If you’re using a CUPS printer on Ubunutu (or other linux distro) you may not print from Java.
There is a quick fix taken from here.
Add an /etc/cups/client.conf file containing:
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ServerName localhost |
Java is unable to print to CUPS printers
Posted by cviorel
on November 13, 2008
1 comment | This post has 207 views.
Terminator – nice multi terminal application for Linux
Posted by cviorel
on November 12, 2008
No comments | This post has 241 views.
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…
Cannot use USB devices on Virtualbox 2 in Intrepid
Posted by cviorel
on November 11, 2008
3 comments | This post has 899 views.
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 |
Nokia N73 synchronization with opensync under Ubuntu 8.04
Posted by cviorel
on November 5, 2008
2 comments | This post has 791 views.
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…
Ubuntu 8.10 on Lenovo ThinkPad T61
Posted by cviorel
on November 2, 2008
7 comments | This post has 1,110 views.
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…
My custom bash prompt (PS1)
Posted by cviorel
on October 9, 2008
No comments | This post has 337 views.
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 – wget and curl replacement
Posted by cviorel
on September 3, 2008
No comments | This post has 374 views.
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 |
Enable/Disable GDM in Ubuntu
Posted by cviorel
on July 2, 2008
No comments | This post has 736 views.
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…
PulseAudio and 5.1 surround sound on Hardy Heron
Posted by cviorel
on May 15, 2008
4 comments | This post has 439 views.
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…
Reset the root password on MySQL
Posted by cviorel
on May 7, 2008
No comments | This post has 346 views.
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…