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Windows applications making GRUB 2 unbootable

edafe — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:03:05 +0000

“We need to defend ourselves against the predatory practices of some companies making us look bad: a relatively small number of people do enough detective work to realise that it’s the fault of a particular Windows application, but many more simply blame our operating system because it won’t start any more.” Debian developer Colin Watson asks for your help in an effort to mitigate the problems caused by antifeatures built into Windows software that result in broken Windows/Linux double-boot systems.
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/blosxom

Ubuntu Linux is for everyone

edafe — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:18:28 +0000

Ubuntu is a relatively new flavour of Linux. Since the release of ‘Warty Warthog’ in October 2004, it has become the most popular Linux distribution worldwide. Similar to its parent, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu is based entirely on free software. It inherits outstanding package management and provides one-click access to thousands of downloadable applications.
Ubuntu can be installed as an application inside an existing Windows installation. This provides new users with a great opportunity to try Ubuntu at no risk to their existing setup. Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) is the latest version and available for download from today.
www.unbuntu.com

Samba as a file server

edafe — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:41:47 +0000

Samba enables Linux to speak the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, which is also used by Windows and Mac OS X to exchange data over a network.

Get the necessary packages with the following command:

user@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install swat netkit-inetd

For an initial configuration, edit the file /etc/samba/smb.conf to contain the following entries:

[global] workgroup = SAMBA [homes] comment = Home Directories valid users = %S read only = No create mask = 0640 directory mask = 0750 browseable = No

Continue by adding local users to the smbpasswd file:

user@ubuntu:~$ sudo smbpasswd -a user

Restart the Samba server with the following command:

user@ubuntu:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

The server ubuntu now joins the SAMBA workgroup, giving users who have been added to the smbpasswd file access to their respective home directories.

Using SWAT

Using the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT), you can access help, obtain status information and change the configuration of your Samba server. Use a web browser to access http://localhost:901/ and log in as the local root user.
In principle, SWAT can also be reached from other machines on your local network. However, such connections are vulnerable to password sniffing because of the clear text protocol that SWAT uses to authenticate users.
www.samba.org, copia.ogbuji.net

Setting the time zone

edafe — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:20:33 +0000

Set the local time zone with the following command:

user@ubuntu:~$ sudo tzconfig

www.debian-administration.org

Thoughts on moving from Debian to Ubuntu Server

edafe — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:03:45 +0000

“If Canonical keeps its update schedule and support commitments along with the legendary Debian robustness, we may have a keeper.” Staff at Advosys Consulting are considering Ubuntu for entirely practical reasons.
www.advosys.ca