Today I came across an interesting package from the provider MyRSK, first on lowendtalk, which I only glanced at, then my friend linked it to me and pointed out certain details. I didn’t hesitate any longer, I’d been looking for a decent VPS with relatively lots of RAM and no monthly payment, so I ordered the package, which has the following specs:
I ran a quick benchmark on it, here are the results:
If you want to run a Java app on a fresh Ubuntu server, (say Minecraft) then you first need to install the appropriate Java runtime. You can do this as follows:
Update the apt repository with the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Then check if Java is already installed:
java -version
Install the Java Runtime Environment with the following command:
sudo apt-get install default-jre
And for the Java Development Kit, use this:
Back in the day I played Medal of Honor Allied Assault a lot, I think it’s the best game in the series and my personal favorite. Yesterday I somehow felt like picking the game up again, but I ran into several issues. For one, I don’t have a DVD drive in my PC, I somehow managed to tear off the CD keys from my Warchest collection, plus with GameSpy shutting down, it wasn’t really possible to find servers. After a bit of searching online, I found the modded version of MOHAA (plus Breakthrough and Spearhead), where they replace the GameSpy server browser, add FullHD resolution support and whatnot. (plus it runs perfectly on win 8.1 64 bit) The download from their server was pretty slow, so I uploaded it here as a mirror, which you can download from the Downloads page, or from here.
I searched the internet a lot before a friend recommended this script, with which you can easily set up your own secure OpenVPN server.
What you’ll need:
First, you need to download the script, which you can do by running the following command:
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/angristan/openvpn-install/master/openvpn-install.sh && chmod +x openvpn-install.sh
Run the script with root privileges: