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The Bash Script To Configure The Firewall Using IPTABLES

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:58:49 +0200

About the Script:

This script is about to build a firewall in Linux OS by using iptables, the user only needs to follow and answer the simple and easy steps and the script will generate the user specified iptables rule in its original form.

I HAVE TESTED THE SCRIPT ON PCLINUXOS, FEDORA-9, DREAM_LINUX, UBUNTU-8.

This is my iptables Version 1.0 (USMAN AKRAM - Lucky)

How To Add Users To Linux OS From A Text file

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:57:10 +0200

How To Add Users To Linux OS From A Text file

This tutorial is about a bash script to add, delete and verify the users either from a text file; it can also add, delete and modify the users manually. This script can be used to add , delete and verify the users to the Linux OS by fetching the user's information from any text file and this script can also add, delete or verify the users manually, I have put both of these functions in one script file. The text file can be specified by the administrator.

Installing GNOME On PCLinuxOS 2007

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:59:00 +0200

Installing GNOME On PCLinuxOS 2007

The default desktop environment on PCLinuxOS 2007 is KDE, and during the installation you have no choice to install another desktop environment. This guide shows how you can install GNOME from the PCLinuxOS 2007 KDE desktop.

How To Set Up VMware Tools On Various Linux Distributions

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:51:05 +0200

How To Set Up VMware Tools On Various Linux Distributions

This document explains how to set up the VMware Tools in the following guest operating systems: Ubuntu 7.04, Fedora 7, PCLinuxOS 2007 and Debian Etch. Installing VMware Tools in your guest operating systems will help maximize performance, provide mouse synchronization and copy & paste functionality. This article also shows a way of making VMware Tools start automatically when you start a guest operating system.

How To Enable NTFS Write Support (ntfs-3g) On PCLinuxOS

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:54:36 +0200

How To Enable NTFS Write Support (ntfs-3g) On PCLinuxOS

Normally Linux systems can only read from Windows NTFS partitions, but not write to them which can be very annoying if you have to work with Linux and Windows systems. This is where ntfs-3g comes into play. ntfs-3g is an open source, freely available NTFS driver for Linux with read and write support. This tutorial shows how to install and use ntfs-3g on a PCLinuxOS 2007 desktop to read from and write to Windows NTFS drives and partitions.

Installation Of Citrix Presentation Server ICA Client Using PCLinuxOS With KDE Display Manager

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:25:01 +0200

Installation Of Citrix Presentation Server ICA Client Using PCLinuxOS With KDE Display Manager

This tutorial was written to assist PCLinuxOS users with the installation of the Citrix Presentation Server ICA Client 10.0 using the latest PCLinuxOS release and the KDE Display Manager.

Enabling Beryl On A PCLinuxOS 2007 Desktop

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:08:25 +0200

Enabling Beryl On A PCLinuxOS 2007 Desktop

This tutorial shows how you can enable Beryl on a PCLinuxOS 2007 desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card). With Beryl you can make your desktop use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube.

Installing Google Desktop On PCLinuxOS 2007 And Ubuntu Feisty Fawn

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:08:31 +0200

Installing Google Desktop On PCLinuxOS 2007 And Ubuntu Feisty Fawn

This article shows how you can install the Linux version of Google Desktop on a PCLinuxOS 2007 desktop and an Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04) desktop. Although the program is still marked as beta, Linux users can already search for text inside documents, local email messages, their Web history, and their Gmail accounts.

The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2007

Thu, 24 May 2007 16:16:34 +0200

The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2007

This tutorial shows how you can set up a PCLinuxOS 2007 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. I found that PCLinuxOS is really easy to install and use, and it's a real alternative.