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David23's Blog - Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) LAMP Server Setup

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:43:01 -0500

In around 15 minutes, the time it takes to install Ubuntu Server Edition, you can have a LAMP (Linux, Apache,MySQL and PHP) server up and ready to go. This feature, exclusive to Ubuntu Server Edition, is available at the time of installation.Instead, you get increased security, reduced time-to-install, and reduced risk of misconfiguration, all of which results in a lower cost of ownership.

The LAMP option means you don�t have to install and integrate each of the four separate LAMP components, a process which can take hours and requires someone who is skilled in the installation and configuration of the individual applications.

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David23's Blog - Simple Guide How to Upgrade Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) to Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibix)

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:28:27 -0400

This tutorial will explain how to Upgrade Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) to Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibix) released on the 30th of October 2008.By default Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will not offer a upgrade to 8.10. This is because the 8.04 LTS version is a long term support release and 8.10 is a regular release. Upgrades from 8.04 LTS to 8.10 are fully Supported, of course, and easy to enable.

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David23's Blog - Miro - Internet TV for your Ubuntu Desktop

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:43:08 -0400

Miro is a free application for channels of internet video (also known as �video podcasts and video rss). Miro is designed to be easy to use and to give you an elegant fullscreen viewing experience.There are thousands of free internet video channels that you can watch. You�ll be able to download all the videos that each channel offers and when new ones are released, Miro will grab them automatically.

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David23's Blog - How to Obtain the Dell/HP Server (May be other vendors) service tag in Debian

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:41:27 -0400

You are using debian on Dell or HP servers if you want to know the serialnumber and model you can use the following procedure.This is verr useful when you are connected remotely and find the details.Dump Desktop Management Interface data.The Desktop Management Interface provides a standardized description of a computer�s hardware, including characteristics such as BIOS serial number and hardware connectors. dmidecode provides a dump of the DMI data available from the BIOS. It is used as a back-end tool by other hardware detection programs.

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David23's Blog - The extremely simple guide to installing Ubuntu using Wubi

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:21:29 -0400

Many people are put off using Ubuntu because of installation issues. Not that installation is difficult, of course, but for the true non-technical user, it�s equivalent to scaling Mount Everest.

This guide is for them. It�s a step-by-step guide to installing Ubuntu for complete and utter beginners. If you have a relative, or friend, who would like to try Ubuntu, but who is frankly scared of the prospect, then send them a link to this posting! It assumes zero prior knowledge.

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David23's Blog - Xubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Screenshots Tour

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:20:35 -0400

Xubuntu is a complete GNU/Linux based operating system with an Ubuntu base. It is lighter on system requirements and tends to be more efficient than Ubuntu with GNOME or KDE, since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware.

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David23's Blog - Gufw - Simple GUI for ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) in Ubuntu

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:02:05 -0400

Gufw is an easy to use Ubuntu / Linux firewall, powered by ufw.Gufw is an easy, intuitive, way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by ufw, runs on Ubuntu, and anywhere else Python, GTK, and Ufw are available.

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David23's Blog - Install open-vm-tools on Debian 4.0 (Etch)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:01:22 -0400

VMware Inc. released an OpenSource version of their VMware-Tools, called open-vm-tools. While they�re quite easy to install on Gentoo (emerge open-vm-tools), it�s not that easy having them installed on a Debian Etch (4.0) if you want to go the proper way.

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David23's Blog - Pytube - Best YouTube,Google manager, downloader and video converter for Ubuntu Linux

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:50:22 -0400

PyTube is a GUI for various command-line tools such as:youtube-dl, sox, mplayer, mencoder, ffmpeg and others.It allows you to resize, rotate, apply an external mp3 into a video, generate a 10 to 30 seconds mp3 ring tone.

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David23's Blog - How to: Debian Installation on Acer Aspire 7520 Series!

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:49:45 -0400

After buying my new Acer Aspire 7520G and to be honest I have been using its default OS for 4 month! That is a Windows using record for me and I am not happy with it since Acer been joking around with the CD-ROM player since it was requested on order. Alright to get to work with Debian I had to replace the OEM CD/DVD Player.

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