Do you need to connect to a Windows VPN from Linux command line? It’s simple even though the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is proprietary. First, install the pptp client for the linux command line: sudo apt-get install pptp-linux Then create a new file called chap-secrets, inside /etc/ppp: sudo vim /etc/ppp/chap-secrets This file is where your [...]
Simple. At least in Debian, Kubuntu and other Debian-derivatives. Install Samba server and the appropriate KDE4 module as root: # apt-get install samba kdenetwork-filesharing The kdenetwork-filesharing package installs a nice System Settings panel to configure network file-sharing using NFS and Samba. It also adds (the initially missing) functionality in the Properties > Share tab of [...]
Name-based virtual hosting enables us to serve different domains from a single server. All we need is to add this line to /etc/apache2/sites-available/default: NameVirtualHost * The * specifies that Apache will serve requests for all IP addresses; optionally we can specify only a certain IP on the server. Next, we create a new for each [...]
That is the lesson I have learned today. Despite my eagerness to update my N900 to Maemo 5 v10.2010, the software update tool kept giving me the following cryptic message: «not enough memory in target location« Wtf? The message was a surprise for me, since I thought the 32GB of my N900 would be more [...]
Yeeeeeeeeeeah! I am now yet another proud Nokia N900 owner! This device runs Linux on an ARM Cortex 600MHz CPU, 1GB RAM and 32GB HDD, and it is more a portable computer than a mobile phone, thanks to its 3.5» touch screen (800×480 resolution) and the embedded keyboard. Right now, my N900 is still charging [...]
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