FUSE/sshfs
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) rocks. Case in point, sshfs. - It's a filesystem client based on the SSH File Transfer Protocol. Since most SSH servers already support this protocol it is very easy to set up: i.e. on the server...
Category: Linux
Evolution: Using a SOCKS proxy
Started playing a bit with Evolution today on my Ubuntu Linux system. The first stumbling block for me was that I wanted to access my work email through a SOCKS proxy and I didn't see any settings for that in the app. I tried...
Problems with FreeNX to VNC
I am able to use the NoMachine Mac OS X nxclient to connect to FreeNX on my Linux box and it's fantastic! I can't however get FreeNX to reliably proxy to a TightVNC server on our Windows XP laptop. It pretty much always times...
TightVNC on Ubuntu
In case like me, you were looking to install the TightVNC viewer and/or server on Ubuntu and your first guess didn't work: $ sudo apt-get install tightvnc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done E: Couldn't...
FreeNX on Ubuntu Breezy Badger
is a snap. Just check out the FreeNX page on the Ubuntu Wiki What I did... (more…)...
TurboPrint for Linux
After trying it out for a week or two, I bought the TurboPrint Linux print drivers over the weekend. I actually had printing from Ubuntu to my Canon i950 inkjet working using some funky Japanese Canon drivers for some other...
Linux Network Administrators Guide
A very well-written and interesting doc on a plethora of networking topics and how they relate to Linux, covering a diverse range of topics such as TCP/IP basics, routing, firewalls, DNS, PPP, etc. An interesting read. Linux...