Ubuntu Archive

  • Setting up a Simple DNS Server with Bind9

    Setting up a Simple DNS Server with Bind9

    I am starting to step outside of the Microsoft realm and into the Linux world. Imagine me balancing on my right leg which is in the Microsoft bucket, slowly and cautiously testing the water in the Linux bucket with my bare left foot. Is the water...

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  • Linux Backup Shell Script

    Linux Backup Shell Script

    Once again, I am pushing my knowledge limits with the Linux world. The exciting part is that, the deeper I go, the better Linux gets. Today, it is Shell scripting, which quite frankly puts DOS batch files out of business. Wait a moment, which came...

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  • Linux Console Modes (80×25 – really?)

    Linux Console Modes (80×25 – really?)

    I grew up using DOS, starting with DOS 2 something. I had a father that never stuck with the default settings, which included modifying the command prompt design/colors and the screen text dimensions of the DOS window. The default was 80 characters or columns wide...

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