Category: Ubuntu
Ubuntu Stuff
Securing phpMyAdmin
Hardening access to phpMyAdmin to secure a known weak spot on Ubuntu servers. Here are a few ideas to help you make your server even more secure.
MiniDLNA=Happiness
So, I finally got something to go well on my server – I successfully got MiniDLNA set up as a media server on my system. After loading some videos, pics and tunes onto the...
Ubuntu 12.04 install
Note: I’m setting up an English system on a Japanese computer Easy Breezy –> Here’s a quick and dirty on installing Ubuntu Server 12.04. Detailed install instructions are a dime a dozen on the...
Cleaning your /Boot
So a couple of times since getting my server up and running, I find that I can’t install some linux-image-3.5.0.xx-generic or other because it says the disk is full. Well, this is actually nothing...
Quote of the Month 17
The quote for October: Jack: Hi Lloyd. Been away, but now I’m back. Lloyd: Good evening, Mr. Torrance. It’s good to see you. Jack: It’s good to be back, Lloyd. Jack Nicholson The Shining...
Kept Back Packages
So, what do you do when you run apt-get upgrade and you get: The following packages have been kept back: Perhaps you use: apt-get dist-upgrade. Well, I had no idea what to do so...
MyBB Forum Install
Installed a forum, or bulletin board as they used to be called, and thought I would add the how-to for posterity’s sake. I’m gonna assume you have an Ubuntu server running a stable stack....
Sitemap For MyBB Forums
I set up a Forum for my Yamaha SRV250 using a subdomain and discovered I had to create a separate sitemap for it. So here’s the how to: What we are going to...
Ubuntu Release Update Killed My Server
Don’t blindly decide to update your server without backing everything up!