First look at Debian Squeeze Like many of you in the Ubuntu community, I am concerned over the direction Ubuntu is going, especially with the Unity Interface. With the release of Debian 6.0 (Squeeze), I thought I’d take it out for a test drive. Debian is NOT recommended if you are a Linux Noob. Sure […]
7
Feb
First look at Debian Squeeze
Posted by Wayno Published in debian, loni, Skill Level: Advanced, Skill Level: Medium27
Jan
Updating .profile when changing Linux Distributions
Posted by Wayno Published in gnome, Linux Networking, Skill Level: Easy, UncategorizedEver had one of those Twilight Zone experiences? You know where something works one minute, but doesn’t the next? It’s like the universe just getting suxed into a black hole? Okay well my experience wasn’t quite that dramatic, but this took over a year to figure out. Symptoms If I was locally connected to a […]
23
Jan
Scheduling a backup script with crontab for Ubuntu/Debian
Posted by Wayno Published in backup, crontab, Skill Level: Easy, Skill Level: MediumIn the previous post we saw a simple backup script, that backs up the entire /home/ directory. While this is great, we would have to remember to run this everyday for it to be of any use. Fortunately for us, we can do that very easily with crontab. crontab maintains a chronological (clock order) entry […]
16
Jan
Simple rsync backup/restore bash scripts for Ubuntu/Debian
Posted by Wayno Published in backup, bash, Joe, rsync, Skill Level: Easy, Skill Level: MediumTwo (2) Rules for Successful Computing: 1. Always have a path back to the way it was, before you messed it up! 2. Always follow Rule #1! This is something I’ve been meaning to post for a long time. How to do simple command line backup and restore operations, using a very simple bash script. […]
12
Jan
Hi folks — thought I’d take a moment to update you on a few things. I live here in Tucson, Arizona, which over the last weekend, was the lightning rod for violence. So much so, that President Obama will be here later today. For those not familiar I’ll re-post the article I wrote (from my […]
31
Dec
Nice one from Joe: Solid Pandora Application for Linux Thanks Joe! Great way to end the year! Wayno
20
Dec
How To Send Desktop Notifications on Ubuntu Using notify-send
Posted by Wayno Published in gnome, Joe, Skill Level: Easy, UncategorizedGreat article (with examples) How to Send Desktop Notifications on Ubuntu using notify-send Thanks Joe! Wayno
5
Dec
How to do return address lablels in Open Office
Posted by Wayno Published in Skill Level: Easy, Skill Level: Medium, word processorsThis is a great tutorial that I found today (just in time for Christmas!) It does require that you pay close attention! How to do Return Address Labels in Open Office Enjoy Wayno
29
Nov
First look at Ubuntu’s Unity Interface
Posted by Wayno Published in gnome, netbook, Skill Level: MediumFirst Look at Ubuntu’s Unity Interface Reprinted from International Press Wow. This is NOT your usual interface. If your accustomed to accessing: Applications/Places/System. That’s all gone. Instead what you find are cryptic icons on the left side of the screen. Some of them you can make out, but others require you to hover over the […]
25
Nov
How to convert or play midi files to wav files in Ubuntu/Debian
Posted by Wayno Published in Audio, loni, Music, Skill Level: EasyCourtesy Loni: Timidity will play midi files quite nicely, and also output to a variety of formats. To play and output to a wav file: timidity mymusic.mid -Ow -o mymusic.wav UPPERCASE O (OH!) = output mode, lowercase ‘w’ (for wav file), then lowercase o (oh) = output filename. There are other options available too, specifying […]
Archives
- April 2020
- July 2018
- May 2018
- February 2018
- November 2017
- April 2016
- August 2014
- June 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- September 2010
- July 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- October 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
Categories
- Android
- apt-get
- Audio
- backup
- bash
- Browsers
- Compiling Source Code
- crontab
- debian
- debugging
- Deposit @ Home
- DNS – Domain Name System
- DVD
- filesharing
- fstab
- ftp
- gnome
- grub
- howto
- Humour
- Internet Connection Sharing
- java
- Joe
- Linux Networking
- loni
- Misc. other devices/things
- Music
- mythtv
- Natty
- netbook
- Note to self
- Printers/Printing
- Review
- rsync
- samba
- Security
- Skill Level: Advanced
- Skill Level: Easy
- Skill Level: Medium
- sound
- ssh
- Thunderbird
- Uncategorized
- ups
- video
- wireless
- word processors
- X11
- Xfce