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Just for experiment, I install IPFire router firewall in virtual box inside my PC that running Linux Mint Debian Edition. IPFire is a wellknown router firewall linux distro today. In my opinion, IPFire is more like IPCOP router firewall, but has more integrated modules in default installation. The installation process is more like IPCOP. IPFire easy to use and administered through its web admin page. Since my PC only has on ethernet card, so I missed the RED network configuration, but all install process is completed. The RED interface can be setup later by running setup command. See the installation process video on Youtube.

Some times I need to record some certain activities in my desktop in order to make a kind of video documentation or a kind of tutorial on a certain topic. I used recordMyDesktop in my Linux Mint Debian Edition PC to record my desktop. To install recordMyDesktop, I use the Synaptic Package Manager. After installed, I can access recordMyDesktop through "Sound & Video" Menu then clicking "Desktop Recorder". With recordMyDesktop I can select a certain windows to record to by clicking on "select window" button. Or I can leave it to record the whole desktop. The result is a video file in format ogv named output.ogv that placed on my home folder. RecordMyDesktop give me an option to save the video result as another name. To start recording my desktop, I hit the "record" button, then recordMyDesktop application windows will disappear. To stop the recording process, I hit the red circle on my lower desktop panel. Since the output file is

Several days ago, my friend had a trouble with his Thunderbird email client. He is a windows XP user and had used Thunderbird for several years. Thunderbird showing an error that indicate the inbox folder is full so it fails to download new message. I have found the similar error with Microsoft outlook 2000 at one of my friend PC, since Microsoft outlook 2000 personal folder has 2GB limitation. I ask uncle "Google" about this error... and I found that Thunderbird Inbox has 4 GB Limitation. But why my Thuderbird never show this error event my email size more than 4 GB? By comparing the internal folder structure between my Thunderbird and his, I found the cause of error. My friend put all messages into inbox only and never separate or categorize them into folders in local folder. And the solution come.... 1. I close Thunderbird 2. I copy the inbox and inbox.msf file as a backup into other folder. 3. I open Thunderbird again 4. In Thunderbird, I make several new fold

I am using Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) right now. Some times I interest to try other Linux Distro or other Operating System, but still want to keep working on LMDE. I only have one PC and one hardisk. I could make a new empty partition on my hardisk, but this would make my PC become a dual boot system. I don't like dual boot system. And I think the better solution is using Virtualization. It is my lucky day, that we have virtual box ose in Debian repository. I install it using "Software Manager" in Administration menu. After properly installed, I can access Virtual Box via "System Tools" Menu. And then the journey to other linux distro is begin...

For Development purpose, I set up a local LAMP Server in my Linux Mint Debian Edition. For the first effort, I try the simplest way, using "tasksel". What is tasksel? Tasksel is a tool in Debian or Ubuntu Linux Distro that install multiple related package as a co-ordinated task onto our system. You can find more information about tasksel from Ubuntu Documentation. The available "co-ordinated task" in recent version of Ubuntu and Debian are different. In Ubuntu I can find: DNS server, Edubuntu server, LAMP server, Edubuntu desktop, Kubuntu desktop, Xubuntu desktop, Edubuntu live CD, Kubuntu live CD, Ubuntu live CD and Xubuntu live CD tasksel list. In Debian I can find: Graphical desktop environment, Web server, Print server, DNS server, File server, Mail server, SQL database, SSH server, Laptop and manual package selection. Here is the screenshot of LMDE tasksel. As you see in the above screenshot, I choose Web server and SQL database. The system prompt

Linux Mint is one of popular linux distribution. Its rank in distrowatch.com is always in the five biggest linux distro of the world. Linux Mint becomes popular since it has a very user friendly "user interface". You can see it on mint menu and in the software manager, besides "out of the box" of Linux Mint. Windows user would face no difficulties to use this linux distro. Linux Mint actually develop from Ubuntu as a base distro. Since this is not a rolling distro, so I usually do a clean install if Linux Mint release a new version. I really do this for several years using Linux Mint. And then I am glad that Linux Mint developer try a new way to break this kind situation and make a Linux Mint Debian Edition as a rolling distro. Right now I install Linux Mint Debian Edition in my Office PC. This more light than (Ubuntu based) Linux Mint. Linux Mint Debian Edition has GUI installation process, so it still easy to install. One of the lack on Linux Mint Debian Ed