Ubuntu Server Guide

There are hundreds of versions of Linux to choose from, with about five or six that are really competitive with a large number korisnika.Najpopularniji today's version of Ubuntu. Although this is a great distribution for any Linux user, there is one that is gaining ground is called Linux Mint. This is a great distribution to consider using on your computer.

is one good reason to use this distribution because it is based on Ubuntu. Everything Ubuntu Mint also provides ima.jedan big thing that stands out over Ubuntu is that Mint is a much better look and osjećati.smeđe Ubuntu and oranges are the most common thing to be criticized. Mint is an elegant and sleek green and black design, which many consider the best looking Linux distributions.

It takes advantage of Debian and Ubuntu packages. This means that there are tens of thousands of pieces of software that are available with one click installation that will run on your system. Using the package manager, just search and click to install the applications you want on your computer. There are so many open source software today is that in most cases you can find a free piece of software to replace what is used on different operating systems.

A big advantage of Linux Mint is that most plugins and codecs you'll need to play media and use your browser already installed. For some users, they are not quite sure how to get things to play on the machine or to get their browser to function properly. Mint takes care of you, so you do not have to do.

Since it is free, You May as well give a try to boot up the Mint Live CD to see how this version of Linux running.

1 Price
Price for the Ubuntu distribution will always be free. This enabled thousands of people who give their free time to develop this operating system. You May Ask yourself, though the operating system made ​​by a large public community that does not mean to say that the software was distributed with the OS, also made public their communities vlastite.Odgovor this will be that all the software used by Ubuntu like myself are all developed by developers in the community by giving their free time. All software within Ubuntu has open source license that allows software to be redistributed, and the source code that is programmed to be changed. This is how the Ubuntu community elects its software, which will be published in upcoming versions of the Ubuntu operating system.
2 viruses
This is one of the biggest concerns for Windows users as well as most viruses can be deadly, and the apocalyptic computer system, if not quarantined or removed. The reason why Ubuntu users do not have to worry about viruses is that most virus creators see no point in writing viruses for Linux than Windows, Linux, because it is only the third most popular operating system behind Windows and Mac. By joining millions of users who now use Ubuntu are doing good deeds for your computer, it is because he was prevented from being damaged by spyware and other viruses.
3 software
Ubuntu is the right choice for you and a lot of software that you use the Mac and Windows editions will likely have an Ubuntu release, it may also be known as Linux. Another advantage of Ubuntu is its very fast and convenient program center to quickly and easily download thousands of applications that are all free. There are many different packages divided into different groups, such as games, development tools, Office software, internet and more.
4 compatibility
Windows software can be compatible to install software such as VMware or Virtual Box and create a virtual Windows machine and putting all your windows only programs without harming your Ubuntu operating system. But if you're using or carrying a small hard disk that would be ideal for you to install a package called wine, it would be the ideal less storage space suits Virtual box allows you to exe and MSI file to run on Ubuntu. But if you use a desktop computer I would suggest using Virtual Box as it would be much more effective.
5 community Support
Ubuntu has two types of support for the user community support and expert support. This professional support is only aimed at users who demand this and other entrepreneurs who are interested in inclusion in Ubuntu its job. These services are provided by Canonical Ltd, owned by Mark Shuttleworth, a leading developer Ubuntu.Razlika compared to Ubuntu and Windows is that in Ubuntu, because the operating system was developed by the community, if you have problems you can quickly and easily talk to the person who developed that part of the system via IM chat and ask them if they can think of a solution. I do not see normal people who use Windows often ends in an interview with Bill Gates about his problems.
I think that everyone who looks at this and using Windows you should change your operating system to Ubuntu. If you can not change I would suggest you use the Ubuntu that allows you to install the operating system inside the window. I've done this many times and recommend it to anyone using Windows who do not want to uninstall Windows.

old computer these days is no longer a completely useless system. In fact, although I might upgrade my main computer every couple of years, I usually ten to fifteen years before I remove it completely from my home network and send it to a LAN in the sky!

Here are the benefits of 1012, I discovered that many "experienced" computer system!

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This was the first I have to use an older computer. I grabbed an old 286, installed a couple of network cards and the latest version of FREESCO and suddenly every computer in your house have access to the internet without my main system running or without having to buy expensive (in time) dedicated router / firewall device.

Not to mention that I learned a ton about Linux through this process!

Here is a list of some Linux distributions and tools you can use to create a firewall / router for your home:

* FREESCO

IPCOP *

Smoothwall *

* Firestarter

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* shorewall / Coast

* Mason

* Vyatta

* floppyfw

* firehol

* Guarddog

* Turtle

* m0n0wall

endian *

* pfSense

* LutelWall

* zorpa

* ClarkConnect

* Devil Linux

* Sinux

* Kaladix

* SafeSquid

File Server

If you were at Tech Daily Cup before, you will know my love for FreeNAS. With the old computer and a couple of hours of effort, you can have a nifty little file server available on the network.

There are other ways that you can create a file server other than FreeNAS. Here are some that I found:

* FreeNAS

* Samba

iFolder *

* TITLE

* OpenFiler

* CryptoBox

Print Server

My wife and I share a printer that is used to host on your computer. It was a real pain when her computer will go into sleep mode or it will turn it off, and I would lose the ability to print. I was able to convert your old computer into a print server that is always working, and I can now print, regardless of the status of my wife's computer.

Nicholas Fong has a great tutorial on setting this up.
Fax Gateway

Yes, I know. Faxing is so 1985th But lots of people and businesses still rely on this technology to their business running. With a little effort and some old computer hardware, you can set up hylafax server management and control of all incoming and outgoing faxes. In addition, you can save a few trees because they use less paper.
Web / FTP server

With the advent of LAMP server installations, it is relatively trivial for someone to create a Web server. This will give you the opportunity to create their own web sites at home before you distribute them to the world or you can simply use it as an intranet site to take the family in touch.

Here are a few tutorials on setting up a web server:

* Setting up a Web server to a local Debian Linux

* Apache web server

* Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) LAMP Server Setup

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SSH / SCP server

SSH and SCP provide you with a lot of very powerful capabilities, so you can remotely access the network and copied securely. One of the best ways is to set up FreeNAS box, enable SSH and then connect to it using SCP client such as WinSCP to transfer files or putty to access your network.
Anti-Spam Server

We all hate spam. So, use your old computer to get rid of it! Using SpamAssassin on Linux, you can quickly stop the flood of incoming spam. I also found a very good tutorial on the subject (Sorry, I had to use the Google cache.).
Proxy server

Most users have the same sites that were visited on a regular basis. Every time I go to these websites, they should go and download all the files again. Although it is not terribly big issue if you have a lot of bandwidth and it is not used very much, it can become a problem if your users have high bandwidth.

can also be used to filter undesirable content.

can also be used to filter undesirable content.

can also be used to filter undesirable content.

can also be used to filter undesirable content.

can also be used to filter undesirable content.

* 3Proxy

I always thought that the next time I decide to upgrade all the computers for my entire family at home, and not every system upgrade, buy a rather beefy server with lots of RAM, and then create virtual computers for everyone. I was then able to use their original hardware and ThinStation to give them access to your new virtual machine!

You May also want to check AnywhereTS to the setup.
Voice Mail Server

For me, voice mail has always been so passive. It just kind of waiting in one place while you remember how to check (which could be later). The voice mail server will be a great tool!

One major advantage would be the ability to have my voice mail to e-mail me. Another possibility would be to check from my računalo.VOCP system gives me all of these capabilities and more!
Media Server

More and more people go away from your CD and DVD players and title for MP3 and AVI datotekama.Media server is a great way to use the old box.

Here are some resources to get you rockin'!