Install Webmin

Real quick – Webmin on Ubuntu 7.10.
Get Dependencies:
sudo apt-get install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl
Download:
sudo wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.380_all.deb
(or whatever version is latest – browse to the webmin site, and paste the link for the current version download)
Install:
sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.380_all.deb

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Advanced Software/ Package Management with Wajig

I was installing Evolution to my laptop recently (see article on Evolution, the best Outlook replacement).  After firing up Evolution, I didn’t have the option for Exchange.  I found that the Exchange connector is listed as a suggested package, so my command of “apt-get install evolution” only retrieved the basics.
I’ve seen this problem before: I [...]

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Network Interface examples

I found this sample file on the net, so I thought I’d post it here.  There are some excellent and complexconfig examples here:
It has a few good examples of configurations for your interfaces file.    See Also: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/setting-up-an-network-interfaces-file/ #/etc/network/interfaces — configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
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# A “#” character in the very first column makes the rest [...]

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3D Effects in Ubuntu

On my system with nVidia card, I did the following to enable 3D effects (and later, dual display with 3D effects, which is really cool).
From Terminal:
gksudo nvidia-settings
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
This will install the Advanced Desktop Effects option under System-Preferences
System-Preferences-Appearance-Visual Effects-Extra

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Step 5 – Multimedia configuration

Next, I want to make sure I can play MP3s, DVDs, etc. You should first check with your local laws to make sure this is legal. I am not sure why that is listed on every site that says anything to do with MP3s and DVDs, but there it is, the disclaimer. [...]

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