CentOS Tutorials

CentOS phpMyAdmin Install Tutorial

by kjs on May 12, 2012

Install the epel repo for CentOS  and type: yum install phpmyadmin Accept the packages it needs to pull as deps from the EPEL repo and you have a working CentOS phpMyAdmin install. To access phpMyAdmin on CentOS enter: http://localhost/phpmyadmin You will be prompted for auth the default password for phpMyAdmin on CentOS is the mysql root [...]

Linux Tutorials

How to Generate / Extract a Public Key from a Private Key

by kjs on May 5, 2012

If you have lost your SSH Public key but still have your Private Key you can extract the private key with the following command: lionor$ ssh-keygen -y Enter file in which the key is (/Users/dave/.ssh/id_rsa): Enter passphrase: Your ssh public key will now be displayed. the above was entered on a Mac, the same applies [...]

Linux Tutorials

How to copy SSH public key from a Mac to a Linux server

May 4, 2012

In order to login to your Linux Server over SSH from a Mac you must first copy over your Public key and Mac OSX does not come with the ssh-copy-id command so you need to copy the public key from Mac OSX to the Linux server manually. Copy SSH Public Key to Linux from Mac [...]

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Linux Tutorials

How To setup SSH Key Authentication on Linux

May 3, 2012

This short tutorial explains how to setup SSH to use key based authentication, by default on CentOS this is disabled. To start with follow our guide on how to generate SSH key pairs and copy the key over. Configure SSH to enable Public Key Based Authentication Open up /etc/sshd_config in vi and find the following [...]

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Ubuntu Tutorials

How to install WordPress on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

May 1, 2012

The articles explains how to install WordPress on Ubuntu 12.04, to instructions are step by step and I use the latest version of WordPress using the .dpkg package from apt. To start off with install install the Ubuntu WordPress package with: apt-get install wordpress php5-gd This should pull down and install everything you need to [...]

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Ubuntu Tutorials

Enable mod_rewrite on Ubuntu (Apache2)

April 30, 2012

If your permalinks for wordpress or another CMS are not working on Ubuntu then you will need to follow this guide. To enable mod_rewrite on Ubuntu enter the following command with root permissions. Enable mod_rewrite Ubuntu sudo a2enmod rewrite This will enable mod_rewrite for Apache2 on Ubuntu but we need to edit the default Apache2 [...]

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Debian Tutorials

List all installed packages (dpkg) on Debian

April 30, 2012

This short tutorial shows you how to list all the installed dpkg packages on Debian (all versions). On most systems (depending on configuration) you do not need root permissions to run this command. How to list all installed packages on Debian On the command line enter the following command: dpkg -l This will dump all [...]

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Ubuntu Tutorials

How To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 from CD or DVD

April 26, 2012

This tutorial explains how to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 using a CD or DVD – this is often the preferred method  if you have a lot of computers to upgrade or if you need to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 without a network or Internet connection. The process is virtually identical to installing Ubuntu however during the [...]

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Ubuntu Tutorials

How To Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 for Desktops & Servers running 10.04 or 11.10

April 24, 2012

This post contains full instructions on how to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 from 10.04 or 11.10 for servers and desktops I have included both GUI and command line upgrade instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 updates. If you have any 3rd party propriatory graphics card drivers installed it is recommended you remove them prior to the upgrade [...]

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Ubuntu Tutorials

Ubuntu 12.04 Release Date

April 24, 2012

With the Ubuntu 12.04 release date just around the corner and the release in final beta we should be expecting a release date any day now, the estimated release date for 12.04 Precise Pangolin is the 26th of April 2012. AS SOON AS UBUNTU IS POSTED WE WILL EMAIL YOU – SUBSCRIBE ON THE RIGHT [...]

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