Nov 20, 2013 Posted by newlife007

Opening rar Files in Fedora and Ubuntu

There are many different file compression tools out there, one of them is RAR which is being used more frequently as of late. To open a rar compressed file you will need to install unrar. This is not installed by default and for Fedora but is available via RPMFusion. For Ubuntu nothing extra is needed. Fedora 17/18/19 Installation First let’s add the rpmfusion repository to our installation. Open a... read more

Nov 18, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How To Install ownCloud 5 on CentOS 6

So you want to be part of the “Cloud”, how about your own personal cloud? Enter ownCloud, ownCloud is a free Open Source software, used to setup your own personal cloud for file sharing, Calender, Contact and Bookmark sharing and Personal Audio/Video Streaming. It is pretty easy to setup and manage. In this post I will be using CentOS 6.3 minimal server to setup ownCloud. Install the necessary... read more

Nov 17, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How to Watch Netflix on Ubuntu 13.10

Well everyone else is watching Netflix, how about Ubuntu users? This is possible thanks to Netflix Desktop App available through the PPA. The Netflix Desktop App has updated to version 0.8.0 and supports Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 and 10.04. Installation is simple. Open a terminal and type: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio Now let’s update the repository and install the... read more

Nov 13, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How To Setup Your Own Camera Security with ZoneMinder on Ubuntu 10

You know how it is, we need some kind of security in out homes but the camera security systems that are out there are expensive and use proprietary software. Being the geeks we are how about an open source solution that works with cameras out there and allows you to have your own DVR security system. In this post we will cover using ZoneMinder on Ubuntu 10.04. ZoneMinder is an integrated set of... read more

Oct 16, 2013 Posted by newlife007

Monitoring Your System with Munin on Fedora

Have a few servers and want to get some stats on IO, CPU, networking and other data don’t have full blown monitoring, this is where Munin can help out. Installation is simple Install Munin. $ sudo yum install munin munin-node Enable and start munin-node service $ sudo systemctl enable munin-node.service $ sudo systemctl start munin-node.service Set the password for the Munin id to access the  site $... read more