[HowtoForge] Newsletter 11/05/2009

HowtoForge Newsletter 11/05/2009
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New HOWTOs:
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* The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
* The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 9.10 [ISPConfig 3]
* How To Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) To 9.10 (Karmic Koala) (Desktop & Server)
* The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
* Newbie-Friendly Post-Installation Ubuntu Usability Setup Guide
* Squid - Delay Pools Bandwidth Management
* Set Up A Full-Featured Mail Server With iRedOS: MySQL, Postfix, Dovecot, ClamAV, SpamAssassin, RoundCube/SquirrelMail
* Automatic Dialer With Asterisk And GNUDialer

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The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
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This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-9.10-karmic-koala

The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 9.10 [ISPConfig 3]
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This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu-9.10-ispconfig-3

How To Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) To 9.10 (Karmic Koala) (Desktop & Server)
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Yesterday the new Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) was released. This guide shows how you can upgrade your Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and server installations to Ubuntu 9.10.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu9.04-jaunty-jackalope-to-9.10-karmic-koala-desktop-and-server

The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
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This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 5.4 x86_64 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-5.4-x86_64-ispconfig-3

Newbie-Friendly Post-Installation Ubuntu Usability Setup Guide
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This tutorial is designed for new Linux users that are familiar with Microsoft Windows. The goal is to address some of the most common issues that these people face. (Namely, media codecs, and general terminology.) I tried to write it as someone might explain it vocally; I attempted to add humor in an effort to keep it interesting, although I make no guarantees that it is actually funny.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/newbie-friendly-post-installation-ubuntu-usability-setup-guide

Squid - Delay Pools Bandwidth Management
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This feature is used to restrict the bandwidth usage for the user community. It has been introduced in ver 2.x.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/squid-delay-pools-bandwidth-management

Set Up A Full-Featured Mail Server With iRedOS: MySQL, Postfix, Dovecot, ClamAV, SpamAssassin, RoundCube/SquirrelMail
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iRedMail is a shell script that lets you quickly deploy a full-featured mail solution in less than 2 minutes, since iredmail 0.5 it also supports Debian 5.0.1 (it supports both i386 and x86_64). Its object is to make a Linux mail server installation and configuration simple and easy to use. iRedMail supports both OpenLDAP and MySQL as backends for storing virtual domains and users.This tutorial shows how to use the MySQL backend. iRedOS is a customized CentOS 5.3 distribution, where e unnecessary packages were removed. It ships with the lastest version of iRedMail (iredmail0.50); it lets you install iredmail more quickly and smooth.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/set-up-a-full-featured-mail-server-with-iredos-mysql-postfix-dovecot-clamav-spamassassin-roundcube-squirrelmail

Automatic Dialer With Asterisk And GNUDialer
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This document describes the installation of the Automatic Dialer GNUDialer, this is an alternative dialer to VICIDial, with more lightweight scripts and a far more easier GUI, it uses Asterisk and MySQL for its operation.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/automatic-dialer-with-asterisk-and-gnudialer

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