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In this config we are going to compile and install the Wesnoth 1.12 on Ubuntu 14.04 Linux. Wesnoth is a free single-player or multiplayer turn-based strategy game.

In this config we will show you a number of examples how to use mcrypt tool to easily encrypt files whether the file is large or small in size. We will also use Mcrypt to encrypt and compress files and directories on the fly which can be usefully for a number of backup and scripting purposes.

Glacier is a low cost cloud storage provided by Amazon Web Services. There are certain time limitation when retrieving your data so be sure that this is a right service for you before you decide to use Amazon Glacier service. Generally Amazon Glacier service is great for all digital archiving and backup needs, where the archived files do not need to be retrieved instantly.

Did you ever wanted to write and publish book? With GitBook you can create ebook using markdown syntax and with few clicks publish it in multiple formats such as PDF, EPUB, HTML or MOBI. GitBook also allows to split the workload among multiple contributors by using git distributed revision control. In this article we show how to run GitBook on Fedora and Ubuntu Linux.

There is no need to install tons of software in order to create a nice and informative presentation. tpp is a simple to use command line presentation tool which allows you to create a fancy text based slide show presentation and share it with your colleges or students as an ordinary ASCII text file. tpp supports colors, slide-in, source code output, animated command line execution and a real time command executions all available from within your terminal.

If you run Debian Wheezy 7 Linux as your main operating system and you wish to try open source real-time strategy and real-time tactics hybrid computer game WarZone 2100 then here is a short guide on how to install this game on your debian system.

If you have a missing default gateway on your Redhat system you can add new route as per network interface or globally. Defining default gateway using ifcfg files, that is, defining it as per network interface basis takes a precedence over global system wide default gateway configuration defined by /etc/sysconfig/network configuration file.

Apart of the regular local Redhat's installation, the Redhat system allows admin to modify boot options to temporarily setup network interface and instruct the installation program Anaconda to initiate installation via VNC. In this article we will modify default Redhat's boot options to initiate remote installation using VNC.

Are you working on a project and need to submit your progress, statistics or perhaps you need to calculate a value of your code? cloc is a powerful tool that allows you to count all lines of your code, exclude comment lines and white space and even sort it by programming language.

There maybe a time when you need to disable some modules from being loaded during your system's boot time. In this "how to" we will discus some of the few ways how to blacklist module including its dependencies, that is, disable permanently module from loading during the boot time.

Every time the Linux system is booted, number of kernel modules are loaded by the system and used to provide additional support for filesystem, new hardware etc. Obtaining an information about particular kernel module may a be an important troubleshooting skill. In this article we will explain how to obtain module information such as description, dependency, author or relevant object file name using modinfo command.

In this document we describe an installation of Puppet configuration manager on a Ubuntu Linux 14.04 Trusty Tahr. The installation will be followed by a simple puppet manifest example to make sure that installation was successful and puppet ready to use.

Ext4 fiflesystem includes multiple improvements in terms of filesystem performance. It this article we show how to convert an ext3 fileystem to ext4 and thus enabling some of the ext4 performance enhancement features.

Most of the non-SSD hard drives allow for a noise reduction by decreasing head movement speed while accessing data. This ability is called Automatic Acoustic Management or AAM. This tutorial will show how to manipulate AAM values to reduce or increase head movement thus directly affect hard drive's noise level.

To prevent disaster it is important to know details about system's storage device in terms of runtime, number of read and writes or bad blocks to determine the overall hard drive's health and aging. The most helpful tool for this task is smartctl command found and made available for installation via smartmontools package. What follows are few command examples on how to determine current hard drive's state and overall health.

Whether you are stubborn command line user or you wish to automate flower watering using your Linux system and cron, the inxi tool is here to accommodate your needs. Apart of a current outside temperature, inxi allows you to retrieve data such us wind, pressure, humidity, altitude and more directly from your Linux terminal.

KeePassX is a cross platform password manager to allow users to store and organize password and keep them safe using advanced encryption techniques. This guide describes how to install KeePassX password manager on Fedora Linux.

In this tutorial we will describe how to install Virtualbox Guest additions on Fedora Linux virtual machine. The rule of thumb here is that the most recent Fedora Linux version requires up to date Vitualbox installation. Having said that, it is possible to install Virtualbox Guest additions for most recent Fedora Linux using outdated Virtualbox installation, however the process would not be that straight forward. Therefore, if possible, before you continue to read, see what version of Virtualbox you are running and compare it with the version found on the official Virtualbox website.

DAAP server is an Apple Inc. propriatery protocol to share medai files over the newtok. DAAP server allows share media files among network connected devices where the central media share repository resides on main server. In this simple tutorial we will be installing and configuring DAAP server share using forked-daapd media server with support for RSP, DAAP, DACP and AirTunes.

This is a LinuxConfig.org's last post ! Over 4 years I have been working on this project with a single aim and that is to deliver Linux Tutorials and Linux guidance to anyone who possess an Internet connection and thus promoting GNU/Linux as an Operating System of choice. I can say that my effort was quite successful as over this short time LinuxConfig.org served literally millions unique visitors. For this success my big thanks goes to you as a reader for your encouraging comments, to all GNU/Linux developers who made GNU/Linux possible, GNU project, lxer.com and tuxmachines.org.