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Installing Win32 Codecs on Linux

The following is an example way to install the “all” pack as root and will work on Ubuntu and Fedora. cd /tmp wget http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20100303.tar.bz2 tar...
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Remote Desktop to Windows PC’s from Linux

Being a Systems Administrator for a living there is always the need to have to connect to Windows servers and systems to work. At work this is easy because of using a Windows XP workstation, at home it...
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Enabling APC UPS on Ubuntu 9.10

After several years of using an APC UPS I had to replace the system. Previously I never used the plug to the USB from the UPS to my Linux Server. Being the tinkerer that I am I decided it was time to get...
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Disable IPV6 on Ubuntu 10.04

Ran into an issue on Ubuntu the other day in which network functions were having issues. Through a little PD found that IPV6 was the culprit. Here is a tip on how to disable IPV6 on Ubuntu 10.04. To...
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A Few Essential Repositories for Ubuntu

There are a few essential repositories that I use to add missing applications, codecs and other applications that are not available in Ubuntu. There are many more out there but these three are top added...
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