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Use Active Directory for Linux logins

by mrlanrat • on 09/04/10
This is a simple how-to on using Microsoft's Active Directory for user authentication on Linux systems. The method described in this guide should work for Cent OS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHE...

Building a PXE Server

by mrlanrat • on 04/18/10
PXE is a method for booting an operating system over a network, it stands for Pre Executable environment. Here I will show you how to build a PXE server to boot and or install operating systems ove...

Switch Network Interface in Linux

by mrlanrat • on 04/07/10
This guide will tell you how to rename or switch network controller names in Linux. Often when installing Linux the installer will automatically pick the names of the network controllers. And for s...

SSH Tips and Tricks

by mrlanrat • on 03/30/10
Part 1 - Screen Screen is a program that can create virtual terminals inside your current session. If you are used to a tabbed web browser you can think about it as adding tabs to your terminal...

Conky

by mrlanrat • on 11/14/09
Conky is a system monitor for linux. It can tell you almost anyhting your computer, sutch as CPU useage, memory useage, network infomration, and almost anything else. Here is what my Conky configur...

Extract, Compile, and Install Anything in Linux

by mrlanrat • on 11/14/09
From time to time every Linux user will run across a program that does not come in a nice packaged DEB or RPM. Often in the form of a tar.gz, tgz, tar.bz, tar, gz, tar.bz2 or tbz2 format. This is how ...

Compiz-Fusion on Fedora 9

by mrlanrat • on 11/11/08
Ok, so you have Fedora 9 up and running but now you want all those cool Compiz Effects. Ill show you how!First off install the Livna repository, It will have your graphics card drivers. (At th...