There are times when it is easier to change a setting through a GUI rather than the command line. You can launch a remote GUI application on your loca[……]
Author: Andrea
Load LVM partition manually
Sometimes you have to load a logical volume that is not part of the main filesystem. Other times you might have to mount a volume from a live CD, perh[……]
IDE Netbeans 7.0 is out: PHP, Java SE/EE and C/C++
Netbeans 7 is out. I have been using it for PHP, at work as well as at home, for almost two years and I have to say it has become by far my favourite[……]
Linux: How to forward system emails
By default, most Linux systems deliver system emails — cron output, monitoring alerts, security notices — to the local root mailbox. If you never chec[……]
Mediawiki: disable account creation
When you install MediaWiki, new user registration is enabled by default. Anyone can create an account and start editing. That’s fine for a publi[……]
How to configure sendmail as a SMART HOST
Sometimes I need to test the email functionality of a PHP website on my local machine. The best and easiest way I found so far is using sendmail as a[……]
How to install “as many Operating Systems as you want” in one machine
Do you often have the need, or want the pleasure, to try a new operating system?
Do you prefer using a “real machine” rather than creating a virtual[……]
How to ssh to a server without password
If you connect to a remote server regularly, typing your password every time gets old fast. Key-based authentication is the standard way around this —[……]
How to create a simple WordPress Child Theme
A child theme lets you customise an existing WordPress theme without losing your changes when the parent theme updates. Every time the parent theme is[……]
Sharing Internet connection trough an ethernet card with Ubuntu
If you have more than one network card (wireless and ethernet, like in a normal laptop) you can share your Internet connection with another computer v[……]