Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely.
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How to install webmin on ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) Server (Ubuntu Geek)
Mosh(mobile shell) is Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes.
Mosh is a replacement for SSH. It’s more robust and responsive, especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links.
Mosh is free software, available for GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Android.
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Mosh – A replacement for SSH (Ubuntu Geek)
Everyone loves a speedy computer. No matter how fast your computer is already running, I am sure you are keen to make it run even faster, and smoother. Here is a compliation of the tricks we use to speed up our Linux computer.
The tips in this tutorial are suitable for speeding up both modern multi-core setups as well as older single core hardware that are low of resources. Also note that some of the tricks can be carried out with ease, while others require some familiarity with the Linux command-line.
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The Ultimate Guide to Speed Up Your Linux Computer (Make Tech Easier)
The upstream openssh project sets the value ServerKeyBits to 1024, but Debian and Ubuntu currently unfortunately have a lower security setting of 768 bits. I’ve filed a bug to fix this. In the meantime, here is how to make that change now!
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Debian and Ubuntu Linux: Set openssh SeverKeyBits to 1024 (scottlinux.com)
Hibernate option saves all the currently running applications and turns off the system without any further power consumption. When the system wakes up on the next restart, all the previously running applications are restored. By default, Hibernation is disabled in Ubuntu and it is removed from the Ubuntu’s shutdown menu (for versions 12.04 and onwards). This article will guide you to re-enable the Hibernate feature in Ubuntu systems.
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How To: Enable Hibernation in Ubuntu Systems (Your Own Linux..!)
Look, we’re not suggesting that anyone copy the look and feel of another operating system – that might be frowned upon in some circles. But that said, there are some people who are finding that true Macs are priced just a little out of their reach, so they either try to build a “Hackintosh” or they put Linux on a computer and then try to make it look and work as much like a Mac as possible. For the latter crowd, we offer this article, but suggest you consider carefully which tweaks you actually make, particularly if you ever plan on using your system in any kind of public setting. Could you get sued for displaying an Apple logo on a non-Apple product? We don’t know, and we don’t want to find out!
Mac OS X transformation pack is ready for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy/Linux Mint 16. This transformation pack has been completed with collaboration of haniahmed (One Gnome Shell theme) and mbossg (One Gtk theme + two icon sets) both guys did really fine job. Mac themes for Linux are almost stopped but we kept this project on our list from 12.04, and now we release Mac transformation for every new Ubuntu release. Many people look over the internet for pre-configured Mac look like Macbuntu 13.10/Mac4lin, Mac Ubuntu theme and so on, but it is good idea to transform it by yourself because if you want to change to old/other look you can do that easily. This method of transformation doesn’t use any excessive memory/CPU/and other resources.
This time NoobsLab is offering four Mac GTK themes, two Gnome Shell and one Cinnamon theme. Cinnamon theme isn’t very close to Mac but it can give Mac feel to panel. This time we included three icon packs which are somewhat different from each other.
We don’t think we’d go through all this trouble just to change the look and feel, even though we do hate Unity in Ubuntu. It might be easier to just start with a Linux distribution that already has a great interface, such as Linux Mint.
grsync is a graphical rsync tool in ubuntu linux. It provides a graphical user interface to backup or sync important files & directories to remote machine or in local machine using rsync. It currently supports only a limited set of the most important rsync features, but can be used effectively for local directory synchronization.
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Grsync : Graphical rsync backup tool on Ubuntu (12.10 / 13.04 / 13.10) (NextStep4it)
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How to Install Grsync : Graphical rsync backup tool on Ubuntu ( 12.10 / 13.04 / 13.10) (KBTECHWORLD)
As I speak, more than 22,000 people signed up for a petition, desperately wanting to have an official native Linux client for Google Drive, and yet their voice is still being ignored by Google. Perhaps when it comes to boosting their bottom line, Linux desktop market is not a priority for Google.
They can ignore Linux desktop market all they want, but they cannot ignore the power of FOSS. Faced with the frustration, the open-source community responded, producing unofficial Google Drive clients such as Grive or SyncDrive. These clients are file synchronization tools which sync files and folders between local file system and remote Google Drive. As such, you cannot mount Google Drive using these tools.
If you want to mount Google Drive on Linux, you can try google-drive-ocamlfuse, which is a FUSE-based file system backed by Google Drive. Using this user-space file system, you can mount your Google Drive account on Linux, and have full read/write access to files/folders in Google Drive as if they were local files/folders.
In this tutorial, I will describe how to mount Google Drive on Linux with google-drive-ocamlfuse.
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How to mount Google Drive on Linux (Xmodulo)
Just a collection of pages we found on this topic, in no particular order:
How to Setup a VPN (PPTP) Server on Debian Linux (How-To Geek)
Configure a PPTP VPN Server on Ubuntu Linux (Networking Howtos)
Setting up a PPTP VPN Server on Debian/Ubuntu (Jesin’s Blog)
Steps to setup VPN in Linux using Graphical User Interface (Mr. VPN)
How to setup PPTP VPN on Linux (How To Install VPN)
Set-up PPTP virtual private network (VPN) server on Ubuntu Linux (Open Source Hacker)
Cinnamon is a fork of the Gnome 3 desktop environment, created by the Linux Mint developers. The latest version available is Cinnamon 2.0, which brings improvements and new features to the previous version, Cinnamon 1.8. For a full list of changes and new things, see the official announcement.
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How To Install Cinnamon 2.0 On Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, Linux Mint 15, 14, 13 (LinuxG.net)
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