Tech

Guides
 


Expanding text with Snippits

Expanding text with Snippits

Find out the basics on Snippits, a Linux-based text-expanding tool similar to Typinator or TextExpander for Mac.

Send messages and alerts from the command line

Here's a look at two command-line programs, wall and mail, that allow you to send simple alerts and e-mail messages to users.

Monday, September 29 2008 01:25 PM
Find more stories in: Linux, Open source

Guide to open source mailing list etiquette

Here’s some advice on how to be the best Linux list member you can be and getting the help you need from the open source community.

Monday, September 22 2008 02:16 PM
Find more stories in: Linux, Open source

One-time scheduling of tasks with 'at'

Scheduling services with cron and similar tools is great for repetitive tasks but inconvenient for one-time jobs that only need to be accomplished once. For those tasks, use the 'at' command.

Monday, September 15 2008 01:00 PM
Find more stories in: Open source

Schedule periodic tasks with cron

Uncover the basics of scheduling basic system and user tasks with cron, such as downloading e-mail at certain intervals and restarting services.

Monday, September 08 2008 01:24 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Linux

Get a complete security toolkit with BackTrack 3

The BackTrack LiveCD provides over 300 different tools that can be used by security professionals or system administrators. Vincent Danen tells you how to create a portable version on a USB keychain.

Monday, September 01 2008 02:32 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Linux, Security Management, Security applications/tools

Customize the Joe text editor

The Linux text editor Joe has easy-to-remember keystrokes and allows you to customize it to suit your needs. Vincent Danen tells you how to tweak the configuration file to create keybindings and map your favorite commands.

Monday, August 25 2008 12:51 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Operating systems

Install extra packages on the Asus Eee PC

Xandros repositories make it easier to install extra packages on the Eee PC if you want more software than the average user.

Monday, August 18 2008 01:36 PM
Find more stories in: Linux, Handhelds, Open source

GUI scripting with Zenity

Zenity allows users to create graphical interfaces for the command line interface, which makes it less intimidating.

Monday, August 04 2008 03:03 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Linux

Send mail with eSMTP

The lightweight eSMTP allows per-user configuration files, making it useful even for multi-user systems.

Monday, July 28 2008 02:05 PM
Find more stories in: Networking, Open source, E-mail servers

gOS Space well fits evolution of online PC user

The latest gOS release, called Space, is an outstanding entry into the Linux space.

Monday, July 21 2008 01:19 PM
Find more stories in: Linux, Open source

Chroot users with OpenSSH the easy way

The new function included in the release of OpenSSH means you no longer have to rely on third-party hacks or complicated chroot setups to confine users to their home directories.

Monday, July 14 2008 02:39 PM
Find more stories in: Networking, Open source

Use Fuse to mount remote ssh directories

The FUSE project has made editing remote files convenient by allowing local filesystem-like access to remote files.

Monday, July 07 2008 02:05 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Networking, File servers, Linux

Realize the flexibility of OpenSSH

With OpenSSH, you can access systems remotely and securely, transfer files securely, secure normally insecure services, and much more.

Monday, June 30 2008 11:56 AM
Find more stories in: Open source, Authentication and encryption, Data security

Delegate privileges to users with sudo

Sudo allows for flexible delegation of user privileges, and the ability to fine-tune those privileges to provide different levels of access.

Monday, June 23 2008 02:35 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Networking

Dig for more data in the /proc directory

The virtual filesystem provides a plethora of information on the hardware of the running system, and of the various processes running.

Monday, June 16 2008 11:43 AM
Find more stories in: Open source, Operating systems

Find weak OpenSSL/OpenSSH keys and secure your system

Use a tool provided by the Debian team, which can be run regardless of whether the Debian system is used, to determine if weak keys exist in the system.

Monday, June 09 2008 03:13 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Linux

Log Linux services with runit

Learn how to keep critical information on top of supervising services, with a program called svlogd in runit.

Monday, June 02 2008 01:43 PM
Find more stories in: Open source, Linux

Use runit to supervise Linux services

Traditional Linux systems use SysV init for starting the system: running init scripts to start and stop services as well as manage system runlevels and one-time startup scripts.

Monday, May 26 2008 03:27 PM
Find more stories in: Linux, Open source

Learn to use the openssl command-line program

More than just an open source SSL library implementation, OpenSSL can be used to create, request, sign, and revoke certificates and can also be used to perform other cryptographic operations.

Monday, May 12 2008 04:53 PM
Find more stories in: Networking, Security

Try IRC with Irssi to communicate via chat

IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is a fantastic method of communication with peers, particularly if you are part of a development group or want to get support with a particular piece of software or project.

Monday, May 05 2008 11:10 AM
Find more stories in: Open source, Instant messaging

More Open Source TechGuides »

Guest user

Guest user

Level: 
Joined: —
Already a member? Log in »



 

Loading...

Guangzhou event shows keen interest in open source

Blog thumbnail

After my long trip to Guangzhou, I am now back in Beijing for China's National Day holiday. It is a sunny day today and I have had some free time..... by Peter Cheng

Read more »

Whitepapers / Case Studies

Downloads

Open Source News


Tech Jobs Now!

Tags

  1. access
  2. backup
  3. data
  4. date
  5. determine
  6. excel
  7. feature
  8. install
  9. keep
  10. list
  11. mailing
  12. microsoft
  13. mobile
  14. processes
  15. project
  16. security
  17. server
  18. service
  19. should
  20. sql
  21. tasks
  22. text
  23. time
  24. title
  25. use
  26. ways
  27. what
  28. windows
  29. wizard
  30. word