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About Ahmed Tawfik

Cybersecurity Professional, Systems Engineer, OSS & Linux Geek

How to change your hostname in Ubuntu without restarting

Replace your old hostname in the /etc/hostname file with the new one: “sudo vi /etc/hostname” Replace your old hostname beside the 127.0.0.1 in the /etc/hosts file Run the following “sudo service hostname start” Exit the terminal and open a new … Continue reading

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This is post number 300

WoW! Way to go, this is my post number 300, but I must of course say anything useful or a good piece of new, mmmm, here it is: A free guide: Getting started with Ubuntu 12.10! http://ubuntugeek.tradepub.com/free-offer/getting-started-with-ubuntu-12.10/w_ubun04?sr=adv&_t=adv:Ubuntu%20Manual%20Project  

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Configuration for BI Publisher Server Level Log

Here are the steps to change your BI Publisher Enterprise Server to be in a debug mode: Login to BIP as Administrator Select Admin -> System Maintenance -> Server Configuration Change Debug Level to ‘Debug’ under General Properties Click on … Continue reading

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Ubuntu, is it ready for Tablets? Unity Vs. MATE

Today I did a test, comparing the Unity desktop, which is Ubuntu’s default now, on Ubuntu Quantal, to the MATE desktop (forked from Gnome 2) on Linux Mint 14 (also based on Ubuntu Quantal), all 64-bit. The test was run … Continue reading

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How to get version of Redhat & Oracle Enterprise Linux

Oracle Enterprise Linux: more /etc/enterprise-release, example output: “Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (Carthage)” Redhat: more /etc/redhat-release

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