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Linux refers to the family of Unix-like computer operating systems using the Linux kernel.

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

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

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

How to ssh to a server without password

Connecting to a Linux box with an algorithm for public-key cryptography like RSA is, firstly, more secure and, secondly, more convenient.

More secu[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on February 4, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Linux, ssh1 Comment on How to ssh to a server without password

Sharing Internet connection trough an ethernet card with Ubuntu

If you have more than one network card (eg: wireless and ethernet like in a normal laptop) you can decide to share your Internet connection with anoth[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on January 7, 2011January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Linux, UbuntuLeave a comment on Sharing Internet connection trough an ethernet card with Ubuntu

Linux patch to boost Desktop performance

I’ve been using a Linux OS (Ubuntu is my favourite distribution) for a few years now. Let’s say 3/4..
I really like it, actually I love it. ;-)

So[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on November 20, 2010January 25, 2017Categories News, OpenSourceTags Linux, OpenSourceLeave a comment on Linux patch to boost Desktop performance

Open file graphically as administrator from Nautilus – Ubuntu

Sometimes when I’m more lazy than usual and I browse my folders with Nautilus, I want to open the file I need to straight away without using the comma[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on November 9, 2010January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Gnome, Linux, Ubuntu4 Comments on Open file graphically as administrator from Nautilus – Ubuntu

How to install Miro 3.5 on Ubuntu 10.04

Miro 3.5 has been released.
The major improvement, in my personal point of view, is the possibility to convert video and audio files for other devic[……]

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Author AndreaPosted on October 23, 2010January 25, 2017Categories How ToTags Cross-Platform, Free-Software, Linux, Ubuntu, VideoLeave a comment on How to install Miro 3.5 on Ubuntu 10.04

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