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Setting up a Linux NFS Server
Feb 25th
NFS: Network File System allows directories and files to be shared and accessed across a network; the client remotely accesses the data that is stored on the server as if they were local files. NFS developed by Sun Microsystems.
Installing NFS:
If the NFS software is not already installed on the system or not running, use rpm or yum to install the software, ntsysv to enable the startup scripts. You can manually start the daemons by typing:
service nfs start
The server has to be running the following daemons:
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“lenny” Debian”stable” distribution v5.0.4 download mirrors
Feb 24th
Preferred download software:
Unix users: type in a terminal
wget -c URL
or
curl -C - -L -O URL
Or use aria2 or wxDownload Fast
Windows users: use Free Download Manager or GetRight
MAC users: Speed Download
Alternatively use a download software that allows you to resume downloading from the point where it failed if the download aborts.
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PuTTY the SSH and telnet client
Feb 13th
PuTTY is an open source and a free implementation of Telnet, SSH, rlogin, and raw TCP computing protocols for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. It is written and maintained primarily by Simon Tatham.
PuTTY was originally written for Microsoft Windows, but it has been ported to various other operating systems. Official ports are available for some Unix-like platforms, with work-in-progress ports to Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X, and unofficial ports have been contributed to platforms such as Symbian OS and Windows Mobile OS. Read the rest of this entry »
