Category: Network and Connectivity
07/11/09
08:17:00 am, by richard 
, 12557 words 
Categories: HOWTOs, Ubutnu Linux, Installation and Configuration, Network and Connectivity, OS and Systems Administration, Virtualization
Setting up a Professional Quality Mail Server with Ubuntu Karmic Server 9.10.
IntroductionWhy I wrote this.I wrote this HOWTO after following many other HOWTOs for Postfix and Exim and finding that parts did not work or did not explain how things worked. In short I spent many hours installing and reinstalling, playing around… more »
22/12/08
06:44:13 pm, by richard , 697 words
Categories: HOWTOs, Ubutnu Linux, Installation and Configuration, Network and Connectivity, OS and Systems Administration
HOWTO: Setup apt-cacher, caching service for installation packages
If like me you have multiple machines running Ubuntu Linux and want to take the load off from those updates! You know you need to get the upgraded software and look forward to the new features. But why download the same packages over and over when it cou… more »
21/07/08
11:42:59 am, by richard , 338 words
Categories: HOWTOs, Ubutnu Linux, Installation and Configuration, Network and Connectivity, OS and Systems Administration
HOWTO:Set up NFS sharing
The Network File System (NFS) was developed to allow machines to mount a disk partition on a remote machine as if it were a local disk. It allows for fast, seamless sharing of files across a network.I stopped using NFS for remote file systems. When I… more »
08:36:59 am, by richard , 4131 words
Categories: Ubutnu Linux, Installation and Configuration, Network and Connectivity, OS and Systems Administration
HOWTO Setup and Configure Autofs
Why Use Autofs And Not NFS?NFS is great when you have one dedicated server and it's up all the time. If like me you have a few PCs with Linux and you want to share the mounted file systems. The order you boot your machines up can be important and you… more »
20/07/08
10:00:28 am, by richard , 1605 words
Categories: HOWTOs, Ubutnu Linux, Installation and Configuration, Network and Connectivity, Virtualization
HOWTO Sort out kvm
Installation.The Kernel Virtual Machine It is a fast and simple way to run entire operating systems, inside Linux. I use them for playing around with stuff as they are simple to create. It saves having to put your live machine back together again.… more »
