Linux
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How to install the latest software updates Ubuntu 13.04
Keeping your software up to date in your Ubuntu 13.04 installation is important for stability and security reasons. It is very painless to do in Ubuntu 13.04 either from using the builtin GUI software updater or by using the command…
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Install the coolest Ubuntu terminal software – Guake
If you want to have a really cool and highly customizable terminal installed in your Ubuntu distribution, look no further than Guake! Guake was inspired by the console pop up behavior of popular old school LAN games like Quake which…
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How to transition from using Windows to Ubuntu 13.04
I think it is safe to say that many of us have been disappointed with what we have seen and are seeing from Windows 8. It has left many questioning their loyalty to Microsoft and has many thinking about alternatives…
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How to install SSH in Ubuntu Server
One of the first things that you are probably going to want to do with your Ubuntu server is SSH into it to either transfer files or have access to a remote command prompt to run commands, etc. Â By default…
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How to Install Pinguy OS 12.04 Step by Step
Pinguy OS is a great Linux distribution that is based on the very popular Ubuntu distro that basically contains anything and everything a user would want in the OS for day to day use or even geeking out with Linux.…
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Installing Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop step by step
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS which was released just a few days ago has many buzzing about the features, stability, and performance. Â This is truly a great Linux desktop OS. Â While Unity has certainly not went over as well as Ubuntu developers…
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Using IFTOP on Untangle for realtime bandwidth monitoring
Many Linux users may be familiar with the tool IFTOP listens to network traffic on a chosen interface and then displays this information in a handy bar graphical representation which makes it easy to see offending IP addresses which may…
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Linux Virtual Machine Time Problems
Recently in working with a pair of Linux virtual machines, we ran into a problem with the system time on both boxes. The symptoms of the problem were this – you could set the time manually using the date command. …
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Linux Network Connection Not Working Virtual Machine ESXi
Recently, in decommissioning an ESX 3.5 Server host, we ran in to a network problem with a few linux VMs residing on that particular host. Since we were not dealing with shared storage for this host and the other ESXi…
