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How to Install MATLAB in Linux

With MATLAB, you can use computer programming languages to perform mathematical computations. You can get MATLAB for Linux on CD, or by downloading it from the developer's website. You will need a...

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How to Configure a PHP APC on Webmin

Webmin is a Linux software product that lets you manage your web server through a web interface instead of having to do it all by command line, and one of the things you can manage through Webmin is...

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How to Re-install Xubuntu Grub

If you installed Windows on your computer after already installing Xubuntu, Windows replaced the Linux Grub boot loader with Windows Boot Manager. WBM does not give you the option to choose which...

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How to Create HFS in Linux

The HFS (Hierarchical File System) file system is designed for the Mac OS operating system. The Linux operating system supports creating HFS file systems and mounting existing HFS devices. You must...

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How to NAT Using Webmin

Network Address Translation (NAT) is used on local networks to translate external IP address traffic to internal IP address traffic (and vice versa). The Webmin server management tool has options in it...

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How to Download Oovoo on Ubunto Software

OoVoo is a instant messaging, voice and video chat application that is designed for Windows, Mac and mobile devices. Although OoVoo doesn't have a release that is compatible with Ubuntu Linux you can...

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How to Install Linux on a DV5000

The DV5000 comes pre-installed with Windows XP or Windows Vista, but you can install Ubuntu Linux to the machine. You can either format the hard drive and install Linux over Windows, or you can create...

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How to Fix Xorg.Conf

Ubuntu and most other Debian-based Linux operating systems use X.Org, a free implementation of the X Windows System, to function as a window manager. X.Org enables programs to display windows and other...

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How to Build NAS With CentOS

If you have a network of computers, you can build a Network Attached Storage server to share files between the computers. With Linux distributions, including CentOS, you can share files between...

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The Minimize Window Disappears in Linux

The taskbar has been ubiquitous for about as long as most people have been using Windows. Linux desktop environments are extremely customizable, including the panel containing your tasks. Your...

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How to Fix a Linux Depend Error 127

When compiling Linux programs, programmers often do so from the command line. You can accomplish this by running the "configure" command, followed by the "make" command. However, if you try to run the...

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How to Install a JAR File in AIX

Java archive files with the “.jar” file extension contain software written in the Java programming language. Some applications for IBM’s AIX operating system, such as the BEA WebLogic Server, are...

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Greeting Card Software for Linux

While Linux has equivalent software for many programs, there aren't many programs dedicated to creating greeting cards. One of the more popular programs, KreetingKard, has not been updated since 2005;...

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EXT3 Vs. XFS

Modern Linux kernels support a wide assortment of file systems. While the default choice of file system during installation is always a safe choice, another file system might better suit your specific...

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How to Configure Xorg.conf

X.Org Server, or Xorg, implements the X Window System, or X11, on Unix-like operating systems. X11 adds additional graphical user interface options to an OS, enabling the desktop environment to render...

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How to Install Oracle and Ignore SysPrereqs RHEL 5

The Oracle database installer program checks your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 system during installation. The installer checks your RHEL 5 system for compatibility with Oracle’s software, ensuring it...

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How to Use Webmin Outside Your LAN

Webmin, a Web-based configuration system for Linux and UNIX systems, works on your local area network by default. Webmin allows access to any IP address that can connect to it. The router your local...

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How to Use UDP Over an SSH Tunnel

You can tunnel traffic over a secure shell session, effectively using the remote SSH server as an encrypted proxy. SSH only supports tunneling TCP-protocol traffic between computers, but you can use...

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How to Edit Android Kernels in Ubuntu

The Android kernel is derived from the Linux kernel. It relies on the core services of Linux, such as security, memory, network and process management. To make amendments to the Android core and...

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Will Magic Jack Run on Linux?

MagicJack is a Voice over Internet Protocol service that users run on their computers for inexpensive phone conversations. Costing only about $40 a year, the magicJack works only on computers running...

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