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Install NX server/client on Ubuntu Lucid

My favourite NX server is Freenx.
FreeNX is a GPL implementation of the NX server/client that allows you to graphically access your machine over the[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on September 30, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Linux, OpenSource, ssh, UbuntuLeave a comment on Install NX server/client on Ubuntu Lucid

How to install Firefox 5 on Ubuntu Lucid

The Firefox version bound with Ubuntu Lucid is still the 3.6.
It’s stable but definitely not the fastest browser I’ve ever tried and, these days, wit[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on July 31, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Ubuntu, WebLeave a comment on How to install Firefox 5 on Ubuntu Lucid

How to fix GRUB 2 with Ubuntu live cd

Sometimes happens to “break” the GRUB and make our computer unbootable or, anyway, not booting the way we want it to.
Usually this happens when we te[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on June 30, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags GRUB, Hard Disk, Linux, Partitioning, UbuntuLeave a comment on How to fix GRUB 2 with Ubuntu live cd

Mount Windows share on Linux

Sometimes I still have to deal with Windows. :-/
This time it’s an office shared disk/device.
I was able to mount it automatically but only root cou[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on May 23, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags fstab, Hard Disk, LinuxLeave a comment on Mount Windows share on Linux

Linux: what is partition UUID and how to use it

UUID stands for Universally Unique Identifier and is used to univocally identify a partition.
This is more reliable than /dev/hd* or /dev/sd* since i[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on May 21, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags fstab, Hard Disk, Linux, PartitioningLeave a comment on Linux: what is partition UUID and how to use it

Launch remote GUI locally trough SSH

Let me explain what I want to do first since the title might be misleading.
I want to launch a GUI on my local environment that belongs to a remove s[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on May 8, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags ssh1 Comment on Launch remote GUI locally trough SSH

Load LVM partition manually

Sometimes you have to load a LV (logic volume) that is “not part of the main file system”.
Other times you might have to mount a LV from a live CD, m[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on May 7, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Hard Disk, Linux, LVMLeave a comment on Load LVM partition manually

Linux: How to forward system emails

Every time Linux generates a system email it sends it to the root user.
I don’t normally check that email so I needed to send it to another email add[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on March 5, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Linux, mailLeave a comment on Linux: How to forward system emails

Mediawiki: disable account creation

When you install MediaWiki it allows new accounts creation out of the box.
This is not always the behaviour I want. Unfortunately there isn’t an opti[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on February 28, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags CMS, MediaWiki, WebLeave a comment on Mediawiki: disable account creation

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 (to configure) way I found so far is using[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on February 28, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Linux, mail, PHP1 Comment on How to configure sendmail as a SMART HOST

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