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Saturday, February 27, 2010



Installing and Running Linux on Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:04 AM PST

Installing and Running Linux on Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3): It is possible to install and run Linux on the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console (not-including the PS3 Slim model). In fact, there are plenty of distros that are compatible with the PS3 such as Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Yellow Dog, and Gentoo. The Linux kernel supports PlayStation 3 since version 2.6.21, that means no patches or hacks are required to install and run a full-featured distro.

The XrossMediaBar (XMB) menu of the PS3 allows users to optionally install other operating systems making it possible for Linux to boot from the hard drive, USB, or from a LiveCD.

Yellow Dog Linux is perhaps the most widely used distro for the PlayStation 3. If installed on PS3, you can enjoy its many included applications like OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Rhythmbox, Evolution, Pidgin, GIMP, MPlayer, and many others.

The basic requirements for installing Linux on the PS3 are USB keyboard and mouse, Linux distro (supported) installer CD/DVD, USB drive (for backup), and PlayStation 3 video game console (duh!).

To install a Linux distro on the PS3, here are the steps needed.

Step-1: Backup all your saved data to the USB drive just in case something bad happens.

Step-2: From the XMB menu, navigate to System --> Format Drive --> PS3 HDD.

Step-3: Then, select a partition for the hard drive by going to Custom --> Allot 10GB to the PS3 System. The PS3 should restart after this.

Step-4: Login and insert your Linux CD/DVD installer.

Step-5: Again from the XMB menu, go to "System" and then "Install Other OS". The PS3 will search for otheros.bid from the installer. Once found, install it.

Step-6: After the installation, you can now set the PS3 to boot Linux by default by navigating to System --> Default System --> Other OS.

Congratulations! Your PS3 is now running a complete Linux operating system that turns it into an awesome personal computer.

Thursday, February 25, 2010



Ubuntu goin' gray, like the Mac OS way?

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:31 AM PST

A source from inside the Ubuntu team has informed a blogger that there will be an important announcement coming from Canonical regarding a possible rebranding of Ubuntu. A lot of enthusiasts are quick to speculate that the changes will be all about the color schemes used by Ubuntu and that it may go from brown to gray.

Evidence pointing to an Ubuntu makeover is this Ubuntu Single Sign On page where the logo being used is color gray and not the usual brown. There's also this statement made by Shuttleworth from a recent interview in which he said:

"We'll have some new styling which is going to be the starting point of another five year view. We've been Human for the last five years and now we're going to be light oriented."

I remembered reading an article (I forgot the link) about Mark Shuttleworth expressing his desire to equal or beat Mac OS X in terms of user interface and overall polish, which made me think and agree to all the rumors that Ubuntu might try to imitate the Mac OS desktop interface.

If indeed Ubuntu turns to gray or light oriented as they call it, how will the users react? If you ask me, I wouldn't mind the color change as long as the Ubuntu look will remain unique and not trying to be like a Mac.

What do you think?

[HowtoForge] Newsletter 02/25/2010

HowtoForge Newsletter 02/25/2010
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New HOWTOs:
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* Network Analysis With Wireshark On Ubuntu 9.10
* Creating MySQL Backups With AutoMySQLBackup On Ubuntu 9.10
* VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1.x On A Headless Debian Lenny Server
* Creating An NFS-Like Standalone Storage Server With GlusterFS On Fedora 12
* Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Ubuntu 9.10
* Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.2
* Virtual Mail And FTP Hosting With iRedMail And Pure-FTPd On FreeBSD
* How To Enforce YouTube Safety Mode To Block Objectionable Content With SafeSquid Content Filtering Proxy

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Network Analysis With Wireshark On Ubuntu 9.10
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Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer (or "packet sniffer") that can be used for network analysis, troubleshooting, software development, education, etc. This guide shows how to install and use it on an Ubuntu 9.10 desktop to analyze the traffic on the local network card.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/network-analysis-with-wireshark-on-ubuntu-9.10


Creating MySQL Backups With AutoMySQLBackup On Ubuntu 9.10
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AutoMySQLBackup is a shell script that lets you take daily, weekly and monthly backups of your MySQL databases using mysqldump. It can back up multiple databases, compress the backups, back up remote databases, and email the logs. This tutorial explains how to install and use it on an Ubuntu 9.10 server.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/creating-mysql-backups-with-automysqlbackup-on-ubuntu-9.10


VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1.x On A Headless Debian Lenny Server
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This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.1.x on a headless Debian Lenny server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment. Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over a remote desktop connection, so there's no need for the VirtualBox GUI.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/vboxheadless-running-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox-3.1.x-on-a-headless-debian-lenny-server


Creating An NFS-Like Standalone Storage Server With GlusterFS On Fedora 12
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This tutorial shows how to set up a standalone storage server on Fedora 12. Instead of NFS, I will use GlusterFS here. The client system will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem. GlusterFS is a clustered file-system capable of scaling to several peta-bytes. It aggregates various storage bricks over Infiniband RDMA or TCP/IP interconnect into one large parallel network file system. Storage bricks can be made of any commodity hardware such as x86_64 servers with SATA-II RAID and Infiniband HBA.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/creating-an-nfs-like-standalone-storage-server-with-glusterfs-on-fedora-12


Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Ubuntu 9.10
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This document describes how to install a Proftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota with this setup.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual-hosting-with-proftpd-and-mysql-ubuntu-9.10


Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.2
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Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on an OpenSUSE 11.2 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-lighttpd-with-php5-and-mysql-support-on-opensuse-11.2


Virtual Mail And FTP Hosting With iRedMail And Pure-FTPd On FreeBSD
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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 version 0.6, it supports FreeBSD 7.2 and 8.0 (both i386 and x86_64). iRedMail supports both OpenLDAP and MySQL as backends for storing virtual domains and users. The OpenLDAP backend of iRedMail allows you to integrate all kinds of applications. This guide shows you how to integrate pure-ftpd into the iRedMail ldap backend on FreeBSD 7.2, passwords will be stored in ldap and you can change the password through webmail.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual-mail-and-ftp-hosting-with-iredmail-and-pure-ftpd-on-freebsd


How To Enforce YouTube Safety Mode To Block Objectionable Content With SafeSquid Content Filtering Proxy
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Google recently announced 'Safety Mode' for YouTube. When you opt in to Safety Mode, videos containing mature content, objectionable material, or age restrictions will be filtered out of the site's search results. If a user inputs a direct link to a mature video, Safety Mode blocks viewing. You also have the option of 'locking' Safety Mode. When you see the 'Safety Mode' option at the bottom of any YouTube video page, you can choose to opt in to the service and lock that preference with your YouTube account password (you have to be logged in). That setting will be locked until the password is input to change it. It can not be unlocked by any other YouTube account.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-enforce-youtube-safety-mode-to-block-objectionable-content-with-safesquid-content-filtering-proxy


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010



World's Funniest Computer Pictures

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:15 AM PST

World's Funniest Computer Pictures: Humor time! Since a lot of you have enjoyed our list of funny computer quotes, I decided to keep the momentum going by posting some of the world's funniest computer-related pictures. Several of the funny images that I'm going to share to you have been collected over the years and have been stored in my hard drive for as long as I can remember. So I would expect that some of you may have already seen a few of these images, but I still hope that you'll have a good time. Without any more delay, here are some of the world's funniest computer pictures:

Note: click on the images to enlarge


Home networking gone bad


Linux 95


Computer Show


Understanding Computer Technology


Really Simple Keyboard


BMW


I will use Google


Super Computer


Communism


Trial Period Over


Hacker in jail


Successful Error


IBM Laptop


King of the world


Intel Inside


Press any key


Help and Support Not Responding


Linux box version


101th Key


HumorSense 95


There will be more funny computer pictures to come, so watch out. If you have a link or two to other funny computer images (whether old or new) please share them with us via comment.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010



Installing and Running Safari 4 on Ubuntu Linux

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 03:16 AM PST

Installing and Running Safari 4 on Ubuntu Linux: As some of you may know, Apple's Safari is the default browser of Mac OS X and iPhone OS. Safari 4, the latest version of the browser, offers a lot of features and noticeable performance improvements over its predecessor.

There are already a number of releases of Safari for Windows but none for Linux so far. However, that doesn't mean that we can't install and run Safari on Linux. Here's a step-by-step guide on installing and running Safari 4 on Ubuntu Linux:

Step-1: Install Wine. The easiest way to download and install Wine is via Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic Package Manager.

Step-2: Download winetricks using this command:

wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks

Step-3: Install winetricks, corefonts, and flash.

sh winetricks corefonts flash

Step-4: Download Safari for Windows from HERE.

Step-5: Navigate to where you saved the Safari installer and open it through Wine with this command:

wine SafariSetup.exe

Step-6: Install Safari but make sure to uncheck (deselect) the "Install Bonjour for Windows" and "Automatically update Safari..." options.


Step-7: Start Safari by navigating to Applications --> Wine --> Programs --> Safari --> Safari.

A few notes:

* Safari will crash the first time you run it because of the welcome animation, but should work after that.

* If Flash was not successfully installed, manually download and install it while using Safari on Linux.

* Opening a new tab in Safari may cause it to crash. To fix this, open Safari preferences, and in "General" category, set "New tabs open with:" option to "Empty Page".

Here are a few screenshots of Safari 4 running inside my Ubuntu Linux desktop:

Safari 4 on Ubuntu


Safari 4 running side-by-side with Firefox (click to enlarge)