Start off by editing the file /etc/network/interfaces with your favourite text editor. You will need to have root access to modify this file, so for example use the following command: Now tweak the file to your needs, this example sets the IP address to 192.168.1.123 on eth0. I suggest running the command ifconfig beforehand and […]
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The chronicles of Ubuntu
Until recently my choice for an FTP server had always been ProFTPd, however I found its difficulty to install made it a constant chore every time I had to set up a server. So I sought out an alternative that was quick and easy to install yet did not sacrifice functionality or security. The answer […]
Since managing a MySQL database through a command line is tedious we will be installing a web-based GUI so we can access MySQL through any web browser on any computer. On many Unix machines you’d have to go to the phpMyAdmin homepage and download the files there, decompress them and set up a config files […]