John Morales

My Collection of Ubuntu How-To's

This section is a work in progress.

While using Ubuntu Server Hardy (8.04) for a personal server in my apartment, I've built up a small library of How-To's for setting up the important services (plus some other fun stuff).

I will slowly be putting each of the following How-To's in this section:

  • How to build a vanilla Linux kernel from source
  • How to create signed debian binary/source packages
  • How to import/export MySQL databases
  • How to install Apache2 with SSL
  • How to install Apple iCalendar server
  • How to install ATI video driver for Beryl with Ubuntu Edgy
  • How to enable Ubuntu audio tools
  • How to enable video playback support for Debian Sarge
  • How to enable DVD playback on Ubuntu
  • How to install FTP server
  • How to install IMAP email server
  • How to install Labtec Webcam Pro on Ubuntu
  • How to install unsigned certificates to JRE
  • How to install motion webcam streaming on Ubuntu
  • How to install XMMS from source on Ubuntu
  • How to enable Helvetica font for ImageMagick
  • How to install cvsweb
  • How to migrate a Subversion repository to Git
  • How to configure a shared printer on WinXP
  • How to re-install Grub after a Windows installation
  • How to install and update ndiswrapper for a new linux kernel release
  • How to setup CPU frequency and governor on Ubuntu
  • How to setup madwifi for injection
  • How to build and modify Quake 3 from source
  • How to install and configure VMWare on Ubuntu