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cd $sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf and set interfaces to lo and your local network interface. In my case: eth1 . interfaces = lo eth1 bind interfaces only = true Now, it is time to smoothen samba default security by changing the security variable: security and make sure it is set to share instead of user and that guest account is enabled: security = share ... ... guest account = nobody Now, we can create a share to be accessible to guest users: [Guest Share] comment = Guest access share path = /path/to/dir/to/share browseable = yes read only = yes guest ok = yes You can now test that your configuration is good using testparm : $ testparm If everything is fine, it is time to reload samba service to have your new configuration taken into account: $sudo /etc/init.d/samba reload http://www.debuntu.org/samba-how-to-share-files-for-your-lan-without-userpassword/

Systembackup by integr8e As a result of many reinstallations, I've begun developing a method that quickly allows me to restore my new installation to the setup of my old one. As such, I decided to share my knowledge: -> MAKE A LIST - To create an easily restoreable list of all installed software on your system (from the repos), open Konsole and enter the following command: dpkg --get-selections | grep [^de]install$ > installed-software.txt - That will create an entry in your "/home//" directory entitled "installed-software.txt" ( is your username). -> [u]BACKUP - Backup all your important files to an external storage device (hard drive / flash disk); you may wish to backup your "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" and "/etc/apt/sources.list" configs. If you have the Medibuntu/Wine repo(s), you'll need to additionally backup your "/etc/apt/sources.list.d" directory. For an excellent guide on backing up using the

"Trash has reached maximum size" This message came up since a long time on my linux desktop when I tried to use the trash bin icon to delete stuff. Emptying the bin didn't help and didn't make sense, because there's still a lot of space available on my hardrive. I found the (simple) solution finally here: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=88418 hey! The solution to my problem is the following: Code:  Select all root@sega:/home/ilj % mv /home/ilj/.local/share/Trash ~/ The error message is bogus, though. The Trash folder did not contain any files: and there was a one string entry only in the metadata file. Moving Trash folder allowed me to start using it as expected instantly.