A chronological documentation test project, nothing serious, really!
This post describes how I upgraded my Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) 8.04 server installation to (Intrepid Ibex) 8.10 from the command line. First you’ll need to make sure you are running the latest packages # sudo aptitude update # sudo aptitude safe-upgrade Then you will need to install the Ubuntu upgrade package # sudo aptitude install […]
You can enable boolog in /etc/default/bootlogd BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes The log is saved in /var/log/boot This tip also applies to Ubuntu systems.
This post will describe how I configured a Huawei E620 3g/Edge PCMCIA card on my Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) to use the Norwegian Netcom network and can be considered a simple HOWTO. Determine Huawei card Determine what Huawei card you have installed lspci | grep -i huawei … 12d1:1001 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E620 USB […]
This post is a short description/HOWTO of how I configured a “Telenor Mobilt Bredbånd” on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)I’ve borrowed from a friend of mine. I might have forgotten some steps on this guide and haven’t verified it on a fresh Ubuntu 8.04 installation. Determine modemtype This HOWTO has been written for the GlobeSurfer ICON […]
ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) is a new and easy firewall/iptables tool introduced in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron). ufw is a front-end for iptables-restore, with its rules saved in /etc/ufw/before.rules, /etc/ufw/after.rules and /var/lib/ufw/user.rules. Administrators can customize before.rules and after.rules as desired using the standard iptables-restore syntax. Rules are evaluated as follows: before.rules first, user.rules next, and […]