If your build from source is successful, you can make a Debian (Ubuntu) package (.deb) for future use: Install package tools: sudo apt-get install checkinstall… Read More »Create a .deb package from source files
(Tar/GZip) archives end in “.tar.gz” and (Tar/Bzip2) archives end in “.tar.bz2”. Bzip2 is the newer, more efficient compression method. These files can generally be automatically… Read More »Handling (Tar/GZip) and (Tar/Bzip2) archives
Network communications go through “channels” called ports. You can restrict which ports are available (“open”) for network communications, creating a barricade to unwanted network intrusion.… Read More »Manage firewall in ubuntu 9.04 jaunty
Download the gpg keys for the repositories and automatically add them to your repository keyring: Example: To obtain and add the Medibuntu repository key: wget… Read More »How to add repository keys in ubuntu
Do this at your own risk. Modify the default Ubuntu sources.list only if you understand what you’re doing. Mixing repositories can break your system. For… Read More »How to add repositories manually in ubuntu
There are two types of network monitors: those that monitor your own system’s network settings and those that monitor network traffic. The latter includes security… Read More »Network Monitors for ubuntu: monitor your own system’s network settings