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- Ubuntu Linux view the status of my network Interfaces/card
Q. How do I view the status of my network Interface card under Ubuntu Linux ? How do I make sure connectivity exists?
A. You can verify connectivity or status of your network Interfaces/card using standard Linux command. Open your terminal and use following commands:
Ifconfig command use to view status of network Interfaces card or use [...] - Hack Linux based Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
Learn how to hack Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is Linux based phone.
Nokia’s 770 Internet Tablet is more than a phone, according to John Littler. It’s a Debian GNU/Linux system. This makes it a prime target for hackers. Littler explores some of the built-in utilities and some of the other tricks you can use.
FTA, “…The Nokia [...] - What Is OpenDocument?
The OpenDocument Format (ODF), an open source file format standard for electronic office documents, is poised to change the world from an application-centric model of computing to a document-centric model. Sam Hiser looks at this new standard, how it implements XML for office documents, the technical and political wranglings in the standard, available tools, [...]
- Allahabad high court uses and recommends Open sourced softwares and standards
It looks like Government of India taking open source more and more seriously. Allahabad (a city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh) court boasts using of open source and standards on their website.
Many documents on site require use of Openoffice to open documents. According to their FAQ, it recommends using, “Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird, [...] - Lighttpd: redirect feed traffic to a Feedburner account
Reader chadrick asks, “How to redirect feed traffic to a Feedburner account?”
There is a plugin available for Apache and Wordpress, but it will not work with Lighttpd. So if you want to redirect RSS/atom feed from your domain to Feedburner to get accurate feed stats, you need to use Lighttpd’s mod_redirect module.
For example request coming [...] - Google funds Sri Lanka’s open source development
Internet search engine giant Google has given the Lanka Software Foundation USD 25,000 to drive open source software projects locally.
According this site, “Much of the funds will go towards new research and development projects, including work with open source database MySQL, the foundation said in a statement on Friday”
Read more at lankabusinessonline.com
According to LSF page [...] - Debian Linux Adopts OpenVZ Virtualization Software
Finally, official debian Package for OpenVZ Virtualization Software The OpenVZ software will be part of the Debian distribution known as “sid” or “unstable,” which is where most development work is done.
The OpenVZ project today announced its operating system-level server virtualization software technology is incorporated into Debian GNU/Linux giving users full access to OpenVZ software, [...] - Lighttpd redirect www.domain.com requests to domain.com or vice versa
For various reason you might want to redirect all traffic coming to www.domain.com to domain.com or vise versa.
This is essential if you want to maintained good structure for search engines (SEO) or to generate accurate stats.
Configure no www
Open your /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf file:
# vi /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
Find out your virtual domain section.
Add following configuration directive if you want [...] - Understanding Linux initrd - initial RAM disk
M. Tim Jones explains initrd anatomy, creation, and use in the Linux boot process.
FTA, “…The Linux initial RAM disk (initrd) is a temporary root file system that is mounted during system boot to support the two-state boot process. The initrd contains various executables and drivers that permit the real root file system to be [...] - Change Linux or UNIX system password using PHP script
If you just wanted to change your own password or other user passwords use passwd command.
I was asked to setup a PHP based interface to change the password. Since my knowledge of php is limited. Here is what I did:
Required tools/setup:
You must have following tools/software installed
=> Shell script to change password
=> Sudo [...]
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