Posted in Linux Comm, Ubuntu on February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is an alternative for editing runlevels that can be used just like chkconfig:http://sysv-rc-conf.sourceforge.net/
To install:
$sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf$sysv-rc-conf
Excerpt from the manual:DESCRIPTIONsysv-rc-conf gives an easy to use interface for managing /etc/rc{runlevel}.d/ symlinks. The interface comes in two different flavors, one that simply allows turning services on or off and another that allows for more fine tuned [...]
Posted in GNU/Linux, Ubuntu on February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SSHMenu is written entirely in Ruby so no compilation is required. Once you have the prerequisite libraries installed then it’s just a matter of putting the SSHMenu files in the right place.
If you are planning to package SSHMenu, then please split it into two packages (in whatever naming scheme works for your distribution):
sshmenu
sshmenu-gnome
The standalone [...]
Posted in GNU/Linux, Solaris, Ubuntu on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Installing Perl modules from CPAN
There are several ways to get Perl modules from CPAN installed on your unix-based system. Keep in mind that there is always more than one way to do it with Perl, and this is no different. Before embarking upon any installation, it’s a good idea to download the module, unzip it [...]
Posted in Ubuntu on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction
This guide is intended to provide you with simple instructions on how to install Nagios from source (code) on Ubuntu and have it monitoring your local machine inside of 20 minutes. No advanced installation options are discussed here – just the basics that will work for 95% of users who want to get started.
These instructions [...]
Posted in Ubuntu on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Given are the following steps if you ever happen to forgot the root password:
Turn your computer on.
Press ESC at the grub prompt.
Press e for edit.
Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, press e
Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash
press enter, then press b to boot your system.
Your system will boot up [...]
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