future of print. The glossy print magazine is alive and well, and this…

From linuxpoison.blogspot.com HT Password manger manages apache’s htpasswd files. Manage multiple password files with separate per-file administrator. Administrators can add/delete/search and reset password for all users & users can change their own passwords. Features: * Manages multiple htpasswd files * Administrators can be specified for each file. * Identifies the role of logged in user…

For those of you running Ubuntu as a headless server, here is a quick reference guide to help you out! Welcome to the Ubuntu Server Guide! It contains information on how to install and configure various server applications on your Ubuntu system to fit your needs. It is a step-by-step, task-oriented guide for configuring and…

From h-online.com The SystemRescueCd developers have released the fourth update to the 1.5.x branch of their Linux distribution. Based on the Gentoo LiveCD, the SystemRescueCd is configured as a tool kit for administering or repairing an operating system and recovering data after a system crash. Supported file systems include Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4, ReiserFS, XFS,…

Quick tip from lockergnome.com It’s frustrating, you did everything right. Yet after running a few new programs, you find that your brand new install of Ubuntu 10.04 is not playing ball when you go to shut it down. What gives? Let me ask you this — did you run Open Office with the quick starter…

ok… just wow… 600 posts. I seen this and thought to myself, I had no idea that this much info would be needed to just get by sometimes. Alot of the info here has come in handy many times and I hope that something I have posted here has helped someone else. I’ll continue posting…

HOWTO: set up ssh keys (this is old but it puts the idea across very well) From pkeck.myweb.uga.edu Paul Keck, 2001 Getting Started First, install OpenSSH on two UNIX machines, hurly and burly. This works best using DSA keys and SSH2 by default as far as I can tell. All the other HOWTOs I’ve seen…

From stackp.online.fr Droopy: easy file receiving What is it ? Droopy is a mini Web server whose sole purpose is to let others upload files to your computer. Why ? Say you’re chatting with a friend on MSN Messenger (perhaps with the excellent pidgin ?). She wants to send you amazing photos she took last week-end, so…