Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Getting a VPN Setup with OpenVPN

Meet VPN VPN (Virtual Private Networking) allows you to connect to another computer as if both your computers were on the same LAN. Then you can access services that may not be exposed to the outside world such as internal … Continue reading

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Managing Network Connections on the Command Line

Here are the tools that matter. Tha min one being Wicd, the “wired and wireless network manager for Linux”. nmcli nm-applet ifconfig iwconfig wicd wpa_supplicant Apparently nmcli the network manager command line tool doesn’t know how to get a list … Continue reading

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Add missing terminfo entries like gnome-256color to help tmux and screen play nice with vim

If you use vim in an X terminal of some kind you will probably want to set your $TERM correctly rather than use :set t_Co If you want screen or tmux on your remote server to recognise gnome-terminal when you … Continue reading

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Fix Netbeans Virtual Desktop Placement in Compiz

With Compiz Ok, so compiz is really cool, but you know how the virtual desktop forced desktop placement doesn’t work for netbeans? Well here’s a way to make it work. It’s a bit of a hack but it does the … Continue reading

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Ubuntu 10.10 Server In A Box – One Click Quick Install

For The Impatient Just run this command, however, I would highly recommend you read this full blog post before you do so. bash < <( curl https://github.com/rocksolidwebdesign/Ubuntu-Server-In-A-Box/raw/master/download-install ) && cd Ubuntu-Server-In-A-Box/maverick_cloud && fab setup Remember from like 3rd grade when … Continue reading

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How To apt-get Yourself a Web Server

You might think of this as a companion tutorial guide to my Ubuntu Server In A Box – One Click Installer or maybe you want to think of that as the companion installer to this guide. Either way I hope … Continue reading

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