There are various ways to try Debian before you ‘buy’ it. One is the live CD either Debian or Ubuntu, and the other is to run a self contained install from a USB drive. Seeing as these handy little gadgets are getting larger and cheaper as time goes in, this is a pretty viable method
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Scribus is an excellent Desktop Publishing tool. This Open Source project provides a great way to create document, brochures, etc. This tutorial will show you how to set up links to web sites in your document that will link to the actual web site.
The best way to learn how to insert links is
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Burning DVDs in Debian
Every now and then every user needs to make a permanent copy of something. A system backup, important pictures or documents, backups for the car or whatever. You can still enjoy this burning love with Debian, you just need to install a couple of things first.
There are third party packages that take
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Whenever you make a change to your firewall, on a Fedora/CentOS type system, you will want to save the changes.
The output can be redirected to a file.
# iptables-save > /root/firewall-rules
The following command line restores all rules from /root/firewall-rules assuming that the file /root/firewall-rules exists.
# iptables-restore < /root/firewall-rules
By default, iptables-restore deletes all existing rules before restoring
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Inkscape began in 2003 as a code fork from the Sodipodi project. Sodipodi developers Ted Gould, Bryce Harrington, Nathan Hurst, and MenTaLguY identified important differences over Sodipodi project objectives. They created Inkscape under the idea of implementing the complete SVG standard instead of creating a general purpose vector graphics editor and possibly moving away from
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Computer Janitor
The idea behind Computer Janitor is that it will help you clean up those files that you no longer need, thus saving space on your computer. Now, before you begin…note that this program has the potential of doing damage if used incorrectly so be sure your critical data is backed up.
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Initial Impressions of Yuuguu
I like the fact, a lot, that it runs on Linux. I hate trainiing on a Windows machine with a Linux virtual machine, it just doesn’t seem right. Yuuguu provides a training session with more integrity as it can all be done on Linux. It provides a greater experience
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There is no doubt that a Linux system is many times more secure than a Windows one. That isn’t an excuse to ignore risk however, as there are still ways to compromise a system. The internet is still the modern equivalent of the Wild West and you need to protect yourself whatever you do.
Installing a
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Since I have a Skype account and a new install of Ubuntu 9.04 I thought it would make sense to get Skype going.
In order to install Skype, it is not in the repository, you must go to the Skype web site. Quite frankly, I am not sure they give a rip about Linux users
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If you are a Dreamweaver person, and you have moved to Linux you may be struggling with the aspect of how to edit web pages as smoothly as Dreamweaver. For a long time I have tried several different options but none in Linux worked well. One thing you will have to give up,
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Ever want to know how your computer stacks up against other computers? Are you running a decent machine or are you seriously underpowered? Debian 5 Lenny provides an easy way to start making some comparisons.
Choose Preferences and “System Profiler and Benchmark”. When the window opens you will see that you can
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OK, so you use the same application every time you login. So, you are wondering, how do I start that application so that it is already running when I start up? Easy, create an entry in the Session manager so that it will start on boot. Here is how to do that.
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Compile a 8.10 Kernel
The purpose of this tutorial is to show you how to set up a kernel that is highly tuned for your CPU, in this case a dual core Pentium for a workstation.
Caution: If you do something wrong..it happens…be sure to reboot and select an alternative kernel. You should always have several
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There are many options with USB Flash drives now. Here is a tutorial on how to install Damn Small Linux on a Pen Drive. This is version 4.4.7, the newest version. Plugin your Pen Drive in to the USB slot. For DSL it is a great one to experiment with because
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You may be faced with a situation in which you must figure out who has permissions to a file or directory and what those permissions are. This sounds simple enough. It really is not as simple as it may sound, here is an example. You view the contents of the /var/www (/var/www/html in
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