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To setup partition encryption on Ubuntu, perform the following steps: Install the required software apt-get install cryptsetup For more security, erase the partition you want to encrypt with one of

It is possible to backup and restore the activation status of Windows 7 Backing up the activation files To backup the activation status, backup the following files. Administrator access rights

The loop device on Unix lets access a file as a block device.  Disks are block devices.  So, it is possible to use a file as a disk.  The first

You can set the brightness of the display by issuing this command within a shell echo 3 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness where 3 is the brightness level. Its value is from 0

Simply create a file named /etc/X11/Xsession.d/80overlayscrollbars and put into it the following line: export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 or simply execute the following command echo “export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0” > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/80overlayscrollbars You need to do

I have installed Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) on a Google Nexus S. It works perfectly. The process is not complicated but requires some basic technical skills. What’s interesting about the process

openssl x509 –in input.pem –inform PEM -out output.der –outform DER openssl x509 –in input.der –inform DER -out output.pem –outform PEM

To remove a passphrase on a private key, simple execute this command. openssl rsa -in server.key -out server.unprotected.key Since it is a private key, make sure that it is well

Creating a server certificate involves only a few steps. To do so, execute the following commands. This post assumes that “OpenSSL initial configuration” and “Creating a ca’s self signed certificate”

In order to create your own certificates, you need a CA (certificate authority) certificate. This certificate will be used to sign every certificate you will create. To do so, execute

Benkmarks made using a Tomcat and a MySQL database. These figures are provided to give you an idea of the performance you should expect. The tests were done in the

This initial configuration procedure assumes that you are executing it on Linux Create a special user named ‘ca’. Its home directory will hold the data. It must protected carefully. For

To change the signature of a disk under Windows 7, follow these steps are: Run the command line utility diskpart as the administrator user Execute the command “list disk” to locate

Install Eclipse using “Ubuntu Software Center” Install the AVR Eclipse Plugin using Help >> Install New Software. The source link is http://avr-eclipse.sourceforge.net/updatesite/ Install the gcc toolchain apt-get install avrdude binutils-avr

It is possible to securely connect to a SSH server without a password. To do so, you must perform the following steps. It assumes that both machine are running a

You can connect to a remote host [remote-host] using another machine [proxy-host]. This can be accomplished if the [proxy-host] as an SSH server running. To do so, logon to the

If you prefer using OpenOffice than LibreOffice in Ubuntu 11, you can replace it using these few steps: Download OpenOffice from http://download.openoffice.org/other.html. Download either Linux Intel DEB or Linux x86-64 DEB depending

I can bet that you have no idea what the Unix timeline looks like. Curious? Download this PDF file from www.levenez.com.

Manufacturer Model Capacity Read speed(MB/s) Write speed(MB/s) Patriot Xporter XT Rage 32 GB 27 25 Corsair Voyager GTR 32 GB 34 28 Lexar Echo MX 32 GB 30 17 Kingston

A problem with the DNS configuration on a server can cause the login to the ssh server very slow. I can be fixed by adding the following line UseDNS no