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    • System Installation guides for system administration software on Debian GNU/Linux (backup, security, …)
      • SetupSetting up a new Debian GNU/Linux system.
      • SecuritySecurity enhancing software for Debian GNU/Linux.
      • SoftwareVarious command line software for Debian GNU/Linux.
      • XenHowtos about the Xen virtualization solution.
      • OVHHowtos about OVH dedicated server hosting solutions.
    • Servers Servers installation guides (HTTP, Email, Jabber, …).
      • Apache 2Apache 2 installation and configuration howtos for Debian.
      • HTTPHTTP servers installation guides for Debian GNU/Linux.
      • PHPHowtos helping to setup a PHP server.
      • MariaDB // MySQLHowtos helping to setup a MariaDB // MySQL server on Debian GNU/Linux
      • DatabasesDatabases servers installation guides for Debian GNU/Linux.
      • E-MailsE-Mails servers installation guides for Debian GNU/Linux. IMAP, SMTP, …
      • SyslogHowtos to setup Rsyslog and Syslog-NG system events logs management softwares.
      • MiscellaneousVarious servers installation guides for Debian GNU/Linux.
    • Web applications Installation guides of Web applications (Drupal, Wordpress, Tiny Tiny RSS, Piwik, …).
      • AdministrationWeb applications easing system administration.
      • BitTorrentWeb frontends for BitTorrent download tools. This applications are designed to setup a seed-box.
      • Bookmarks managementInstallation guides for bookmarks management web applications.
      • Content syndication // RSSHow to install content syndication Web tools. This include RSS feed readers and planets.
      • Files managementHow to install files management Web tools.
      • MiscellaneousInstallation guides for web applications that fits in none of the other categories.
      • MonitoringTools for monitoring servers state.
      • StatisticsHow to install statistics related web tools.
  • Ubuntu GNU/Linux
    • SoftwareHowtos helping installing third party software on Ubuntu GNU/Linux
    • SystemHowtos for setting up problematic hardware on Ubuntu GNU/Linux.

Setup

Setting up a new Debian GNU/Linux system.

Setup

Fix the network interface disappearance issue on Debian

After a hardware change (either network interface or motherboard), the network interfaces can be missing. This guide describe how to fix this issue.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 31, 2020 ago
Setup

Install Liquid Prompt sur Debian

Liquid Prompt is an adaptive prompt for Bash and Zsh. This guide ease its installation on Debian.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 31, 2020 ago
Setup

Reset a USB device on Debian

This howto describes how to reinitialize the state of a USB device without unplugging it. It does not work for USB devices not listed by “lsusb” command.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 31, 2020 ago
Setup

Reset a PCI device on Debian

In some cases, i can be needed to reset a PCI device without restarting the system. This guide describe how to reset a PCI device from command line.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 30, 2020 ago
Setup

Maximize available disk space on Ext 3 & 4 filesystems

By default, Ext 3 & 4 filesystems reserve 5% of available disk space for special processes (root user, syslog, fragmentation avoidance, etc.). On big partitions, it amount to quite a lot of lost space. This howto describe how to get back this disk space.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 30, 2020 ago
Setup

Change the hostname of a Debian GNU/Linux system

For system administrator frequently cloning Debian GNU/Linux virtual hosts, this guide ease the modification of the system hostname.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 29, 2020 ago
Setup

Setup SSH sessions to be persistent between connections on Debian

By default, a SSH session close in case of network disconnection, killing automatically any and all software currently running. This guide use the “byobu” software render SSH sessions persistent during disconnections.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 29, 2020 ago
Setup

Synchronize system clock to International Atomic Time on Debian

NTP (acronym of Network Time Protocol) is a communication protocol conceived to synchronize computer clocks worldwide to the International Atomic Time (TAI).

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 28, 2020 ago
Setup

Redirect system emails to an external email address

By default, system emails are sent to the local root account. These emails can provide alerts and tips on the system health. This guide help you setup a redirection to an external email address (sysadmin’s one) for these emails.

By Pierre-Yves Landuré, 3 yearsMarch 27, 2020 ago
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