To install libdvdcss2 on Debian Linux 6, you can follow these steps: Add the VideoLAN repository to your sources list: echo “deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ /” | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list Download and install the VideoLAN repository key: wget -O – http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/videolan-apt.asc | sudo apt-key add – Update your package list: sudo apt-get update Install libdvdcss2: sudo … Read more

Here’s an overview of the steps to install and configure Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall) on Debian or Ubuntu Linux: Install Shorewall:   sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install shorewall Configure the network interfaces: Create a file “/etc/network/interfaces” with the following content, replacing “eth0” and “eth1” with your actual interface names:   auto lo iface lo inet … Read more

Here’s an overview of the steps to install the SquidGuard web filter plugin for Squid 3.x on Debian or Ubuntu Linux: Install SquidGuard and its dependencies:   sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install squid3 squidguard Create the SquidGuard configuration directory:   sudo mkdir /etc/squidguard sudo chown proxy:proxy /etc/squidguard Download the blacklists: You can download pre-configured … Read more

Here’s an overview of the steps to set up a wireless access point (WAP) with hostapd on Debian or Ubuntu Linux: Install hostapd and its dependencies:   sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install hostapd dnsmasq Configure hostapd: Create a new configuration file for hostapd, for example at “/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf”. Add the following lines to the file, … Read more

If the window decorations (title bar, close button, etc.) have disappeared from Gnome desktop in Linux, you can try the following steps to restore them: Restart Gnome Shell: You can do this by pressing ALT + F2 and then typing “r” in the run dialog and pressing enter. Reset Gnome settings: You can do this … Read more

To temporarily remove a partition name in Linux, you can use the “blockdev” command line tool. Here’s an example for removing a partition named “/dev/sdb1”:   sudo blockdev –remove-partition /dev/sdb1 This will remove the partition name “/dev/sdb1”, but the partition itself will still exist on the disk. To add the partition name back, you can … Read more

You can use the “mplayer” command line tool in Linux/Unix to capture and save an MMS stream to a file. Here’s an example:   mplayer -dumpstream mms://yourstream.com -dumpfile output.wmv This will save the MMS stream located at “mms://yourstream.com” to a file named “output.wmv”. Replace “mms://yourstream.com” with the actual URL of the MMS stream you want … Read more

To install the Firefox 15.0 archive in a Linux environment, follow these steps: Download the archive: wget https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/15.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-15.0.tar.bz2 Extract the archive: tar xvjf firefox-15.0.tar.bz2 Move the extracted folder to the desired location: sudo mv firefox /opt Create a symbolic link to the executable: sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox Launch Firefox: firefox (Optional) Create a desktop … Read more

You can use the ip or ifconfig command to show a list of network cards on a Linux system. Here’s how you can use the ip command: Open a terminal window. Run the following command: ip link show. The output will show a list of network interfaces, each with a unique identifier in the form … Read more

You can use the hdparm utility to find the SATA link speed of a hard disk in Linux. Here’s how: Open a terminal window. Run the following command: sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep “SATA revision” (replace /dev/sda with the appropriate device name for your hard disk). The output will show the SATA revision, which … Read more