http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux.aspxenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30414.1743)http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17997.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 19:58:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17997jlwallenIf you need to do any remote Linux administration, or if you need to just log onto a remote machine, the defacto standard, secure means to do so is using secure shell. In this entry to the Bright Hub Understanding Linux Commands series, you will learn the basics of using the ssh command. Basic usage The most common use of ssh is to securely log int...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17989.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 19:49:51 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17989jlwallenFor Linux administrators, the ability to add new users is key. Without the adduser command, the ability to add a new user to a gui-less server would be impossible. In this entry to the Bright Hub Linux Command Line series, you will discover how to make use of this must-have admin tool. Is it "useradd" or "adduser"? In the beginn...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17945.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 10:51:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17945jlwallenLinux is one of the most secure operating systems available. One of the reasons for this tight security is iptables. This command allows you to specify the security of your machine on a very granular level. This entry to the Brighthub Linux Command Line series will introduce you to iptables. History of iptables The iptables tool was born around 199...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17944.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 10:36:47 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17944ScottNesbittDo you have a lot of software and documents on your computer? And do you have a hard time keeping track of all of them? If that's the case, you can bring some order to all of that chaos using a nifty little desktop application called Gimmie. Hunting through menus for applications, or through applications for information, isn't always fun. Especiall...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17895.aspxWed, 03 Dec 2008 20:56:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17895jlwallenMany new Linux users will never know about the startx command. Why? Because most distributions use a graphical log in screen. But what happens when something goes wrong with the GUI log in? You use the startx command from the console. This article will introduce you to one very useful command. What startx does In simplest terms the startx command i...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17828.aspxWed, 03 Dec 2008 10:58:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17828YvetteDavisThunderbird is a versatile and customizable email client available for Linux. Thunderbird gives the user as much control over the look, feel, and functionality as they want - with add-ons, plug-ins and themes developed by Mozilla and user developers. Learn how to download and install Thunderbird. Thunderbird on Ubuntu Linux Thunderbird is one of th...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17767.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 20:00:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17767jlwallenThe sudo command stands for "super user do" which effectively allows a standard Linux user another users' permissions. Sudo allows users to do things normally associated with the super (or root) user. In this entry to the Linux Command Line series you will learn how to take advantage of sudo. What is sudo? Most often used in Ubuntu-like distributio...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17720.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 12:31:08 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17720ScottNesbittOne of the strengths of Linux is that there are often several excellent ways to do a job. This is especially true at the command line. This time around, I look at another way to quickly and efficiently combine PDFs at the command line. Introduction In a previous article , I explained how to combine PDF files using software called Ghostscript. Altho...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/reviews/17719.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 12:26:27 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17719ScottNesbittEven Linux users sometimes have to run Windows applications. Doing that can be difficult. CrossOver Linux promises to make that easier. How well does it do the job? Read on to find out ... Overview Ease of installation Adding Windows applications Supported Windows applications How well does it work? Worth it or not? While Linux has a wide range of ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17697.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 02:32:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17697madberryUtorrent (µtorrent) on Linux is possible but not without the use of Wine, a Windows emulator. In this article we will set up Wine and Utorrent. Configuring Utorrent is not much different than on its Windows version. Introduction The one thing I always hear when people switch over from Windows is this: I can't use my favorite application X to do Y, ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17629.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 15:56:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17629jlwallenThe dd command has many uses, but one of its most important is for disk cloning. With this command you can make an exact duplicate of your hard drive onto another hard drive (>= original disk size ). In this entry to the Linux Command Line series you will learn the basics of the dd command. What is dd? Disk Definition (dd) came from IBM's Job Contr...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17465.aspxSun, 30 Nov 2008 22:56:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17465kivsterThis article sums up the GnuPG Email Encryption and Signing series. It is full of tips and tricks to help you get the most out of what you have learnt in the two previous articles. Tips and Tricks Now that you know how to create your own key, here are some tips for encrypting / decrypting files with GPG from the terminal. List Keys If you wish to s...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17463.aspxSun, 30 Nov 2008 22:46:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17463kivsterKey servers distribute your public key to other key servers. This lets users easily look up your name or email in the database to find your public key, so they can send you encrypted messages. Key Servers There are two ways to upload your public key to the Ubuntu keyserver Paste your ASCII Armored Public Key into the submission box at the Ubuntu Ke...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17377.aspxSun, 30 Nov 2008 16:49:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17377jlwallenThe Linux command line has a host of useful tools. One of those tools stands out as one of the most powerful. Grep is a handy way to search for lines matching a pattern. This tool allows you to find the proverbial needle in the haystack. In this Linux Command Line article you will learn how to grep. What is grep? The name "grep" is an acr...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17119.aspxSat, 29 Nov 2008 09:01:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17119jlwallenPicture this: You have two text files you need to merge into one so you open both documents and copy paste the contents of one into the other. Imagine being able to do this without having to open a single file. That is what cat does. This article will show you how to merge two files with cat. What cat does In Linux, cat stands for concatenate. What...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17114.aspxSat, 29 Nov 2008 07:18:43 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17114bloggerdevCreating a web 2.0 button in Adobe Photoshop is easy. The good news is it's equally easy to create one in GIMP Web 2.0 buttons are easy to create in Adobe Photoshop. But the good news for GIMP users is that it's equally easy to create such a button in GIMP. This article shows you how to create a simple web 2.0 button in GIMP. Start GIMP and create ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17070.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 21:44:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17070jnlisterwritingYou can now create a version of the Fedora Linux operating system which fits on a USB drive that you can carry anywhere and use on any PC. We explain the why's and how's of this process so you can see if this is right for you. So Many Questions This article will help you answer some of the main questions that you have about placing Fedora Linux OS ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17041.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 14:23:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17041jlwallenThere are many ways to download files. But there is only one smart way to download from the command line - wget. The wget tool is a non-interactive network download tool that can download single files, recursively download entire directories, and even follow links. History Wget first appeared in 1996 for the UNIX environment. Wget was the precursor...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/17034.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 13:16:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17034YvetteDavisGoogle Desktop for Linux is a great way to keep track of, and search your computer. Google's indexing technology makes it easy to keep constant tabs on what's on your system and where it's located. Learn the basics of using Google Desktop. Indexing After you install Google Desktop on your Linux PC, you need to manually start the program if you want...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/16999.aspxThu, 27 Nov 2008 20:37:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16999jlwallenAs with every aspect of Linux, there are countless ways of handling tasks. And the task of compression is no exception. One of the best compression tools in Linux is bzip2/bunzip2. If you need to squeeze out the most possible compression bunzip2 should suit your needs. History The bzip2/bunzip2 compression utility is part of the bzip family created...