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  Find which Ubuntu Linux Version you are running

  Posted: February 24th, 2007, 2:50am CST by Admin

  There are times ubuntu users and admins want to find which version of ubuntu linux version is running on their machines.This is very useful for those who is helping their customers and they want to know which version they are running and if you took over new system admin job you want to know which version is running on your servers or desktops.Find or identify which version of
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  Bandwidth Monitoring Tools for Linux Users

  Posted: February 19th, 2007, 8:20am CST by Admin

  Bandwidth in computer networking refers to the data rate supported by a network connection or interface. One most commonly expresses bandwidth in terms of bits per second (bps). The term comes from the field of electrical engineering, where bandwidth represents the total distance or range between the highest and lowest signals on the communication channel (band).Bandwidth represents
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  Install Opera Web Browser in Ubuntu

  Posted: February 16th, 2007, 5:04am CST by Admin

  Opera is a full-featured Internet tool, most notably a fully standard conforming Web browser. Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like a password manager, mouse gestures, native Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) support, an email program, RSS newsfeeds, and IRC chat. It is designed to be fast and highly customizable.If you want to
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  Install Mplayer in Ubuntu

  Posted: February 14th, 2007, 5:59am CST by Admin

  MPlayer is a movie and animation player that supports a wide range of codecs and file formats, including MPEG 1/2/4,DivX 3/4/5, Windows Media 7/8/9, RealAudio/Video up to 9, Quicktime 5/6, and Vivo 1/2. It has many MX/SSE(2)/3Dnow(Ex) optimized native audio and video codecs, but allows using XAnim's and RealPlayer's binary codec plugins, and Win32 codec DLLs. It has basic VCD/DVD playback
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  Enable WPA Wireless access point in Ubuntu

  Posted: February 11th, 2007, 8:28am CST by Admin

  I have a Thoshiba laptop at home, I was running “Edgy Eft” (Ubuntu Linux 6.10) But one of the important things about it was its inability to connect to WPA-encrypted Wifi access points.In my home i have a WPA Enabled Wireless router so i need to connect to my wireless network using WPA.I am giving the procedure that worked for me to enable wpa in my toshiba laptop.Procedure to enable
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  Sharing Ubuntu Desktop Using Remote Desktop

  Posted: February 10th, 2007, 1:38am CST by Admin

  vino is VNC server for GNOME.VNC is a protocol that allows remote display of a user's desktop. This package provides a VNC server that integrates with GNOME, allowing you to export your running desktop to another computer for remote use or diagnosis.By default ubuntu will come with vino-server so it is very easy to configure to enable remote desktop sharing in your ubuntu machine.If
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  Install and Enable DVD playback and w32codecs in Ubuntu

  Posted: February 8th, 2007, 3:39am CST by Admin

  w32codecs this is a package of codecs needed to play multiple formats, notably DivX. (disponible. Maintainer: MirSPCM)libdvdcss is a highly portable library for accessing and unscrambling DVDs encrypted with the CSS system. It is part of the VideoLAN project and is used by VLC and all other open source DVD players such as Ogle, xine-based players and MPlayer.DVD playback and w32codecs
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  Enable DVD Playback in ubuntu

  Posted: February 6th, 2007, 3:23am CST by Admin

  DVD playback is not a feature that is installed by default due to license restrictions. This will show you how to install DVD playback capability on your Ubuntu linux machine.Note: In some parts of the world using DVD playback is not legal.Installing DVD playback is Very Easy. You’ll need to install the Seveas Repository before you’ll have access to itFirst you need to edit your /etc/
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  Secure your Ubuntu Desktop Using Firestarter Firewall

  Posted: February 5th, 2007, 3:52am CST by Admin

  Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program. The software aims to combine ease of use with powerful features, therefore serving both Linux desktop users and system administrators.Install Firestarter in UbuntuIf you want to install firestarter firewall run the following commanndsudo apt-get instal firestarterThis will complete the installationIf you want to open fire starter
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  Enable and Disable Ubuntu Root Password

  Posted: February 4th, 2007, 3:46am CST by Admin

  Ubuntu is one of the few Linux distributions out there that will not enable the root account.If you want to do something with root permission on the console you have to type sudo before the command.sudo" means superuser do. "sudo" will prompt for "Password:". Please specify user passwordAs you have noticed during the Ubuntu installation there was no question about the root password, as
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  Monitor your Ubuntu System with saidar

  Posted: February 3rd, 2007, 2:48am CST by Admin

  saidar is a curses-based application to display system statistics. Statistics include CPU, processes, load, memory,swap, network I/O and disks I/O along with their free space.saidar utilizes libstatgrab library. libstatgrab is a library that provides cross platform access to statistics about the system on which it's run. It's written in C and presents a selection of useful interfaces
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  Speed Up Firefox

  Posted: February 1st, 2007, 4:36pm CST by Admin

  Mozilla Firefox is a graphical web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation. Started as a fork of the browser component (Navigator) of the Mozilla Application Suite, Firefox has replaced the Mozilla Suite as the flagship product of the Mozilla project, stewarded by the Mozilla Foundation and a large community of external contributors.Mozilla Firefox is a cross-platform browser,
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  Synaptic Package Manager Tutorial For Ubuntu GNU/Linux Users

  Posted: February 1st, 2007, 3:33am CST by Admin

  Synaptic is a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing software packages on Debian-based distributions. If you are using Debian or Ubuntu you will easily find Synaptic in the System Tools menu or in the Administration menu. Synaptic uses the GTK graphic libraries . So, if you are using GNOME on your debian-based distro you will probably have Synaptic installed as well. Synaptic is a graphical