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Well, I’m back. And I’m bringing a video with me. In this video I install the latest version of Ubuntu Linux (8.04) IN Windows! In just a couple minutes.

I love Linux but Linux is not immune to attack. We still need to remember web 101 to stay safe.

LINUX HOWTO 2nd installment (Errata: see below)

This is the second installment in a new series called Linux HOWTOS. Every week I will post a video explaining how to accomplish something using a GNU/Linux operating system. Please write requests for installments in the comments!

Have you ever wished you could access your desktop from another computer over the internet? There are many proprietary programs that allow you to do this, but Linux has all the tools you need to accomplish this securely, effectively, and for free. All you need is SSH (included in most Linux distros) and a VNC server. This video explains how to install and configure the software so you can access your desktop from anywhere, even on a windows PC (use PUTTY: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ and TightVNC http://www.tightvnc.com )

If you have any questions, please ask in the comment field, and I or someone else will do our best to answer. Please avoid ‘RTFM’-style answers. They are not welcome. Also please post corrections if I mistakenly give some wrong information.

Network configuration can be tricky and I certainly didn’t have time in the video to consider different networking hardware setups. If you try VNC over SSH and have some problems, feel free to leave a question in the comments.

***Errata***
./vncinstall must be run as a root user:

$ pwd
/usr/src/tightvnc-1.3.9/vnc_unixsrc
$ su root
Password: *******
# ./vncinstall /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man
************

There was a request to see a list of the commands used in this video, so here they are:

(install vnc)
cd /usr/src/tightvnc-1.3.9
tar -xjf *bz2
cd vnc*
xmkmf
make World
cd Xvnc
./configure
make
cd ..
su
./vncinstall /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man
vncpasswd

(start ssh)
service sshd start (may be different on your distro)
exit
ssh -L 10101:ip-or-host:590? -p port# ip-or-host
vncserver (same ? as previous line)

(new terminal)
vncviewer localhost::10101

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This video was created using only free and open source software tools: TightVNC, pyvnc2swf, ardour2, audacity, jackd, LAME, mjpegtools, and ffmpeg.

paypal=Gajendra Ambi.My small contribution to open source open education.rh033 is the paper that you need to pass to get rhct/rhce certificate and here is my small effort to explain it.

Fab takes you on a quick tour of the Linux Outlaws Minecraft server. Music by Spintronic.

The game I was playing is called armagentron, and it’s available in the Ubuntu/Mint software, and maybe Synaptic. Just search tron at gnome-look.org for the themes, theres several. follow me on twitter: www.twitter.com and thanks for subscribing!

We just could not carry on a conversation but we tried any ways. Sorry about my bad language. This part is actually a perfect example of one of the dozen things that can go wrong going wrong. When he was not cutting out!!!! James Center Box AKA www.youtube.com Jordan Left Box AKA www.youtube.com

These are some interesting points and not without some debate but. In some ways some Linux stuff do spy on you but it largely transparent that it is being done. And do to what Linux is not sure on the spokes person. James Left Box AKA www.youtube.com Jordan Center Box AKA www.youtube.com

www.zazzle.com www.youtube.com this is a tutorial on some simple unix and linux commands

Just some general look at what the “death” AKA shelving of Meego probably means for Linux in the mobile arena where admittedly in one form or another Linux is one of the top contenders as things stand now. James Left Box AKA www.youtube.com Jordan Center Box AKA www.youtube.com