galigio.org: 2011 in review January 23, 2012
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu, Ubuntu tips, windows.Tags: 2011, review, statistics, website statistics
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 150,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 6 days for that many people to see it.
Multiboot CD /DVD and USB Builder: Sardu December 20, 2011
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, Freeware, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: Compact Disc, Linux, Linux distribution, live USB, Multi boot, Sardu, windows
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The last generation of external 3.0 usb disks allows us to create fast multi-boot drive that can be used for different purpose. Commonly we use these “special” drives as recovery tools when something goes wrong in our computers or when we would dig, in a deeper way, a particular desktop.
The best software to create multi-boot disks or ISO have been developed for Windows and the only exception is a French, multi-step solution named LiveUSB Multi-Boot.
Today we focus our attention on Sardu a multi-language Italian project developed for Windows machines. After you have downloaded it you can unzip and save the folder in your favorite location. The sardu.exe file will run the program and you can start to decide if you prefer to create a multi-boot ISO or a multi-boot usb key.
The menus are complex but in a couple of minutes you will be able to properly navigate them and select the software and ISO you’d like to have in your CD or USB key. You can also decide to manually add a specific ISO which is not directly supported.
The CD-DVD burner is included in Sardu consequently you can create your bootable CD-DVD in just few clicks.
In the everyday world, Sardu is also useful to test computers when you want to quickly install a Linux distribution and you are not sure about the best one to choice.
Moreover, Sardu is plenty of extra freeware which can help you to recover the GRUB, partitions, lost files and passwords.
Unfortunately Wine is not able to run Sardu in a correct way and when we tested it on Ubuntu we were able to use just few basic features. 
Setting up File Sharing Between Windows, Linux, and Macs with Samba! by NixiePixel November 24, 2011
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, lan, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, News, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: File sharing, News, Operating system, Samba, Technology, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Software Center, windows, Workgroup (computer networking)
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Another way to share files between Ubuntu and Windows November 21, 2011
Posted by galigio in boot, boot up, Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, News, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu, Ubuntu tips, windows.Tags: File sharing, News, Operating system, Samba, Technology, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Software Center, windows, Workgroup (computer networking)
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This tutorial will show you another way to share and to access the network share folders between Windows and Ubuntu machines. When file sharing is enabled, both systems can access files and folders on any of the PCs. Users with accounts on Ubuntu systems will also be able to access the content directly from your home.
1. To begin, you will need to log on to your Windows operating system. Click ‘Start’ -> search for ‘Network and Sharing Center’ and click on it.
2. Access the ‘Change advanced settings sharing. ” option.
3. Enable file sharing and backup as well.
4. At this point, you need to switch your operating system to Ubuntu. Once you log in, click on ‘Ubuntu menu -> System Tools “
5. Then select ‘Ubuntu Software Center. “
6. Find and install ‘Samba‘. This software is required for a better compatibility between the two operating systems.
7. After Samba is installed, you should go to ‘System → Administration –> Samba’.
8. Then click ‘Preferences -> Server Settings’.
9. Write the name of the workgroup you set for your Windows PC(s). If you do not know the exact name because you did not set it, the default name for Windows Workgroups is set to ‘WORKGROUP‘ (capitalizing is not required, however, since Windows is generally not case-sensitive).
Video – Change GRUB menu list by curemind October 11, 2011
Posted by galigio in boot, boot manager, boot problem, Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Noticias, solve boot, solve boot problem, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, tools, tutorial, Ubuntu, windows.Tags: boot, Boot order, GNU GRUB, GRUB, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Sudo, tutorial, Ubuntu
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How to Change the Boot Order in Ubuntu October 10, 2011
Posted by galigio in boot, boot manager, boot problem, Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, tools, tutorial, Ubuntu, windows.Tags: boot, Boot order, GNU GRUB, GRUB, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Sudo, tutorial, Ubuntu
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If you installed Ubuntu and Windows at the same time, you probably noticed that when you start your computer you can choose what operating system to launch. The responsible software for this is usually the GRUB loader and its menu. Obviously, after you install Ubuntu, it is placed as the first option and if you do not explicitly choose Windows in a few seconds, Ubuntu will be started. But what if you want Windows as your default option? Here is how you change the order:
1. Launch a new Ubuntu Terminal (Applications, Accessories). Type in the following command:
sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_backup
This will create a backup of the GRUB configuration file.
2. Now open the file. We’ll do it with a new command:
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
You will be prompted for a password, after which a text editor will be launched. In most of the situations, the menu.lst file contains many comments. You have to search for a line that says
default 0
This should not be very far from the end of file. Here you will have to intervene. After a few lines you will the variable called ‘timeout’ and its value (10 by default). If you want to have more or less time available for choosing your operating system, change the 10 with what number you want.
So back to the boot sequence. Scroll through the file again until you find:
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
There will be more titles. Count the order number of Windows, but start from 0. The value you choose should overwrite the default one. For example, if Windows is the 4th title in the list, you will need to type
default 4
instead of ‘default 0’, which was described above. All you need to do at this point is to save the file and restart your computer.
Google Music con Aplicación también para Linux September 5, 2011
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, hacking, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Privacy, Proxy, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: Linux, Music, free, Proxy, Google, Free Music, Google Music, invite, invitation
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Desde hace unos meses Google ya ofrece el servicio Musica por streaming y de poder tener hasta 20.000 canciones almacenada en ” las nubes “; todavía este servicio no está disponible en España y Europa pero es igualmente posible conseguir una invitación.
Ante de todo hay que tener una cuenta de Gmail o crearse una. Luego dirigirse a la pagina de proxy.org para elegir un proxy de USA. Después de elegir el proxy hay que pegar la dirección que permite pedir la invitación a nombre de vuestra cuenta de Gmail y ya esperar que llegue la invitación por parte de Google, yo ya recibí la invitación y ya tengo mi Google Music activado.
Es un servicio muy interesante y funciona muy muy bien, aparte de los Artistas y las Canciones que nos Ofrece Google de forma gratuitas también podemos administrar nuestra música, la que tengamos en nuestro PC y subirla a nuestro Google Music gracias a una Aplicación especifica para Linux ( .deb, rpm, 32/64 bit ), así que ya no hay que instalar la versión para Windows y lanzarla con Wine. También está disponible una Aplicación para Android para que podamos escuchar en Streaming y administrar nuestra música sin tener que llenar la memoria de nuestro Smartphone.
Me parece un excelente servicio por parte de Google, funciona muy bien y sin coste alguno. Os dejo unos enlaces para que podáis pedir la invitación (yo tengo 8 disponibles, si alguien quiere inviar su correo yo puedo enviarle una invitación) y también otros para poder bajar la Aplicación para Android.
Proxy.org: http://proxy.org/
URL Invitación: http://music.google.com/music/usernotinvited.
Aplicación para Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music
Video – TeamViewer remote Desktop Connection by xComptoturialx August 20, 2011
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, remote control, security, Seguridad, tar, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, tools, windows.Tags: Android, IPad, IPhone, Kubuntu, Linux, Linux Foundation, Mac, Operating system, Smartphone, TeamViewer
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TeamViewer: Control remoto para Linux y Android August 19, 2011
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, remote control, security, Seguridad, tar, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: Android, IPad, IPhone, Kubuntu, Linux, Linux Foundation, Mac, Operating system, Smartphone, TeamViewer
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Ante de nada, quiero disculparme con todos los seguidores de Galigio por la falta de Post en Castellano, espero poder volver a contribuir con mi granito de arena y compartir mis ideas. Bueno volviendo a lo nuestro, os quiero hablar del programa TeamViewer.
Hace tiempo estuve mirando para poder efectuar el aceso remoto entre mi PC y el PC de un amigo, ambos con Linux; desafortunadamente hay que reconocer que es posible pero no de una forma muy rápida y sencilla, el programa LogmeIn que era una de los disponible funcionaba solo con Windows y MAC también. Afortunadamente hace unos meses estuve investigando otra vez y pude averiguar que TeamViewer está disponible para Linux, Mac, Windows y también para Smartphones. La versión para Linux está disponible en diferentes paquetes: deb 32/64 bit, rpm 32/64 bits y también tar.gz; para Smartphone está disponible para Android, iPhone e iPad. Yo que uso Kubuntu he instalado la versión deb y también la he instalado en mi Smartphone Android.
Tengo que reconocer que funciona muy muy bien, desde mi teléfono puedo entrar en el escritorio de mi PC sin ningún problema y funciona muy rápido sin quedarse colgado. También he hecho una prueba entrando en el portátil de mi hermana mientra ella estaba en su casa y yo en la mía, todo muy bien, he podido efectuar una asistencia remota en su portátil e ayudarla con algún problemita que tenia. En fin, puede que no os cuente nada nuevo pero os aconsejo de probar esta aplicación porque seguro que siempre pude venir bien para diferentes usos. os dejo el enlace a su pagina Web.
Including a Ubuntu Machine into a Windows Domain June 13, 2011
Posted by galigio in Computadoras, Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Noticias, Noticias sobre Linux, Oficina, OS News, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: Domain, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Samba, Ubuntu, Universal Serial Bus, Wubi
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One of the great problems of interoperability between Linux and Windows has been the impossibility of Linux systems for joining a Microsoft Windows network. Subsequently, several standards to achieve this were developed over the years (see Samba), but they were far from offering normal user the chance to achieve this easily.
The infrastructure of many companies around the world, of all sizes, also relies on the use of a Windows domain. In all companies, one priority always stands out. That is to reduce information costs and expenses. Because of this, many of them have opted for the use of computers with Linux operating systems. But in many cases their integration into Active Directory environments was a problem.
Recently, a new tool was created to facilitate the full integration of a Linux system in an AD environment. And as far as today, it seems very promising. Thanks to likewise-Open5 (http://www.likewiseopen.org/), the difficulty of integration is almost null.
The following lines will illustrate the inclusion of Ubuntu in a Windows domain via likewise-Open5.
Installation
Likewise-Open5 Installation process is very simple. It can be done both through the graphical environment and command line. We will use the second variant. Therefore, a new terminal window must be open, in which you specify the following command:
sudo apt-get install likewise-open5
This command should resolve all the dependencies necessary to prepare the machine to be integrated in the Windows domain.
Adding a new machine
To actually add the machine, specify the following command in the terminal window:
sudo domainjoin-cli join domain used
Where DOMAIN is the area used for integrating the machine, and USER is the username that has the corresponding rights. You will be asked for your user password, and once successfully logged in, you are officially added the desired machine. 
