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syntax

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-09-29T10:55:30+00:00

Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing

dokuwiki

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-04T13:43:25+00:00

DokuWiki wiki:dokuwiki DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database. It is loved by users for its clean and readable syntax. The ease of maintenance, backup and integration makes it an administrator's favorite. Built in

least_squares_regression_of_parabola

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-07-17T12:18:39+00:00

Least squares regression of parabola For a project I needed a really fast least squares regression of a second order polynomial ($f(x)=ax^2+bx+c$). Using GSL Gnu Scientific library contains solutions for a lot of numerical problems. Here is a solution using

must_have_windows_software

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-07-14T16:10:33+00:00

Must have windows software * Total Commander. I can’t imagine working on a computer without Total Commander. Absolutely must-have software. Total Commander is what separates boys from men. Total Commander is probably the #1 reason why I don’t use other operating system on my desktop. Tabs, a great

ubuntu_post_install_tasks

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T07:02:38+00:00

Ubuntu post install tasks * If you run a proxy (apt-cacher-ng in my case), add the proxy directory in /etc/apt/apt.conf: Acquire::http::Proxy "http://aptcacher:3142"; * Add repositories for sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/">http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"

access_encrypted_lvm_disk_from_live_cd

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-09-22T16:13:55+00:00

Access encrypted lvm disk from live cd Installing ubunto on an encrypted lvm partition is easy using the ubuntu alternate cd. However, accessing your data in case of emergency using a life cd needs some additional steps * Boot from live cd sudo modprobe dm-crypt # Inserts a module we need sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 cheer # Unlocks the partition sda2 and names it cheer Enter LUKS passphrase: key slot 0 unlocked. sudo apt-get install lvm2 # installs the tools…

welcome

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-04T13:43:25+00:00

Welcome to your new DokuWiki Congratulations, your wiki is now up and running. Here are a few more tips to get you started. Enjoy your work with DokuWiki, -- the developers Create your first pages Your wiki needs to have a start page. As long as it doesn't exist, this link will be red:

configure_apache2_to_use_comodo_essential_ssl_certificate

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-06-06T05:57:00+00:00

Configure apache2 to use comodo essential ssl certificate * Generate key: openssl genrsa -out ssl_subdomain_com.key 2048 * Create CSR: openssl req -new -key ssl_subdomain_com.key -out ssl_subdomain_com.csr * Check CSR: openssl req -noout -text -in ssl_subdomain_com.csr

disable_windows_keys

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-20T06:36:31+00:00

Disable windows keys Many people don't like some of all of the windows special keys. Especially the left windows key, which is besides the ALT key, can be annoying. Here is how to turn these off: The following files are .reg files. They modify the Windows registry directly. You should download them to your PC and then double-click them to add them to your registry. After saying YES to the message box,

set_up_davmail_gateway

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-10-11T14:40:47+00:00

How To Setup a DavMail Exchange Gateway on a Debian 7 VPS Introduction DavMail provides a solution for translating Microsoft Exchange to open protocols like POP, IMAP, SMTP, Caldav, Carddav, and LDAP. Installation Davmail requires some extra dependencies to work properly. Install them with apt:

vim-latexsuite_on_ubuntu_9.10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-12-02T07:57:40+00:00

vim-latexsuite on ubuntu 9.10 Here is how to get vim-latexsuite working on ubuntu * DON'T download the latex-suite file from and unzip into ~/.vim/. It just simply doesn't work because vim-addons cannot find it, even if ~/.vim/ is in the runtimepath of vim. I don't know why.

installing_sage_on_ubuntu_11.10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-02-13T17:37:01+00:00

Installing sage on ubuntu Sage is a very powerful computer algebra system. Especially nice is the LaTeX integration using sagetex. Here's how to set this up: Compile yourself Install prerequisite libraries sudo apt-get install build-essential m4 readline-common libreadline-dev texlive xpdf evince tk8.5-dev gfortran

linux_adapt_keyboard

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-04-17T09:10:16+00:00

Linux adapt keyboard Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away, I attempted starting a blog. It didn't last, but one of the things I posted was about this very subject. When I deleted the blog, I kept the articles. So here's that one. I apologise for the length.

installing_sage_on_debian_or_ubuntu

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-29T05:46:30+00:00

Installing Sage on Debian or Ubuntu Sage is a very powerful computer algebra system. Especially nice is the LaTeX integration using sagetex. Here's how to set this up: Compile yourself Install prerequisite libraries sudo apt-get install build-essential m4 readline-common libreadline-dev texlive xpdf evince tk8.5-dev gfortran

windows_installation_guide_with_must-have_programs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-11-03T18:56:35+00:00

Windows installation guide with must-have programs Programs that belong on every windows PC i install. A good starting point for easily finding and installing great applications is Tools * Archiving: Winrar (7ZIP) * Remote control: RealVNC (TightVNC)

linux_on_usb_stick

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-10-21T12:36:58+00:00

Linux on USB Stick Carrying your private OS with you on an encrypted USB stick is very useful. Here are my personal notes how I did this. I have written them carefully, however I assume no responsibility for them. What you need: * Computer with Ethernet connection

latex_under_windows

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-22T06:31:35+00:00

Latex under windows This text aims to give people interested in getting started with latex a starting point and recommendations for programs and extensions. Programs for windows * miktex: very good latex implementation. It is recommended to use the 'basic installation', which loads necessary packages from the internet.

ubuntu_11.04_fingerprint

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-01-26T09:56:22+00:00

Ubuntu 11.04 fingerprint Fingerprint Reader There are apparently two ways to activate the Fingerprint Reader with 1) ThinkFinger ( from Synaptic) and 2) Fprint from here (fprint is also in Synaptic but something is missing). Long story short (kinda): Quick installation guide

excel_double-click_tricks

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-14T06:57:27+00:00

Excel mouse tricks Very useful tipps for using double-click in excel. Adjust column widths by selecting multiple columns and double clicking on the separators This is my favorite. You can use the same trick to adjust row heights too. Double-click in the corner, just above scroll-bar to include a split

unix_command_line_cheat

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-09-09T07:38:24+00:00

Unix command line cheat sheet File Commands ls - directory listing ls -a - directory listing with hidden files ls -al - formatted directory listing with hidden files cd dir - change directory to dir cd - change to home cd - - change back to previous directory pwd - show current directory mkdir dir - create a directory dir rm file - delete file rmdir dir - delete empty directory dir rm -r dir - recursively delete directory dir (use with caution) rm -f file - force remove file; no error output i…

install_windows_codecs_and_support_for_encrypted_dvds_in_ubuntu

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-12-19T12:31:48+00:00

Install Windows codecs and support for encrypted dvds in ubuntu Install Mplayer in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) You have to make sure you have enabled universe,multiverse repositories Now you need to run the following command to update the source list sudo apt-get update

tasks_that_are_best_done_on_the_command_line

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-07-29T16:12:40+00:00

Tasks that are best done on the command line Here are a few tasks that you might want to consider using the command line for. Resizing images Unless you are doing some sort of cropping there is no reason to load up Photoshop or the Gimp. A simple command will usually suffice for almost all your image resizing needs.

shutdown_windows_from_a_linux_box

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-14T06:49:20+00:00

Shut Down Your Windows PC Remotely From Linux By The How-To Geek If you've ever wanted to remotely reboot a Windows box from your Linux machine, the Command-Line Fu web site has you covered with the quick and easy command to use. In order to actually use this command, you'll need to make sure that you have the samba-common package installed for Ubuntu, or the corresponding package for your Linux distribution. The simple

install_terminator_with_built-in_quake_mode

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-07-04T19:13:59+00:00

Install terminator with built-in quake mode Install Terminator with built-in “Quake mode” from BZR To make it easier to install the latest Terminator from BZR, I've uploaded it to the WebUpd8 Unstable PPA (since this is not a stable version) so you can install it using the commands below (available for Ubuntu 11.04, 10.10 and 10.04):

using_rdesktop_to_run_windows_apps_on_linux_desktop

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-02-06T04:04:15+00:00

Using RDP+rdesktop to run remote windows apps on linux desktop Note: in the following machine-name is the network name of your windows box (either real or virtual). * Get rdesktop 1.5.0 or later from . I used 1.6 which is in the Ubuntu Karmic repository, so i just did

install_flash_player_in_linux_64bit

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-07-08T05:57:53+00:00

Install flash player in linux 64bit The flashplayer installed by flash-plugininstaller in Ubuntu 11.04 is buggy. To install a new version: Uninstall existing flash player: sudo aptitude purge flashplugin-installer sudo aptitude purge flashplugin-nonfree

command_line_tipps

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-09-17T06:47:22+00:00

Command line tipps Resizing images Unless you are doing some sort of cropping there is no reason to load up Photoshop or the Gimp. A simple command will usually suffice for almost all your image resizing needs. convert -resize 300 image.jpg image-small.jpg

display_windows_version_on_the_desktop

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-01-07T17:45:40+00:00

Display windows version on the desktop Display the Windows version on your desktop You cannot decide what text you want to appear; it's predefined, based on the version of Windows you are running. For example, the text for Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 will be along the lines of:

metacity_compositing_effects_in_ubuntu

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-21T07:55:58+00:00

Metacity compositing effects in Ubuntu Don’t have a graphics card capable of running desktop effects with Compiz on Ubuntu? By enabling compositing in GNOME’s default Metacity window manager, you get some eye candy and can run applications that require or benefit from a compositing window manager. Metacity uses your CPU instead of a graphics card, so it’ll work on anything - even a virtual machine.

simple_backup_procedure_for_windows_c_t_bff

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-14T06:49:43+00:00

Simple backup procedure for windows (c't bff) Backing up your files should be fast and easy, so that you make a backup every day (or at least weekly if you are lazy and your work is not so important :-\). In the german computer magazine c't, a simple and efficient backup script was presented, which has some unique features:

excel_tipps

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-14T07:10:18+00:00

Excel tipps Customizations that really save time. Change the order in which you edit cells We all know that when you hit enter on a cell excel usually takes you to the next cell in that column for editing. But what if you need to go to next cell in that row? Of course you can use tab. But you can also customize the cell edit order when you are typing out that large list of entries so that you need not change your habits for the software. Just go to Menu > Tools > Options > Edit tab and set th…

run_dd_with_progress_information

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-23T07:01:49+00:00

change_windows_desktop_background_for_day_and_night_using_batchfile

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-12-26T06:26:32+00:00

Change windows desktop background for day and night, using batchfile Having a bright, blue wallpaper for day use and a darker, reddish wallpaper for evening/night is useful stay in synch with the real time of day. So, i wanted my windows xp machine automatically switch to the day wallpaper from 7-20 and to night from 20-7 hours. The following batch script does this, without any add-on software. To use, copy-paste the file and store it to your scripts directory (e:\etc in my case).

davmail

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-10-11T14:40:57+00:00

#! /bin/sh ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: davmail # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog # Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 6 # Short-Description: DavMail Exchange gatway # Description: A gateway between Microsoft Exchange and open protocols. ### END INIT INFO # Author: Jesse TeKrony PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin DESC="Davmail Exchange gateway" NAME=davmail C…

namebench_dns_benchmark

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-02-08T18:03:51+00:00

namebench dns benchmark NameBench is available for Windows and Mac systems, but most importantly it is Linux compatible. Prepare your system Install following package sudo apt-get install python-tk Now you need to download .tgz file from Now extract the file using the following command

latex_unter_windows

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-21T07:54:17+00:00

Latex unter Windows (deutsch) Kurzeinführung für Leute die gerne in Latex einsteigen möchten, und Hinweise auf gute Programme und Tipps für Erweiterungen brauchen. Programme für Windows * miktex: eine gut gepflegte Latex Implementation. Besonders empfehlenswert ist die 'basic installation', die notwendige Packages automatisch aus dem Internet nachlädt.

rkhunter_debian

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-11-10T07:09:45+00:00

rkhunter debian Report on hidden processes If the processes are truly hidden, then yes it's probably something you should worry about. But it's possible that you've got a false positive situation. When rkhunter tells you that there are hidden processes, try to cd to the /proc/ directory for the process (where is one of the process ID numbers output by rkhunter). If you can't cd into the directory, then the process isn't really hidden, it was just in the middle of exiting when the r…

seamless_rdp_remove_decoration_fix

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-04-14T09:33:22+00:00

Seamless rdp remove decoration fix When using rdesktop with seamless RDP, every window on the remote machine should have its own local window with decorations hidden (hence 'seamless' :) ) Using rdesktop 1.5 on Hardy with seamless RDP, all the remote windows have their xserver decorations hidden correctly, and xprop shows that they have _MOTIF_WM_HINTS set for this purpose.

thunderbird_tags_with_dovecot_imap

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-07-06T12:34:59+00:00

Thunderbird tags with dovecot imap If Thunderbird tags (important, todo etc) are lost, when using thunderbird + imap + dovecot server: In dovecot.conf, uncomment and change to msgbox_lazy_write=no : #mbox_lazy_writes=yes to mbox_lazy_writes=no Ref:

altgr_key_does_not_work_in_windows_guest_on_linux_host

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-22T07:01:23+00:00

AltGr key does not work in windows guest on linux host AltGr and other keys dont work in the windows guest. This is annoying, because you can't enter the '\' on european keyboards. I added these entries to /etc/vmware/config to get it working: I added keymap to /etc/vmware/config xkeymap.keycode.108 = 0x138 # Alt_R xkeymap.keycode.106 = 0x135 # KP_Divide xkeymap.keycode.104 = 0x11c # KP_Enter xkeymap.keycode.111 = 0x148 # Up xkeymap.keycode.116 = 0x150 # Down xkeymap.keycode.113 = 0x14b # …

install_firefox_3.5_on_ubuntu_using_ubuntuzilla

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-07-26T14:15:59+00:00

Install firefox 3.5 on ubuntu using ubuntuzilla Ubuntuzilla can integrate the new version of Firefox into your system as well as undo its changes if you want to go back. All your extensions, bookmarks, plugins, and settings should transfer over to the new version. The only thing that didn’t transfer was my open tabs from my previous session.

restore_windows_mbr

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-07-12T11:53:18+00:00

Restore windows MBR Removing a linux installation and reinstalling windows often leads to problems, because the mbr (Master Boot Record) is not restored. Here are two methods to fix this: * Use Windows Install CD, start Emergency recovery console

use_biblatex_for_printing_separate_bibliographies

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-08-24T19:11:32+00:00

Use biblatex for printing separate bibliographies Certain institutions may ask you to separate your bibliography into papers and online references. Here's how to accomplish this using LaTeX and biblatex \documentclass{article} \usepackage[backend=bibtex]{biblatex} \bibliography{database.bib} \begin{document} According to \cite{foo1999} blah blah. According to \cite{bar1999} blah blah. \defbibfilter{papers}{ type=article or type=inproceedings or type=book } \defbibfilter{online}{ typ…

rip_dvds_into_multi_language_multi_subtitle_video_file

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-12-13T09:07:45+00:00

Rip DVDs into multi language multi subtitle video file Converting DVDs into the best quality files currently possible: MKV as the container, x264 codec for the video, dual audio, and with subtitles. This is short Howto so that I won’t forget how :-)

create_encrypted_tar_files

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-05-26T08:31:25+00:00

Create encrypted tar backups and store them on the amazon S3 cloud Amazon S3 provides unlimited storage at low prices, which makes it an ideal solution for storing backups. But to make use of it, you need a piece of software that can actually interact with Amazon S3: create buckets, list the contents of a bucket, upload and download files, etc. And aws, a simple command-line utility written in Perl, is the perfect tool for the job.

securely_wipe_free_space_using_built-in_cypher_command

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-06-23T06:08:00+00:00

Securely wipe free space using built-in cypher command There's plenty of utilities to help you securely delete files so nobody can recover them, but did you know there's a built-in command-line utility that can do just that? Here's how to do it. As long as you're using the NTFS filesystem on a recent version of Windows, you should be able to use the cipher.exe utility from the command line to securely overwrite files—all you need to do is specify the /W switch and the file or folder you want t…

replace_oracle_openoffice_with_libreoffice_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-01-12T11:59:28+00:00

Replace Oracle Openoffice with Libreoffice (Linux) Libreoffice is now available and installed easily for Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 by adding the libreoffice ppa. The following steps allow the addition of the ppa and the installation of LibreOffice: Optionally OpenOffice can be removed with the command

the_ultimate_bash_prompt

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T08:40:26+00:00

The 'ultimate' bash prompt Of course, there is not one ultimate bash prompt that fits everyone, but I'm very happy with the following prompt. Features: * user/hostname color coded for differnt hosts. * If running in a superuser shell, the # sign is red

writing_custom_man_pages

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-09-19T04:54:37+00:00

Writing custom man pages Manuals Marc Vertes (mvertes@free.fr) has written an excellent GNU AWK script called txt2man, which can run on almost any UN*X-like system, and can convert a flat ASCII text file to the correct man page format. txt2man (currently version 1.5.5-1) is distributed by the Fedora Project and is available from the EPEL Repository. The authors home page is

word_footnotes_have_undeletable_extra_lines

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-12-14T07:15:31+00:00

Word footnotes have undeletable extra lines Word Fussnoten haben nicht löschbare leere Linien Possible solutions: * Try to copy the entire file to the clipboard, minus the last paragraph sign. Paste to a new empty file. * In NORMAL VIEW (NOT Print Layout view), VIEW>FOOTNOTE and select FOOTNOTE SEPARATOR from drop down list. Now you can edit the separator. You'll probably see some blank lines before and/or after the little horizontal separator line itself. Delete those and close and go …

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-11-29T07:28:05+00:00

disable_bios_beep

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-06-23T13:26:38+00:00

Disable BIOS Beep There are a number of key combinations that cause a ThinkPad to beep at seemingly random times. For example, if you hold down W E and R there's no beep, but if you hold down T Y and U the machine beeps at you (and really has no reason to).

synergy_protocol_version_woes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T07:41:23+00:00

synergy protocol version woes Synergy is a great tool which lets you share a mouse and keyboard simply by moving the mouse pointer to the 'other' machine. After updating my laptop to Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (13.04), synergy no longer worked. I got the error message

crontab_howto

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-21T08:48:53+00:00

Crontab quick reference cron is a unix utility that allows tasks to be automatically run in the background at regular intervals by the cron daemon often termed as cron jobs. Crontab (CRON TABle) is a file which contains the schedule of cron entries to be run and at specified times.

set_up_private_firefox_sync_server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T07:39:10+00:00

Set up private firefox sync server Firefox sync is very handy, if you use firefox on several computers. Since all data is encrypted before it is sent to the server, I could life with my bookmarks stored on a cloud server. However, it wanted the added security of using my own server. Here's how to install one:

automatically_lock_windows_pc_even_if_screensaver_is_disabled_by_administrator

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-03-16T11:47:20+00:00

Automatically lock windows PC, even if screensaver is disabled by administrator Our administrators have disabled the screensaver and automatic lock, so i could not use that. To prevent me from leaving my pc unattended, i did this: How to lock Windows XP when Idle

linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-07-11T04:57:09+00:00

Send sms from the command line using skype and unix/linux Install the Skype4Py module sudo apt-get install python-pip sudo pip install Skype4Py #!/usr/bin/python # Send sms via Skype # v1.0 B.Brunner # Install skype for python: # > sudo apt-get install skype # > sudo apt-get install python-pip # > sudo pip install Skype4Py import Skype4Py import sys if (len(sys.argv)>2): s = Skype4Py.Skype(Transport='x11') if not s.Client.IsRunning: s.Client.Start() s.Attach() …

configure_awstats_on_debian_webserver

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-10-24T08:29:13+00:00

Configure awstats on debian webserver AWStats on Debian Install AWStats aptitude update aptitude awstats Configure the apache2 for awstats Copy configuration file for apache2. cp /usr/share/doc/awstats/examples/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/awstats

perfectly_rip_audio_cds_to_flac

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-03-18T12:20:34+00:00

Perfectly Rip Audio CDs to FLAC (works under windows and ubuntu/wine) What we want: * Perfect quality: EAC is hands-down the best audio ripper, flac is lossless. * Correct tags: get them from freedb and correct errors / inconsistencies by hand (!)

enable_screensaver_using_registry_fiels

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-03-16T11:31:29+00:00

Enable screensaver using registry files Using registry shortcuts to disable and enable screen savers in Windows XP You can automate the disabling and enabling screen saver procedures with a couple of registryshortcuts. Enter the following fourlines into text files DisableScreenSaver.reg and EnableScreenSaver.reg Note: The second line must be blank.)

configure_conky

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-07-03T05:44:28+00:00

Configure Conky Installing the Mail and Weather Forecast package for Conky We need to install additional package in order for Conky to display new mail and weather forecast on your desktop. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:conky-companions/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install conkyforecast conkyemail

linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-12-30T08:09:23+00:00

Change windows desktop background for day and night (Ubuntu, GNU/Linux) Having a bright, blue wallpaper for day use and a darker, reddish wallpaper for evening/night is useful stay in synch with the real time of day. So, i wanted my windows xp machine automatically switch to the day wallpaper from 7-20 and to night from 20-7 hours. The following batch script does this, without any add-on software. To use, copy-paste the file and store it to your scripts directory (e:\etc in my case).

remote_debian_updates_using_apt-dater

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-10-01T15:45:10+00:00

Remote debian updates using apt-dater Apt-dater is a relatively new utility that allows easy package management of multiple Debian servers from a central control server. I wrote up the necessary steps below, as the existing instructions () are slightly unclear on a couple of things.

moving_form_dokuwiki_blog_to_wordpress_and_coming_back

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T06:47:42+00:00

Moving form Dokuwiki blog to Wordpress, and coming back I had moved my blog to wordpress, but was never really that happy with it because it was slow and simply felt too fat. Today, I applied the last wordpress update which left my blog dead in the water with an internal server error. Instead of hunting down the reason for the

thinkpad_middle_mouse_scrolling

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-01-26T09:42:00+00:00

Thinkpad middle mouse scrolling One of the best features of my laptop [Thinkpad t61] is these laptops have trackpoints which helps you to handle the keyboard and mouse without getting your hands of the keyboard, so that you handle your jobs faster. With ubuntu the trackpoints’ scrolling property does not work out of the box, but if you follow the steps under this post, you can have fully working trackpoint functionality.

nitko_web_server_security_assessment

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-05-21T05:16:15+00:00

Nikto web server security assessment Nikto performs automated tests agains webservers. * Program: * Installation: Nikto does require the LibWhisker Perl module, but this is built into the program so it does not need to be installed. You will want to install the Net::SSLeay Perl module if you want to test SSL.

speed_up_linux_mint

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-09-02T16:56:51+00:00

Speed up Cinnamon, Linux Mint UI I had video lags in Youtube and VLC when using Linux Mint 21.2 and generally was not happy with the responsiveness of the UI on my laptop. The following settings recommended by BrenTech much improved my overall experience, and especially Videos are now playing without lags. This also works very well with Debian+Cinnamon

parsing_long_and_short_command_line_options_in_bash

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-01-14T13:51:07+00:00

Parsing long and short command line options in bash parse_user_options() { local -r args=("${@}") local opts # The following code works perfectly for opts=$(getopt --options a:,f,h --long abc:,help,flag -- "${args[@]}" 2> /dev/null) || { usage die "error: parsing options" "${error_parsing_options}" } eval set -- "${opts}" while true; do case "${1}" in --abc) abc_option_flag=1 readonly abc_arg="${2}" shift shi…

upgrade_debian_etch_to_lenny

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-08-25T06:58:47+00:00

Upgrade debian etch to lenny 1. Edit sources.list sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list and change all words etch to lenny, or stable to testing (vim: :s/etch/lenny/g) 2. Update and upgrade sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install apt dpkg aptitude sudo aptitude full-upgrade

reinstall_grub_after_installing_windows_xp_or_windows_7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-06T09:45:20+00:00

Reinstall grub after installing windows xp or windows 7 Start an ubuntu live system Locate your linux partition fdisk -l Lets assume that your linux installation is in /dev/sda1 and that you want to install grub into the master boot sector of /dev/sda

set_rights_of_files_in_public_html

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-03-11T06:57:48+00:00

Set rights of files in public_html Set rights of user /home/*/public_html directors in a secure and useful way * all files/directories get chown user:www-data, so users own them and the webserver has group access * group www-data is added g+r for files (webserver can read all files) g+rsx for directories (webserver can read and change into all directories)

program_list

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-12T18:08:42+00:00

Program list Task Program URL Remarks Video cutting Openshot

convert_and_crop_humax_icord_hd_files

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-28T14:07:04+00:00

Convert and crop Humax iCord HD Files The Humax iCord HD is a Sat receiver and recorder with a nice feature set. It records digital video directly in .ts files. With newer software version, the iCord HD supports FTP access to its file system. If you copy a .ts file to your pc, you can play it using VLC. However, my favorite video cutting program, VideoRedo Plus does not support Humax .ts files directly.

install_fonts_on_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-14T07:52:27+00:00

Install fonts on linux If you have binary encoded Type1 fonts (a .pfb and a .pfm file) here is how to create the afm files for then: Right clicking the .pfb file in KDE let's you install the font, but it doesn't show up in OpenOffice's font selector. KWord on the other hand let's you use it.

windows_7_disable_file_open_security_message_for_samba_fileserver

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T08:53:51+00:00

Windows 7, disable file open security message for samba fileserver In windows 7, you will get a security message if you try to run a program from a samba fileserver. To whitelist you samba fileserver, e.g. MYSERVER * Open control panel, internet options

dokuwiki_with_authldap_and_authplain_in_parallel

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-09-15T06:26:34+00:00

Dokuwiki with authldap and authplain in parallel install authchained plugin, put below lines in /dokuwiki/conf/local.php $conf['useacl'] = 1; $conf['authtype'] = 'authchained'; $conf['plugin']['authchained']['authtypes'] = 'authad:authplain'; dokuwiki ldap Ref:

blank_screen_with_maple_12_on_ubuntu_if_running_compiz

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-06-15T13:28:49+00:00

Blank screen with maple 12 on Ubuntu lucid if running compiz Maple 12 will display a blank screen if compiz (Desktop effects) are active. This is because the default java install (openjdk) causes trouble with the combination compiz+maple. Quick fix: Disable compiz Real fix, without losing compiz:

boxplots_using_excel

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-11-10T07:07:21+00:00

Boxplots using excel Statistical boxplots can be made by hand, by calculating median, max, min, etc. and formatting a diagram with it. This is _tedious_ but possible. I found this solution (see Source), which works very nicely. It consists of two simple components:

how_to_fix_font_rendering_of_firefox_3.5_under_ubuntu_9.04

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-10-10T07:42:47+00:00

How to fix font rendering of Firefox 3.5 under Ubuntu 9.04 The problem is that Firefox 3.5 doesn't seem to use font hinting and therefore looks ugly while the default version (3.0) is OK. After some googling I found out that 3.5 doesn't use GNOME font settings and relies on fontconfig.

common_sed_taks

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-07-29T16:18:18+00:00

Common SED taks The bread and butter of sed is its search-and-replace functionality. Let’s start with that and then throw in some other fun commands. Tutorial As with the previous posts, if you are on Windows you’ll want to install Cygwin or one of the various other tools suggested in the previous comments. sed also uses regular expressions so you’ll want to keep your regex reference handy.

fix_incorrect_clock_settings_in_windows_when_dual-booting_with_os_x_or_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-01-25T20:15:35+00:00

Fix Incorrect Clock Settings in Windows When Dual-Booting with OS X or Linux * Start regedit * navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation. * Right click anywhere in the right pane and hit New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

counting_the_number_of_files_with_a_given_extensions

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-07-13T14:31:20+00:00

Counting the number of files with a given extension Sometimes you just want to know the number of e.g. *.doc files in a given directory. This is easy and fast with with on-board tools of windows: * Start-Execute-CMD * dir /S | find /C “.doc”

vmware_tools_update_afer_ubuntu_kernel_update

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-10-20T07:34:48+00:00

vmware tools update after Ubuntu kernel update If the vmware module compile complains about missing linux headers for your kernel version: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) If needed install the necessary built tools with sudo apt-get install build-essential sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

recenty_notify_app_for_ubuntu

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-02-14T14:56:18+00:00

Recenty notify app for ubuntu Install the Recent Notifications applet in Ubuntu Recent Notifications applet comes with a PPA for Ubuntu Karmic, Lucid and Maverick. Add the PPA and install Recent Notifications using the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/recent-notifications sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install recent-notifications

windows_xp_fehlermeldung_beim_serverzugriff

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-22T06:44:44+00:00

Windows XP Fehlermeldung beim Serverzugriff Ich habe Win XP SP2 Installiert und wenn ich ein Netzlaufwerk verbinden möchte bekomme ich immer folgende Fehlermeldung: Für diesen Befehl ist nicht genug Serverspeicher verfügbar. Unter HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentSet/Services/LanmanServer/Parameters nachsehen obe es

webcam_indicator_for_ubuntu

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-06-26T18:50:51+00:00

Webcam indicator for ubuntu sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phobosk/phobosk-ppa sudo apt-get update sudo aapt-get install cameramonitor Using Camera monitor * Launch cameramonitor on command line: cameramonitor * Or from GNOME menu: Applications -> Sound and video

remove_update_manager_popup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-21T07:57:02+00:00

Remove Ubuntu Jaunty update manager popup For those who are using Ubuntu Jaunty, you will notice that there is a change in the way the system notifies you to upgrade software. In the past, an icon will appear on the system tray whenever there is new update available. In Ubuntu Jaunty, instead of showing the icon, the update manager will now pop up the window as and when it detects new update. While this is a good way to grab the user attention and get them to upgrade to the latest software vers…

convert_otf_to_ttf

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-04-22T07:05:57+00:00

Convert OTF to TTF Create a TrueType font out of a OpenType one (e.g. because OpenOffice.org and VISIO doesn’t support .otf) by using FontForge: #!/usr/local/bin/fontforge # Quick and dirty hack: converts a font to truetype (.ttf) Print("Opening "+$1); Open($1); Print("Saving "+$1:r+".ttf"); Generate($1:r+".ttf"); Quit(0);

configure_autologon_in_windows_xp

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-11-03T18:17:38+00:00

Configure autologon in windows xp To automate the logon process if your computer is not part of a domain. * Click Start, click Run, and type control userpasswords2. * Clear the Users must enter a username and password to use this computer check box.

set_application_which_xdg-open_uses_to_open_a_file

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-09-29T10:56:38+00:00

Set application which xdg-open uses to open a file $ mimeopen -d ~/test.pdf Please choose a default application for files of type application/pdf 1) E-book Viewer (calibre-ebook-viewer) 2) Document Viewer (evince) 3) Xournal (xournal) 4) GNU Image Manipulation Program (gimp) 5) Xpdf PDF Viewer (xpdf) 6) Print Preview (evince-previewer) 7) Inkscape (inkscape) 8) calibre (calibre-gui) 9) Other... use application #2 Opening "/home/saml/Downloads/test…

configure_backuppc_with_a_non-root_account

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-09-10T07:10:00+00:00

Configure backuppc with a non-root account backuppc is an excellent automated backup tool. One flaw it has is that the default configuration requires an enabled ssh root login. This is easy to fix. Think of a backuppc username for all your client systems. In the following, i will use CLIENTUSER and CLIENT On the client systems

windows_10_upgrade_stoppen

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-06-02T04:37:27+00:00

Windows 10 Upgrade stoppen

setting_up_proxy_autoconfiguration

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-27T14:42:33+00:00

Setting up proxy autoconfiguration * Prinzip * DNS Eintrag WPAD.domain.tld, der auf die IP Adresse eines Webservers zeigt * Webserver muss .dat Dateien als Mime Type "application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig" ausliefern. * Proxy Autoconfig Datei (PAC) mit Namen wpad.dat auf dem Webserver

teamviewer_linux_without_permanently_running_daemon

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-16T06:11:10+00:00

Teamviewer linux without permanently running daemon Teamviewer Linux has the annoying property of installing a permanently running daemon. This not only consumes resources but also presents a security risk. You can disable the daemon startup, however then the teamviewer client does not work anymore. The following script handles things automatically:

backuppc_script_archive_all_hosts

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-10-27T18:25:36+00:00

Backuppc: script archive all hosts BackupPC is a very powerful utility for central backup of servers and workstations. Since all backupc will reside on the backup servers disk, it's important to create archives and store them offline and at a remote site.

backup_and_restore_package_selections

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-07-01T14:00:59+00:00

Debian backup and restore package selections It's a good idea to safe a list of all installed packages for a reinstall Safe a list of all selected packages sudo dpkg --get-selections > packages.txt To restore all the applications from your list, you must follow a three step process very carefully.

11_very_useful_excel_keyboard_shortcuts_you_may_not_know

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-14T06:58:32+00:00

11 Very useful Excel keyboard shortcuts you may not know These shortcuts will save you many trips the excels menu * F4 - During formula typing, adjusts the reference type, abs to relative, otherwise repeats last action * ctrl key+; - Inserts current date

ubuntu_install_handbrake_from_ppa

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-21T05:43:33+00:00

Ubuntu Install handbrake from ppa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk Preferences: ~/.config/ghb ubuntu ubuntupostinstall ~~LINKBACK~~

print_files_from_any_device_using_dropbox

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-04-17T14:46:13+00:00

Print files from any device using Dropbox If you have a printer attached to a Linux machine, you can easily send print jobs to that printer from another remote computer using Dropbox (see similar solutions for Windows and Mac). #!/bin/bash user=brb PrintQueue="/home/$user/Dropbox/PrintQueue"; IFS=$'\n' for PrintFile in $(/bin/ls -1 ${PrintQueue}) do lpr -r ${PrintQueue}/${PrintFile}; done -- dropprint.sh ---

reducing_the_size_of_word_document_with_built-in_pictures

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-17T09:14:25+00:00

Reducing the size of word document with built-in pictures The following Office 2003 add-in allows you to reduce the size of word files by removing unneeded image information and other cruft in word files * Download and install Office 2003/XP Add-in: Remove Hidden Data * Right-Click on a image and choose

ubuntu_10.04_change_menu_button_alignments

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-07-03T05:35:24+00:00

Ubuntu 10.04 change menu button alignments To move the menu buttons to the right side. Open gconf-editor * apps * Metacity * general“ -> button_layout = “menu:minimize,maximize,close” Move Ubuntu desktop window control buttons to the right:

visio_2007_installer_starts_every_time

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-07-12T13:53:08+00:00

Visio 2007 installer starts every time Uninstalled KB2767916 update and the problem is now [SOLVED]. The Windows Configuration Installer no longer tries to run and VISIO opens lightning quick, no matter if executing a .vsd .vst or the VISIO.EXE, including the desktop shortcut. see the article below for a detailed description of this update. DO NOT INSTALL.

mac_os_x_hotkeys

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-10T07:43:03+00:00

Mac OS X Hotkeys Screenshots Capture entire screen: Command-Shift-3 Capture Area to file Command-Shift-4Captures window or menu Command-Shift-4, Space Bar, ClickCaptures to clipboard

openoffice_created_default_template

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-11-01T06:55:43+00:00

Openoffice created default template Creating a new default template If you want every new document to have user-defined settings, you must create a new template and set it as default. * Create a new document, add or modify styles, and change other settings as you desire.

install_bitdefender_on_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-06-08T05:45:03+00:00

Install bitdefender on linux 1. Add the BitDefender repository key to the list of apt trusted keys: wget http://download.bitdefender.com/repos/deb/bd.key.asc sudo apt-key add bd.key.asc 2. Add the following line to the /etc/apt/sources.list file: deb http://download.bitdefender.com/repos/deb/ bitdefender non-free

linux_desktop_font_color

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2015-09-10T06:44:33+00:00

Cinnamon (nemo) desktop font color To change the desktop font color suited to your background: * Create a file named gtk.css in your ~/.config/gtk-3.0 directory. * Put the following text in that gtk.css file: .nemo-desktop.nemo-canvas-item { color: #FFFFFF; text-shadow: 1px 1px @desktop_item_text_shadow; }

win7_does_not_accept_samba_password

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-11-21T19:07:53+00:00

Win7 does not accept Samba Password If your Windows Machine (Windows 7 in my case) refuses Username/passwords to access samba shares, try setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LmCompatibilityLevel to 3

firefox_speedup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-11-09T06:16:32+00:00

Firefox speedup forevergeek.com has a useful guide on speeding up firefox for broadband users. basically after getting to the hidden config settings you set the browser to request more data that it usually does. 1.Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

window_7_can_t_create_partition_for_installing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-21T10:14:42+00:00

Window 7 can't use partition for installing If windows installation can't use a partition for installing, even on a drive without partitions check that the partition is at the top of the bootable drives in the BIOS. windows

lightning_fast_command_line_use_in_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-08-13T19:51:12+00:00

Lightning fast command line use in Linux You can use keyboard shortcuts and other command line tricks to make entering commands easier and faster. You might already know about the ‘tab’ key which completes partial commands and even file and directory names.

linux_prevent_teamviewer_daemon_from_starting_up

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-07-30T08:37:17+00:00

Linux prevent teamviewer daemon from starting up If you install teamviewer on linux, the teamviewerd is installed for startup, which is taking up resources and presents a potential security risk. To prevent teamviewerd from starting up, open a terminal and issue:

cache_windows_updates_using_polipo_and_wpad.dat

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-11-03T07:22:13+00:00

Cache Windows updates using polipo and wpad.dat Ref: * ~~LINKBACK~~

how_to_keep_your_pc_running_fast

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-08-26T05:41:52+00:00

How to keep your PC running fast Tips: * Dedicate a partition or separate harddrive (D: is used in the following, but it can be any drive of course) with directories for * data (move your Documents and Settings folder there!) * portable (portable software)

software_for_managing_and_playing_videos_and_music

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-01T09:02:47+00:00

Best software for managing and playing videos and music Storage format: * MKV Videos * Video: 720p H.264 * Audio: original audio in english, english and german as AAC * Audio: * FLAC + mp3 subfolder generated from flac Ripping/Encoding:

how_to_stop_systemd_spamming_syslog_with_messages

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-04-05T07:00:08+00:00

how to stop systemd spamming syslog with messages systemd has a bad habit of spanning the system log with messages every time a user logs in. This is especially annoying on busy systems and/or if using nagios for monitoring it. To get rid of the logspam:

bios_password_backdoors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-10-29T15:19:47+00:00

Bios password backdoors ~~LINKBACK~~

ubunutu_natty_not_displaying_pdf_thumbnails_on_nfs_drives

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-30T16:28:08+00:00

Ubuntu natty not displaying PDF thumbnails on nfs drives Since natty, apparmor denies evince (nautilus thumbnailer) access to network drives. This results in long delays and PDF thumbnails not displaying. Edit /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.evince like this (insert the nameservice-line):

how_to_trap_interrupts_in_the_bash_shell

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-02-16T19:15:15+00:00

How to trap interrupts in the bash shell #!/bin/bash myCleanup() { rm -f /myapp/tmp/mylog return $? } myExit() { echo -en "\n*** Exiting ***\n" myCleanup exit $? } trap myExit SIGINT # main loop while true do echo -n "Enter your name: " read x echo "Hello $x" done

things_to_set_in_ubuntu_after_installing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-24T06:03:27+00:00

Things to set in ubuntu after installing Here are various tweaks i like to do on my ubuntu installations: * Turn off auto update popup, leaving the update notification icon intact: open gconf-editor, browse down to Apps -> Update Notifier, and uncheck the auto_launch option

tls

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-05-21T05:15:42+00:00

Install CACert certificate for postfix smtp/tls CAcert.org () is a free cerfificate authority, if you join and verify that you have control over a domain (eg by recieving an email to hostmaster@...) then you can generate a certificate request. * login to cacert, go to domains and add the FQDN of the server you will adding the certificates for.

vmware_guest_clock_running_too_fast

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-06-29T04:33:06+00:00

Vmware guest clock running too fast I just noticed that the clock on my guest Windows XP system was running way too fast on my host Ubuntu Gutsy system. I had also noticed that double clicking seemed really difficult and there were a few anomalies with sound.

trust_citrix_server_sertificate

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-02-28T17:52:51+00:00

Trust citrix server certificate sudo ln -s /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/* /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts Alternativ habe ich auch schon diese Anleitung von Citrix selbst benutzt, um einzelne Zertifikate manuell zu installieren: Download CA certificate in PEM format. Save the certificate with .crt file extension. Switch to root user and copy the .crt CA certificate file to /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/ folder. Make sure the CA certificate file is owned by Root user…

typo3_gsanalytics_install_and_setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-09-13T10:03:06+00:00

Typo3 gsanalytics install and setup No real step-by-step documentation available, bad documentation. * Login to backend * Ext.Manager - Google * m1_google_analytics To be completed FIXME ~~LINKBACK~~

mass_resize_images_to_maximum_width

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-10-27T06:06:09+00:00

Mass resize Images to maximum width Downscale to maximum width: mkdir tosend mogrify -resize 2400">" -path tosend *.JPG Downscale to maximum height: mkdir tosend mogrify -resize x2400">" -path tosend *.JPG imagemagick

evernote_for_blackberry_in_switzerland

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-06-06T17:48:47+00:00

Evernote for blackberry in switzerland The evernote application can't be downloaded from appworld if you are in switzerland. However, you can download it directly from here (short url:) blackberry evernote ~~LINKBACK~~

how_to_create_a_zotero_group_for_cooperation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-05T07:05:04+00:00

renew_license_key_of_bitdefender_for_linux_command_line_version

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-07-08T17:13:45+00:00

Renew license key of bitdefender for linux command line version * Request a new license key for personal use only (you have to buy one if you want to use Bitdefender in a commercial setting). * Locate the config file of bitdefender, for version 7.6 this is in

privacy_tunnel_dns_lookups_through_socks_proxy_when_browsing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-06-17T06:52:31+00:00

Privacy Tunnel DNS Lookups through socks proxy when browsing SSH SOCKS option is a great way to quickly tunnel web traffic. BUT DNS traffic is still in the clear. SOCKS5 in Firefox can be configured handle DNS lookups by the remote (secured) end:

quick_image_upload_to_imageshack_in_ubuntu

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-11T09:53:28+00:00

Quick image upload to imageshack in ubuntu PyShare My preferred way is to use PyShare. PyShare is a Nautilus script that is accessed via the right-click menu. Simply click on an image and choose 'send to Imageshack' from a menu. Easy! Once an image has uploaded, PyShare provides links with code wrapped-around for forums or

recommended_site_network_problem_solver

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-20T06:29:33+00:00

Recommended site network problem solver To solve network related problems, especially in windows networks, the network problem solver is highly recommended: network windows

download_rtmp_files_to_mp3_forma

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-10-17T08:25:25+00:00

Download rtmp streams to mp3 files Install rtmpdump, allows you to dump RTMP streams onto your hard drive. sudo apt-get install rtmpdump Start the program several times using “--resume” option, if there are any errors rtmpdump -r "rtmp://host.com/dir/file.flv" -o filename.flv --resume

word_2003_page_numbering

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-06-22T12:41:40+00:00

Word 2003 page numbering word ~~LINKBACK~~

remove_personal_information_from_word_file

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-10T13:36:02+00:00

Remove personal information from word file Datei - Informationen - Auf Probleme prüfen - Prüfen - “Dokumenteneigenschaften und persönliche Informationen” Entfernen Speichern Ref: * *

vim_replace_in_multiple_files

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-01-04T14:53:55+00:00

vim replace in multiple files vim *.cpp Start Vim, defining the argument list to contain all the C++ files. You are now in the first file. qq Start recording into the q register :%s/\/GetAnswer/ge Do the replacements in the first file. :wnext Write this file and move to the next one. q Stop recording. @q Execute the q register. This will replay the substitution and ":wnext". You can verify that this doesn't produce an error message. 999@q Exe…

convert_nero_nrg_to_iso_file

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-31T12:36:17+00:00

Convert nero nrg to iso file In case you need to convert Nero image file .nrg into regular ISO9660 .iso utility nrg2iso might be helpful then. It’s included into apt repositories of Debian and Ubuntu, so to install it execute: sudo apt-get install nrg2iso

debian_setup_on_hexonet_virtual_servers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-20T14:30:44+00:00

Debian setup on hexonet virtual servers Hexonet is a very nice ISP for resellers. I use them often, because of their good price, performance and ease of use. Also, they support (among others) debian on their virtual servers. * /etc/apt/sources.lst replace testing by edge

debian_11_suspend_problems

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-09-29T10:59:01+00:00

Debian 11 Suspend problems My debian 11 with an nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER graphics card started to have suspend problem (when hitting the suspend button), automatic suspend continued to work. My current workaround is: Add this line to /etc/default/grub:

reset_zarafa_outlook_users

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-10-20T09:49:45+00:00

Reset zarafa outlook users Without a valid registration number, the zarafa outlook connectivity is limited to 3 users. This is enough for home use, but it can be a problem that you can't connect using outlook because zarafa thinks that more users are active. To reset this do this as root:

create_clean_html_image_gallery_from_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-07-25T18:28:55+00:00

Create clean html image gallery from linux with 'jigl' I have looked around for a tool to create clean html galleries with a simple tool. I ended at jigl, which does it really nice: * Copy your images to a directory, e.g. HOME/web * in a shell window cd to HOME/web

microsoft_update_error_code_list

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-12-27T07:29:24+00:00

Microsoft update error code list Microsoft update sometimes fails with lovely error codes, which the linked help will not find. At last I found an error code list with hints to the possible cause of the error. Hexadezimaler Fehlercode Dezimaler Fehlercode API-Fehlerbeschreibung 0x80070008 -2147024888 ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY 0x800705B4 -2147023436 Error_Timeout 0x8007000E -2147024882 E_OUTOFMEMORY 0x80072EE2 -2147012894 ERROR_INTERNET_TIMEOU…

converting_videos_for_embedding_in_powerpoint

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T08:38:07+00:00

Converting videos for embedding in Powerpoint Powerpoint is very finicky when it comes to videos, and has a really restricted support for videos. While I encode most of my videos in mkv containers, using the H.264 Video codec and multiple tracks (AAC and AC3 audio), these files will not play withing powerpoint. It's best to avoid embedding videos in powerpoint presentations if you can, because the files will get huge, and you never know if the presentation that you tested at home will work on t…

converting_dokuwiki_blog_to_wordpress

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-10-02T11:59:59+00:00

Converting dokuwiki blog to wordpress Blogging in dokuwiki is simple, but the layout is a bit 'oldschool' as someone noted. To take my blog to the next level, i've started up wordpress and will post from there now: ~~LINKBACK~~

flexible_vacation_responder_using_procmail

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-07-20T11:15:11+00:00

Flexible vacation responder using procmail I wanted to have a vacation response to business mails while on holiday, while letting private mails untouched. * Main account is user * Create a second mail account on the server, user_o * Create a .vacation.msg file with the response

windows_7_postinstall

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2015-09-10T08:49:59+00:00

Windows 7 Postinstall * mit ninite.com: Chrome, Firefox, xnview, Paint.net, Libreoffice, Keepass2, Skype, Java, Dropbox, Owncloud, * Laufwerke mit Server verbinden * Serverdrucker installieren * Outlook heute: * Navigationsbereich auf Outlook Heute Schaltflächensymbol

use_fetchmail_to_retrieve_mail_from_exchange_2010_server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-05-27T06:48:48+00:00

Use fetchmail to retrieve mail from exchange 2010 server After my employer upgraded to exchange 2010, i could no longer get my mails by fetchmail. The problem was the gssapi hanging and not falling back to plain authentification. This can be solved by configuring .fetchmailrc to use plaintext authentication

vim_show_linenumberes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-12-10T14:27:30+00:00

vim show linenumbers Displaying line numbers while editing a file can be handy. This recipe describes how to turn on and off the display of line numbers in vi and vim. While editing a document (and not inserting text), type the following to turn on line numbers:

debian_package_containing_a_given_file

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-01-16T10:30:41+00:00

Find ubuntu/debian package Simple way to look up what package contains a given file? apt-file search filename or apt-file search /path/to/file To install apt-file, use: apt-get install apt-file you will need to update its database before you can use it:

monitor_linux_network_interface_traffic_using_nagios

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-05-22T15:22:24+00:00

ubuntu_11.04_vnc_access_screen_repaint_problem

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-01-19T06:30:33+00:00

Ubuntu 11.04 vnc access, screen repaint problem This has to do with compiz bug in 11.04. You can 'fix' it by setting xdamage off (effectively sending the whole screen on every update :/ ) gconf-editor Then navigate to: desktop / gnome / remote_access. Enable the

copy_a_filesystem_from_one_computer_to_another_using_tar_and_netcat

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-10-12T08:18:01+00:00

Copy a filesystem from one computer to another using tar and netcat If you need to transfer an entire filesystem from one machine to another, for example, when you get a new computer, do the following steps. * Boot both PCs with any Linux live CD (for example, Knoppix), and make sure they can access each other via the network.

enable_shell_escape_in_miktex_running_from_winedt

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-21T07:51:54+00:00

Enable shell escape in Miktex running from WinEdt I use Miktex 2.7 with Winedt for writing Latex documents. In Winedt I did the following changes to enable shell-escape, allowing me to use automatic eps-pdf conversion. Go to Options -> Execution Modes:

embedding_subtitles_in_videos

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-10-02T17:24:54+00:00

Embedding subtitles in videos Embedding subtitles (SRT) into video files (AVI, MPG, MP4, MKV, etc.) Video players like VLC have the option of rendering subtitles from an external file (.srt) on videos during playback, but many embedded players (e.g. those found in media centre systems like the Xbox 360), don’t. In cases like these, embedding the subtitles in the video track is often the best way to go.

elegant_solution_for_remotely_accessible_vnc_desktops

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-07-11T04:46:18+00:00

Elegant solution for remotely accessible vnc desktops I wanted to give windows users in my network quick access to a linux graphical desktop. I chose the vnc protocol, because there are many good and open source implementations (notably tightvnc which comes in a portable version).

display_nagios_status_on_the_desktop_using_conky

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-06-23T06:34:57+00:00

Display nagios status on the desktop using conky Conky is a lightweight system monitor which displays arbitrary information on the linux desktop. I wanted to display the nagios status not only in the firefox browser (using the “nagios checker” extension), but also from the desktop. I found a shell script which was written for xfce and adapted it to output conky compatible output.

copying_large_files_to_usb_device_blocks_system

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-04-03T15:09:44+00:00

Copying large files to USB Device blocks system When copying large amounts of data, e.g. digital images to an usb drive, I noticed laggy system behaviour, to the point that the mouse would not move. The problem seems to be cache queue bloat, which I could reduce by adding these settings to my local sysctl config file (/etc/sysctl.d/my-sysctl.conf>:

copy_damaged_harddisk_to_a_file_for_recovery

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-04-14T07:51:39+00:00

Copy damaged harddisk to a file for recovery To duplicate an entire disk at disk0 (usually the internal) to another disk (disk1) using 64k block sizes and replacing bad block data with zeros: sudo dd bs=131072 if=/dev/rdisk0 of=/diskcopy conv=noerror,sync

convert_technisat_ts_file_to_mkv

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-04-09T15:33:07+00:00

Convert Technisat TS file to mkv This is how to convert Technisat Digicorder TS or TS4 files to MKV (using H.264 video and mp3 audio) * Get necessary tools * ProjectX * avidemux * Copy .TS files from your PVR using a USB Harddisk * Convert TS file to standard TS (not necessary, and does not work for TS4)

firefox_and_chrom_cache_on_ramdrive

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-01-19T06:16:05+00:00

Firefox and Chrom cache on ramdrive Add to fstab: tmpfs /tmp tmpfs mode=0777 0 0 Firefox: browser.cache.disk.parent_directory=/tmp/ram Chromium: just change launcher to /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --disk-cache-dir="/tmp/ram/"

convert_microsoft_.msg_files_to_eml_for_opening_in_thunderbird

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-02-23T18:49:53+00:00

Convert Microsoft .msg files to eml for opening in thunderbird Some people send around saved messages in Microsoft .MSG format :/ To decode this sudo apt-get install libemail-outlook-message-perl libemail-sender-perlmsgconvert *.msg

convert_img_to_iso_image_file_under_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-05-02T10:31:09+00:00

Convert img to iso image file under linux $ sudo aptitude install ccd2iso $ ccd2iso $img_file $iso_file linux img iso ~~LINKBACK~~

configure_dns_settings_in_etc_network_interfaces

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-04-24T07:11:49+00:00

Configure dns settings in /etc/network/interfaces In newer Ubuntu versions, resolv.conf can not be edited, since the network manager will automatically chnage the file. If you want to configure your dns settings by hand, you have to add them directly into the interfaces file. This is the cleaner approach, since all settings are in one place, but a hint in resolv.conf would have been nice

bash_use_alt-._to_copy_last_argument

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-11-02T06:15:31+00:00

bash use ALT-. to copy last argument Richard Stallman - founder of the GNU Project “I recently learned about the M-. command in Bash (use Escape followed by a full stop if you don’t have a Meta key), which copies the last argument from the previous command.

angepasste_nummerierung_von_ueberschriften_in_word_2007

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-07-20T12:57:37+00:00

Angepasste Nummerierung von Ueberschriften in Word 2007 In grösseren Arbeiten möchte man oft die Ueberschriftsnummerierung anpassen. Die Einstellungen verstecken sich bei Word 2007 unter: Start-Absatz-Liste mit mehreren Elementen-Neue Liste mit mehreren Elementen anlegen.

adding_syntax_custom_extensions_to_vim

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-07-19T08:11:00+00:00

Adding syntax custom extensions to vim I'm currently working with cakePHP (a great framework for implementing web-base PHP/Database/Ajax solutions). For that, wanted to enable php syntax highlighting to *.ctp files (View Files). This is easy, just add the following line to you ~/.vimrc file:

export_maple_figure_to_eps_file

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-06-21T07:53:38+00:00

Export Maple figure to eps file Right clicking on top of the figure using the mouse and choosing the export option does not satisfy me as the figure produced is mathematically ugly and gets rotated. Also, color information is lost. The solution works with the plotsetup function:

fix_gnome_desktop_icons_disappeared_no_right_click

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-12-04T06:07:35+00:00

Fix Gnome desktop icons disappeared, no right click Re: Desktop Problems (no right-click menu) What is happening is that your configuration basically told nautilus not to draw the desktop. When Nautilus is set to do so, it draws the icons and takes care of right clicks. That last bit is damn stupid, but anyway

transfer_typo3_site_to_a_new_url

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-07-20T11:27:28+00:00

Transfer typo3 site to a new url * Transfer files and database * Open the site template (Template-Home-config) * change the base url to NEWURL * Open the site Main template (Template- Info modify- Main template-“click here to open whole template record

record_streaming_videos_from_the_web

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-01-24T12:46:16+00:00

Record streaming videos from the web A good solution for capturing any kind of stream video, especially flash, is Replay Media Catcher: * Download from , Install * Enable capture * Play the video * Video is stored in your personal folder.

thunderbird_dictionary_problem

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-26T12:28:58+00:00

Thunderbird dictionary problem High thunderbird versions have problem using certain dictionaries. In my case the german dictionary would install but later be disabled in thunderbird 6 (Windows). I have solved this by opening the install.rdf file with a text editor and patched the maximum version to 8.0 to have peace for some time.

send_email_on_root_login

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-07-02T05:09:51+00:00

Send email on root login Certain machines require only periodic root access. This is often the case on shared servers. You can setup an email alert that will immediately notify you that someone has accessed the root account. Login as root and edit the file, ‘~/.bash_profile’. Near the bottom add this:

resize_ext2_3_volume_with_lvm

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-07-15T06:58:03+00:00

Resize ext2/3 volume with LVM Example: resize ext2 or ext3 formatted logical volume VolGroup00/LogVol00 to 10G. # umount /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 # e2fsck -f /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 # resize2fs /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 10G # lvreduce -L10G /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00

replace_faulty_disk_in_linux_md

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-01-04T10:56:59+00:00

Replace faulty disk in linux md Replacing a faulty drive in an mdadm managed RAID array. * Use 'mdadm --manage /dev/mdX -r /dev/sdF' to remove the drive that was marked as faulty from the array. * Power down and replace the drive with a good drive.

recursively_rename_files

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-02-17T13:45:53+00:00

Recursively rename files For mass renaming files in directories, use something like this: find . -type f -name "*" -exec echo "mv \"{}\" \"{}.pdf\"" \; >doren.sh The advantage is that you get a shell script file which you can verify before letting it loose.

recover_disappeared_thunderbird_profile

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-01-16T06:48:28+00:00

optimize_ubuntu_lucid_nfs_client

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-08-10T07:18:55+00:00

Optimize Ubuntu Lucid NFS client Ubuntu Lucid's default nfs options work very well, however i was able to twea bit more performance with these options in the fstab mount: poseidon:/movies /mnt/movies nfs rsize=32768,wsize=32768,intr,noatime 0 0

infiniality_installation_on_linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-11-29T07:24:28+00:00

Infiniality installation on linux OUTDATED; no longer needed * Clone the git repo git clone https://github.com/chenxiaolong/Debian-Packages.git cd Debian-Packages/ * Install the build dependencies. Run the following command and install the packages it lists using apt-get/synaptic/etc.

opening_a_file_manager_from_the_term

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-03-20T10:20:57+00:00

Opening a file manager from the term How to open a file manager of the current directory in the terminal Solution 1 The following works in all desktop environments by using the default file manager: xdg-open . Solution 2 You can also open files from the terminal as if you had double clicked them in the file manager: xdg-open file

maxmind_geoip_on_debian_lenny

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-10-24T10:39:48+00:00

Maxmind geoip on debian lenny Mapping ips to a country is often interesing. To enable this in Debian lenny: aptitude install geoip-bin To update the ip database daily, create a small script and make a symlink to it in /etc/cron.daily #!/bin/sh wget -q http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz -O - |gunzip > /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat.new && mv /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat.…

mac-like_scroll_direction_in_linux_mint

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-20T16:21:03+00:00

Mac-like scroll direction in Linux Mint * in system settings - mouse choose “reverse scroll direction”, this will make windows contents scroll up when scrolling the mousewheel up * in Thunderbird and Firefox, reverse scroll direction will not change, so you have to go to

latex_picins.sty_not_found

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-08-28T16:17:14+00:00

Latex picins.sty not found Because of licensing problems, picins.sty is not in the debian texlive packages. Solution: * Download it from ctan * Copy it to ~/texmf/tex. It is important to copy the style file to a subdirectory of texmf, otherwise tex will not find it!

install_puddletag_on_linux_mp3tag_replacement

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2010-10-21T04:47:24+00:00

Install puddletag on linux, mp3tag replacement To install puddletag under linux you first have to install needed libraries: wajig install libdiscid0 python-mutagen python-pyparsing python-musicbrainz2 python-configobj Download it from Install the .deb file using

install_nut_on_ipcop

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2009-05-20T14:25:15+00:00

Install NUT on ipcop Network ups tools is an open source ups management software, with clean design an flexible configuration. Here is a method to integrate it as a slave into ipcop: * I used a debian 3.0 sarge machine to build the package. I first tried on newer ubuntu 6.1 machine, but got problem with the glib version.

openoffice

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-03-08T16:12:21+00:00

Zebra striping in Libreoffice/Openoffice * With Calc opened up, view the Styles and Formatting window (Format > Styles and Formatting) * Right click in the empty white space of that box and select “New” * Name the new cell style “odd”