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Mini How-to: Install Mozilla Thunderbird 3 in Ubuntu Linux 9.10

Posted by admin in Communications, E-Mail Clients, Linux on May 22nd, 2010

Install Thunderbird 3 in Ubuntu Linux

Install Thunderbird 3 in Ubuntu Linux

To install Mozilla Thunderbird 3 in Ubuntu Linux 9.10, just make these simple steps:

  1. Add a repository with Launchpad with the latest versions of Firefox и Thunderbird:
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
  2. Install Mozilla Thunderbird 3:
    sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install thunderbird-3.0 thunderbird-3.0-gnome-support

Done.

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How-to Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu Linux 9.10

Posted by admin in Communications, Linux, Operating Systems on May 13th, 2010

To install Google chrome in Ubuntu Linux 9.10, first download it here (32-bit version) or here (64-bit version).

Install sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-beta_current_*.deb and run.

Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu Linux

When Google Chrome was launched at first, I was offered to import Mozilla Firefox settings (if Firefox is launched, close it before importing). Click Agree and the run.

Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu Linux

My first impressions: a good browser speed was a pleasant surprise, as well as Import from Firefox. Haven’t seen any drawbacks yet:) Have you?

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Linux: How-to Install Rsync in Debian Lenny

Posted by admin in Linux, Operating Systems on March 26th, 2010

This mini how-to provides a comprehensive instruction on how to install Rsync in Debian Lenny (Linux). I’m using Rsync to synchronize files on several servers. Read the rest of this entry »

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Linux: Install and run OpenVZ in Debian Lenny

Posted by admin in Linux, Virtualization on March 1st, 2010

Install OpenVZ in DebianThere is a server with Debian Lenny installed. We need to configure several VPSs on the server. That’s how to install and run OpenVZ in Debian Lenny:

  1. Install a kernel with OpenVZ
    aptitude install linux-image-openvz-amd64
  2. To make OpenVZ containers work correctly, a file /etc/sysctl.conf needs to feature these lines:
    net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1
    net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts=1
    net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding=1
    net.ipv4.conf.default.proxy_arp = 0
    net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
    kernel.sysrq = 1
    net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 1
    net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0
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Linux: Installation of OpenNMS on Debian Lenny

Posted by admin in Linux, Monitoring, Networks, OpenNMS, Operating Systems on February 16th, 2010

Install OpenNMS This mini tutorial explains how to install OpenNMS on Debian in Linux. OpenNMS is an opensource enterprise network management tool. It allows to monitor critical services on remote machines and collects the information of remote nodes by using SNMP.

I have tried to cover the installation of OpenNMS on Debian Lenny in a few steps:
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Ubuntu Linux 9.04: VLC 1.0.0 Setup

Posted by admin in Linux, Operating Systems on November 6th, 2009

Linux: VLC 1.0.0 setup

Linux: VLC 1.0.0 setup

After the latest release of VLC 1.0.0 happened, I decided to try it out and value its new features. The VLC version 0.9.9 is in the Ubuntu Linux 9.04 repositories. To install the latest release, I used Christopher Corn’s repository for Launchpad:

  1. Create a file with repository description:
    sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vlc.list

  2. Add the following lines:
    deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu jaunty main     deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu jaunty main
    Save the file and close the editor.
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Linux: Install snmpd in Ubuntu Linux

Posted by admin in Linux, Monitoring on October 26th, 2009

  1. Let’s install snmpd: sudo aptitude install snmp snmpd

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Linux: Debian Lenny and Atheros 5007

Posted by admin in Linux, Networks, Operating Systems, Wireless on August 21st, 2009

If you have been tired of Ubuntu, just like me, you should consider the good old Debian. This is exactly what I did: downloaded and set up its distributive kit. After everything was installed and was working properly, except for wifi-adapter, I started searching for a solution.

This is when I discovered that the chipset of wifi-adapter (Atheros 5007EG) is supported properly by Linux, starting from version 2.6.28. Debian Lenny comes with 2.6.26. So, I had two options: either configure a new kernel or install madwifi drivers. I chose the last one.

And here is the installation process:

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Ubuntu Linux: How to Install Apache+MySQL+PHP5

Posted by admin in Linux, Operating Systems on June 28th, 2009

Once I needed to create an interface to one of my mysql databases, I decided to do it with PHP5, locally at Ubuntu 9.04 RC.
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