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Install Tomcat And Deploy Web Applications With Rex

Install Tomcat And Deploy Web Applications With RexIn this tutorial I will show you how to manage your Tomcat installations and how to deploy Webapps in a repeatable way with Rex. In this tutorial I will use Debian Squeeze, but Rex is also available for other distributions. Introduction to RexRex is a tool, written in Perl, to ease the administration and deployment of many servers.From the Website: With (R)?ex you can manage all your boxes from a central point through the complete process of configuration management and software deployment.The starting point of a Rex project is its Rexfile. Re

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Changing From Microsoft Windows To Linux Mint 11

Changing From Microsoft Windows To Linux Mint 11

Changing From Microsoft Windows To Linux Mint 11Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This is a tutorial for people originally using the Windows Operating
System who want to try out Linux Mint 11. It is supposed to show the
differences and similarities between the two systems and depict Linux’
functions with examples. 1 Preliminary NoteI am using Linux Mint 11 for this tutorial and am referring to
functions of Microsoft Windows XP. I assume you have already fully
installed Linux Mint 11. 2 SimilaritiesThe first thing to notice is that Linux Mint’

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Ubuntu 11.04 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Ubuntu 11.04 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam BackendThis tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Ubuntu 11.04 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access. I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you! 1 Preliminary NoteI’m using an Ubuntu 11.04 system here with the hostname server1.example

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Introduction To The Ubuntu Unity Desktop

Introduction To The Ubuntu Unity Desktop

Introduction To The Ubuntu Unity DesktopVersion 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial is supposed to guide the reader through some new features of the Unity desktop, Ubuntu’s new desktop environment used since Ubuntu 11.04. The prime subject will be the launcher, which is something like a side-dock, and how to configure it the way it fits your likings most.This document comes without warranty of any kind! I do not issue any
guarantee that this will work for you! 1 First StartupIf you have come in contact with any other operating system, be

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Useful Basic Terminal Commands On Linux Mint 11

Useful Basic Terminal Commands On Linux Mint 11

Useful Basic Terminal Commands On Linux Mint 11Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial is supposed to show useful terminal commands to people
who are new to Linux. 1 Preliminary NoteTerminal commands are powerful tools if they are used correctly, but
can cause great damage if you are not completely aware of what you are
doing. Before using commands that are new to you, look up the manual
page and make sure you have your files saved and backed up.This tutorial comes without guarantee of any kind. 2 Root UserOn Linux Mint there is only

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Ubuntu 11.04 Generic – The SysAdmin Way

Ubuntu 11.04 Generic – The SysAdmin Way

Ubuntu 11.04 Generic – The SysAdmin WayIn this tutorial I will guide you trough the setup of Ubuntu 11.04 Generic system the way a good linux system administrator would install it. After it is complete you will have a great starting point for all of your future Ubuntu linux needs. By that I mean the following: If you are using virtual environment, you will have an image that you can clone and convert in any supported virtual format and use it as a starting point for all of your Ubuntu virtual projects. If you install this on a real hardware you can also clone you installation and use it as a s

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Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11

Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11

Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial is supposed to show how to change the desktop’s appearance to people
who are new to Linux. 1 Preliminary NoteFor this tutorial I am using Linux Mint 11
with the Gnome desktop. This is the default desktop you have installed
on your system. If you have not configured it otherwise already,
everything should work for you.This tutorial comes without warranty of any kind! 2 Appearance SettingsThis is the way your desktop usually looks like if you haven’t cha

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Burning An Audio CD On Linux Mint

Burning An Audio CD On Linux Mint

Burning An Audio CD On Linux MintVersion 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld  This
article is about how you can convert your mp3 audio files to a format
accepted for burning audio CDs and burning them on a blank CD
afterwards on Linux Mint 11.This tutorial comes without warranty of any kind. 1 Preliminary NoteThere are multiple ways and applications to convert and burn your
audio files, however the ones I use happened to produce no problems
that others did, e.g. inflating the size of the produced .wav file so
greatly that a 13-track album would not fit

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Converting Audio Files On Linux Mint

Converting Audio Files On Linux Mint

Converting Audio Files On Linux MintVersion 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld  This
article covers the issue of converting audio files on Linux Mint.
Converting audio files can be a hard thing to accomplish if one does
not have the proper tools to do so, that is why I will also cover a few
different applications capable of converting.This tutorial comes without warranty of any kind. 1 Preliminary NoteI cannot cover all audio converters in this tutorial because there
already is a large variety of them. Therefore I concentrate on those
that are able to

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Continuous Deployment With Jenkins And Rex

Continuous Deployment With Jenkins And Rex

Continuous Deployment With Jenkins And RexIn this tutorial I will show you how to do continuous deployment with jenkins
as a ci tool and Rex as a deployment tool. Together, we will set up Jenkins,
the build and test process, a Subversion repository and our example Perl App.This tutorial can be used with Java-, PHP-, Rails-, … projects as well. But
for simplicity I’ve chosen Perl.This howto focuses on Ubuntu LTS 11.04 but it can also be done with other Linux
Distributions. For Jenkins you just need a Java Environment and for Rex you just
need Perl 5.8 (i recommend >=5.10) and some Perl Module

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