How to Install and Configure Subversion Server on Ubuntu 13.04 Server
Subversion is a free and open-source version control system (VCS). It manages files and directories, and the changes made to them over time. This allows you to recover older versions of your data or...
View ArticleUbuntu: How to Determine Your Architecture
It is time to learn some extra Ubuntu skills. The only way to be good at something is to read and practice everyday, all the time-day and night. There are many geeks that say Ubuntu sucks, but I like...
View ArticleSecuring Information on Flash Drives from Windows Users
This is a very interesting trick I come across recently. Sometimes moving along with flash drives is very helpful. You might not want someone to view your confidential documents when it goes missing....
View ArticleException Handling in Python
You know you get serious with Python programming language when you start to learn about exception handling. But why do we need exception handling? The best way to understand exception handling in...
View ArticleNetworking in Python, Sockets
The key to networking in Python is the socket module, which provides a library for making network connections using Python. The socket module is used for low level networking and it provides the...
View ArticleHow to Backup and Restore MySQL Database’s Using MySQL Workbench
MySQL Workbench is a graphical design tool for MySQL databases. It is used for database server administration, database design, creation, security management and server as well as database maintenance....
View ArticleCommand-Line Downloading Using aria2
All Linux distributions come with wget pre-packaged by default. Sure, wget does do the job, but there is an alternative which I believe does a much better job at downloading from the command-line....
View ArticleBasic mplayer Usage from Command-Line
There are many ways to play media files from the command-line. In fact, in recent weeks past, here at Unixmen we’ve shown you how do it with a couple of different methods. Today, I’m gonna show you a...
View ArticleHow to Block Ads on Your Web Browsers Using Privoxy
There are many browser specific plug-ins (eg. Adblock Plus) available to block ads while browsing. If you want a tool compatible for all browsers, then you should try Privoxy. Privoxy is a non-caching...
View ArticleRetroshare: A Next Generation Secure Communication and File Sharing Platform
Retroshare is the next generation of peer to peer sharing networks. Unlike classic peer to peer software, it only connects to trusted friends and not just anyone. The problem with existing filesharing...
View ArticleSetup Your Own YouTube Like Website Using ClipBucket
ClipBucket is an open-source and free Multimedia Management Script used to build your own media sharing site like YouTube, Metacafe, Veoh and Hulu etc. Whether you are a small fan club or a big Multi...
View ArticleAdminister your Server using Ajenti Server Manager
Ajenti is a simple, fast and small web based administration tool for managing your servers. It is similar to Webmin. It is very useful for those who are not that much good at command line interface. It...
View ArticleSetup your own Wikipedia like website using MediaWiki
MediaWiki is a free, open source wiki software developed by Wikimedia Fountation. It is the same software used by Wikipedia. You can build a Wikipedia like website using MediaWiki in minutes or you can...
View ArticleHow to Fix Grub Boot Loader Errors with Boot-Repair Utility
Some times you can’t boot into Ubuntu systems after installing dual boot Windows OS or other Linux distribution. In some cases you can’t boot into Windows after installing Ubuntu. Either your GRUB...
View ArticlevnStat PHP: A Graphical Frontend for vnStat Network Bandwidth Monitoring Tool
We have already shown you how to install and monitor network interface bandwidth usage using vnStat in our previous article. Since vnStat command is only command mode, the author of vnStat have created...
View ArticlePerformance on Linux. Just how far *can* we go?
As the title suggests, Linux and performance in the same sentence makes for an interesting topic of discussion. Everyone knows there is a multitude of options available to us. In this article, I’m...
View ArticleeXo Platform: An Enterprise Social Platform and Portal
eXo is an open source social-collaboration platform for enterprise written in Java, Groovey and JavaEE Web Container. It offers social intranet like Facebook and website capabilities such as Wikis,...
View Article10 ‘cat’ Command Examples for Beginners
“cat” is one of the commands that is used mostly in our everyday activities, so far as the terminal is concerned. It is mostly used with text files for displaying, combining (concatenating) and...
View ArticleInstall your own Instant Messaging Server with Openfire
Openfire is a powerful instant messaging (IM) and chat server that implements the XMPP protocol written in Java. It is previously known as Wildfire and Jive Messenger. In this article, let us see how...
View ArticleSetup Your Own Online Survey Using Limesurvey and LAMP Server
LimeSurvey, formerly known as PHPSurveyor, is an open-source survey application written in PHP that can be used to create powerful online question and answer type surveys in minutes without much effort...
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