Split or Merge File on Linux

If you are using Windows operating system, you have to install third party program to be able to split large file into a few small files. But for Linux user you can use split command to do the task. It is a small program but do the job effectively. For example if you have 2 GB files and want to split it into four files of 500 MB each, you can use the following command.

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Configuring WordPress to send email using Gmail on Debian

1. Install ssmtp using the following command.

apt-get install ssmtp

2. Edit ssmtp.conf

nano /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

Now update or add the following configuration to the ssmtp.conf

mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:587
AuthUser=user@gmail.com
AuthPass=YourGmailPassword
FromLineOverride=YES
UseSTARTTLS=YES

You should replace user@gmail.com with your gmail email address.

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Access Your Linux Partition from Windows

I have a dual boot system (Arch Linux and Windows XP). When I boot my Linux OS I have no problem accessing my Windows XP partition because Linux support mounting NTFS and FAT file system. But Windows do not support mounting or accessing other file system beside its own file system without any third party software or drivers.  So I tried Google to find the programs that help me to access my Linux partition. And, I found 3 useful software that can be use to access Linux partition if you have a dual boot system like me. Read more

Browse Safely Using Virtualbox and Damn Small Linux

Nowadays the internet is become the main medium for spreading viruses and spyware. So its become more dangerous to surf the internet without any protection. Users have to frequently update their anti-virus and spyware definition in order to protect themselves against those viruses. But even if with all of this protection, there is still a change that your computer will infected with new viruses or spyware.

One way to ensure your computer safety is to create a virtual machine and use it to surf the internet by running Linux Live CD. Read more