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How to Set Up a VPN in Ubuntu 14.04.2 (and previous versions)

This step by step guide will walk you through adding and configuring a PPTP VPN in Ubuntu. It uses the steps and screenshots for Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (Trusty Tahr – which is the current LTS) but are very, very similar to previous versions of Ubuntu. If you’re running something prior to 14.04.2, such as 12.04.5 LTS (Precise Pangolin) – you’ll have no trouble following along. …

How to Create and Restore Backups of Your Ubuntu PC

Computers are not reliable, no matter what your computer vendors will tell you. They have a habit of crashing at the most critical of times. And when they crash they take with them all the hard work you have put in for weeks and maybe months. It could be your professional work or your school assignments. The only realistic guard you have against these crashes are backups. Making regular backups gives you the layer of protection, and it does not come with too much added effort. Simple Backup, or sBackup, is a fine backup solution for Linux computers. It allows you to configure what you want backed up, and once configured, it can take regular backups for you. A key feature that this particular solution also provides, which many backup solutions don’t seem to, is a the ability to help you restore your data easily. Let’s look at how to install and setup sBackup on your Ubuntu computer. …