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Installing and setting up ntpd under Ubuntu

Posted on May 17, 2010 by billy

Install NTP on your home server sudo apt-get install ntp Bare in mind that I’m in the UK so I’m obviously I’m going to choose NTP servers that are geographically close to me. After reading a fair bit about configuring … Continue reading →

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Configuring a static IP address on Lucid Lynx

Posted on May 14, 2010 by billy

I didn’t know this, but seemingly you have to remove the network manager  before you set up a static Ethernet IP on Lucid Lynx. Remove Network Manager. sudo apt-get remove network-manager Then follow the instructions here. References: Ubuntuguide.com

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Debian / Ubuntu Linux Configure IPv6 Tunnel

Posted on July 11, 2008 by billy

I noticed a good article on NixCraft about how to configure IPv6 tunnels using tspc on Debian / Ubuntu here. Hopefully I’ll have time next week to give it a try

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Apparmor rule for nomachine’s free NX server and Hardy Heron

Posted on May 23, 2008 by billy

I had a bit of time today so I generated an Apparmor rule for NoMachine’s free NX server for linux. Its a bit ruff and ready but it does work. Might go back to tidy it up a bit when … Continue reading →

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Squeezecenter 7 and Hardy Heron

Posted on May 5, 2008 by billy

I’ve just upgraded my home linux box to Ubuntu Hardy Heron,  installed Squeezecenter 7.0 and now it doesn’t seem to be working. After a bit of digging about I noticed that the logs were giving me a bit of a … Continue reading →

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