There is an error in the current version of Samba on Ubuntu Karmic you find in the samba log file (/var/log/samba/log.smbd) this message: [2009/12/07 12:26:26, 0] smbd/server.c:456(smbd_open_one_socket) smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use The best solution is a downgrade to version 3.3.2: wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/samba_3.3.2-1ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb dpkg -i –force-all samba_3.3.2-1ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb Update: Problem solved (Version 3.4.0)

Install Mozilla Thunderbird 3 on Ubuntu with paketmanger. Add the repository: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa Add repository key: sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 247510BE Installation: sudo apt-get update sudo aptitude install thunderbird-3.1 thunderbird-3.1-gnome-support Older Ubuntu versions: Edit “/etc/apt/sources.list” and add the following lines: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main Add the GPG key: [...]

The best way to install Zend Server is to follow the instructions on http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Server-Community-Edition/zend-server-community-edition.htm#deb_installation.htm. Here the short version: 1. Installation: 1.1 Define a repository by opening the following file: “/etc/apt/sources.list” and adding the line: deb http://repos.zend.com/zend-server/deb server non-free 1.2 Add Zend’s repository public key by running: wget http://repos.zend.com/deb/zend.key -O- |apt-key add – If you are [...]

This is an update Post for my old Howto http://www.mogilowski.net/lang/de-de/2008/05/09/linux-software-raid-5-unter-debian-etch for Debian Lenny and Ubuntu. In this configuration i created a raid 5 with the drives sda, sdb, sdc and sdc. (Change it to your configuration if you need it.) 1. Installation aptitude install mdadm 2. Create Raid Insert this line in the mdadm config [...]