My software tools list
td { vertical-align: top; }Inspired by Mark Pilgrim's 2006 Essentials list, below is a list of my current software tools. If you notice a lot of "I switched from ..." statements, keep in mind that I...
View ArticleInstalling Ubuntu with Vista on Dell 1405
I just installed Ubuntu linux on my Dell E1405 personal laptop. A friend had talked about setting up an Ubuntu machine so I thought it would be good for talking tech and also good experience. The setup...
View ArticleFirst steps with Ubuntu Gutsy
I recently installed Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibson on my Dell E1405 laptop dual booting with Windows Vista. Here are my first steps at configuration. Note, I tried Kubuntu (KDE) for a while, but ended up...
View ArticleUbuntu Gutsy Emacs Copy Paste
I have Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibson (Gnome) and installed the emacs22 package. Copy and paste did not work from Emacs to the Firefox search box and from the Firefox location box to Emacs. I did get it...
View ArticleHow to install pyqt4 on ubuntu linux
Install and run "hello world" exampleapt-cache search pyqtsudo apt-get install python-qt4Create a file ~/tmp/helloworld.pyimport sys from PyQt4.QtGui import * app = QApplication(sys.argv) button =...
View ArticleHow to scroll in GNU Screen
GNU Screen is great. But, after half a year of using it, I've only now figured out how to scroll into screen's buffer (courtesy of this tutorial). Normally, I just use SHIFT+PGUP to scroll up in...
View ArticleUnaswered Questions
If you know the answer, please leave a comment. 1. How do I unpack a tarball to a specific directory?I know I can uncompress a tar file in the current working directory with tar –xvf mytarfile.tar. Can...
View ArticleDell 530N Ubuntu vs. build it yourself
I just received my new Dell 530N with Ubuntu 7.10 pre-loaded. I seriously considered building a PC myself but after weighing the pros and cons decided to go with the Dell. The main reason I chose the...
View ArticleSetting up ATT Yahoo DSL with Ubuntu linux
I ordered new ATT/Yahoo DSL service the day before ordering my Dell 530N desktop with Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy installed. ATT told me only Windows and Mac were supported for their DSL service. I guess they...
View ArticleUndoing changes by pppoeconf
I just got my new Dell with Ubuntu and thought I needed to configure something to get my new DSL service up and running so I ran pppoeconf. (It turns out I needed to register with ATT first. See my...
View ArticleHow to get a summary of disk usage with du
The following command gives me a listing of the sizes of all the directories in my root directory.$ sudo du -chs /*Here is the results of that command on my new (1 day old) Dell 530N Ubuntu desktop:...
View ArticleBackup on Linux: rsnapshot vs. rdiff-backup (vs. Time Machine)
Apple's release of Leopard and the included backup utility, Time Machine, has generated a lot of talk about backups recently. I will admit Time Machine is pretty cool and believe that it is a bit more...
View ArticleInstall coLinux (and Ubuntu Hardy) on Win XP using Slirp to internet and TAP...
coLinux allows you to run a full Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu Hardy, on top of Windows at near native speeds. It runs as a single Windows process with its own specially allocated address space....
View ArticleHow to install Mercurial 1.0 on Ubuntu Hardy
Mercurial 1.0 is out! Mercurial is a next generation "fast, lightweight source control management system" boasting conversions by notable projects NetBeans, OpenJDK, Globulation2, Xine, Mozilla, grml,...
View ArticleRecommended books
I love having a subscription to Safari Books Online. Currently my company provides a free subscription, but if I get a new job, I might consider subscribing myself. Since I get to browse a number of...
View Article/usr/bin/python: bad interpreter: Permission denied error
I have a Python script, myscript.py with a #!/usr/bin/pythonshebang* at the top and tried to execute it on Ubuntu Linux using./myscript.py. I got the following error message:bash: ./myscript.py:...
View ArticleMount drives manually on Ubuntu Linux
Since I'm running the wmii window manager instead of Gnome or KDE, devices such as USB drives, external hard drives, and SD card readers don't automatically mount. This can be good or bad depending on...
View ArticleNew PC setup notes
Here is how I set up my new work PC with Xubuntu, wmii, and conkeror using the wubi windows installer and my home mercurial repository of dot files. Notes: ti is a python script I use to interface with...
View ArticleInstall wmii snapshot
These are my notes for installing wmii snapshot in my home directory on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy.Download the latest snapshot (wmii+ixp-20080520) from thewmii homepage and save it to ~/incoming.Untar the...
View ArticleNotes on moving Ubuntu Wubi to a standard ext3 partition using LVPM
Here are my notes for moving my wubi Ubuntu install to a dedicated ext3 partition. I used the Loopmounted Virtual Partition Manager (LVPM) to do the transfer. From the webpage: The Loopmounted Virtual...
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