It doesn’t get easier than this. Open up a terminal in Ubuntu and type sudo tasksel An ncurses screen will then allow you not only to install a LAMP server in three moves but also select a Samba, Tomcat Java server, OpenSSH, VM host server, DNS server or one of the existing Ubuntu spring-offs.
You just connected through SSH and are wondering what your users are doing. Do a cat /dev/vcs1 and this will show you what happens on the first console. If someone is typing, you’ll be able to get an output of his keystrokes. Substitute cat /dev/vcs1 with cat /dev/vcs2 or cat /dev/vcs3 and so on for… Read More »
If you manage to freeze your system in such a way that even Ctrl+Alt+Del doesn’t work anymore, the mouse is stuck on the screen any none of the key combinations will work, don’t think of the reset button just yet. Hold down the Right Alt and SysRq keys and press this sequence: R E I… Read More »
Sometimes you do something like cat /bin/cat and your Terminal fills with characters. The bad part is that you have to clear the screen to get a usable BASH prompt since now everything you type is unintelligible. Clear your Terminal screen with reset Type the word then press the Enter key to get a working… Read More »