2004-07-13
Some cool bash/Linux stuff: If you're using bash, put a line TMOUT=600 in /root/.bashrc. The user will . . .
1K - last updated 2005-03-19 13:41 UTC by 1461
2004-08-06
''This is for unredeemed hackers who must see the raw bits to be happy.'' -- Solaris truss man page They . . . that code, I used truss on the Solaris box (on Linux, it's called strace). This command can tell you . . .
3K - last updated 2005-03-19 11:14 UTC by 1461
2004-10-15
== How to remotely debug using jdb == First compile your java code with the '-g' option. Deploy the compiled . . . which coincidentally is now also available on Linux. Note: when you debug a virtual machine, all . . .
3K - last updated 2005-03-19 10:51 UTC by 1461
2005-04-09
(Normally entries are in English, but this is applicable to Dutch users only). Om te oefenen voor het . . . lijkt in eerste instantie niet te werken onder Linux met [http://www.codeweavers.com/ Crossover Office], . . .
2K - last updated 2005-04-10 08:00 UTC by 1461
2005-04-14
I regularly buy a new version of Codeweavers' [http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/ CrossOver . . . Wine] -- a package to run Windows software on Linux. All their code is open source, you basically . . . The short story is that EA runs pretty well on Linux. They even have [http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/EAOnLinux.htm . . .
2K - last updated 2005-04-14 14:57 UTC by 1461
2005-05-26
Adding search engines to Firefox is so easy that it's embarrassing. As noted before, I'm using [http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/ . . . the queryEncoding and queryCharset fields; linux boxes are usually set to utf-8, while Windows . . .
2K - last updated 2005-06-22 17:17 UTC by 1461
2005-06-09
(English readers: this is a comparison between Dutch and US hosting companies offering Virtual Private . . . overzicht gemaakt]] van goedkope aanbieders van Linux VPSen (Virtual Private Servers). Ideaal voor . . .
1K - last updated 2005-06-09 08:17 UTC by 1461
2006-10-05 Character set encoding
Today, I received an e-mail from Amazon: From: "Amazon.co.uk" <auto-shipping@amazon.co.uk> Subject: Your . . . Express, completely forgetting about Apple's, Linux boxes, and Windows machines which don't have . . .
2K - last updated 2006-10-05 09:12 UTC by bvankuik
2006-10-17 Gigabit network cards
At work, Tiemen Schut tested the performance under Linux for two Gigabit network cards, a D-Link DGE-550SX . . . same, the CPU usage is a major difference. Both Linux drivers allow setting some parameters for generating . . .
1K - last updated 2006-10-17 13:28 UTC by bvankuik
2008-05-21 Code review
I'm doing a code review for our partner in the current project. In a recent integration test, we found . . . on a PC104 device (basically a small PC) running Linux. This PC104 has a bunch of serial ports. They . . . such buffer overflows can be detected by the Linux serial device driver. These were watched and . . .
2K - last updated 2008-05-21 18:11 UTC by 1461
2008-05-22 Configuring AIDE
Today I installed AIDE on a CentOS 5 server. This package is an alternative to the traditional Tripwire. . . . thing that happened, was that this server had SElinux disabled. So I had to make the following changes . . . are copies of default rules but without the selinux checks (which would otherwise generate errors): . . . > = p+u+g+i+n+S+acl+xattrs DIR = p+i+n+u+g+acl+selinux+xattrs PERMS = p+i+u+g+acl Then as root, initialize . . .
2K - last updated 2008-05-24 17:41 UTC by 1461
2008-05-25 Finding open ports
When tightening up security on a Linux server, one of the first things the system administrator does, . . . higher level of performance than the traditional Linux NFS server used by most users. Now we know whether . . .
3K - last updated 2008-05-25 20:25 UTC by 1461
2008-05-31 Test for a sysadmin
As part of an interview for a new system administration, we asked the following questions: General: * . . . Administration: * Which filesystem does Linux use? * What is journalling? * What's an inode? . . . for open ports? * What is jailing? * What is selinux? * When is a firewall called for, in your opinion? . . .
2K - last updated 2008-06-01 12:08 UTC by 1461
2008-09-16 Tweaking TCP
For the Telis project, we use the TCP protocol for the radio uplink. This is rather unusual since most . . . thing to use for testing purposes is [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:Netem Netem], the Linux . . .
2K - last updated 2008-09-16 15:49 UTC by 1461
2008-12-19 Linux USB device handling
For reading/operating lab instruments like multimeters and power supplies, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE-488 . . . going to explain the situation where you have a Linux machine and a USB device, but as an application . . . adapter. These particular devices are handled on Linux using the default gpib_common.ko kernel module . . .
5K - last updated 2009-01-05 13:54 UTC by 1461
2009-03-27 LEON3
At work, we're currently experimenting with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEON LEON3] processor. . . . logic to the CPU. On that CPU, you can just run Linux and with a driver you can read out your custom . . . instruction set, making it perfect for running Linux. The SPARC instruction set is a bit of a loner . . .
1K - last updated 2009-03-27 08:34 UTC by 1461
2009-06-06 Getting Chrome running on Fedora
Recently, the [http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel|alpha builds of Chrome for Linux] . . .
2K - last updated 2009-06-06 08:55 UTC by 1461
2009-06-08 Using D-Bus in your application
We've got a Qt-based application (daemon style) which writes log files. In order to nicely integrate . . . the app into our Linux environment, the daemon should be able to receive . . .
1K - last updated 2009-06-08 07:26 UTC by 1461
2009-12-02 Who is logging in
Who is logging into my Linux workstation? At my most regular workplace (I have several), I have a Debian . . . Linux workstation. The username/password information . . .
1K - last updated 2009-12-02 08:31 UTC by 1461
2009-12-09 Installing Linux Google Chrome as a regular user
Early december 2009, Google launched the beta version of the [http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux . . . Chrome browser for Linux]. They provide RPM and Deb packages, allowing . . . Sometimes however, you're working on a Linux PC where you do not have root access. The following . . . create a launcher icon. Here is a good [http://linux.about.com/library/gnome/blgnome4n5a.htm tutorial . . .
1K - last updated 2010-06-18 06:08 UTC by 1461
2010-07-15 Sending email from a Perl script
If you're on Debian or Ubuntu Linux and you want to send a quick e-mail from a Perl script, use the Email::Send . . .
1K - last updated 2010-07-15 13:20 UTC by 1461
2010-10-08 SpaceWire at SRON
The purpose of SpaceWire (short: SpWi), is a standard to connect pieces of a satellite for data retrieval . . . which the purpose was: Two SpWi ports, proper Linux driver and 8 MByte/s sustained data throughput . . . boards from 4Links and Dynamic Engineering. The Linux as well as the Windows drivers were unable to . . . we could get up to 6 MByte/s due to a slow Linux driver. Yes, that's 6 megabyte of data per second. . . .
4K - last updated 2010-10-08 08:54 UTC by 1461
2010-12-06 Installing OpenOffice in a home directory
To install OpenOffice in a home directory on Debian, take the following steps: Download the tarball with . . . it in your home directory: $ tar xfz OOo_3.2.1_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz Change into the . . .
1K - last updated 2010-12-06 14:17 UTC by 1461
2011-08-30 Creating specific password lists with John the Ripper
For security purposes, you sometimes want a dictionary with possible passwords. Perhaps you want to assess . . . Wikipedia article on them. With standard Unix/Linux tools, you're good to go. I assume we create . . . the Ripper, because Matt's rules need it. Your Linux distribution will probably have an older version, . . . for your architecture and re-run make) $ make linux-x86-64 When finished, the executable and configuration . . .
5K - last updated 2011-08-31 10:58 UTC by 1461
2011-10-11 OS X and Vim
Vim comes with OS X by default, but it doesn't come with X11 support. You can always install [http://code.google.com/p/macvim/ . . . are on, the paragraph will be rearranged. On Linux, we have the + and * buffers for that. That way, . . .
1K - last updated 2011-10-11 09:49 UTC by 1461
2012-02-09 Writing ethernet packets on OS X and BSD
If you want to write raw ethernet frames, you can use so-called raw sockets. Unfortunately, there's a . . . difference between raw sockets under Linux and raw sockets under BSD and derivatives such . . . as Apple's OS X. Linux allows you to create custom ethernet frames with . . . the output using tcpdump on the other end (a Linux box). Most code is from [http://bastian.rieck.ru/howtos/bpf/ . . .
8K - last updated 2012-02-09 15:49 UTC by 1461
2012-03-08 Launchctl on OS X
= Comparison of SysV initialization and launchd = If you're an old-school Unix or Linux person, you're . . . the contents of the /etc/init.d directory on Linux. To see what system daemons are present on the . . . the contents of the /etc/rcX.d directories on Linux, or using the "chkconfig --list" command on RedHat. . . . to using the scripts in /etc/init.d on Linux. To temporarily stop a daemon, you use the unload . . . using the chkconfig or update-rc.d commands in Linux. To start or stop a daemon, and make sure it'll . . .
6K - last updated 2013-11-15 21:13 UTC by 1461
2012-07-09 Mac OS X command line utilities
Recently I upgraded my macbook its SSD drive for a bigger version. Since I wanted to start with a fresh . . . a disk image like I'm used to when running Linux. Below, the procedure is documented. It's probably . . .
2K - last updated 2012-07-09 09:45 UTC by 1461
2012-07-15 strace on Mac OS X
If you're looking for the Linux ''strace'' command on OS X, stop looking. OS X doesn't have this command, . . .
2K - last updated 2012-07-17 08:33 UTC by 1461
2013-03-27 warning Setting locale failed
I was getting the error from all kinds of Linux programs about "setting locale failed". For example, . . . = The easy solution = If you're running Debian Linux or some derivative, you may also see the following . . . OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3) to log into my Debian Linux server (running Squeeze). Apparently, after logging . . . remotely into Linux, the SSH client sets the LC_CTYPE environment . . . Debian sets by default. That's because under Linux, the LANG is an overarcing variable, from which . . .
3K - last updated 2014-03-28 13:06 UTC by 1461
2013-08-12 Page up and page down with a Logitech Marble on Linux
On Debian 7.x (Wheezy), I'm using the Logitech Trackman Marble. Mine has product number P/N 810-000767, . . . left/right buttons I wanted these working under Linux, and give them the PageUp/PageDown function. . . .
1K - last updated 2013-08-13 07:54 UTC by 1461
2013-10-25 What is new in OS X Mavericks
I'm running a little comparison of the file system of a Mavericks install and a Mountain Lion install, . . . LPSS is Intel's Low Power SubSystem stuff, the Linux kernel uses this acronym when talking about Intel's . . .
5K - last updated 2013-12-06 10:09 UTC by 1461
2014-05-16 VNC on Debian Wheezy
I recently discovered that VNC on Debian Wheezy is a bit of a mess. VNC can be used in two modes: to . . . solves the problem]. . . .
3K - last updated 2014-08-26 06:08 UTC by 1461
2014-07-11 Xauthority doesn't exist
If you're connecting via SSH from OS X to Linux, you might get the following error: /opt/X11/bin/xauth: . . .
1K - last updated 2014-07-11 11:48 UTC by 1461
2016-03-15
Just a tip for all you Linux-loving fiends out there: after installing a server, no matter how small, . . .
1K - last updated 2016-03-15 10:22 UTC by 1461
2016-04-28 USB speakers
Since ages, I've had these [http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/v20-notebook-speakers Logitech . . . * They're supported on every OS that I know: Linux, OS X, Windows. Until recently, people would . . .
2K - last updated 2016-12-07 07:57 UTC by 1461
2016-06-12 Veertu the hidden gem
For my last project, I've been using [https://veertu.com/ Veertu]. I consider it the hidden gem of desktop . . . In any case, since Veertu is free for basic Linux usage, why not try and see if it supports your . . .
3K - last updated 2016-06-12 13:46 UTC by 1461
2017-02-21 Linux VPS with TeamViewer
Here are my short notes on creating a Linux VPS (virtual private service) which can be remotely accessed . . . and firewalls. The big problem is often that a Linux VPS doesn't have a virtual graphical card. For . . . I prefer TeamViewer. I've tried a number of Linux distributions on a number of VPS providers. The . . . get the [https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/linux/ TeamViewer download URL] and install the package: . . . 2017-02-21.png]] You should see the graphical Linux login screen. In the top left corner, set shell . . .
3K - last updated 2019-12-08 07:25 UTC by 1461
2017-10-06 reset display under macOS
Sometimes, you need to reset the display under macOS, without it being visible. Under Linux, this is . . .
2K - last updated 2017-10-06 14:53 UTC by 1461
2019-12-08 Linux VPS with TeamViewer
In 2017, I blogged about [https://www.vankuik.nl/2017-02-21_Linux_VPS_with_TeamViewer setting up a Linux . . . This is an admittedly uncommon thing to do; most Linux servers are administrated over SSH. However for . . .
3K - last updated 2020-02-07 07:57 UTC by 1461
A Small Oracle 9i
== HOWTO: A Small 9i Database == This thing is HUUUUUGE... Yeah, it's a big beast. But if you need an . . . Tested database version: 9.2.0.1.0, on RedHat Linux 8.0 on a Dell Latitude CSx 500Mhz with 256 Mb . . .
13K - last updated 2005-03-18 22:41 UTC by 1461
Adjusting Starfighter
Reading source code is one of those things that I feel that nobody likes, while the advantages are so . . . Then start playing the game! Note: I'm running Linux. If you're running Windows, install Cygwin, which . . . Let's search for Sid through the code. On my Linux box, I move into the code directory and type . . .
9K - last updated 2007-05-01 13:56 UTC by bvankuik
Another viewpoint on open source software
The other day I had an interesting conversation with a girl who works at a large multinational bank for . . . You know how I told you the other day about the Linux kernel? You know how it's developed?'' G: Yeah, . . . can find bugs that way, for instance.'' G: And Linux uses this kind of software? B: ''Well, not quite. . . . to store all the code. But because with the Linux kernel, everybody keeps a copy in its own server, . . . BitKeeper and the guy who made it, gave the Linux kernel developers a free license.'' ''Anyway, . . .
6K - last updated 2005-04-23 20:21 UTC by 1461
Bookmarks
* [[Bookmarks_to_check_out_sometime]] ----- * [[Artificial_Intelligence_links]] * [[Audiobook_links]] . . . [[Java_links]] * [[Law_related_to_IT_links]] * [[Linux_links]] * [[Music_links]] * [[Networking_links]] . . .
1K - last updated 2006-11-07 19:20 UTC by 1461
Booting over the network
= Red Hat Enterprise Linux and PXE = It's possible to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or any . . . netmask 255.255.255.0 { # Your network filename "linux-install/pxelinux.0"; next-server 192.168.0.4; . . . works with the tftp client: $ tftp tftp> get linux-install/pxelinux.0 tftp> In file <tt>/var/log/messages</tt>, . . . in.tftpd[4699]: RRQ from 127.0.0.1 filename linux-install/pxelinux.0 Now connect your new server . . . in.tftpd[5089]: RRQ from 192.168.0.6 filename linux-install/pxelinux.0 in.tftpd[5089]: tftp: client . . .
4K - last updated 2007-05-09 09:36 UTC by 1461
Cheap VPS Hosting
(English readers: this is an overview of cheap Dutch VPS hosters) = Update 23-12-2013 = '''Update:''' . . . die Virtual Private Servers aanbieden met Linux of BSD. De nadruk ligt op het budget segment, . . . en beheer van de server. Een redelijke Linux-kennis is dus vereist. N.B. ik ontvang geen vergoeding . . . || ||[http://www.prefiber.nl/ Prefiber] ||NL ||Linux ||€2,59 ||75GB ||20 ||128 ||Virtualisatie via . . . || ||[http://www.weserve.nl/ W3Serve] ||NL ||Linux ||€11,90 ||150 ||4 ||110 ||Duits datacenter. . . .
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Comments on 2008-05-31 Test for a sysadmin
As part of an interview for a new system administration, we asked the following questions: General: * . . . users? Administration: * Which filesystem does Linux use? * What is journalling? * What's an inode? . . . for open ports? * What is jailing? * What is selinux? * When is a firewall called for, in your opinion? . . .
2K - last updated 2008-05-31 10:40 UTC by 1461
Compaq ProLiant DL360
= Links = A good page on this piece of server by Andew McNabb: http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/linux/proliant/ . . .
2K - last updated 2007-07-06 16:26 UTC by 1461
Crossover Office Tips
Codeweaver's [http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/ Crossover Office] is a commercial [http://www.winehq.com . . . in getting to run Microsoft Office on Linux. = Prevent Office clipboard from appearing = . . .
1K - last updated 2005-08-17 11:14 UTC by 1461
Debian
= Package tools = == dpkg-query == This command is meant to query the package database. Some examples: . . . /usr/src $ sudo wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.36.1.tar.bz2 $ sudo tar . . . xfj linux-2.6.36.1.tar.bz2 Use the configuration of the . . . such as: <tt>The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h "" does not match current version: . . . $ sudo cp include/generated/utsrelease.h include/linux/ Then re-run the <tt>make-kpkg</tt> command. . . .
6K - last updated 2014-01-10 12:17 UTC by 1461
Debian guest on CentOS host
The explanation below details the installation of a Debian guest on a Xen host running the CentOS/Red . . . Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel. The Debian guest is installed in a . . .
4K - last updated 2007-09-21 07:29 UTC by 1461
DutchVirtual
= dv1 configuration notes = * eth1 has IP address 192.168.0.253 * Disks are in s/w raid, partition 1 . . . = Backing up an LVM = Plain backups: sudo cat . . .
5K - last updated 2008-08-15 10:01 UTC by Bart
Easy logging in
== std_mingetty == To make my Red Hat Linux virtual consoles a little more userfriendly, I adapted the . . .
1K - last updated 2005-03-19 07:17 UTC by 1461
Eclipse
[http://simplygenius.com/geekblog/2005/04/08/1112982083849.html Painless Eclipse upgrades under Linux] . . .
1K - last updated 2006-02-28 15:58 UTC by 1461
Encrypting and decrypting files
Create a shellscript called ''enc'' with the following line: #!/bin/sh openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt . . . -in $1 -out `basename $1 .enc` Almost all Linux distributions use the [http://www.openssh.org/ . . .
1K - last updated 2012-07-09 06:09 UTC by 1461
Firewalling
= WARNING WORK IN PROGRESS = As a developer, you sometimes write software to listen to ports that need . . . will deny everyone else. This is on Slackware Linux 10.1: # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 9012,9014 . . .
2K - last updated 2008-11-28 08:14 UTC by 1461
Forking
= Start extra processes = Problem: how can I create multiple processes? The answer in the Unix world . . . = Example clone() call = You can also use the Linux-specific clone() call, which unlike fork(), shares . . .
4K - last updated 2006-10-10 09:54 UTC by bvankuik
Get QEMU running
To get QEMU running, take the following steps: # Download the [http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc3/sarge-i386-netinst.iso . . . Windows 2000 Professional guest inside QEMU on a Linux host. I tested the Linux host with nbench. ||''Native . . . Linux nbench results'' || ||Numeric sort || 846.24|| . . .
2K - last updated 2005-05-16 06:31 UTC by 1461
Gnuplot
[http://www.gnuplot.info/ Gnuplot] is present on almost every Unix or Linux system and is thus the choice . . .
1K - last updated 2008-11-14 10:31 UTC by 1461
Internationalization
== WARNING WORK IN PROGRESS == == "Geïrriteerd" == Are you a West-European software developer who: # . . . (kind of a lie, see later) and my Linux PC uses the Unicode repertoire, with encoding . . . the file, you must decide the encoding. If my Linux PC uses Unicode and I copy a filename with accents . . . ours). TODO * Inside Windows C code * Inside Linux C code * Inside Java software * Talk about clipboards . . . Dutch sender thought himself smart and uses a Linux box, where everything's encoded in UTF-8. Except... . . .
10K - last updated 2005-12-04 15:35 UTC by 1461
JDeveloper on Linux
Here I'm listing some news, tips, problems and issues I found while running JDeveloper on Linux. For . . . solution myself: * Close off JDeveloper on your Linux box * Find a Windows machine with a complete . . . each file * Close off the RON * Go back to your Linux box, and: * Backup your /home/username/jdevhome . . . with 9i Designer Headstart. == Oracle JVM for Linux == The new JDeveloper 10g (9.0.5.2) now includes . . . the Oracle virtual machine for Linux! The OJVM was previously only available on Windows. . . .
15K - last updated 2006-01-30 14:56 UTC by 1461
JFall 2004 proceedings
Na een lange periode van radiostilte is de Nederlandse Java User Group NL-JUG weer tot leven gebracht. . . . zouden gebruikt worden zodat Java met een Linux-distributie (zoals RedHat) meegeleverd kon worden. . . .
11K - last updated 2005-04-15 06:39 UTC by 1461
Linux
= System Administration = [[Remote_dump]] [[MD5sum]] [[Debian]] -- About apt-get, dpkg and other stuff . . . [[Crossover_Office_Tips]] [[User_Mode_Linux_and_Fedora_Core_3]] [[Get_QEMU_running]] [[Random_Linux_Stuff]] . . . [[Random_Slackware_Linux_Stuff]] [[Acrobat_Reader_crash_with_search]] . . . = Hardware = [[Compaq_ProLiant_DL360]] [[Linux_on_a_Dell_D600]] [[Printing_to_a_Océ_8445]] [[Printing_to_a_HP_4000N]] . . .
2K - last updated 2012-09-14 07:24 UTC by 1461
Linux links
* http://www.packetfu.org/hpl.html * http://edseek.com/~jasonb/articles/traffic_shaping/ * [http://fas.sfu.ca/dataface . . .
1K - last updated 2007-01-23 12:06 UTC by 1461
Linux on a Dell D600
My employer issued a shiny brand-new Dell Latitude D600. Here, I'm listing any issues I had with this . . . play DVD's, I use Xine. I run RedHat Enterprise Linux AS release 3, so I downloaded the RPMs by Miquel . . . a compilation error when using the drivers from Linuxant. I got it running by doing the following: . . .
3K - last updated 2005-03-19 07:00 UTC by 1461
Linux on the Desktop
== Linux on the desktop for an Oracle consultant == Larry painted a powerful present and future for Linux, . . . solution is simply to run MS Office on your Linux machine. This can be done using Wine, a Windows . . . with the old 4.79 or newer Netscape versions for Linux. Also, Webforms is a Java applet but requires . . . are 100% pure Java and run like a charm on Linux. Developer and SQL*Plus are specially compiled . . . mode and there are no plans to port this to Linux. As a future solution, there's JDeveloper. The . . .
6K - last updated 2005-04-19 13:33 UTC by 1461
Multithreaded programming
= What is a thread? = A process in Unix is actually a running program with an address space. This space . . . application. = Compiler issues = On Linux, you should compile and link with option <tt>-pthread</tt>. . . .
9K - last updated 2007-07-11 12:20 UTC by bvankuik
MySQL
= Installation = Install as usual for your distribution. For Debian, this means: $ sudo apt-get install . . . == The following procedure works on Debian Linux, but with some adjustments should work on any . . . Linux distribution. You'll need sudo rights, or the . . .
8K - last updated 2023-01-30 09:45 UTC by bartvk
NAT
NAT (network address translation) is also called masquerading under Linux and friends. Here's what you . . .
1K - last updated 2011-11-17 08:13 UTC by 1461
Parsing and transforming RDF files in PLSQL
When you say 'XML', you'd probably also say 'Java' -- until now, because a stock Oracle database installation . . . headlines are displayed here, but FreshMeat and Linux.Com; as you can see, lots of sites use RDF. [[image:rdf_snapshot_mainpage.png]] . . .
15K - last updated 2005-03-19 06:57 UTC by 1461
Performance
The subject is: performance measurement of a Linux server. = Measuring bandwidth = First, create a file . . . to run a separate instance, see [http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lighttpd_For_Both_SSL_And_Non-SSL . . . Flavio's TechnoTalk] . . .
6K - last updated 2013-12-20 08:02 UTC by 1461
Printing source code
Need a good way to print out source code on Linux? Use a2ps. For Java code (where not all of my colleagues . . .
1K - last updated 2007-10-01 08:28 UTC by 1461
Printing to a Océ 8445
When working at client X, we have a big Océ 8445. If you're using RedHat Linux, just look up its hostname . . .
2K - last updated 2005-03-22 16:05 UTC by 1461
Python presentation
What is Python? * Scripting language, invented in 1991 at CWI (Amsterdam) as a scientific programming . . . Users: science (NASA, CERN), business (Google), Linux distributions like RedHat and Ubuntu Differences . . .
2K - last updated 2008-12-12 09:35 UTC by 1461
Quotes
= Slashdot = So on a scale of usefulness from "necessary for human survival" to "would rather have my . . . Cheesetrap] "I picked Linux for the same reason I chose to study computer . . .
6K - last updated 2022-11-15 20:25 UTC by bartvk
Random Debian Linux Stuff
See [[Debian]] . . .
1K - last updated 2007-11-13 08:09 UTC by 1461
Random Linux Stuff
= Swap caps lock and Escape on the console = If you run Debian, add the following line to /etc/console-tools/remap: . . . share, install [ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/ncpfs/ NCPFS] and mount as follows: ncpmount . . .
4K - last updated 2007-05-03 07:47 UTC by bvankuik
Random Slackware Linux Stuff
= Package management = To see what's installed, check the contents of directory /var/log/packages . . .
1K - last updated 2006-03-13 09:42 UTC by 1461
Review Budget Dedicated
= Trial server = BudgetDedicated (hierna: BD) heeft een zogenaamde trial service. Zeer handig om kennis . . . tekst-gebaseerde loginscherm dat je ziet als je Linux in runlevel 3 opstart. Je kunt dit bijvoorbeeld . . .
3K - last updated 2006-03-09 16:26 UTC by 1461
Samba
Creating a Samba share that's writeable by everyone: # groupadd smbguest # useradd -g smbguest -d /dev/null . . . Windows as \\ip.address.to.server\public On Linux, you have several options. If you use the Gnome . . .
1K - last updated 2008-06-02 18:31 UTC by 1461
Scratch CentOS 5
* Installation. Customized package selection, everything deselected except base utilities. * Log in for . . . * Install sudo, xauth. * Turn off selinux in /etc/selinux/config * Set a static IP dom . . .
7K - last updated 2007-08-10 12:43 UTC by 1461
Shared libraries
Until now, we have linked statically. This means that when linking was done, every time we used one of . . . for executables used by SVR4, Solaris 2.x and Linux 2.x. Below is an example, where it is assumed . . .
3K - last updated 2006-02-22 09:55 UTC by 1461
Signals
= What good is it using signals? = With signals we mean the "software interrupts" that you also send . . . directories = From version 2.4, it's possible on Linux to receive a signal whenever a directory is modified. . . . and it's also unreliable (check out The Linux Programmer's Guide for more information). So . . .
7K - last updated 2007-04-02 12:46 UTC by 1461
Sockets
= Introduction in sockets = For communication over a network, almost every OS provides an API called . . . example of a server]. = Resources = * The Linux Programmer's Guide * "Unix Network Programming, . . .
11K - last updated 2007-08-13 14:58 UTC by bvankuik
Sockets NL NL
Network IPC [ HOME ] Dit stukje probeert duidelijk te maken hoe je programma's over het netwerk kunnen . . . SimpleServer and Client classes Resources * The Linux Programmer's Guide * Unix-socket-FAQ Sockets . . .
12K - last updated 2006-02-22 09:42 UTC by 1461
Software RAID
= Testing and setting up RAID-1 = Install a minimal and configure with RAID-1, with a small RAID-1 partition . . . on fresh disks, partition the disks as Linux Raid (code FD in fdisk). The disk layout will . . . Thread op Webhostingtalk over rebuilden . . .
6K - last updated 2007-08-10 14:43 UTC by 1461
System V Semaphores
= Controlling resources with semaphores = == Problem: how can I control access to resources? == Imagine . . . short *array; /* array for GETALL, SETALL */ /* Linux specific part: */ struct seminfo *__buf; /* buffer . . . short *array; /* array for GETALL, SETALL */ /* Linux specific part: */ struct seminfo *__buf; /* buffer . . . The Linux Programmer's Guide] * [http://cw.prenticehall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/tanenbaum/ . . .
18K - last updated 2007-08-07 09:20 UTC by bvankuik
System administration links
* http://www.dracoware.com/ = Control panels, Windows and Linux = * http://www.cubepanel.com/ * http://www.thezpanel.com/ . . . = Control panels, Linux = * http://www.vhcs.net/ * http://www.ispconfig.org/ . . .
1K - last updated 2005-11-09 07:32 UTC by 1461
Tracking Issues
Have you ever logged a bug against an (open source) piece of software? Were you happy with the results? . . . documents and tested on both Windows and Linux. One and a half year later, the bug got fixed. . . .
5K - last updated 2005-10-11 10:18 UTC by 1461
Trash
* [[fun.jpg]] * [[naughty-bob1.jpg]] * [[naughty-bob2.jpg]] * [[naughty-bob3.jpg]] * [[naughty-bob4.jpg]] . . . * [[Second_opinion]] * [[Two_hunters]] * [[linux_never_dies.jpg]] * [[smoking_ape.jpg]] * [[Sex_with_English_teacher]] . . .
2K - last updated 2007-12-21 16:22 UTC by 1461
Trust Mobile Spycam 100
I got hold of a Trust Mobile Spycam 100, see also http://www.trust.com/12541. Of course, a driver for . . . Linux is nowhere to be found. lsusb gives the following . . . company in question # To study the [http://www.linux-projects.org/modules/mydownloads/ sn9c102] kernel . . . to learn what's necessary for [http://www.video4linux.org v4l2] # To start with sniff-usb or [http://benoit.papillault.free.fr/usbsnoop/ . . .
3K - last updated 2005-03-16 12:07 UTC by 1461
UML and JDeveloper
''Jethro Wallenburg en Bart van Kuik'' 3 februari 2003 == Introductie == Al een aantal jaren is het ontwikkelen . . . Umbrello, een open source UML modeler voor Linux: http://uml.sourceforge.net/ "The Future of UML", . . .
8K - last updated 2005-03-18 21:13 UTC by 1461
User Mode Linux and Fedora Core 3
User Mode Linux (UML) is pretty amazing: you run a complete Linux installation ''inside'' your normal . . . into /usr/src, and rename the directory to linux-2.6.9-host or similar # Enter the new directory, . . . modules && make install = Compiling a User Mode Linux kernel = Part B, compiling the guest kernel: . . . the newly downloaded kernel, and rename it into linux-2.6.9-host or similar # Configure as follows: . . . finished, test the new kernel by typing <tt>./vmlinux --help</tt>. You should see a screen or two filled . . .
5K - last updated 2006-02-02 09:20 UTC by 1461
Using AI for categorization
= AI systems for categorisation = The freeware [[FuzzyCOPE]] application is used to learn how fuzzy rules . . . to category 3". Note that FuzzyCOPE/3 runs on Linux using the [http://www.winehq.com/ WINE] package. . . .
5K - last updated 2006-01-20 11:16 UTC by 1461
Vim
[http://www.moolenaar.net/habits.html Tips from Bram], be sure to read them. = Interaction with X = Vim . . . ctags'' installed. It comes with most Linux distributions. For debian, install as follows: . . . versions so casually strewn around your favorite Linux system are not to be taken seriously. Serious . . . is my favorite stanza to compile vim on Debian Linux (Squeeze): $ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/opt/vim73 . . .
9K - last updated 2014-12-12 08:11 UTC by 1461
Virtual interfaces
= WORK IN PROGRESS = == Client request == I want to test a very bad TCP/IP connection, how can I simulate . . . kernel device driver, see also [http://www.linux.it/~rubini/docs/vinter/vinter.html]. But this . . . Network Emulator (NETEM)] is a Linux kernel configuration if you want to emulate network . . .
2K - last updated 2008-12-15 08:33 UTC by 1461
XML
= Commandline tools = Most Linux distributions have a host of commandline tools, readily installed, that . . .
1K - last updated 2007-11-05 12:54 UTC by 1461
Xen on Debian installation notes
= Packages = Install the following packages: sudo make gcc less libc6 libc6-dev bzip2 patch zlib And . . . edit the makefile and add the line: KERNELS ?= linux-2.6-xen0 linux-2.6-xenU Comment out the existing . . .
1K - last updated 2007-06-08 10:59 UTC by 1461
dv1 installation
* Installation, see [[Booting_over_the_network]]. Customized package selection, everything deselected . . . * Install sudo, xauth. * Turn off selinux in /etc/selinux/config * Set a static IP dom . . .
3K - last updated 2007-06-24 09:37 UTC by 1461
dv2 installation
* Installation using CD. Customized package selection, everything deselected except base utilities. * . . . * Install sudo, xauth. * Turn off selinux in /etc/selinux/config * Set a static IP dom . . .
2K - last updated 2007-06-24 09:35 UTC by 1461
linux never dies.jpg
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19K - last updated 2005-07-28 14:17 UTC by 1461
macOS
= The Library folder = Since uninstalling Mac apps consists of dragging the .app folder to the trash, . . . is different from what you're used to on your Linux system. -20 means: relatively decrease to the . . . line utility for Directory Services is dscl. In Linux, this works differently; there isn't a daemon . . . work on OS X, but often you can't mutate. Under Linux for example, root can use the hostname command . . .
7K - last updated 2017-06-22 06:24 UTC by 1461
vankuik.nl
= Latest weblog entries = <journal 5> = Weblog Archive = [[Weblog_entries_2024]] [[Weblog_entries_2023]] . . . the great How To Create Unmaintainable Code * [[Linux_on_the_Desktop]] as seen from the point of view . . . on a laptop or similar * [[JDeveloper_on_Linux]] * [[Parsing_and_transforming_RSS_files_in_PLSQL]] . . . the UNIX environment System administration: * [[Linux]] * [[Windows]] * [[OS_X]] * [[Xen]] Others: . . .
4K - last updated 2024-04-16 10:29 UTC by bartvk
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