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2 Terminal video downloader for Linux systems

Most people usually get brower plugins or online video downloader services to download videos from youtube or other video sharing sites, but more often than not I found them to be highly unreliable....

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How to do a quick benchmark for your Linux server

The first thing I do when I buy a new server is do a quick benchmark to see if they are actually selling what they are advertising. The script I use very simple and you can wget it from Akamarus...

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Reset Windows password with Linux in under 5 minutes

This post is not about pointing out one OS’s security deficiency over other or trying to make some fan boy points with Linux users. The simple fact is once you have physical access to a computer all...

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Reset Linux Root password in under 5 minutes

If you are horrified to find out how easy it is to reset a windows password you are in for a treat. To reset Linux root password you don’t even need a live distro. Going with “if you have physical...

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Quick Tip: Package Manager for Cygwin

Cygwin is a great medium to take advantage of Linux tools without actually having to install Linux. If you are a newbie trying to get your feet wet with Linux system, installing Cygwin should be a...

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How to Unban Yourself from Denyhosts and fail2ban

One of the first things I do when configuring a Linux server is to install denyhosts or fail2ban to safeguard my server from automated login attack by script kiddies on known SSH ports. Of course, you...

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Enlightenment Window Manager (E17) is Ready After 12 Years

After going through (not so) intense development for 12 long years Enlightenment 0.17 is finally here. There was a time (I still remember it fondly) when most Linux user show Enlightenment as an...

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Create Your Own Custom Ubuntu-based Linux Distro

Ubuntu Builder is a custom Linux Distribution builder that gives you a wide range of options and choices to build your own custom Ubuntu based Linux distribution. It needs an existing Ubuntu ISO,...

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10 Special Purpose Linux Distributions

The beauty of Linux Distribution is that it can be customized to do almost anything you want. As long as you have the time and the desire to do it. Many popular Linux Distributions today was a result...

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12 Interesting Penetration Testing Linux Distros

Penetration Testing Linux distros are a group of special purpose Linux distros used for analyzing and evaluating security measures of a target. This kind of distributions are usually live-cd or usb...

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Explain to me like I am 10: What is Linux?

The word “Linux” can be used to explain two things, both meanings are widely used. Its original meaning was used to define Linux as the Brain of an operating system, also known as the kernel, over the...

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What It’s Like To Be An Ubuntu User In The Linux world

I really wish tech blogs would stop promoting Ubuntu. How about Debian proper or any other distro that hasn’t bastardized and broken so much of Debian. If you ever write anything positive about Ubuntu...

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In 2013 “Year of Linux Desktop” Will Stop Being a Cliché

You have probably read it a thousand times how year X will the year of the Linux desktop, only to know deep down that this will be repeated again next year by some tech blog/pundit with some news on...

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Everything You Need To Know About Low End Box

During my freelance sysadmin days, my biggest annoyance was clients renting really high-end dedicated servers for sites that was serving a measly few thousand users a month. To call these servers an...

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HowTo Setup a VPN in Under 5 Minutes

I don’t like the idea of relying on VPN specific services for your VPN needs. I think if you do care about your privacy you should self-host it; considering how cheap VPN servers are these day and how...

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The Many Faces of Linux Users

On a lighter note, in my years of experience with many linux distros I have come to experience how much the choice of your distro defines the type of user. People also tends to be extremely defensive...

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5 Reasons Why I Think Ubuntu Edge is a Brilliant Move

As of this writing, Ubuntu Edge funding have reached $5.6M out of their audacious $32M goal. If they reach their funding goal, it will be the single largest crowdfunded product yet. Its been a little...

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Remote Desktop with SSH Tunneling

One of my client’s requirement is to have a Ubuntu server with a Desktop Environment. Once in a while he will call me up to look at some problem he is having with one of his GUI based application. Its...

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Create Your Own Custom Ubuntu-based Linux Distro

Ubuntu Builder is a custom Linux Distribution builder that gives you a wide range of options and choices to build your own custom Ubuntu based Linux distribution. It needs an existing Ubuntu ISO,...

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5 youtube-dl tips you might not know about

youtube-dl is a python based command line video downloader that just works. Despite its name would suggest, youtube-dl downloads more than just youtube videos, it currently supports more than 800...

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