The latest update to the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system – Ubuntu 10.10 – has been officially released at 10:10:10 GMT on October 10th, 2010. Ubuntu 10.10 with codename "Maverick Meerkat’", come with a lot of new and updated applications and features.What is new in Ubuntu 10.10 Maveric Meerkat:Incredibly fast booting time. Default e-mail application Evolution has been updated and optimized to run much faster compared to the version in Ubuntu 10.04. Shotwell has replaced … Read more...
Encrypt Your Flashdrive With TrueCrypt In Ubuntu
October 23, 2010 • 1 Comment
Data privacy is important. You need to keep it safe and store in your harddrive or flash drive only. And you don't want your data got by the wrong hand. You need to secure your data where you store it. One of the technique to store your data is encrypt it.To encrypt your data, you can use Truecrypt. TrueCrypt is an open source software that helps you set up and maintain an on-the-fly encrypted volume. On the fly encryption means data is automatically encrypted or decrypted right before they … Read more...
Create Backup Of Your Ubuntu To Distributable Ubuntu Live CD/DVD
October 23, 2010 • 2 Comments
I have been using Ubuntu for almost 3 years. I started using it since Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron released. And when Ubuntu released a new upgrade, i prefer do fresh install rather than upgrade the package. Even it's takes time to configure and restore my backup files so i could do my work. And when my work mate want to use Ubuntu too, i install it for him and again, i configure and tweak it so he could do his work. So i'm thinking is there a way to clone my Ubuntu instead of configure it per … Read more...
[HowTo] Create Ubuntu Live CD
October 21, 2010 • 7 Comments
Ubuntu 10.10 code name Maverick Meerkat has been released on October 10th 2010 you can download it from ubuntu.com for free. But when you are an Ubuntu advance user, you need to add more package or remove some package that you won't use. Then you can live boot your custom Ubuntu live CD. And it's not limited to live CD, you can make it as live USB too.There are some reasons you want to customize Ubuntu live CD:Make your own Linux / Ubuntu distribution, something like rebranding but … Read more...
Reset Windows 7 Password With Ubuntu
October 13, 2010 • 10 Comments
Sometimes you forget your Windows password, or maybe your workmate leave and you replace him and you cannot access his ex-computer because it have a password. And you cannot guess his/her password to login. And you cannot reinstall the Windows because it have lot if important data and software that need to be installed and tweak. Then reinstall the Windows is not the answer.If you had this problem then don't worry, you still can reset Windows 7 password using Ubuntu. Whether boot it from USB … Read more...
[HowTo] Install Configure OpenVPN On Ubuntu
October 6, 2010 • 6 Comments
"OpenVPN is a free and open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN) solutions for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It uses SSL/TLS security for encryption and is capable of traversing network address translators (NATs) and firewalls. It was written by James Yonan and is published under the GNU General Public License (GPL)." (Cite from Linux Security).So with OpenVPN … Read more...
Boot Linux Over The Network
October 4, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Installing Ubuntu is easy. There are a lot of ways to install Ubuntu. You can grab the cd image from the Ubuntu website or other mirrors site. Or you can install it from Windows using Wubi installer. Or you can install Ubuntu from the network or internet. The last ways is using netboot.me.Netboot.me is a service that allows you to boot nearly any operating system or utility on any computer with a wired internet connection. There are a number of ways to boot a computer with netboot.me. The … Read more...
Zeya: Music Server With HTML 5
October 1, 2010 • 2 Comments
HTML 5 is a new HTML standard for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. One of the new feature standard of HTML 5 is media playback including video and audio. So to simplify it, now we can hear music or watch videos in our browser without install any plugins such as adobe flash, silverlight, java applets or etc. You just watch or play it as soon as the browser download or buffering it.There are lot of music server, one of them is icecast. But icecast is kinda old and it … Read more...
Beginners Guide: Monitoring Linux System Command
September 27, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Linux come with many built in commands to monitoring the system. You can check your system performance with these tools from cpu load, memory usage, network traffic, and etc. From this monitoring tools you can check what is the cause the server not on its normal performance.Below are the tools to check your Linux system health: 1. top top (table of process) command will show you a dynamic real-time view of a running system i.e. actual process activity. It update every 5 seconds.top hot … Read more...
Remote Desktop On Ubuntu With TightVNC
September 24, 2010 • 4 Comments
Remote desktop on Ubuntu isn't new. This is known for while. Even it is not as good as Windows remote desktop, but you still can connect and control your Ubuntu desktop remotely. There are some tools to connect to your Ubuntu desktop remotely. You can use TightVNC to remote desktop on Ubuntu.[quote sourceurl="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TightVNC" sourcename="Wikipedia"]TightVNC is a cross-platform open source remote desktop software application that uses and extends VNC's RFB protocol to … Read more...
