PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) Server allows the user to boot a Linux distribution from a network and install it on hundreds of PCs at a time without any Linux iso images. If your client’s computers don’t have CD/DVD or USB drives, or if you want to set up multiple computers at the same time in … Read more
Hardening is the process of reducing vulnerabilities and securing a system from possible attack points. Reducing vulnerabilities includes the removal of unnecessary services, usernames and logins and disabling unnecessary ports. In this article we are going to show you how you can harden a Ubuntu server. Requirements Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server with Open SSH installed. … Read more
Ever wanted to create your own Linux distro but were at a loss where to start? It is easier than you think. Distroshare Ubuntu Imager creates an installable Live ISO from an installed Ubuntu or derivative distribution. Also read: 5 Best Linux-Libre Distributions for Better Security Why would you make your own distro? With so … Read more
Let’s consider the following scenario: You have 3 hard disks (or partitions) – 100Gb, 100Gb, and 64Gb respectively, and you have a huge media library (videos and audios) of, say, 180GB. It is obvious that all your media files won’t be able to fit into one hard disk/partition, and you have to split them up … Read more
DriveDroid is an Android application that allows you to boot into a number of Linux distributions on your computer from their ISO/IMG files stored on your device. This enables you to create an emergency rescue disk on your smartphone or try out different Linux distributions instead of using many different USB pendrives or CDs. Installation … Read more
Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software. Mathematics is the core of computing. If one would expect … Read more
Most Linux distros offer a live environment, which you can boot up from a USB drive, for you to test the system without installing. You can either use it to evaluate the distro or as a disposable OS. While it is easy to copy these onto a USB disk, in certain cases one might want … Read more
Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software. Geography is an interesting subject, used by many of us … Read more
There are times when you use an Ubuntu machine that contains some cool customizations, especially those related to Unity. The next thing you want is to have all those (or at-least some of those) on your machine. But what prevents from you from doing this is the time and effort that you’ll have to put … Read more
Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software. Learning music is a great pastime. Training your ears to … Read more