Tag Archives: Fedora

Upgrade nagios from 3.1.0 to 3.2.0

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Nagios 3.2.0 is  this latest stable release include several bug fixes, including fixes for service and host check scheduling and availability reporting. FYI, “Nagios Core” is the new name for the monitoring daemon/web interface that used to be known simply … Continue reading →

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Usefull extensions for openoffice

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OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source open software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. You can adjust openoffice to your needs by adding more … Continue reading →

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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 →

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

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in linux command

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 →

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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 →

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Install Crashplan backup tool in Linux

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CashPlan is an automated backup solution that either uses the CrashPlan Central server or any other machine or device of your choosing. CrashPlan runs quietly in the background, automatically protecting your files. CrashPlan is cross-platform: backup your new Mac to … Continue reading →

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Add Linux host to nagios server

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Nagios is the industry standard in enterprise-class monitoring for good reason. It allows you to gain insight into your network and fix problems before customers know they even exist. It’s stable, scalable, supported, and extensible. We did show you before … Continue reading →

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SystemRescueCd best linux tool for repairing and recovering your system

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SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM for repairing your system and recovering your data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing … Continue reading →

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How to Convert .rpm files to .deb files in Ubuntu

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Question: How to convert rpm to debian file debian/ubuntu or other ubuntunor debian based distro ?

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How to install and use winFF a graphical user interface for ffmpeg

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WinFF is a GUI for the command line video converter, FFMPEG. It will convert most any video file that FFmpeg will convert. WinFF does multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can for example convert mpeg’s, flv’s, and … Continue reading →

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