Howto | Send Files by Email

Explanation

Oddly enough, there is no option, when browsing folders, to right-click and send by email - something Windows users take for granted. Fortunately this omission may be easily corrected as follows.

These instructions are for Kmail, if you are not using Kmail (or KDE Kontact PIM) then these instructions will need to be modified for the command line of your email client.

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Howto | Recover Data from a Hard Disk

This is how I recovered data from an NTFS partitioned hard disk, I am not a recovery expert, and it would irresponsible of me to recommend that you follow these instructions.

Boot in Ubuntu Live CD

  • Boot onto a live CD
  • Configure networking
  • Uncomment repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list

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Howto | Reconfigure Display Settings

Configuring your display

If the display resolution is VGA, the run:

$ dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

When configuring XORG, do ensure that the maximum resolution is as you want it, as this will be the default resolution for every boot.

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Howto | Protect against rootkits

Apparently Rootkits are a major problem in the linux world. Unlike viruses, you are much more likely to be infected without realising that you even have a problem. The purpose of this document is twofold:

  1. Check for existing infection
  2. Protect against future infection

If you are unsure what a Rootkit is, then please read the Rootkit Wikipedia page before continuing.

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Howto | Open Multipage TIFFs in KDE

The Issue

Most image viewers only show the first page of a multi-page TIFF. The KDE document viewers, of which there are many (KView, KFax, KDVI) will not open them, stating “This version can only handle fax files”.

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Howto | Install WebDAV on ISPConfig

Step 1: Create a web

This is not an ISPConfig tutorial, so it is supposed that you know how to do this.

Use the ISPConfig web interface. Probably sensible to make the site a maximum size.

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Howto | Install Scanning in Wine

Ensure you install the same version as wine. For me that meant installing as follows:

$ sudo apt-get install -t 'etch-backports' libwine-sane

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Howto | Install Samba to Access Windows Shares

If you are looking for a full Samba LDAP installation, please look elsewhere, this is a simple set-up to access files from an existing Windows or Samba server.

Installation

# apt-get install smbfs smbclient

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Howto | Install Print System

This document is certainly incomplete and possible inaccurate, please proceed with caution:

Install Cups Print System

This also installs printer libraries, printing for GIMP, additional fonts etc.

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Howto | Install NTP time server or client

I am not going to reinvent the wheel - the following link is excellent:

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