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CrashPlan

2014-05-11T11:56:24+02:00

Crashplan is a backup software available at www.crashplan.com. The benefits of crashplan are : * available on several OS including Linux :-) * a lot of features like compression and deduplication very useful for Cable/ADSL * the possibility to subscribe a cheap online storage (starting $/month for unlimited space)

Debian

2011-01-08T13:15:39+02:00

Debian (www.debian.org) is a popular linux distribution. It's main interest is the .Deb package system. This distribution is the base of other distribution like Ubuntu. Install Debian Stable The sable version is mainly used for servers, package version are fixed and only updated for security issues.

Deluge

2011-01-09T11:58:28+02:00

Deluge is a powerfull bittorrent service (based on libtorrent) with a lot of features. Installation Install the daemon : * deluged Install one or more interfaces : * deluge-web for the web interface * deluge-console for the command line * deluge-gtk for the GTK interface

Bind

2011-12-13T23:43:48+02:00

Bind (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a popular DNS server. It can be used to host a master zone or simply as a DNS cache. Installation Install the package : * bind9 Configuration files are located into /etc/bind/. To make the operating system use bind localy, change /etc/resolv.conf to :

DokuWiki

2012-06-23T19:21:59+02:00

Dokuwiki is one of the best open source wiki. You will find here how to install it and configure a wiki similar to this site. The main features of Dokuwiki are : * an easy install to get a running wiki * the ability to add new features with plugins * template support to customize the look & feel * all datas are saved as files, so you still have access to them if your web server isn't working.

Dyndns

2011-01-09T11:59:50+02:00

Dyndns is a free dynamic DNS service. It allows people who doesn't own a fix public IP address to be DNS resolved. This page describe how to use ddclient to update dyndns records. Installation Add the package : * ddclient Setup During the installation, a set of questions are asked, if you want to redo it :

Exim 4

2013-07-10T18:31:26+02:00

Exim is the default mail service with Debian. It's enough for most needs but must be configured to forward emails to a relay. For company use, the relay is generally local, at home the relay is provided by the ISP. For those who owns a gmail or google apps account, it is possible to use gmail as a relay.

Imapsync

2011-01-08T12:40:41+02:00

Imapsync is a very powerfull tool to synchronize IMAP servers. It is written by Gilles LAMIRAL. It can be used to : * migrate an IMAP server * backup an IMAP server * consolidate serveral IMAP accounts This page explain Howto install and use imapsync for an IMAP migration from courier-imap to Google Apps.

Multimédia on Linux

2011-01-10T22:58:05+02:00

This page explain how to configure multimedia on Linux. This means to be able to read the following files : * Wav * MP3 * OGG * DIVX * XVID * DVD * ... This section doesn't deal about kernel config and drivers, for this part please look at ALSA

MLDonkey

2011-01-16T21:14:22+02:00

MLDonkey is client for P2P networks under Linux. The supported protocols are : * eDonkey2000 * Overnet * BitTorrent * Gnutella (LimeWire) * Gnutella2 * FastTrack * FileTP: HTTP, FTP and SSH * Kad Network Moreover, it can be managed by several ways :

Mysql

2011-10-04T21:42:43+02:00

Mysql is a famous Open Source SQL database. This page describes how to install it with Debian. Mysql Install Install the following packages : * mysql-server * php5-mysql (if you want to connect mysql with php) Configure the admin password :

Ntp

2011-01-08T12:46:47+02:00

There is several ways to do time synchronization with Debian : * ntpdate : for one time synchronization * ntp : provide a daemon for permanent synchronization ntpdate is simplier, this page describe how to use it. Installation Installer the package :

OpenLDAP

2011-01-16T18:47:54+02:00

OpenLDAP is an LDAP server quite widespread. The LDAP allows to use a centralized directory. Directories are often used to save user accounts. Installation Packages needed are : * slapd * ldap-utils During the installation, the password of the super admin is set. The admin account is “cn=admin” at the base of the tree.

OpenSSL

2011-01-11T23:06:41+02:00

OpenSSL is a library and PKI manager under GPL. It's quite basic and light. Installation The following packages are required : * openssl Public/Private Key mecanism An asymetric key is a pair of key : * a public key * a private key Keys are complementary, any data encrypted by the private key can be read with the public key, any data encrypted with the public key can only be read with the private key.

PhpLdapAdmin

2011-01-16T18:54:48+02:00

PhpLdapAdmin is a web interface for LDAP. It is easy to install and use. :!: Pay attention to secure phpmyadmin access from internet. Installation You first need to install OpenLDAP and a Web Server (Apache) with PHP. To install phpldapadmin, add the package :

PhpMyAdmin

2011-01-15T22:26:40+02:00

PhpMyAdmin is web interface to administrate Mysql databases. :!: Pay attention to secure phpmyadmin access from internet. Installation You first need to install Mysql and a Web Server (Apache) with PHP support. Then to add phpmyadmin, install the package :

PHProxy

2011-01-16T21:13:09+02:00

PHProxy is a small anonymous proxy written in PHP. Installation PHProxy need a web server with PHP support. Download the PHP code here or directly on Sourceforge . To install PHProxy, just make the code available on a PHP web server. Just uncompress the zip file in a public folder.

Web Server (Apache)

2011-12-07T14:43:39+02:00

This page describes the installation of Apache and PHP which is often required for various services. Installation With Debian install the following packages : * apache2 * PHP5 Apache will be installed in prefork mode because the threaded mode is not supported by php.

Linux

2011-01-08T22:02:11+02:00

Synchronization with lftp

2012-01-06T18:35:32+02:00

This page talk about folder synchronization with lftp. Installation Install lftp package. Configuration There is no specific configuration to do but bookmarks can simplify the use of lftp. Usage: bookmark [SUBCMD] bookmark command controls bookmarks The following subcommands are recognized: add [] - add current place or given location to bookmarks and bind to given name del - remove bookmark with the name edit - start e…

Vi

2011-01-08T14:31:39+02:00

Some hints and tips for vi/vim. Simple edition * Go to line NNN :NNN * Cut NNN lines NNNdd * Copy NNN lines NNNyy * Paste p * Undo u * Redo CTRL+r * Repeat last modification . Search and replace * replace a word : cw * Search/Replace : the following line replace string1 to string2 between linges start and end (1,$ modify all the doc)

VMware tools

2013-07-09T22:44:10+02:00

This page describe the install and build of vmware tools under Debian Testing (with Squeeze/Sid). Requirements You can install the testing version of debian directly (without going through the stable version) with the install available here : .