Grub2 Customizer

My previously written custom script to make Windows and Ubuntu show as the first two items in Grub no longer works after my latest install of Ubuntu 12.04. Looks like its back to using a utility to do the job. sudo add-apt-repository...

Custom Grub Script for Dual Booting Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows XP

Most of the work I do with Ubuntu Linux is on home computers where the user needs to have Windows XP (Vista, 7) as a boot option. The best way for Ubuntu, or Linux in general, to work is if its on its own partition and not installed with the Wubi Installer. One of the...

Basic GUI for Ubuntu Server

Lots of people frequently need a GUI for their servers. I like to use mine without a GUI but even I have found many instances where one would be incredibly useful. You can install the full Ubuntu desktop by installing ubuntu-desktop however, if you just want the basic...

SSH Proxy

I was unaware until today about the SOCKS proxy in SSH. Using yesterdays example… make the connection with the added -D and a custom port number. ssh craig@my.remotehost.com -p 22 -D 1456 Then in Firefox Preferences, Advanced, Network, Settings. Select Manual...

SSH Tunneling

I use Putty nearly every day at work to remote from a Windows boxes to remote manage my Linux Servers. Although there is a Putty client for Linux, and available in the Ubuntu repos, it doesn’t work the same nor does the tunneling work. I basically have to work...

VirtualBox 2.1

Although I have been a huge fan of VMWare Server I’m not apposed to alternatives. I’ve tried VirtualBox in the past with very little luck due to the Host Networking issues. However, it appears in the latest 2.1 version they have greatly improved on the...