Linux Tips

For Ubuntu Installing Apache $ sudo aptitude install apache2 Setting a Static IP Address Now make sure that you have a static IP address $ sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces And change the following (bold) to match your network # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 Press Esc then :wq to save and exit. After saving the file, you must now restart the networking process $ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart Installing and Configuring Squid Install the Squid Proxy Server $ sudo aptitude install squid If you want to change the default port that squid listens on [3128], change the http_port tag using vi, making a backup copy first $ sudo cp /etc/squid/squid.conf /etc/squid/squid.conf_backup $ sudo vi /etc/sq...

I recently configured my gmail account in Evolution mail on my ubuntu jaunty. This is how i did it. 1. Login into your gmail account. Goto Settings -> Forwarding and POP/IMAP . Enable POP for mail, select the option you prefer. Make sure you select one option to enable POP. 2. Now open Evolution and follow the screen shots. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Now you gmail account in configured in Evolution Mail. Enjoy!