If you are looking for an easy to install, configure, and use systems monitor, look no further. The Munin is a network/systems monitor that presents all its data is easy to read graphs. Munin is setup as a server/client (or node) which makes this system very flexible. Munin also offers an extensive plugins library that [...]

Tags: Network Monitoring, system monitoring, ubuntu, web monitoring
Categories: Advice, Hardware, Linux, Networks, Open Source, Server, Tutorials Basic, software

The Ubuntu development team has just released a new version of their Linux distribution to the public. Ubunutu 9.10 follows the usual bi-annual release cycle. It introduces updates all over the board including a “a redesigned, faster boot and login experience, a revamped audio framework and improved 3G broadband connectivity”. A Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu [...]

Tags: Linux, linux distribution, ubuntu, ubuntu 9.10, wubi, wubi 9.10
Categories: Operating Systems, Windows

Of all the Linux distributions, the consensus is beginning to become clear that Ubuntu is, hands down, the most user friendly of the Linux distributions. Naturally there are people that claim other distributions like PCLinuxOS, and Linux Mint are even more user-friendly than Ubuntu. But what exactly makes a Linux distribution user-friendly?
I have been using Linux [...]

Tags: desktop, end user, Linux, ubuntu, user friendly
Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, ask the readers

Recently I previewed the up and coming release of Ubuntu, Karmic Koala (”Ubuntu Karmic Koala Preview“.) In that article I covered some of the new features in the upcoming release. Once of those features is the new Ubuntu One. Ubuntu One is much like the familar DropBox that people of nearly all platforms enjoy. Ubuntu [...]

Tags: dropbox, file syncing, ubuntu, Ubuntu One
Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Networks, Online Services, Open Source, Tutorials Basic, software

If you’ve been following the Ubuntu release cycle you know that the .10 release is forth coming. Slated to hit the bandwidth October 29th, 2009, 9.10 promises to have quite a number of new features that should please even the most discerning of Linux users.
But what can you expect and how should it run? In [...]

Tags: Karmic Koala, ubuntu, Ubuntu One, Updating Ubuntu
Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Spyware

Here we go again, building upon that rock solid Ubuntu Server installation. If you haven’t already done so, you should read the first article in this series (”Installing Ubuntu Server 9.04“). Once you’ve read that (and followed the steps), you are ready to go for installing one of the easiest to use and most reliable [...]

Tags: bug tracking, Mantis, ubuntu, ubuntu server
Categories: Advice, Linux, Mac, Open Source, Tutorials Advanced, Tutorials Basic, Windows, software, troubleshooting

I recently did an illustrated guide to installing Ubuntu Server 9.04 (”Installing Ubuntu Server 9.04“). I did that for two reasons: 1) It was requested and 2) It will serve as a base for future articles that will cover many different topics. Having that foundation will be key to getting other services up and running.
In [...]

Tags: file-sharing, samba, samba server, smb.conf, ubuntu
Categories: Linux, Networks, Open Source, Server, Tutorials Advanced, Tutorials Basic, Windows, software