[HowtoForge] Newsletter 05/27/2010

HowtoForge Newsletter 05/27/2010
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New HOWTOs:
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* The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 10.04
* The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.5 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2]
* How To Install VMware Server 1.0.x On A Kubuntu 10.04 Desktop
* Protect phpMyAdmin On An ISPConfig 3 Server (Debian)
* Using DPKG To Install OpenVZ On Debian

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The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 10.04
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 10.04 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. Kubuntu 10.04 is derived from Ubuntu 10.04 and uses the KDE desktop instead of the GNOME desktop.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-kubuntu-10.04

The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.5 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2]
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This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 5.5 server (x86_64) that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 64-bit version of CentOS 5.5, but should apply to the 32-bit version with very little modifications as well. In the end you should have a system that works reliably, and if you like you can install the free webhosting control panel ISPConfig (i.e., ISPConfig runs on it out of the box).

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-5.5-x86_64-ispconfig-2

How To Install VMware Server 1.0.x On A Kubuntu 10.04 Desktop
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This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install VMware Server 1.0.x (1.0.10 at the time of this writing) on a Kubuntu 10.04 desktop system. This is for those who prefer VMware Server 1.0.x over VMware Server 2.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-1.0.x-on-a-kubuntu-10.04-desktop

Protect phpMyAdmin On An ISPConfig 3 Server (Debian)
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With this small howto I explain how to protect your phpmyadmin installation on your Debian server with ISPConfig3 against hack attempts as much as possible. I assume that you already have an ISPConfig3 server running on Debian, which has been set up according to this howto and that phpmyadmin has been installed from the Debian repository into the directory /usr/share/phpmyadmin. With this default setup you can access phpMyAdmin via: http://www.anywebsiteonyourserver.tld/phpmyadmin, which we're going to change for security reasons.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/protect-phpmyadmin-on-an-ispconfig-3-server-debian

Using DPKG To Install OpenVZ On Debian
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To use the DPKG package manager to install OpenVZ, all you need to do is download the OpenVZ components, and let DPKG do the rest.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/using-dpkg-to-install-openvz-on-debian

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