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Use a file on SSD as cache for an HDD
I'm using Ubuntu Server 22.04. The server has an HDD in it, and I'd like to be able to speed up disk access for that HDD. My system boots from an SSD, so my idea is that maybe I can use space on the ...
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Streaming video from server using NanoPi
I am working on a project where I am required to stream some videos hosted at the server onto a display connected to my NanoPi M1 plus via a HDMI cable. I have very little knowledge about it. Which ...
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Is there any software for routing? I don't want specific route distribution
I'm trying to find some graphic software to manage a network server, and for using it like router. And I want some general overview of what is happening on the network. In Windows, I reached for Kerio ...
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is php5-curl what I want?
I have an NGINX web-server, with php-fpm. I would like to install curl, but I’m not sure that php5-curl is the right package for my server. Should I be concerned? is there a more appropriate package? ...
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How can I see images from my ftp server on Ubuntu, directly from browser in the form of a gallery?
I have Ubuntu installed on AWS running an FTP server.
Images are uploaded continuously to the FTP server.
Is it possible to view the images directly in the form of a gallery?
Could I use Ubuntu's ...
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Redundant Web Server
I have an ubuntu 14.04 server that we use as our web server (apache). We have a public web site that is built on Drupal, uses a MySQL DB and we also have some files that are uploaded to our site and ...
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How do I forward SIP calls
I need to set up a SIP client that forwards calls to Google Voice(via POTS call or alternate)
Could I use asterisk for this?
I have an always-on Ubuntu VPS which could be used for this.
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Cannot Ubuntu desktop edition perform as Ubuntu Server Edition? [duplicate]
I found two separate OS Ubuntu Desktop Edition (like Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which I am using ) and Ubuntu Server Edition OS available. Server Edition is used to do the performance for hosting a Ubuntu ...
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Softwares for clustering of machines
I have taken up a project in which I have to setup a server(any kind of server) and desktop computers such that the server can use the processors of other computers for computations(or other tasks) ...
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Modern Ubuntu home media, security, and automation center [closed]
I'm looking to set up a large computer to act as a home media center, a security system, and possibly home automation.
I'd like the following features
64 bit support
Modern (based on a recent ...
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Run a web server from any directory
I am writing a small website, but I do NOT want to figure out how to install and configure complete LAMP stack to test the website from my ~/home directory. That will be completely disruptive and ...
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Mac server.app equivalent for Ubuntu server?
In Mac OS X there is the server.app which makes all server related things simple and easy.
Is there something like this for Ubuntu server, or at least something that easily sets up a domain name?
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Is there any user friendly alternative to screen?
I am running Ubuntu Server and want to have multiple terminals.
Screen works fine but..it is not user friendly. I mean..after pressing Ctrl+A you get no notification of you being in command mode, in ...
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How do I download mail folders from command line?
I want to download my mails (batch download) which are located in a "sample" folder on my yahoo mail to local folder on my harddisk.
Is there a command-line client which allows me to download mails ...
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Easy to use Git server management
Regarding source controls I have experience with TFS (Team Foundation Server) and I'm working with GitHub for some of my open source projects. Now I want to setup an authenticated Git server on my own ...
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ACL tool for audit of Ubuntu production servers
In my production environment, I have close to 10 Ubuntu 12.04 Servers and I want to get the list of users from them. I am looking for some kind of script or tool (non-gui) to get the same. Yes, I can ...
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Are there any packages that do all the recommended configuration settings for a secured server environment?
I came across questions & articles like these: 1.) What Can Be Done To Secure Ubuntu Server? , 2.) How to prevent your website from getting hacked. which speak of many configuration settings for ...
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What server control panels are available for Ubuntu Server?
As a dedicated Ubuntu server or as a VPS, I am looking for a web control panel, something like cPanel which is something like a web administrator for a server.
I have not used any on Linux since I do ...
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is there some sort of all-purpose logging tool I can download as a package?
As in, a tool that will give me easy to read logging information all in one convenient place, divvied up into categories. Logs for say, ssh daemon, user logins/logouts and other activity, installed ...
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Is there a caching DNS proxy I can add local records to?
I have a fairly standard ADSL connection. Modem/router with several computers inside. I would like to formalise some DNS entries so that when inside the network some legal DNS entries like server....
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 remote desktop access
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 server at home with GUI running.
It does many things, like Apache virtual hosts (several WordPress sites hosted for me and my mates), Samba server, Mini DLNA server and some ...
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Getting a Linux Mint graphical interface on Ubuntu 12.04.2 Server [duplicate]
After successful installation of Ubuntu 12.04.2, a change is needed from graphics-less Ubuntu server terminal-style interface to a Linux Mint graphical interface.
I have booted with an inserted Linux ...
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Installing a Web Browser in Linux Server
I have a website which is being hosted by a Linux Server. I can access my files of my website using SSH. I was thinking if it is possible to install a web browser into my linux server so that I can ...
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Is server alive app
I'm just wondering, is there an Ubuntu program to check if certain IP's are up ?
I have a few servers and i'm searching for a small program\app\indicator to ping\telnet\tcp-connect my servers and ...
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What IRC servers are available for Ubuntu
I want to setup an IRC server in my local network. I would like to know the IRC server options available for Ubuntu.
I heard that irc-hybrid is good. Do you have any other suggestions.
The thing is ...
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How to manage security cameras in Ubuntu?
I am setting up a server and chose ubuntu for the OS. The system will have 3 purposes, storing my wife's photography work, storing music for quick access to our entertainment system (will be running ...
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Landscape-like tool to distribute security upgrades to OS? [duplicate]
i'm looking for an alternative to Landscape, Spacewalk (for RHEL), or CTL to perform a specific job. I need to control and apply OS upgrades on ubuntu systems, for 100+ servers, and so far i wasn't ...
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Best control panel for Ubuntu 12.04 server [closed]
I am looking for up-to-date control panel that is compatible with 12.04 and easy to install. Most of the open source control panels I've seen have been out of development for years now. zPanel looks ...
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Are there any instant-messaging clients for server?
I have Virtualbox based Ubuntu server and I have used Google to get answers for Server based IM and got it as Jabber. But it is confusing to me. I would like someone to suggest me an instant-messaging ...
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Auto reply / auto responder for mail?
I am looking for a (freeware) solution for auto reply/out of office reply on my (web)mail. I have done some googling but haven't found anything for this yet.
Does any know what program can do this?
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Software to monitor disk space and send email on threshold
I'm looking for something that can monitor disk usage on my partitions and send an email alert when threshold is reached. For example, when sdb1 has 10 % disk space left it will send an email to me. ...
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Is there any midnight commander alternative that allows me to see the folder size?
I want any alternative for Ubuntu 11.04 that runs on the command window that allows me to see which folder use up a lot of space.
P.S. It's for my VPS.
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Easiest way to setup a SMTP server to receive mail?
I want to setup a SMTP server to receive all mails.
I have only found mail sending software so far (like postfix).
But I want to have software to make the server being able to receive mails.
Bonus ...
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Server bandwidth monitoring program having Web interface
I am looking around for a simple program that will log how much bandwidth has been used by my server. This should preferably be presented in a web interface.
Information /summary/functionality I'm ...
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Please suggest one free log manager which will help me to audit all system and services logs in organized format?
I have Ubuntu server 11.10 but without GUI, so it is fine even if that suggest a software or something like that which will intern help me do that. it will be grate if that software can export logs in ...
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Are there any open source alternatives to Landscape?
Better yet, are there any Spacewalk-like software packages that work for both RedHat-based and Debian-based systems?
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Is there a CalDav client with email alert support on Ubuntu server? [closed]
Assume I had an Ubuntu Server with a CalDav server (in my case this is ownCloud 3), but the server didn't allow sending of calendar events by email to me. I'm looking to install a CalDav client, on ...
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Is there a simple, plaintext, lightweight hosted web-based text editor?
I want to host it on my own Ubuntu Server, access it from outside within my browser and be able to edit my notes in it and it will save. I also want to be able to access it from a smartphone's web ...
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What open source configuration management software with a GUI is available?
I want to mange multiple ubuntu desktop(10.04,11.04 and 11.10) from server.
Like i want do following list of thing
1) policy management
2) package management
3) Various system Administration thing
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How to transfer the whole contents of a folder (recursively) from one server to another?
I have a /home/jbruni folder in a VPS running Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx).
I am about to turn this VPS off and move some things from it to a new VPS, also running the same Ubuntu version.
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Are there any lightweight XMPP server?
Are there any lightweight XMPP server that works well on Ubuntu Desktop 11.04; I basically wanted to learn, test and develop some small application that uses XMPP features.
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Security camera system server
I'd like to setup a Security Camera system which is captures and stores video streams into Ubuntu Server From 2 wireless Cameras.
Which type of motion-detecting wireless camera you suggested?
Are ...
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Picking a torrent application for a server
I'd like to configure my headless Ubuntu server (64bit) to download and seed torrent files. I'm looking for an application with the following requirements (in order of importance):
Easily work with ...
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How can I build a website without 'coding' knowledge?
I have a Ubuntu server network & have decided to make a website. Can anyone suggest some free tools that will help me do this without having to code HTML or CSS?
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How do I install these printing and mail related utilities?
My job wants me to install the following utilities on our Ubuntu server:
lp
lpstat
cancel
mail
I have no idea how to do it.
Thank you very much in advance for your time.
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Alternative printing method(s) for an unsupported printer
I have in my office, a Konica Minolta bizhub 211 multifunction printer, it works well with windows workstations... It has a lot of good features, like duplex...
I haven't found any drivers for UNIX, ...
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Is There A Spiceworks Equivalent?
For some reason I vaguely recall there being an equivalent of Spiceworks for Ubuntu. I had it running on an old server that crashed and now I can't remember the name. Any thoughts?
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Best log file monitoring tool for ubuntu server
I'm trying to find the best Log File monitoring tool for Ubuntu 9.10 server?
Is there any web-based gui tool which could be operated by anyone, that monitor any log files?
I already tried splunk and ...
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Open source terminal server to replace MS Terminal Server
Does anybody know an alternative MS Terminal Server for Ubuntu which can be used for connection of Windows thin clients? It is a big advantage if there are no limitation for a number of connected thin ...
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Is there a tool for web based system administration?
What web based system admin tools are there for Ubuntu? Basically I want to setup a headless server at home and want to make it easy for my family to change some settings. I'm familiar with Webmin but ...
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