/ubuntu-blog.html Easy Ubuntu Linux is about making Ubuntu Linux accessible to the non-specialist. If you want to use Linux but find the learning curve challenging, Easy Ubuntu Linux is for you. en-us ubuntu Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:14:30 -0400 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:14:30 -0400 easy-ubuntu-linux.com /pci-dss.htmld0c6756c14c1fe293590c4eefb50cbe9PCI DSS is one of the most important elements of e-commerce. Even if you run your own credit card processing business, you would be forgiven for wondering 'What is PCI DSS?'. This cryptic abbreviation is explained here. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:12:37 -0400 /ubuntu-african-word.htmldc81080649f202b7e8a018d06f0bb4c7Ubuntu comes from an African word that suggests humanity and community. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:54:35 -0400 /ubuntu-blog.html#New-GIMP-Book-Onlinedb9c71eb02d2e118e445fbe76ce131d0Just added to EUL is the book "Grokking the GIMP". The GIMP is the premier vector graphics pgoram for Linux. This online book shows you how to get the most from it. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:48:15 -0400 /ubuntu-blog.html#PHP5-Manual-Now-Availableb35429e98251d11ecadb6df0b352e181Now available on EUL is the complete manual for PHP. Whether you are just starting or need to check one of PHP's hundreds of functions, this book is indispensable. Here you can read it completely online. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:48:15 -0400 /ubuntu-blog.html#New-Linux-Manual-Sectiona08dbcaf5e567ca5cc978b3b4c92e397Just posted: A complete manual for core Linux administration. It covers everything from setting up a login to advanced networking. If there is a foundational element of Linux administration that you need to know, it is covered. Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:24:25 -0400 /pci-dss-vulnerability-management-2.htmlc2cc605081b4f3f4f11d66643dcde15bThis PCI DSS vulnerability management checklist addresses the same kinds of malware that the PCI DSS requires. Here the stipulations of PCI DSS vulnerability management are put in practical terms. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:03:51 -0400 /pci-dss-vulnerability-management-1.htmld05c1a75a0f1018de22cfbf9365fd4b2The PCI DSS vulnerability management addresses all forms of malware - viruses, worms, and Trojans. Here are the stipulations of the PCI DSS with regard to management of known vulnerabilities. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:03:12 -0400 /apache-ubuntu-install.html34f1b8acf2a73a94bb452b6d0820684dApache is the main Ubuntu web server. It allows you to serve web pages from your computer. Here is how to use Ubuntu to serve web pages with Apache. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:10:43 -0400 /apache-modules-ubuntu-configuration-1.html64baac7fca1de6367ccd6daa174c0ab0Apache is the default web server on your Ubuntu system. With Ubuntu's Apache modules, you can enable Apache to do a lot more than serve web pages. Here is how to configure Apache modules on Ubuntu. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:01:19 -0400 /dual-boot-ubuntu-guide.html44ad50c185a24e1c127641d78531270fDual booting Ubuntu with Windows or another operating system is not particularly difficult. This guide shows you how to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:30:59 -0400 /image-handling-gimp.html3748ad8c6c3cfe16f84a94a2d9938b93Ubuntu comes with the GIMP already installed. Here is a brief tutorial on how to edit photos with the GIMP. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:12:06 -0400 /ubuntu-add-user.htmld460c5e2ce364b37990821dd1b043b52To add users in Ubuntu allows for a true multi-user system. Here is how to add user in Ubuntu. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:16:13 -0400 /ubuntu-reset-password.html991aa26dfa388e2f7e72aedda0b17b34To reset password in Ubuntu is used with root access and without. Here is how to reset password in Ubuntu. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:15:42 -0400 /openoffice-writer.htmlb0cb546edafe3a2898e231e13a9bbfb4OpenOffice Writer is the wordprocessing application of the OpenOffice office suite of productivity applications. Here are the basics of using OpenOffice Writer. Sat, 9 Apr 2011 12:28:09 -0400 /install-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx.htmlc7536fb7ec98f4d3ec456e937de02615Install Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) with minimal fuss. Some choices in the installation process are better than others, and this installation guide will help you to install Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) with ease. Sat, 2 Apr 2011 10:39:05 -0400 /email-solutions.html5d34d1db478dc542477a758e3c6d4dcfEmail solution on Linux vary according to how much control and accessibility you want to have. Here we see what is available for email solutions under Ubuntu Linux. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:01:38 -0400 /sign-up-for-gmail.html8275ca2e551f8e295afbe40ab0029e97Sign up for Gmail and get several benefits for free. Here is how to sign up for Gmail for free. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:43:59 -0400 /index.html9a12902a9f0fd405191b0884ea6d93a7Easy Ubuntu Linux makes Linux easy for beginners by showing how to use Ubuntu to meet the needs of regular users. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:43:02 -0400 /pci-dss-credit-card-data-4.html6c0502c411b6bdcf8d89d33b2c5af18fCredit card data protection is the second major set of PCI DSS requirements. This checklist will help you to ensure your are compliant with PCI DSS requirements for credit card data protection. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:38:36 -0400 /pci-dss-credit-card-data-3.html93360756df5428874a9cc7a18a43718bCredit card data protection is the second major set of PCI DSS requirements. This second component deals with how to protect credit card data in transit according to PCI DSS requirements. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:21:58 -0500 /pci-dss-credit-card-data-2.html99822acd096e6db71b9fc9fe69b6f586Credit card data protection is the second set of PCI DSS requirements. This checklist helps you to ensure you are compliant with the PCI DSS requirements on credit card data security. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:15:14 -0500 /pci-dss-credit-card-data-1.htmldd15ceb9ac1398ab2bc8a36381bc52adThe PCI DSS requires protection of credit card data in multiple ways. Here is how to protect credit card data according to PCI DSS requirements. Mon, 7 Mar 2011 06:18:00 -0500 /pci-dss-network-security-4.html426f3ecd570311203986e22e60129483The PCI DSS requirements for network security are not self-explanatory. Here is the PCI checklist for securing your network according to PCI DSS requirements. Sat, 5 Mar 2011 05:05:01 -0500 /pci-dss-network-security-3.html8523b83769ea965f94d530f487a039c0The PCI DSS requires network security down to the system level. Here is what to look for when evaluating your systems for network security according to PCI DSS requirements. Fri, 4 Mar 2011 06:01:59 -0500 /pci-dss-network-security-2.htmlb08a13f9ebffc8db39de2a33d126dba1The PCI DSS requires a secure firewall in the first instance. Here is the PCI checklist for securing your network. Thu, 3 Mar 2011 06:58:38 -0500 /pci-dss-network-security-1.html3d8a864e4adb8a0dfdac0255ebd77892The PCI DSS requires network security in the first instance. Here are the two requirements of the PCI DSS that focus on network security. Wed, 2 Mar 2011 04:44:53 -0500 /pci-dss-requirements.htmld483f8c183155eaaac93857919fe65d6The PCI DSS requirements cover the salient aspects of data security set by the payment card industry. Here we look at the requirements of the PCI DSS. Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:47:17 -0500 /sudoers.htmlaeeca4685af255f23166c17e7b61afd1Sudoers are those users who can gain administrative access to the system. Their names are listed in the sudoers file. Here is how to be so registered if your username is not in the sudoers file. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:43:34 -0500 /add-ubuntu-repositories.htmlf70fa151e793af1a6f838a32058f2b92Adding Ubuntu repositories to download more Linux software is not very complicated. It is a simple matter of telling Ubuntu where to find more software. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:00:22 -0500 /netbook.htmla9ba5a368d51bdb69f797fde85ccc8b7A netbook is a very small laptop that has lower specifications than the usual lap top. Here we look at the netbook and the value of running Ubuntu Linux on one. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:54:40 -0500 /add-ubuntu-software.html49f14a7b6372632e0299e2d2634f7a86Adding Ubuntu software, non-Ubuntu Linux software, or even proprietary software to your new installation is easy with Synaptic. Here's how. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:54:01 -0500 /linux-notebooks.html644bba1d7a01443bd8576aa08951e4b2Linux notebooks are not as rare as they once were. It is nonetheless possible to buy a notebook and find that you cannot install Linux on it. Here is a series of guides for how to install Linux on different notebooks. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:37:19 -0500 /linux-history.html86d761571150974c4a7ee28da1cc7d84The Linux kernel is the basic programming foundation for the entire Ubuntu operating system. Here is how it started and why it is called GNU/Linux. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:02:00 -0500 /how_to_use_ubuntu.html90719472c9d364dae9be95f08803feceOnce Ubuntu is setup, you may still wonder about how to use Ubuntu. This section will show you how to setup and use software such as email, office suites, and photo editing software. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:01:20 -0500 /ubuntu_comparisons.html1019e249d5764a10a42666c10f8a243dUbuntu compares well against any operating system in use today, including Windows, Mac, and other Linux versions. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:59:17 -0500 /samba-ubuntu-install.htmla14a8dda0e5ba664b8c9bc7c937cc659Samba is the main Ubuntu file sharing server. It allows you to share files with others from your computer. Here is how to use Ubuntu to share files with Samba. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:57:31 -0500 /samba-ubuntu-configure-2.html891850c789cb728a4ba69d69911f2cadSamba is a file sharing server for Ubuntu Linux. It allows filesharing with others from your computer. This is the second page of a guide that shows how to configure Samba on Ubuntu. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:56:43 -0500 /samba-ubuntu-configure-1.html3418506ee78cbc9f862b05f279c7d32fSamba is a file sharing server for Ubuntu Linux. It allows filesharing with others from your computer. This guide shows how to configure Samba on Ubuntu. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:55:45 -0500 /samba-ubuntu-configuration-printers.html2f138e90129aac25b9cf49dc720982b9Samba also functions as a printer managing server for Ubuntu Linux. The [printers] header is part of the Samba configuration file. This guide shows how to configure the [printers] section of the Samba configuration. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:54:52 -0500 /samba-ubuntu-configuration-homes.html2d2aa5c6755a402c4249b96cc6f4865dSamba is a file sharing server for Ubuntu Linux. The [homes] header is part of the Samba configuration file. This guide shows how to configure the [homes] section of the Samba configuration on Ubuntu. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:54:05 -0500 /samba-ubuntu-configuration-global.html88164313149a6a22c39ae8307b358603Samba is a file sharing server for Ubuntu Linux. The [globals] header is part of the Samba configuration file. This guide shows how to configure the [globals] section of the Samba configuration on Ubuntu. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:29:41 -0500 /php-hosting.html5c289283257203a3c2532a23b6b826d1To affect PHP hosting requires you to configure Apache to Host PHP. Here we see how to do that. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:05:23 -0500 /learn-php-html.htmleef078e90eac27132a84bf69323d545aWe usually learn PHP as a standalone language, but it can be used in a HTML page. Here is how to embed PHP in HTML for dynamic web pages. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:04:42 -0500 /apache-web-hosting.html0fa11c6c8b5f75f39363f1ac9b81991fApache is the main web server provided by web hosting companies. Here are recommendations on which Apache web hosting company to use for your Apache web host. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:24:06 -0500 /learn-php-expressions.html956a89698c3fab65942be25220170786To Learn PHP is not difficult with Ubuntu. In this PHP tutorial, we look at the importance of understanding PHP's expressions. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:02:39 -0500 /learn-php-defined-constants.htmlda441ebe27074198e4dac9906c0d24a3To learn PHP is not difficult with Ubuntu. This PHP tutorial shows how to test for defined constants and then to define them if they are not a PHP constant. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 07:09:47 -0500 /learn-php-constants-characteristics.html0b37687d291a75ebbc6f213c82f3cc3aTo learn PHP is not difficult with Ubuntu. In this PHP tutorial, we look at the value of constants. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:39:36 -0500 /learn-php-constants.htmlec421a79105a258219d82452a2a7c216To learn PHP is not difficult with Ubuntu. In this PHP tutorial, we look at PHP constants. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:39:12 -0500 /learn-php-loops-syntax.html9313a0ccf32acc9ee397391803358cb9PHP loops are not difficult to learn. It is simply a matter of remembering each formula. This PHP tutorial shows you how PHP loops work on Ubuntu. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:53:51 -0500