Server Servers

The best Playstation media server software that I have found for Ubuntu and any other linux distro for that matter is the PS3 Media Server.  The PS3 Media Server software I found to be that easiest media server software to setup, and contain the most support for video and audio files. Read the rest of [...]

This guide is on configuring and tweaking Fuppes Media Server, which will help improve the quality of you media playback.  While improving the quality of your media, I will also show you how to make your DLNA and UPnp devices more compatible with the Fuppes Media Server. Read the rest of this entry »

Compiling Fuppes media server from source on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic is not exactly a simple task, but with a little bit of patience and time it can be done. In this guide I will show you how to install Fuppes Media Server using Ubuntu 9.10 x64 as the host operating system.n [...]

LVM or Logical Volume Manager will allow you to combine hard drive partitions and stretch a mount point over multiple partitions. For instance your /var mount point is restricted by hard drive space on hda, but you have a second hard drive hdb. Read the rest of this entry »

To set a dhcp address or static address from the terminal on Ubuntu is a real simple task to complete. The first thing to do of course is to open up a terminal window. Once the terminal opens, login in as su or use the sudo command to run the follow command. Read [...]

If you are looking to upgrade your Ubuntu 9.04 desktop or server distro to Ubuntu 9.10, this can be done with a few steps. To upgrade your Ubuntu desktop distro simply press Alt + F2 together. In the prompt box, type: Read the rest of this entry »

Dual booting Ubuntu linux and Windows Vista on a Gateway Lt3114u network can be done pretty easily and within a hour.  In this guide I will teach you how to dual boot Ubuntu linux and Windows Vista on a Gateway LT3114u netbook. The items you will need to complete the install: Read the rest [...]

That’s right, I am here trying to persuade everyone to turn off your wireless connection. In all reality I’m not really trying to tell you to turn off your wifi access, but will try to make you more aware of certain security vulnerabilities that wireless can offer. Read the rest of this [...]

This guide will show you how to quad boot microsoft xp, vista, mandriva and ubuntu linux. There are many possible ways to quad boot four operating systems, but there is also a easy way in booting two microsoft os and two linux distros on the same machine. Read the rest of this entry [...]

Torrentflux-b4rt is great program to turn a old computer you have laying around into a torrent server. Torrentflux-b4rt is like other torrent programs you may have used in the past, but this program is meant for linux and can be accessed using a ip address. Read the rest of this entry »