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Welcome to the Small Box Blog
I created this blog for notes on Linux in smaller environments. Whether your own personal Linux box, workstation at work or administering a small Linux server, the goal is to help with tips, tricks and...
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Running Ubuntu on Vista with Virtual Box
I've been getting requests on how to dual boot Vista and Linux or requests to install Linux on someones recently purchased computer. If the goal is to try out Linux or a few of the many Linux...
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Open Terminal Here in Nautilus
I have a user that needed to navigate through Nautilus and open a terminal in the current directory. This behavior is not enabled by default. It turns out that Nautilus is scriptable, i.e. custom...
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Installing Virtual Box Additions
Once Ubuntu is installed in a virtual machine, the Virtual Box Additions can be installed. From the Virtual Box User Manual:They (the Virtual Box additions) consist of device drivers and system...
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Shared Folders and Seamless Windows in Virtual Box
In this final installment of running Ubuntu Linux in Windows Vista with Virtual Box, I'll look at using shared folders and seamless windows. A directory in the Vista filesystem can be used to share...
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Adding a Lightweight GUI and Webmin to Ubuntu Server
The default installation of Ubuntu Server is non-graphical, the server is managed from the command line. Reasons for this type of installation are security and elimination of resource heavy GUI's...
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Setting Up a SME Server Test Environment with VirtualBox on Vista
SME Server (http://www.contribs.org/) is a Linux distribution designed for the office environment, similar to Microsoft Small Business Server or the now defunct Linux based NetMax Server. SME Server is...
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Junkless Software Installs From Source
On a recent podcast episode a listener wanted to know if there is "junk" in .rar and .tar files. I don't deal with .rar files very often, and usually .tar files are the normal way to distribute...
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Running Fedora 17 in Ubuntu with VirtualBox
VirtualBox is a great tool for testing operating systems, whether for testing a different distributions or simulating a network configuration. What follows is my experience installing and configuring...
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When to Replace Servers with Network Attached Storage
SOHO’s (Small Office/Home Offices) traditionally either had client-server or peer-to-peer networking in place to serve office needs. Client server, the more expensive option, have the benefit of...
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ClamAV - Linux Antivirus Software
Antivirus for Linux sounds unnecessary due to the low probability of Linux being infected by a virus. However because Linux can communicate and share files with Windows, antivirus is another piece of...
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VMWare Workstation Notes
I was able to get VMWare software for testing purposes and decided to give VMWare Workstation a try. I normally use and am a big fan of Virtualbox. My initial reaction is that I like VMWare...
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Installing CentOS 7 with MATE Desktop
I recently upgraded one of my labs from CentOS 6.x to CentOS 7. These are my notes installing CentOS 7 with the MATE desktop. Although I installed CentOS on physical hardware, this example installs...
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Installing VirtualBox 5 on Linux Mint
I decided to attempt a simple challenge for myself, install VirtualBox 5.0 on Linux Mint using only the GUI interface. I started with a fresh install of Linux Mint 17.2 MATE. To begin start the...
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Installing Fonts on Linux
Using fonts in Linux is similar to other operating systems and can be used in various applications, such as LibreOffice Writer. The following examples were done on Linux Mint 17.2 'Rafaela'.Installed...
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Capturing a Whole Web Page
I always wondered what tools were used to create the full page of a web site without page breaks. I ran across the tool known as CutyCapt. From the web site:CutyCapt is a small cross-platform...
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Installing Cisco Packet Tracer on Linux
Packet Tracer is a cross-platform visual simulation tool designed by Cisco Systems that allows users to create network topologies and imitate modern computer networks. (1)Packet Tracer was previously...
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