In this post I will describe some useful scripts that I’m using for administrating Linux servers. Basically I’m using caspar – apt-get install caspar caspar-doc – for maintaining my server park. Great tool, do have a look. Next to that I use some various scripts for for checking the health of the individual servers and [...]
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actiTIME Basic is a free easy-to-use timesheet optimized for your basic time tracking needs. It provides you with functionality for: time tracking and reporting user schedule and overtime control project and task management For more information visit the website: http://www.actitime.com/fw_features.html This article describes how to install actiTIME on a Debian server or a Debian derived [...]
update: also works on Intrepid Ibex! Step by step howto install Conky 1.6.1 on Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Conky is a system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code. Since its original conception, Conky has changed a fair bit from its predecessor. Conky can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or [...]
update: also works on Intrepid Ibex AND Jaunty Jackalope! The need for speed! Everyone who uses ConsoleOne for Windows knows that it’s a pain in the ass referring to speed. So, let’s see if it gets better under a linux workstation. I’m using Ubuntu Heron but debian should work as well. Just follow these simple [...]
update: also works on Intrepid Ibex! Setup Novell client for a Ubuntu Heron workstation to connect to a Novell Netware Cluster. First we need to install some additional software which you can find in the default repository : sudo apt-get install ncpfs If you like you can find a complete file list here for what [...]
[update apr 2009]: also works on Debian Lenny. Eric Gerlach mentions the following : If you’re running the amd64 port of Debian or Ubuntu, you have to install ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk for the installer to work. [update dec 2008]: also works on Intrepid Ibex! Recently I reinstalled my computer at work and missed my Oracle [...]
Mediawiki Farm – Administer multiple wiki environments
Posted: 27th July 2008 by Raymond Mul in Linux2009/07/28 Update: I’m working on a robust version that handles the diversity of mediawiki’s databases. Therefore the script should work with newer versions of mediawiki. 2008/06/19 Update: Added entry, howto setup VirtualHosts / CNAME 2008/04/28 : version 0.4 is available. Overview As we all know, wiki’s are hot. And at the University we’ve got request [...]
Latest update: 4 aug 2008 For recapping my findings, I wrote up a small article on how to install Linux Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition (32bit) on a Dell XPS M1330. Goals: I switch from 64bit back to 32bit for compatibility reasons. There are to many apps that don’t work and are required to fit [...]
Howto install vpn on Asus eee pc series
Posted: 27th March 2008 by Raymond Mul in Gadgets, LinuxTags: asus eee vpn howto
For a colleague of mine at the University of Tilburg (Netherlands) I connected his new gadget to the internet. He wrote the following on his webblog [communitysense.wordpress.com] I have to work a lot on Tilburg University campus, and continuously need to access the Internet, which is one main reason I bought my ASUS EEE laptop. [...]
nmap – Network exploration tool and security / port scanne auteur : Fyodor Yarochkin url: http://insecure.org/nmap/ platform: Een van de betere en veelgebruikte tools voor niet alleen scannen van poorten maar zeker ook voor fingerprinting. nmap -v -sV hostname // geeft per poort weer welke service en versie er draaid nmap -v -sS -sV -O [...]