As easy as cake:
1 | echo "set bell-style none" > ~/.inputrc |
Installing Winbind
I you install winbind, don’t forget to edit /etc/nsswitch.conf:
1 | hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 |
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Remote sudo rsync'ing
Great article about adjusting /etc/sudoers to let rsync be executed as sudo without a password:
1 2 | Using visudo -- edit the following file: /etc/sudoers USERNAME ALL = NOPASSWD... |
Two more jewels
1 | find \( -name *.m3u -o -name *.ini -o -name *.txt -o -name *.nfo -o -name *.sfv -o -name *.LOG -o -name *.ncd -o -name *.url -o -name *.exe -o -name *.qdat -o -name *.wpl -o -name *.doc -o -name * |
Ruby on rails: acts_as_authenticated and current_user in a model
I’m doing lots of Ruby on Rails development lately. I installed actsasauthenticated to create a login for my newest project. But I also wanted to add automagically updatedby and createdby fields for my models.
I used usermonitor.rb for this. But usermonitor...
How to find crap files, the size of them and how to remove them
I have all these little files in my modest mp3 collection that are not songs. Like m3u’s, txt-files, et cetera. But I want to get rid of these pesky little files.
First let’s see all this crap files:
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Adding locales to ubuntu Feisty Fawn
1 2 | cat /usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED | grep "en\|nl" > /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local dpkg-reconfigure locales |
Gnome clipboard
One one the biggest thing I miss in Gnome is a good clipboard manager. Ever tried to copy something from Firefox and the closed firefox? What happened? Right! The copied piece is gone. Pfff…..
How to solve it:
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another samba/cups/windows drivers blog
Again tried to reinstall the printer. I used the windows admin to install printer drivers. But it did not work. I opened everything to anyone, but it did not work.
After accessing the printer via the ip-address instead of it’s hostname it worked!...
Installing Unreal tournament GOTY on Ubuntu Feist Fawn
tried installing Unreal Tournament GOTY editon on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. With some help of a tutorial I succeeded. But the sound and framerate were really crappy. Especially the sound.
Fixing the framerate was easy. I edited ~/.loki/ut/System/UnrealTournament...