Linux is Confusing. These Articles Should Help

See What Updated Packages Are Available from Ubuntu Command Line

If you are running Ubuntu Server, or even if you prefer to administer your desktop from the command line, you will want to be able to see what packages are available for update. Ubuntu includes a great package management tool...

Lowell Heddings Dec 16th, 2006

See Where a Package is Installed on Ubuntu

Once you use the apt-get utility to install a package, sometimes it seems to disappear into nowhere. You know it’s installed, you just have no idea where.

Lowell Heddings Dec 16th, 2006

See What Version of a Package Is Installed on Ubuntu

The package management system on Ubuntu makes it extremely simple to install and remove packages, but sometimes it’s important to figure out what version of a particular package that you actually have installed....

Lowell Heddings Dec 16th, 2006

Add a User on Ubuntu Server

Ubuntu Server is like any Linux variety, and has full multi-user capabilities, and a common task on any server is adding users.

Lowell Heddings Dec 15th, 2006

Keep Your SSH Session Running when You Disconnect

Screen is like a window manager for your console. It will allow you to keep multiple terminal sessions running and easily switch between them. It also protects you from disconnection, because the screen session doesn’t ...

Lowell Heddings Dec 14th, 2006

How to Mount a Remote Folder using SSH on Ubuntu

Connecting to a server across the internet is much more secure using SSH. There is a way that you can mount a folder on a remote server using the SSHFS service.

Lowell Heddings Dec 14th, 2006

Open a Second Console Session on Ubuntu Server

Ubuntu Server has the native ability to run multiple console sessions from the server console prompt. If you are working on the actual console and are waiting for a long running command to finish, there’s no reason why ...

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Change Ubuntu Server from DHCP to a Static IP Address

If the Ubuntu Server installer has set your server to use DHCP, you will want to change it to a static IP address so that people can actually use it.

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Change Ubuntu Desktop from DHCP to a Static IP Address

If you’ve installed your Ubuntu installation with DHCP, it’s really easy to reconfigure your system to use a static IP address with the GUI based Network Settings dialog.

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Install a Drop-Down Console in Ubuntu

Tilda is a console that drops down off the top of the screen, the same way the console in a first person shooter game does, with just the press of a key.

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Shut Down or Reboot a Solaris System

Solaris is usually used as a server operating system. Because of this, you want to make sure that you shut the system down as gracefully as possible to ensure there isn’t any data loss.

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

View Hidden Files and Folders in Ubuntu File Browser

The Ubuntu file browser does not show hidden files or folders by default, only the files that your user has access to.

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

How to Switch Between GDM and KDM on Ubuntu

If you have installed the Kubuntu desktop on top of Ubuntu or the other way around, you may want to switch from gdm to kdm, or from kdm to gdm. This is an easy thing to do.

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Make VLC Player Look like Windows Media Player 10

The VLC Media Player is an open source, cross-platform media client that supports the vast majority of media formats. One of the great features is that it supports skins that work across different platforms. This article will...

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Make VLC Player Look like Winamp 5 (Kinda)

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Install IceWM on Ubuntu Linux

The Ubuntu default desktop uses the Gnome window manager, but there are a number of different window managers that can be installed, including AfterStep, Enlightenment, KDE, Xfce, Blackbox and Fluxbox....

Lowell Heddings Dec 13th, 2006

Search Your Computer Quickly With the Deskbar Applet on Ubuntu

Ubuntu linux includes one of the most useful utilities available on any operating system: the Deskbar

Lowell Heddings Dec 10th, 2006

Use the Windows Key for the "Start" Menu in Ubuntu Linux

NOTE: This article doesn’t work anymore. Please refer to this updated article instead for using the Windows key as the “Start Menu”.

Lowell Heddings Dec 10th, 2006

Assign a Hotkey to Open a Terminal Window in Ubuntu

Since we spend so much time at the command line in Ubuntu, it sometimes makes it simpler to launch a new terminal window with a shortcut key.

Lowell Heddings Dec 10th, 2006

Make your Gnome Terminal Background (mostly)Transparent on Ubuntu

The Gnome terminal window has the built in ability to show a transparent background. It’s not true transparency, as it simply shows through the background picture, but it’s close enough....

Lowell Heddings Dec 10th, 2006

Install the Firestarter Firewall on Ubuntu Linux

Firestarter is an easy to use firewall for Ubuntu that includes a GUI administration tool. Installation of this firewall is as easy as using it. In this HowTo we will cover how to install the firewall....

Lowell Heddings Dec 7th, 2006

Installing Ruby on Rails on Ubuntu Dapper or Edgy

Ruby on Rails is a popular new framework for developing web applications. Since Ruby on Rails includes a built-in web server for development purposes, there is no need to install a separate web server....

Lowell Heddings Dec 7th, 2006

Allow Access to a VMware Virtual Machine(NAT) From Another Computer

If you are running a virtual machine on your computer, you may want to access that virtual machine from another computer. Let’s use an example: Say you have an Ubuntu virtual machine with Apache running on port 80, and ...

Lowell Heddings Dec 7th, 2006

Change the DHCP IP Address Range for VMware NAT

VMware Workstation includes a network utility that allows you to manage the virtual networks. Typically virtual machines will use NAT (Network Address Translation) to automatically assign a virtual IP address that h...

Lowell Heddings Dec 7th, 2006

Sync Your System Clock with Internet Time Servers in Ubuntu

Ubuntu has an easy way to keep your system synchronized with the internet time servers. This is especially useful on older computers that may have problems with the system clock losing time.

Lowell Heddings Dec 5th, 2006