apache: PHP not working in UserDir
Some versions of Debian based distros (like Ubuntu) disable by default the usage of PHP in userdir websites (http://server/~user). To enable, remove the following lines from /etc/apache2/mods-: <IfModule > <Directory…
upgrade Ubuntu from the command line
To upgrade Ubuntu to the latest version using the command line, follow these steps: 1. Install the package update-manager-core # apt-get install update-manager-core 2. Execute do-release-upgrade # do-release-upgrade NOTES: -…
Enable Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the X server in Ubuntu
It's been awhile since Ubuntu disable the possibility of using Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the X Server. Here's what you need to do to get that functionality back: UBUNTU (and newer)…
Setup a local Debian/Ubuntu package repository
If you have some specific packages that you just want to share in your LAN. then you can easily create a local repository with your packages. Here's how to do…
Play encrypted DVD on linux
Because of license restrictions, the library libdvdcss (needed for play CSS encrypted DVDs) is not available on the main repositories of linux distributions. Here's the installation procedure of libdvdcss for…
Setting up software RAID on a running Debian system
If you have a running Debian (or any Debian based distro, like Ubuntu) system and want to configure a RAID1 (mirror) without losing your existing data, this can be accomplished…
share multimedia files with Smart TVs
You can easily share your videos, music and pictures stored in your linux box with your Smart TV, all you have to do is configure a DLNA server in linux.…