Category Archives: Linux tutorials

Install webmin on Redhat, Fedora, CentOS

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Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix/. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and … Continue reading

A nice collection of icons for Ubuntu and Gnome

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Today I chose for you a collection of nice gnome and ubuntu icons. You can use them to change the default icons of Gnome or Ubuntu, so make it looks like you wish to be.  

Basic commands,Part I: Compress and decompress files using rar, bzip, tarball(tar) and gunzip

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This is a serie of lessons of “Basic Commands “ that focuses on command-line usage, in this serie you will learn the tools and tricks of the command line, which are in many cases faster, more powerfull, and more flexible … Continue reading

Basic commands, Part I: Compress and decompress files using rar, bzip, tarball(tar) and gunzip

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

This is a serie of lessons of “Basic Commands “ that focuses on command-line usage, in this serie you will learn the tools and tricks of the command line, which are in many cases faster, more powerfull, and more flexible … Continue reading

Howto : Install vlc 1.0.0 in ubuntu and fedora

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VLC media player is an open source, free software media player written by the VideoLAN project. VLC is a portable multimedia player, encoder, and streamer supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and … Continue reading

Speed Up Your Linux Application Loading Time with Preload

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Preload is an adaptive readahead daemon. It monitors applications that users run, and by analyzing this data, predicts what applications users might run, and fetches those binaries and their dependencies into memory for faster startup times. Parts of these programs … Continue reading

Prevent brute force attacks on SSH servers with DenyHosts

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  DenyHosts is a Python script that analyzes the sshd server log messages to determine what hosts are attempting to hack into your system. It also determines what user accounts are being targeted. It keeps track of the frequency of … Continue reading

Kompozer- Easy and powerfull web builder for Linux

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KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing. It is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, … Continue reading

LMMS – Linux MultiMedia Studio

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LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You … Continue reading

scp- secure way to copy files over ssh

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The SCP protocol, which runs on port 22, is similar to the BSD rcp protocol, however unlike rcp, data is encrypted during transfer, to avoid potential packet sniffers extracting usable information from the data packets. The protocol itself does not … Continue reading