Nifty linux oneliners
This is a list of nifty oneliners I often use and just as often forget. Now I have a place to jot them down.
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Installing vmware from scratch
This is an updated (as of 6. July 2008) howto on how to install vmware server on top of a fresh install of Debian Linux. First, make sure you have all the required libraries. If you’re on a console-based installation, you may need to “apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` libx11-6 libx11-dev x-window-system-core x-window-system xspecs libxtst6 psmisc […]
The stuff I always install on a Debian box
Sitting here installing a brand new box, I look through what I use on other machines and figure out a list of things I want to have installed on any box I’m on. Here’s the list so far, in no particular order: vim – my favorite text editor ssh – the secure shell server and […]
SMS Message Recieved Confirmation – IMPLEMENT IT PROPERLY
Okay. If you have a cell phone, you’ve probably sent an SMS or two. I hate writing them, but sometimes they’re useful. When you’re on the subway and the connection goes in and out constantly, when you’re in a meeting, sending something which needs to be remembered or simply when you need to say something […]
How to reset the root password on a Debian machine
Today I had to bring up an old virtual machine which was used to test some homebrew modifications to the apache webserver. The root password, of course, was nowhere to be found. What can you do? There are several ways around this issue. A regular Debian system (etch) is normally set up to use the […]
Intellisense issues in Visual C++ 2005
This content has been deliberately stolen from http://blogs.msdn.com/yash/archive/2007/09/19/intellisense-issues-in-visual-c-2005.aspx and saved here for personal reference. All credits to that page. Intellisense issues in Visual C++ 2005 When we are working with Visual Studio IDE, sometimes we encounter issues related to intellisense. The main objective of this article is to provide some basic troubleshooting steps to overcome […]
VMWare mouse problems – mouse stuck in bottom right corner
If you convert a virtual machine which has Microsoft’s “Virtual Machine Additions” installed to a VMWare-compatible virtual machine using VMWare converter or a similar program and then proceed to install VMWare tools to optimize the virtual machine for its new environment, you will quickly find your mouse isn’t all that willing to move anymore. Either […]
Where to rename network interfaces in debian etch
Has your desired eth0 ended up as eth1 and the other way around? Did you put in a new network card, having every config file set to use eth0, and the card shows up as eth1?
Linux fan speed control – speedfan for linux
How to get lm-sensors, the Windows speedfan-equivalent, working in linux – short reference apt-get install lm-sensors sensors-detect pwmconfig
Yay. Blog.
Yes, I finally submit to the pressure. This is a blog. But I’m still not making a bloody facebook profile! Get off my back about it!