Just install samba server:
apt-get install samba
edit the config:
nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
set security to "share"
security = share
and guest account to nobody
guest account = nobody
then you just need to create your share like this:
[guest share]
comment = a guest share
path = /path/to/files
browseable …I know I did this the hard way. there is a command that you can issue that will convert them on the fly. what I did was mysqldump the database, reinstall mysql(because of other reasons), and then edit the dump so that the line that specified the engine reads …
more ...Screwed around for a bit. messed up MySQL. I decided to remove --purge, and start fresh. Unfortunately, the reinstall wouldn't work. Long story short, i had to remove "mysql-server, mysql-server-5.0, and mysql-common". when i ran this, it also pulled out other dependencies, but i just reinstalled them all. voila …
more ...when running an update:
sudo aptitude
Ouch! Got SIGSEGV, dying..
apparently, just remove some files:
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
now everything is back to normal.
more ...To stay on time, you should really use ntpd. It is a daemon that runs all the time and makes tiny changes to the system clock. All you need to do is install ntp:
aptitude install ntp
after it's installed, I encourage you to go over to http://www.pool …
more ...I completely. completely messed up MySQL. Badly. I wiped out the data directory (/var/lib/mysql in Debian) and the went to remove mysql ... apt-get remove --purge mysql-server That only deleted something like 86K. dissapointing. It looks like "mysql-server" is a shortcut pointing to the latest version of the software …
more ...Install package ifenslave-2.6.
apt-get install ifenslave
make sure the real NICs kernel modules are loaded automatically
modprobe --list | grep -i bonding
edit /etc/network/interfaces to look like this:
auto bond0
iface bond0 inet static
address 192.168.1.59
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1 …