Thecus N5200 Ubuntu Install #2

Continuation of the installation and configuration guide for Ubuntu on the Thecus N5200 NAS. Initial post here Original location where I first posted it in 2011 here: http://thecususergroup.proboards.com/thread/4226+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+Following on from my first post…#===== UBUNTU INSTALLATION =====#Useful links:mixeduperic.com/linux/how-to-install-ubuntu-server-part-1.html User security: www.devarticles.com/c/a/JavaScript/Building-a-Secure-Web-Server/2/ Download Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ISO. 32-bit. Make bootable USB, I’m not going to describe this here. Just follow this…

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Moving to new host

I have now moved to a new WordPress set up hosted by NearlyFreeSpeech. All posts before this point were originally from my Blogger hosted site and so may look a bit mis-formatted. I’ve tried to fix anything obvious but feel free to leave a comment if you see anything that needs updated. I’ve only been…

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New .bash_aliases file

One really handy thing you can do in your Ubuntu installation is to add a custom .bash_aliases file.Some background… When you SSH into your server a number of commands and files are run. One of these is the .bashrc file which lives in the user’s home directory. This is custom for each user. So when…

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Setup wifi adapter in linux

This little guide should help with configuring a USB WiFi adapter in Linux – this was in Ubuntu 12.04 but should work for later releases and other Debian based Unix versions. I recently configured my Raspberry Pi to use a wiki dongle but this guide didn’t work for some reason. This guide still works though…

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Spin down HDDs when idle

This (along with all my guides) is for Ubuntu but it could probably be done on any Debian based linux variant. It is worth setting your drives to spin down when the system is inactive. This will save some power and reduce the wear on the drive.First install your dependencies: apt-get install hdparm smartmontools You…

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Enable Ubuntu root log in

Obligatory warning: Don’t do this! It is stupid! You will delete all your stuffs! You may die!Although most people will ‘tell you’ that it is stupid to enable and use the root account on your server, sometimes it is just really handy! When you are forst setting up your server and need to run a…

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