Anyone who uses computers might want to listen to music, or watch movies. Linux operating systems are no different. Since Linux has two different operating system environment, one a server operating system, that usually doesn’t have a GUI desktop (X-Windows), and the Desktop operating system edition, which does come with the GUI (X-windows) built-in, and is similar to what most people know as the Microsoft operating systems (Windows XP, 7, Vista etc….). › Continue reading…

Linux Firewalls - well Linux is an open source based operating system and as such, programmers have developed different firewall applications for it. Some are built into the operating system distribution package, Ubuntu, Suse, Red-Hat etc… › Continue reading…

Anyone that knows Linux, knows that this operating system, enables so many solutions, and they are part of the Linux operating system package. You can gain almost any type of services you need, by either using the built in services on the operating system after the installation (which means they are coming installed within the OS) or by doing a simple update/download and install of new services which are not built in, It is as simple as that. › Continue reading…

We are living in a computerized age, and as such many devices out there, even those that we might not think of, include a small computer within them. In case that small computer is a real computer and not just an electronic circuit that enable electronic functions, then we can say it has an embedded computer inside. › Continue reading…

Dedicated servers are usually being used on hosting farms. The Dedication part means that the server is solely yours, and the definitions you require for it, like bandwidth, security, resources and other configurations that you have requested, will be dedicated to you, so you will always have them available. › Continue reading…

Debian, is a package of software tools combined together under the open licensed GNU (General Public Library) and some other free software, of the Linux operating systems which means it uses the Linux kernel. This operating system is the most popular and one of its best OS version is the UBUNTU operating system. › Continue reading…

Who doesn’t need something from a computer? Who wouldn’t mind to be able to install almost anything without paying for it? Where can we find such an option, what do we need to do? Well there is an answer to these questions and it is within the Linux operating system. Linux is a term that describes to a Unix-Like computer operating system, which is based on a Linux kernel. The base of this operating system is to enable free and open source (system codes opened to the public) software and works under the GPL (General Public License). The Linux operating system can be installed on a wide range of computer hardware. › Continue reading…

Building a Linux server, is pretty easy, you just need to find a computer (any computer), then download a Linux version (any Linux version will do, just choose a server Linux edition, and you will get spared from GUI installation, if you prefer). › Continue reading…

When you want to protect your internal network, either your business network or your home network and you want to install the firewall yourself, there is an option to use a Linux firewall application. Linux has many benefits about installing applications by yourself, of course you need to learn some Linux to do so, but that is one of the reasons why it might be a good idea to get to know Linux. You can install almost anything that you might need, and it’s free. › Continue reading…

Even though we thought Linux operating systems didn’t need a Virus protection, it seems the precaution is being taken. There was a belief that since Microsoft operating systems where the most used operating systems at the public, the virus developers will produce windows designated viruses. But as the Linux operating systems are starting to grab more and more users, who choose to use the open source version of the operating system, which are also free. Linux operating systems are bringing almost all of the features that are included in the Microsoft operating systems. Even though they are not as smooth as Windows, they are pretty close. › Continue reading…

There are many different options to run backup procedures on a Linux machine. There are internal commands/programs that can do the backups, using a “cronjob” (which is the time schedule mechanism built in the Linux operating system) and by combining the two, create a timely backup solution. There are some solution that suit Linux desktop operating system, since the Desktop type of Linux has a graphic interface which can include graphical software tools, but here I will concentrate on the more core like applications which are running in the text mode, which suit both the Linux desktop and the Linux server types of operating systems. › Continue reading…

Linux, what is that operating system? why is it becoming such a required operating system? why do we need to get to know it? There are so many questions like that about Linux that I would like to calm down. Now that I had the chance of getting to know Linux pretty good, I can honestly say that there is much potential for the open source operating systems. You can basically get all of the things you where used to get from the Windows operating system, and much more. › Continue reading…