Apr
2
Quick Tip – When Linux Won’t Give Your CD Back
April 2, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 13 Comments
Posted in How To
Just a quick tip I wanted to pass on today. Have you ever had the issue where you want to eject your CD, but it will not eject; no matter how many times you press the eject button? Annoying isn’t it? :) I remember when I first started using Linux, years ago, (my OS was [...]
Mar
31
How to Install VMware in Linux via Source Files
March 31, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Hands On, How To
Last week we posted a very simple “How to Install VMware in Ubuntu Linux”. That guide used apt-get to access the appropriate repositories. Additionally, it explained a bit about the benefits of VMware for Linux users (or any operating system for that matter). A short pre-installation checklist was also provided, including te URL to obtain [...]
Mar
29
Creating an Opensource Network Gateway in Linux Ubuntu – Part 1
March 29, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Hands On, How To
I was reading a story on Digg this morning, about an 11 year old child who was functioning as the network manager for some private school’s network. Within the comments was a post that referred to “Untangle” and why the school chose not to use it. The commenter suggested that the individual probably didn’t know [...]
Mar
28
How to Install VMware in Ubuntu Linux
March 28, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Hands On, How To
Over the week I received a couple messages asking about VMware installations. While I’m sure there are all sorts of tutorials about this, I thought (since I received questions) that a quick “How to” guide would be helpful to some of you. What is VMware? It’s a virtual environment that lets you install “guest” operating [...]
Mar
27
Automatic FTP Backup System – A Very Simple Solution
March 27, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 9 Comments
Posted in Applications, How To
Earlier last week I was reading some posts in a web hosting forum “Site Backup – Virtual Private Servers (VPS)”, within the post a forum member was trying to facilitate an automated backup system for his important files. In this case they were web based files. There were some excellent solutions presented, such as Rsync, [...]
