Xmonad | the tiling window manager that rocks. HOWTO Configure Freedns (afraid.org) service with Inadyn (Lucid) FreeDNS - Free DNS - Dynamic DNS - Static DNS subdomain and domain hosting. How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Debian Squeeze. Version 1.0 Author: Falko Timme <ft [at] falkotimme [dot] com> Follow me on Twitter Last edited 03/26/2012 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Debian Squeeze server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the lighttpd server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP.
Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files. I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you! 1 Preliminary Note I'm using a Debian Squeeze server with the IP address 192.168.0.100 here. 2 Installing WebDAV You can install lighttpd (if it's not already installed), the lighttpd WebDAV module and the apache2-utils package (which contains the tool htpasswd which we will need later on to generate a password file for the WebDAV share) as follows: apt-get install lighttpd lighttpd-mod-webdav apache2-utils chown www-data:www-data /var/run/lighttpd/ KLook: A Swiss Army Knife of media type viewers. It is a joy to come across an application that works so well and combines the features and functionalities of several applications that it is difficult to not want to tell everybody about it.
The application I am referring to, is called KLook. That is “look” prefixed with a “K.” If you have not played with the beta edition of ROSA Desktop 2012, you probably have no idea what this is all about. And if you are not familiar with ROSA Desktop, it is a Linux distribution derived from Mandriva Desktop. Like Chakra, it is solely uses the K Desktop Environment.
KLook is the latest application that the developers have written for the distribution. It is an attempt, and a very good one at that, to replicate the features of a similar application on Mac OS X in a Linux desktop. Currently, it can be used to view images in png and jpg formats, listen to audio and video files supported by Phonon, and view text files. KLook can play audio files as well as any dedicated audio player. How To Fix Broken Packages In Ubuntu Or Debian. PPA’s: Silver Sword Or Golden Band-Aid So, you just had to go overboard with your PPA’s, didn’t you? The lure of bleeding-edge software was just to great for you to be able to stick with the tried-and-true software that was already available in your existing repositories. Not even backports could sate your need to run with the pack. PPA’s in Ubuntu are a great way to get software you would otherwise have to wait for.
Ubuntu, which is on a 6-month release cycle, always has relatively up-to-date software for your general consumption, but when you just can’t wait for the next release, PPA’s provide a good channel for properly packaged updates. That’s not the only audience for PPA’s. But you must be careful… Adding a PPA channel to your system is stupidly simple, but once you’ve done it and you’re not properly versed in Debian package management, you may have destroyed your system. Let’s Get Busy Of course I say to myself, “meh, whatever. First off, let me touch on the problem here. 1. 2. 3. CD and DVD Writing from the Linux Command Line. This page aims to provide a gentle introduction to the world of CD and DVD writing from the command line under Linux. Unlike the approach of many such pages available today I aim to present a handful of "task oriented" examples with the idea that such concrete examples will convince most people that the true power of burning under Linux rests solidly on the command line rather than the graphical user interface.
Four such examples are in place now: Making Copies of Your Favourite Linux Distro Using growisofs, dd and cdrecord to produce perfect copies of your favourite Linux distro to CD or DVD. Making Copies of Audio Cds Using cdrdao or cdda2wav and cdrecord to produce perfect copies of your audio CDs. Making Copies of Your Movie DVDs Using vobcopy, mkisofs and growisofs to make backup copies of your legally purchased movie DVDs. Backing up Some Directories to DVD Backing up a few directories to DVD using mkisofs to create the iso image and growisofs to burn to DVD. # cdrecord --scanbus. How to customize Linux Mint 12 KDE. Linux Mint 12 KDE is the latest release of Linux Mint KDE, a distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop.
It has already being reviewed on this website (see Linux Mint 12 KDE review), and several other articles written about it here. This article provides simple suggestions that you can employ to customize an installation of Linux Mint 12 KDE that would make it a little bit more user-friendly and fun to use. Step 1. Change Updates Internal – By default, the first time you log into any installation of Linux Mint 12 KDE, new or old, the system will check for updates 30 seconds after you log in and every 15 minutes afterwards, and inform you if there are any (updates) available for installation. To ensure that you are running the latest software versions, it is best to apply or install any available updates pronto. But do you want the system to be checking for updates every 15 minutes? The answer to that will vary from user to user, but I think it is too aggressive.
Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Weekend project: Zap Your Coworkers' Minds with Multi-Pointer X. Care to rethink your desktop user experience? It may be simpler than you think. Chances are you own more than one pointing device, but for years you've never been able to take full advantage of that hardware, because whenever you plugged in a second hardware mouse, it simply shared control of the same cursor. But with X, it doesn't have to: you can have any many distinct, independent cursors on screen as you have devices to control them. So grab a spare from the parts box in the closet, and get ready for the ol' one-two punch. What, you don't have a spare mouse? There a good chance you do have a second pointing device, though — even if it's a mouse and the built-in trackpad on your laptop.
But this process will work for any pointing hardware recognized by X, including a trackball and a mouse, or even a mouse and a pen tablet. What is MPX? So why don't we use MPX all the time? The basics MPX is implemented in the XInput2 extension, which handles keyboards and pointing devices.
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide. Gnome. View topic - Slacko Puppy 5.3.1. I never really do upgrades but..........manual frugal upgrade from RC2 to 5.30 on the Athlon XP box.No problems and all pre-installed apps appear to be intact. # report-video VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.3 Chip description: oem: NVidia product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2 Driver used by Xorg: nvidia Video mode used by Xorg: Resolution: " 1440x900 " Depth: Depth 24 ...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video # glxgears Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.
The framerate should be approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate. 12860 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2571.951 FPS 12782 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2556.312 FPS 12983 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2596.524 FPS 12693 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2538.452 FPS 12721 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2544.130 FPS 12397 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2479.299 FPS. Create Your Own Linux Desktop and Take It with You. Most of us work with multiple Linux machines these days, and we are used to hopping between them. However, there are times when you want to separate your Linux desktop experience from your physical desktop PC. You would like a Linux desktop that lives on a USB key that you can move freely among PCs.
To explain this better, let me describe two problems I've recently addressed with a small, portable Linux distro: I don't always work from the same location. Carrying a portable laptop computer around is one way of having my Linux desktop wherever I need it, but another way is to have a small Linux desktop on my keyring. When I arrive at a new work location, I can plug the USB key in to any available PC, boot Linux quickly and continue working right where I left off. To address these problems, I needed a Linux distro with the following characteristics: Small enough to fit on a USB key. So, why not just run a desktop distro from a USB stick?
Smaller, More Custom Distros. RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs. Shh! OpenSSH Secrets Here. Shh! OpenSSH Secrets Here If you routinely use multiple computers, it can be a challenge to keep your data files organized and to manage multiple login IDs. OpenSSH can help you with those tasks. It's a powerful, secure tool that lets you share files without having to set up a file server, run applications remotely, and perform remote administration chores quickly and securely.
To use the software, you should have the OpenSSH server and client installed and working on all the computers you need to access. One-Line Login and Command Sometimes you just want to run a single command on a remote computer – for instance, to power it off. PermitRootLogin no If you have to add it, restart sshd. A better approach is to set up a sudo user on the remote computer. Terry remote = /sbin/poweroff using your own username and hostname, of course, in place of terry and remote. This example restricts user terry to running the poweroff command on the server named remote. Password-less SSH Logins Comments. Downloads — puddletag. Installing from source Install the dependencies as outlined on the home page. For Debian-based distros, you can run the following as root: apt-get install python-qt4 python-pyparsing python-mutagen python-configobj Now download the source tarball puddletag-1.0.3.tar.gz (SHA1 7e13c6649da467d9ac91d97d0b135ca3852d3ac8).Unzip it.You can run puddletag from that directory by typing .
/puddletag from the unzipped directory in your console.Alternatively install it by running python setup.py install as root in the unzipped directory.puddletag should appear in your Multimedia (or Sounds etc.) menu. Note For AcoustID support in Ubuntu you will also need to fpcalc binary For Ubuntu 12.04 and later it is available in the libchromaprint-tools package. For earlier versions and other distros please visit the AcoustID page for installation instructions. Installing from the Debian package If that doesn’t work, first install the dependencies by running as root: Then (also as root) Installing on Fedora 14 and later.
The H Open Source: News and Features. Tuesday, 16 Jul 2013 GitHub gets smart over open source licences GitHub has taken steps to make it easier to set a licence on a new project and to select an open source licence following criticisms that it was making it too easy to leave unlicensed, copyright code in public more » Monday, 15 Jul 2013 NSS 3.15.1 brings TLS 1.2 support to Firefox Network Security Services (NSS), the collection of cryptographic libraries which is used, among others, by Mozilla's Firefox browser, now supports TLS 1.2. Second Android signature attack disclosed A second hole in Android's signature validation has been disclosed, though there are greater limitations to the new technique. X successor Wayland 1.2 arrives The new version of the Linux graphics system offers a stable programming interface for display servers as well as colour management and multi-seat support; it also runs on the Raspberry Pi more » Saturday, 13 Jul 2013 Friday, 12 Jul 2013 Thursday, 11 Jul 2013 New licences for Wakanda 5.
Gadgets-for-linux - An open-source implementation of Google Gadgets platform for Linux. Google Gadgets for Linux provides a platform for running desktop gadgets under Linux, catering to the unique needs of Linux users. It's compatible with the gadgets written for Google Desktop for Windows as well as the Universal Gadgets on iGoogle. Following Linux norms, this project is open-sourced under the Apache License. An important area where Google Desktop for Linux is different from its siblings on other operating systems is support for gadgets.
Now, the Linux version of Google Gadgets will extend the gadgets platform to Linux users. By enabling cross-platform gadgets, a large library of existing gadgets are immediately available to Linux users. In addition, gadget developers will benefit from a much larger potential user base without having to learn a new API. The source code of current release of Google Gadgets for Linux, version 0.11.2: FileBot - The ultimate tv renamer / subtitle downloader / sfv validator. Build a Gaming PC for $500. Just because you don't have a lot of money to spare doesn't mean you can't build a capable—and highly upgradable—gaming desktop. With the economy still struggling, personal budgeting remains vital. Even if you’re not in any financial trouble yourself (and if that’s the case, congratulations) you’re probably keeping a close eye on your bank account to reassure yourself that you’re secure should things take a turn for the worse.
So if you want a new computer, particularly one for something relatively frivolous like playing games, chances are you want to make every penny count. And if you really want to restrict the number of pennies you spend, you may feel that you don’t have many choices. Luckily, that isn’t the case. We showed last month that, with some smart shopping, it’s possible to build a functional Linux-based desktop PC for less than $200. Learn Linux, 302 (Mixed environments): CIFS integration. In this article, learn about these concepts: The Server Message Block (SMB) and Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocolsFeatures and benefits of using CIFSMounting CIFS shares on a Linux client This article helps you prepare for Objective 314.1 in Topic 312 of the Linux Professional Institute's (LPI) Mixed Environment specialty exam (302).
The objective has a weight of 3. Prerequisites This article assumes that you have a working knowledge of Linux command-line functions and that you understand the basics of Samba configuration. You should be familiar with the overall structure of the smb.conf configuration file. Back to top Understanding SMB/CIFS Before proceeding with a description of how to use Linux as a client to an SMB/CIFS server, it's helpful to review the characteristics of the protocols to see how they compare with Linux's needs for a file system. Basic SMB features Metadata is data associated with, but not part of, a file. Another limit of SMB is its file-size limit of 2GiB. Scottlinux.com. Photoshop Alternatives for Linux. Photoshop is without doubt the most well known piece of photo editing software. It is used by serious hobby photographers and professionals alike.
However, although you can run Photoshop on a Linux machine by using a virtual box containing a Windows operating system, there are some good alternatives available on Linux. Unlike with the Windows or Apple operating systems, most Linux software is open source and so free to install and use. There is also a good reason why you should be wary of paying for some types of software on Linux. Here is our round-up of the best on offer.GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP is certainly the most popular program for editing photos on Linux. It offers almost all the same features as Photoshop and is very user friendly. GIMPShop GIMPShop is essentially the same as GIMP but it has been modified to be more like Photoshop.
Darktable Krita Krita is a great image editor which really focuses on images creation rather than photo editing. Web editors. Tiny Core Linux, Micro Core Linux, 10MB Linux GUI Desktop, Live, Frugal, Extendable.