If you read previous article, Linux basics - Linux file system structure overview, you should know the different between Linux file system and Linux filesystem. In this tutorial, we are going look at some Linux filesystems such as ext, ext2, ext3, Reiserfsand and other filesystems that Linux supports such as msdos, umsdos, vfat, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs.

This tutorial shows how to remove background in a jpg image using GIMP-GNU Image Manipulation Program. GIMP can be found in any Linux distribution including Ubuntu desktop and Slackware Linux. To open GIMP in Ubuntu desktop, click Applications - Graphics - GIMP Image Editor. Here is an example of how GIMP looks like:

K3b is a CD/DVD burning software comes by default with KDE when you installed Slackware. It has everything a beginner needs to burn a data, audio, video and ISO image under Linux using the graphical user interface without learning the command line utilities such as cdrecord, cdrdao, and growisofs. This is an example on how to burn ISO image using k3b dvd burner program running in Slackware Linux.

The Linux su command is often use when performing administrative task in Linux system. Linux system administrator or Linux user do not use root as a personal account. When a certain task needs root privilege, then the Linux su command, which is used to substitute user, become useful. The Linux su command allows user to switch to other UID and GID from the command line terminal. Here is a description and synopsis from su manual page:

Linux vmstat command is a useful tool for monitoring performance in Linux system. It comes standard in Ubuntu and Slackware installation. We can get information about virtual memory(vmstat is a short form of virtual memory) and some other things such as Linux processes, cpu activity and block IO.

Here is the Linux vmstat command synopsis from the manual page:

Joomla is popular open source content management system. In other words, you can create a website, a blog or a portal with Joomla. I've known about Joomla existence several years ago. In fact, I've been using Joomla cms as a platform for my employer's website. I just want to share my thought about Joomla, my experience as a user. Perhaps it can help someone make a decision whether to use it or not.

Here is a guide on how to change template in Joomla 1.5. There are several steps that you need to do, including pre-requisites before begin installing the new template. See all examples with step by step instruction below:

Joomla 1.5 change template - Pre-requisites

1. Login as joomla super administrator.
2. Click Help → System info.
3. Open 'Directory Permissions' tab.
4. Make sure all directory permission status is 'Writable'.

This is the 'Directory Permissions' screenshot image example:

Joomla can be quite confusing for a new user. This tutorial will explain Joomla in a simple way so that a new user understands the basic Joomla. This tutorial considers Joomla has been successfully installed and you must have 'super administrator' privilege account.

Joomla basics

For a new user, there are two parts in Joomla that you should understand. The first one is 'Content' and the other one is 'Menus'. You can check them by login into the administrator control panel.

This is a tutorial on how to set up Joomla in Ubuntu. The set up examples based on Linux Ubuntu desktop 8.04. You can use this as a guide to learn Joomla cms. If you are planning to set up a web server and Joomla as a production server, this tutorial also applicable in Ubuntu server as well (some of it where x-window is not required). However, the tutorial does not cover the web server security and other issues. That's different topics and you can find them in their respective category.

If you are ready, here is the list of what we are going to do:

Transfering computer data can be done easily nowadays using usb thumb drive or external hard disk. However, user must copy directly from your computer every time they need certain data. The convenience way to share data in a network environment is using ftp server. Ftp server lets any user in the network who has permission to access the server to copy data directly from their computer.