GNU/Linux describes various unix-like operating systems running on the Linux Kernel. Distributions are free and open source, renowned for stability and are used for desktops, servers, mobile phones, cash machines and a lot more. 89% of the worlds top 500 supercomputers share consists of Linux variants.

Symlink MySQL Database in Linux (Ubuntu w/ AppArmor)

6th
Dec
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MySQL Database on external drive in Linux. SymLinking and updating AppArmor.

FTP Sync with Linux

18th
May
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An introduction to syncing remote FTP servers using LFTP – Sophisticated file transfer program in Linux.

Gnome 3 YouTube Search Provider

22nd
Apr
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Add a YouTube search button to the Gnome 3 search providers list.

Repair / Restore GRUB 2 with Ubuntu (10.04+) Live CD

18th
Apr
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Repairing / Re-installing GRUB 2 to a partition using the Ubuntu Live CD (10.04+).

Failed to Import Current Network Settings Into Target System – Arch

17th
Apr
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“Failed to Import Current Network Settings Into Target System” with a net install of Arch Linux means some packages have failed to download.

Update ProFTPD MySQL Quota Tally – Python

10th
Mar
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A Python script that updates users disk usage tally for the ProFTPD quota module (when using MySQL for FTP virtual users).

How to Disable and Change Cron Job Email Alerts

3rd
Mar
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How to disable and change crontab email alerts sent after a cron job is completed on Linux.

How to Boot live CD ISO with GRUB2 (Ubuntu)

30th
Oct
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How to edit the GRUB configuration to boot Live CD Linux Distribution ISO files on your hard drive. It’s easy (no need for CDs or USB sticks) and very fast on decent hard drives.

How to Remove User Names from Ubuntu (9.10+) GDM Login Screen

25th
Oct
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How to disable the list of users shown at the Ubuntu GDM Login screen for 9.10 and over. This ensures that user names can’t be seen at startup and has to be manually entered before logging in.

Insecure directory in $ENV{PATH} while running with -T switch at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster

4th
Sep
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A quick post on fixing PostgreSQL 8.4 throwing “Insecure directory in $ENV{PATH} while running with -T switch” when running aptitude on Ubuntu Server 10.04.

Cross Browser Testing on Linux

21st
Aug
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As a Linux user browsing the web you probably have respect and understanding for the importance of both cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility. This is a look at native and Wine Linux support for the major browsers out there and how to test with them.

Installing Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) on Linux (Ubuntu)

21st
Aug
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If you’re in the unfortunate scenario where you have to support IE6 then here’s a quick guide to installing Internet Explorer 6 on wine for Linux using winetricks (and not IEs4Linux).

Using a Windows NTFS XAMPP / Apache Install on a Linux Apache Server

27th
May
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How to use, view and edit websites and MySQL from a Windows NTFS installation of XAMPP in Ubuntu Linux.

Text-based location (address) bar Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

3rd
May
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The latest installment of GNOME (that comes with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx) doesn’t have the pencil icon to toggle the location bar mode. Here’s three different ways to work around that by using shortcuts or making permanent changes to Nautilus.

KDE Default Cursor After Installing Kubuntu on Ubuntu

17th
Jan
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How to change the cursor theme back to default after installing Kubuntu from Ubuntu.

Editing Files Remotely in Linux with gEdit and Others

20th
Aug
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The flexibility of the Nautilus file manager on GNOME allows you to easily access remote filesystems via FTP as if it was mounted as a local directory. Firing up gEdit got me thinking “Can I use gEdit’s file browser to edit remote files?”. Yes you can and in theory you should be able to open and edit any remote files with any application on Linux.

Mapping Linux (ext3) File System for use in Apache under Windows

26th
May
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After setting the Windows hard drive as the primary boot device I set out to not only read the Linux filesystem (ext3) with all my work but to also continue it in Apache under Windows which, to my surprise, was actually very easy. By the end of this reference you should be able to use your Linux filesystem within Windows and use Apache to read and use the website related content off your Linux filesystem.

A Basic Introduction to chmod for Linux

21st
May
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chmod (short for change mode) is a shell command for Linux (and other Unix-like systems) for changing file and directory permissions. With Linux being a popular server solution it is an important command to learn and understand especially for the likes of website development on Linux based HTTP servers.

Changing Device Driver for NetworkManager (nm-applet)

17th
May
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As Ubuntu’s NetworkManager applet (nm-applet) has no option to change the driver you’re required to do it manually, which this reference will demonstrate. As an example we’ll be changing the default driver (rtl8180 for me) to use ndiswrapper.