Installing Ruby 1.9.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)
Installing Ruby version 1.9.2 (which as of this writing, is not the most recent version, however, our production stack relies on this version for now) on Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04 LTS) can be a...
View Article10 Package Management Operations You Need Synaptic for on Ubuntu
The Ubuntu Software Center is a solid, user-friendly application, but sometimes you need more power. The Synaptic package manager – previously included with Ubuntu by default – can do many things the...
View ArticleHow To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Ubuntu 12.04
This tutorial explains how you can integrate ClamAV into PureFTPd for virus scanning on an Ubuntu 12.04 system. In the end, whenever a file gets uploaded through PureFTPd, ClamAV will check the file...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04.1: LTS maintenance release
As most Ubuntu users will know, Ubuntu 12.04 is a Long Term Support (LTS) release. As an LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin), released on 26 April 2012, is scheduled to receive updates and support,...
View ArticleHow to create an FTP server on an Ubuntu 12.04 virtual machine
I’ve been playing around with different ways of implementing FTP lately–that is, whether to use Windows, Linux, or just some sort of storage device with built-in FTP capabilities. As mentioned before,...
View ArticleHow To Install Drupal 7 on Ubuntu Server 12.04
Drupal also possible to install it on a Ubuntu Server 12.04. Currently, the Latest version of Drupal (drupal 7) is available in Official Ubuntu Software repository. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how...
View ArticleWhy Ubuntu 12.04 is the best desktop experience the free software community...
Unity, love it or hate it, it’s here to stay. I recently gave it a try and had to just stick with it and in this following blog post, I’m going to argue why Ubuntu 12.04 is the best desktop experience...
View ArticleControlling Privacy Setting in Ubuntu with Gnome Activity Log Manager
Since Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04) these privacy setting have been integrated out of the box as a feature in the System Settings menu. It’s called Activity Log Manager (previously Zeitgeist Global...
View ArticleHumble Bundle for Android 3 Comes to Ubuntu 12.04
Humble Bundle for Android 3 comes with the following games: Fieldrunners, BIT.TRIP BEAT, SpaceChem, Uplink and Spirits. Not to mention that each game includes a breathtaking soundtrack available in...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.10: New features, new levels of user-friendliness
Ubuntu 12.10 is less than two months away from release. One feature in particular stands out as an overwhelming favorite to launch Ubuntu into new reaches of user-friendliness. The future of Ubuntu is...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04 and NetBeans IDE
The one and only reason for doing so (I was generally happy with 11.04) was that Ubuntu had become increasingly sluggish. My assumption was that by upgrading I wouldn’t only be gaining from the...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04.1 (Precise Pangolin) LTS released!
The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (Long-Term Support) for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. The Ubuntu LTS flavors are also being released today....
View ArticleUbuntu 12:04 with Webmin: Bootup and Shutdown Module
This module allows you to create and edit the scripts that are run at bootup and shutdown time, called actions by the module. It can be found under the System category in Webmin, and when you enter it...
View ArticleMinor improvements coming in Ubuntu Linux update release
Officially, August 23rd will see the first update, Ubuntu 12.04.1, to the operating system. Actually, the Ubuntu update is running a bit late. In any case, here’s what you can expect from it. First,...
View ArticleInstalling Maven 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.04
To install Apache Maven 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.04, take the following steps: Read more here
View ArticleUbuntu adds Calxeda support and makes it easier to deploy OpenStack
Ubuntu 12.04 has been given its first point release update since the business-focused Linux distribution was launched in April, adding further ARM server support and an OpenStack cloud computing...
View ArticleServing CGI Scripts With Nginx On Ubuntu 12.04
This tutorial shows how you can serve CGI scripts (Perl scripts) with nginx on Ubuntu 12.04. While nginx itself does not serve CGI, there are several ways to work around this. I will outline three...
View ArticleUsing GeoIP With Nginx On Ubuntu 12.04
This tutorial explains how to use the GeoIP module with nginx on Ubuntu 12.04 to find out where your visitors come from. The GeoIP module sets multiple variables like $geoip_country_name,...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04 LTS and 12.10 beta 2 on Intel Ivy Bridge-powered computer
Running either 12.04 or 12.10 beta 2, I have so far not experienced any freezing, and there have been no lines on the screen. The only issue I have experienced on both systems, is the same thing I...
View ArticlePreview Of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10 Performance
When Ubuntu 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal” is officially released there will be more Ubuntu 12.10 performance figures to publish beyond what’s already been benchmarked. In this article are a preview of some...
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