As I'm running a headless server, I like to be able to shut down my home server by pressing the power button on the box - this is useful if a thunderstorm approaches, or any other reason I may have to want to turn it off. I'm running Ubuntu 11.1 with xfce desktop and a Dell MicroServer. Your system ...

I have my headless home server to boot without having to enter a password. But to increase security, I have set it up to lock the screen on boot. I'm running a Ubuntu 11.1 with xfce desktop * navigate to Applications->Settings->Settings Manager then click on Screensaver. * set up your preferred scre...

Hi to all It took me ages to find answers to what I thought was basic linux questions, that I ended up writing down all the steps I took in case I needed to rebuild my server - and then I found this site! Look for my future posts in tips and tricks :-) Anyway, Introducing myself as Wyrmwood, I was i...