I stumbled across this alias quite a few months ago, but it was under a different name then. I wanted to find it today and Google searches brought up a whole heap of malicious finds on it, aimed at targeting the unsuspecting newbie to linux. Obviously there are some very dangerous linux commands and so …
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Ubuntu – changing DHCP to Static
Before jumping in and making the changes, do ifconfig -a and note down any particular settings which you may need (if you don’t already know them) Then edit /etc/network/interfaces change: iface eth0 inet dhcp to: iface eth0 inet static address 10.0.0.101 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 10.0.0.0 broadcast 10.0.0.255 gateway 10.0.0.100 May also need to add nameservers …
Synergy in OpenSolaris and Ubuntu
I have been tinkering with linux distros for a while now, my favourite (generally) would have to be Ubuntu. It is one of the few that installs quickly and simply on most of my systems here. A package I also use is Synergy. This is one of the best pieces of software ever developed for …
Adding Ubuntu Repositories
In a nutshell edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list You can edit it from the command line ( http://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/CommandLine ) or use the GUI from the Ubuntu desktop: System –> Administration –> Software Properties and add to the repositories by adding a channel (the add button). You can also add new repositories there as well. For a …
SSH Server in Ubuntu
To securely administer your Ubuntu Server remotely, you need to install SSH server. SSH provides you with a secure connection to your server and allows you to run commands all as if you were logged in at the terminal itself. To install SSH server in Ubuntu $ sudo apt-get install openssh-server All going well, your …
RAR in Ubuntu
IMHO RAR is a dying archive format, except in the torrent and related warez world. Why? I don’t know. But what I do know (now) is how to install RAR for linux under Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy) and this is it: Download rarlinux, the version I got was 3.6.0 and I found it here: http://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-3.6.0.tar.gz (you …