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Give this a try: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7448/

Gentoo (Desktop), Ubuntu (desktop/server), CentOS (server), Debian (Desktop/Server).

I prefer Debian or CentOS for server and Gentoo for Desktop.

Recently I was wanting to do some additional monitoring on my MySQL Server. I typically use InnoDB for my storage engine, but when I use MyISAM I have to worry about table locking as opposed to row...

I wouldn't mind seeing a backup script that would back up specified directories to say amazon cloud or google cloud? each backup would go into a bucket for the day, and i could set how many backups...

Just wondering if anyone here is using Gentoo? I'm more of a Debian/CentOS person when it comes to servers, but I've always been a big fan of running Gentoo as my desktop. Ran ubuntu a couple times...

Also you can, from Windows using PuTTY, do Alt+C and Alt+V. Also if you have something copied to clipboard that you want to paste into putty, simply right clicking your mouse will do it.

Ever been at the local coffee shop and didn't trust the public Wi-Fi? Maybe you were on someone random open network that you didn't trust? Or perhaps you're just at work and you do not want the...

I use Gentoo linux on my work laptop. We have the ability to use whatever flavor of OS we want. Work even provides whatever software we need for or respective environments.

Look at useradd -e

This can be very bad if you need to access the server remotely, or you are not at home. The only way to do this, and ensure you'll be able to access your server anytime you need to, would be to set...

Also, PuTTY makes a keygen for windows.

Gentoo ftw

Haha, yes. If I'm going to help/answer someones question, I'm not going to go copying and pasting stuff unless it is quoting, a code example that I trust, etc. Because how do I know what I'm...

This is true, also. Again, it comes back to the reason I use SCP. Getting your hands on the Key AND the Password are difficult enough, and if the hacker managed to get all that information and get...

The only problem with that is you have to be at home, or wherever that IP Address is, in order to access your server.

Best move is to do the an SSH Key, store your key in DropBox so it is always...

scp is the most secure transfer method, in my opinion. You can enable security keys and a passphrase. I don't use FTP because of the security implications of it.

http://www.linuxforum.com/showthread.php/548-SSH-Keys

Just posted a thread about this here.

There are two machines A and B. The idea is to login (via ssh) from A to B without typing the password that machine B would normally ask for. A is called the client and B is called the server.

A...

This how-to is about making a basic firewall.

1. You will need root priviledges (one way to become root is to run the command su from a terminal and then type the root password).

Now, open the...

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If you're reading this it means you have an interest in using irssi, need some help installing irssi or are just browsing. I use irssi daily in order to communicate with different people...

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Screen is a great tool, and highly recommended, tool for any Linux user. It provides a Terminal environment that can withstand network disconnects, random computer restarts, power...

Could also try FireScope Unify (http://www.firescope.com), though it isn't free.

This is very abstract to begin because of the varying definitions in what makes something "Cloud". Being a Project Manager & Software Engineer on a product that is currently being ported the "Cloud",...

From past experience it seems that the question of setting up a LAMP server always arises, and it always seems to be on Ubuntu. I believe this is because Ubuntu markets out to the non-Linux user,...