Hi folks!
I’ve been using Terminator for quite a long time now and I find it very usefull.
Install it in Ubuntu by running:
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sudo apt-get install terminator |
There is a feature I would like to see in the future releases: saving the layout of the […] Continue Reading…
There is a quick fix if you get some USB related errors when opening Preferences in Virtualbox 2.
You only have to add these lines in your /etc/fstab file:
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# usbfs none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=46,devmode=664 0 0 |
Yeap, Nokia N73 is a great phone and the N-Series PC Suite looks very nice.
But if you are using Linux, you can’t use the Windows PC Suite. Don’t hurry to fire up a Virtualbox or VMWare machine running Winblows […] Continue Reading…
Just installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my T61. Works great!
I hated that bloated Vista Business!
Items that work out of the box:
– Nvidia: 2D works, 3D requires the installation of the proprietary drivers (nVidia Quadro NVS 140)
– Wireless: Atheros card
– Bluetooth […] Continue Reading…
Pimp out Linux / UNIX shell prompt!
You can find a nice guide here, and a nice collection here.
Here is mine:
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export PS1="[\[\e[28;1m\]\H \[\e[0m\]\w]\$ " |
Have fun!
aria2 is a command line utility for downloading files. The supported protocols are HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent (DHT, PEX, MSE/PE), and Metalink. To install it on Ubuntu, just type in terminal:
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sudo apt-get install aria2 |
By default Ubuntu Loads Gnome GUI.
If you need to disable X.org / Gnome under Linux, so you can get text only login, this is the right guide to follow.
Using command line (CLI):
Ubuntu comes with rcconf and update-rc.d command.
rcconf allows […] Continue Reading…
The new Ubuntu 8.04 look very good and has many improvements over the older releases. I will not discuss about them now. I’ll just stick on the new default sound server, PulseAudio that offers sophisticated mixing capabilities and network […] Continue Reading…
Have you ever forgotten the root password on one of your MySQL servers?
This is a quick h00tow (how to) reset your MySQL root password. It does require root access on your server.
First things first. Log in as root and […] Continue Reading…
I just thought that you might be interested in a small script you can use in Hardy Heron.
It uses the new UFW (Uncomplicated firewall) introduced in this new Ubuntu distro.
The script is well commented, so everything is easy to […] Continue Reading…