Converting disc images to another format on Linux
While this information is available all over the net, i find myself losing enough time now and again trying to figure out how to convert a disk image to iso or something useful for that matter. So i...
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CLI Disk Usage
Modern Linux systems have plenty of tools for both Gnome and Kde to analyze the disk space. But if you log into a server via SSH or similar, you're out of luck. You need a tool for Cli Disk Usage...
View ArticleInstall Adobe® Flash® Player “Square” on Linux
Adobe® Flash® Player "Square" is a preview release that enables native 64-bit support on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows operating systems, as well as enhanced support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 9...
View ArticleSetup VPN server and client using OpenVPN
The good thing during the last years is that net access is almost everywhere, and is pretty cheap or even free. A lot of bars, hotels, restaurants offer a free wifi connection, but most of the times...
View ArticleFind string in files and show line number with grep
Handy snippet to find some string inside the files in a directory: grep -r --line-number "string_you_search" path/where/to/look Note the -r tells grep also to look into all subfolders recursively.
View ArticleFix gitk ugly fonts in Ubuntu
I've recently started playing around with git and found out the power of gitk. Gitk is a small tool built using tcl/tk that helps the user visualize the changes he's done in a graphical, easy to follow...
View ArticleHow to: Replace OpenOffice.org with LibreOffice on Ubuntu
Here are a few easy steps to replace openoffice.org with libreoffice on ubuntu: CLI instructions (these will take care of removing OpenOffice.org and installing LibreOffice): Add the PPA and install...
View ArticleUbuntu show desktop on corner hover (mac os x style)
Open gconf-editor ALT+F2 gconf-editor Navigate: apps → compiz → general→ allscreens → options → show_desktop_edge If the show_desktop_edge key is not there, create it as string and then add the value...
View ArticleInstall native 64bit Flash Player 11 on Linux
Update 3 [30 10 2011]: The script was updated to install of Flash Player 11.2 Beta Update 2 [7 09 2011]: The script was updated to install rc1 of Flash Player 11 Update 1 [13 08 2011]: The script was...
View ArticleHeroku on Ubuntu
As everything that comes from ruby world, getting heroku running on Ubuntu is not as easy as we're used to (ie: apt-get install heroku) so there are a few steps that need to be followed. I've written...
View ArticleFix VMware Workstation Module compile error on Ubuntu/Debian Linux
# Become root sudo -i # Do a couple of pre-requisites apt-get install build-essential ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname...
View ArticleFullscreen any window in Gnome
If you are running any distro that has a recent Gnome, chances are that your window manager is either Metacity or Compiz. I’ve found that while working, having my IDE fullscreen helps as that way i can...
View ArticlePerl recursive replace in files
While working on a ZF application, i had some models under the wrong namespace, and changing all the files from Default namespace to Application would have taken me ages. After a bit of google-ing i’ve...
View ArticleNetbeans 7.1 integration in Unity
Go to Tools -> Plugins -> Settings -> Add Name: Java Ayanata URL: http://java-swing-ayatana.googlecode.com/files/netbeans-catalog.xml then install the plugin more details:...
View ArticleCannot See Video For Google Plus Hangout on Linux
After installing the Google Talk plugin, run the following to add an override for your video settings. sudo echo "O3D_OVERRIDE_RENDER_MODE=2D" >> /opt/google/talkplugin/envvars Use sudo if...
View ArticleHow To: Delete ALL older kernels
If you are using Ubuntu, there is a good chance you get kernel upgrades once in a while. There is no reason, after you’ve booted the new kernel and verified that everything is working properly, why you...
View ArticleHow to: Install latest wine in Ubuntu
The wine version that comes with Ubuntu by default is often old so a good idea is to add the official wine repo to the apt sources and install from there: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa...
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