In a previous post, I wrote about putting Lubuntu on my Compaq Presario notebook. Now that is some tweaked (turn off LCD screen, use external monitor), I am trying to keep it as a daily driver. Microsoft Office. I thought…
Windows XP and Lubuntu
Moving out of Windows XP into Lubuntu
Converting from Windows to Linux.
After a long period of procrastination, I have decided to replace the old dead PC with a Linux box. This was mainly driven by the fact price of RAM is falling and 32bit Windows can only support 3Gb of RAM.…
What version of Linux am I running?
Well you can try “uname -a”. That always works for Solaris, Sun and HP-UX. For Linux, it is a slightly different matter.
Joining a Linux server to Active Directory domain
A file server running on Linux with Samba is an attractive option to reduce license cost. Samba configuration is easy enough. To get the user permissions right, you will need to join the Linux server to the Active Directory domain.…
Installing Windows 2008 using HP SmartStart 8.1
Installing servers with vendor installation CD is to make your life easier as it comes with all the necessary drivers for their hardware.
Web-enabled management for Linux
If you need to manage a Linux server and you hate the CLI interface, check out Webmin. It really rocks for Windows savvy users. You can access Linux and all its guts without figuring out how Gnome works.
Network configuration for Solaris
In Windows, you can change IP address, all in one place. For Solaris, it is slightly different.
Changing monitor resolution for Solaris
What is the difference between the Linux distributions?
According to Wiki, there are over 300 different Linux distributions. Some of the more well known are Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian, Suse, Ubuntu, Fedora, Centos, FreeBSD etc.