June 2008
23 posts
Emanuele Gentili: Ubuntu Flybook V5 fingerprint... →
I am pleased to announce that after months of testing libfprint drivers in my flybook V5 (Experimental branch in Debian), I asked today to sync it in Ubuntu Intrepid Universe.
Now in…
Test Your Knowledge: Free Software GPL Licensing... →
Take the Free Software GPL / LGPL licensing quiz and test your knowledge of the GPL and LGPL. Read more: Test Your Knowledge: Free Software GPL Licensing Quiz
Copyright © nixCraft. All Rights…
How to prevent a package from being updated in... →
If you want to update all the packages other than one package in your Ubuntu system follow this procedure
There are three ways of holding back packages, with dpkg, aptitude or with dselect.
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Functions with variable number of arguments →
In C/C++, functions can be written to take variable no. of arguments. Examples are printf, sprintf, snprintf etc. The prototype of printf functions looks like int printf(const char *format, …)….
[3/5] Vim Shell Command Injection Vulnerabilities →
Jan Minar has reported some vulnerabilities in Vim, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system.
Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have…
How to create a Linux distro →
Newb guide #4. Suck it.
Pick versions of the kernel, glibc, gcc, that are different from all other distros. So that you too, can “Think Different,” or at least claim that you have the newest kernel…
Lighttpd as reverse proxy →
We often recommend to set lighttpd in front of apache to handle http requests (more about http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/05/21/speedup-your-lamp-stack-with-lighttpd/ ) , redirect dynamic…
PHP RSS Reader with Ajax and XML 1.0 (Default... →
PHP RSS Reader with Ajax and XML is an RSS reader
that is easy to use and easy to configure. It uses
PHP and AJAX to get and parse the feeds, and uses
XML to configure which feeds to show….
You don't exist, go away! →
Oh dear. I try to run ssh and I get: You don’t exist, go away! Which is sort of correct. I’m changing all the userids (including my own) while logged into the system, so that the shell I was…
LightScribe - Simple Labeler Install in Ubuntu →
LightScribe is an innovative technology that uses a special disc drive, special media, and label-making software to burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs.
Because the labels are…
70 NEW amazing business cards -... →
via http://blogof.francescomugnai.com/2008/05/70-new-amazing-business-sards/
Fotorecopilatorio » Cachondeo :: Fotos, videos,... →
via http://ziza.es/2008/06/10/Fotorecopilatorio.html
Martin Creed Work No. 701 →
via http://www.martincreed.com/works/workno701.html
Set date trong VEs của openvz →
Khi muốn set date trong các VEs của openvz, chắc chắn nó sẽ báo permission denied dù là ở quyền root đi chăng nữa, cách giải quyết, bật modules sys_time cho VE đó: vzctl set —capability…
dpkg force →
In case if you’re used to Slackware dpkg -P —force-remove-reinstreq —force-remove-essential —force-depends gconf2
David Pashley: index sambaSID sub →
If you get the following error:
/etc/ldap/slapd.conf: line 127: substr index of attribute "sambaSID" disallowed
when you run slapindex, then you haven’t updated your
samba.schema to the…
Advice for anyone who wants to put on a regional... →
The first Florida Linux Show, held in Jacksonville earlier this year, drew more than 300 people and made enough of a splash that its organizers plan to repeat the experience in 2009. Those…
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How to be a good (and lazy) System Administrator →
If you’re anything like the average System Administrator, you are understaffed, underfunded, and overworked. By now, you’ve also gotten used to the idea that no one knows you exist until the mail…
Calculate network, broadcast, netmask, etc with... →
Ipcalc is a simple tool to calculate network, broadcast, netmask, etc. from an IP address. It also gives the class of the IP. It might facilitate the work of network admins. :-)