Tags: linux

30/08/09

HOWTO: Setup apcupsd with an APC Back-UPS RS 800

Where I live, in the country :) I get one or two power fluctuations a month and a power failure two - three times a year for 5 to 30 minutes. So I decided to get a UPS so my Mail server would not go down and possibly get its file system corrupted by the… more »

13/04/09

Permalink 03:52:33 pm, by richard Email , 106 words   English (GB)
Categories: Ubuntu Linux

Converting from .mov files

So you have a bunch of .mov files from your DVD recorder and now you want to do stuff with them. But the DVD authoring software needs .avi files as input.To convert them is just a command line away :o[khakisample]mencoder input_file.mov -o output… more »

22/12/08

HOWTO Expand a RAID 5 by replacing the disk with lager ones.

You can increase the size of your RAID 5 disk array by swapping out each disk in turn with a larger disk. This takes time, a lot of time if you have many disks in your array. [redsample image="warning" text="Make a full backup of your data. NOW!!"]It… more »

29/09/08

Permalink 06:56:25 pm, by richard Email , 208 words   English (GB)
Categories: Ubuntu Linux, OS and Systems Administration, Virtual Machines

HOWTO: Install VMware tools without a GUI or X

I am assuming you already have an install of Ubuntu Server. I would make a copy of the whole VMware machine and play around with that, just in case :)Update your server with the latest patches (optional)[khakisample]sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-… more »

11/07/08

HOWTO Install and setup Vmware

With each version of Ubuntu installing Vmware just gets easier :pPost for the Ubuntu forum by bodhi.zazenVmware tools post again Ubuntu CommunitySolution for when the bridged networking failsHelp regarding fast running clocks on Linux guests… more »
Here are a collection of Mini-HOWTOs some of which are too short even for that grand title. I keep them around as it is easier to remember where to look these up that to remember the content of the mini-HOWTO

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