MySQL backup on Ubuntu | Debian
This guide is for Sys Admins–or people who have a bit of Sys Admin skills. While there is a plethora of database backup products for MySQL that exist, this post is not about those products. We’ll use the built-in tools of MySQL for the backup process–it is in fact, a very simple process. A simple [...]
Restarting background services in Debian | Ubuntu
It appears that this step is increasingly finding it’s way into a lot of installation procedures in Debian | Ubuntu, so I decided to write a small post on it–that way, whenever I need to include a restart procedure on an installation, I’ll refer to this post. Getting sysv-rc-conf Sysv-rc-conf is a curses based interface [...]
What to do with your netbook
Now that the novelty is over and you’re not quite sure if the 7″ eee is still useful for daily use, or that 10″ MSI Wind is really up to the task, what do you do with them? You can sell them or let them gather dust in attic or you can use them for [...]
Setting the system date in Debian
This is a shell activity. I’m sure there are ways to do this in Gnome–but I don’t want to do this in Gnome or KDE; besides, a lot of the Linux or UNIX boxes I work with, are headless (no monitor, no keyboard). The only way to interact with them is via ssh. I always [...]
How to setup a simple file server in Debian | Ubuntu
If you’ve ever wanted to setup an Ubuntu/Debian file server for you home network | small network, here’s a simple DIY. We’ll use Samba as the file server. SMB; or Server Message Block is commonly found on the Windows platform, and users are very familiar accessing network shares using \\servername\sharename Samba used to be very [...]
Screen shooting on Windows, Mac and Linux
Screen capture is a standard feature of OSX — a quick look at keyboard shortcuts (System Preferences –> Keyboard and Mouse –> Keyboard shortcuts) uncovers some handy utilities.
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