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automatic_backups_to_dropbox

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-12T20:35:27+00:00

Automatic backups to Dropbox This is just a simple way to do a daily backup of a directory to Dropbox. I generally put this stuff in ~/backup_scripts. Set up dropbox_uploader Start out by grabbing a copy of dropbox_uploader.sh: cd ~/backup_scripts wget Make it executable and run it:

building_macgated_for_beaglebone_black

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-11-23T02:49:30+00:00

Building MacGated for BeagleBone Black Do these steps directly on the BeagleBone Black for easier setup. Download the packages to install: * netatalk 2.2.5 * MacGated updated for modern kernels Install prerequisites: sudo apt-get install libdb5.1-dev libwrap0-dev Build libatalk: We have to build libatalk (included with netatalk) which is a static library that MacGated needs. You can still use Ubuntu's distribution of netatalk 2.2.x with the final setup, but we're going to have to b…

cloning_an_ubuntu_server_to_a_virtual_machine_for_testing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-27T20:47:52+00:00

Cloning an Ubuntu server to a virtual machine for testing I recently did this to test a server's upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04 to make sure it would be safe to do a remote upgrade over SSH. I'm glad I did, because I found a few config file changes I needed to make.

connecting_iphone_running_ios_7_to_ubuntu_14.04

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-12T04:02:27+00:00

Connecting iPhone running iOS 7 to Ubuntu 14.04 Make sure to install the package libimobiledevice4. It should allow your iOS device to “trust” your computer. Previous versions of Ubuntu had problems for me due to an older version of libimobiledevice that didn't support iOS 7, but iOS 7 seems to behave correctly with the latest version of libimobiledevice provided with 14.04, at least with a fully-updated install.

cross_compiling_mame_for_windows_on_ubuntu_2204

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-22T00:56:37+00:00

Cross-compiling MAME for Windows on Ubuntu 22.04 Specifically, I tested this with a build of all Mac emulators. Basically just following MAME's instructions for cross-compiling, but tweaked for Ubuntu. Prerequisites sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

debugging_networking_problems

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-12T17:57:22+00:00

Debugging networking problems I run into this crap all the time with the /etc/network/interfaces file. Maybe your static IPv6 addresses aren't getting added to your network interface, or maybe Ubuntu gets stuck during booting at “Waiting for network configuration

iptables_rules

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-27T20:31:15+00:00

iptables rules Here's how I set up a firewall on a server. This is confirmed to work in Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04, and 14.04. First of all, sudo iptables -L -n -v will probably show no rules. Right? Let's create some rules, starting with this template:

macbook_pro_ubuntu_audio

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-11T20:34:54+00:00

MacBook Pro Ubuntu Audio I installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 onto my MacBook Pro Core Duo 17“ (MacBookPro1,2). For reference, you can determine your system identifier inside of Ubuntu with the following command: sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name After I installed Ubuntu, I noticed the sound didn't work.

macbook_pro_ubuntu_fan_control

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-12-26T03:01:51+00:00

MacBook Pro Ubuntu Fan Control The fan in my MacBook Pro didn't work correctly after installing Ubuntu. I fixed it by installing macfanctld: sudo apt-get install macfanctld After installing this package, the fan started behaving normally.

macbook_pro_ubuntu_isight

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-12T01:08:04+00:00

MacBook Pro Ubuntu iSight The iSight doesn't work out of the box in Ubuntu. It takes some setup: Firmware I haven't done this process in a while, but it's pretty well-documented on Ubuntu's wiki. I'll repeat how I do it though. * Mount your OS X drive/partition. Remember the path to it.

my_ubuntu_setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-11T21:12:45+00:00

My Ubuntu Setup I hate what Ubuntu has done with Unity. Luckily they still have a GNOME flashback session that allows me to use something that's similar to how GNOME used to look. Here are my instructions to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 with a clean-looking flashback session.

nginx_setup_for_dokuwiki_in_ubuntu_14.04

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-06-06T03:44:28+00:00

nginx setup for DokuWiki in Ubuntu 18.04 These instructions are derived from: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-dokuwiki-with-nginx-on-an-ubuntu-12-04-vps and http://wiki.nginx.org/Dokuwiki This is going to make your wiki a full domain or subdomain. Not a subdirectory at all. So for example, like this wiki. Prerequisites sudo apt install nginx php-fpm php-gd php-xml

nginx_setup_for_wordpress_with_wp_super_cache_in_ubuntu_14.04

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-05-27T20:36:22+00:00

nginx setup for WordPress with WP Super Cache in Ubuntu 18.04 I think nginx is a good match for WordPress, even if it's not really “officially” supported. The instructions from here are borrowed/modified slightly from: http://codex.wordpress.org/Nginx I had to make a minor adjustment to make it work, and I also prefer that image accesses are logged. First of all, install nginx and php-fpm:

qt_text_editor_widgets_jump_to_text_cursor_when_losing_focus

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-16T21:03:32+00:00

Qt text editor widgets jump to text cursor when losing focus I've run into a problem that is extremely annoying and always happens to me when I'm using Qt Creator. If I have scrolled away from the text cursor, then click into another widget, the widget I clicked out of scrolls back to the text cursor. This causes a lot of problems for me. It makes me forget what I'm working on.

setting_ubuntu_14.04_guest_vm_to_default_to_1920x1080

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2015-08-30T22:34:32+00:00

Ubuntu Guest VM 1920x1080 Default Instructions adapted from: http://askubuntu.com/questions/6033/enabling-nvidia-driver-messes-up-splash-screen Add the following to /etc/default/grub (below GRUB_GFXMODE): GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1080 Create a file /etc/initframfs-tools/conf.d/splash containing: FRAMEBUFFER=y Run the following commands to finish:

squid3_proxy_server_in_ubuntu_14.04

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-08-13T02:30:29+00:00

squid3 proxy server in Ubuntu 14.04 Here's how you can make a proxy server with squid3. If you do this on a VPS with a service provider that allows it, this will allow you to browse the web from your home computer as if the requests were coming from your web server. This is useful for a lot of different purposes.

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-21T22:32:21+00:00

Ubuntu This is just my collection of random Ubuntu-related tips, tricks, solutions, instructions, etc. * My Ubuntu Setup * MacBook Pro Ubuntu Audio * MacBook Pro Ubuntu Fan Control * MacBook Pro Ubuntu iSight * Qt text editor widgets jump to text cursor when losing focus * Connecting iPhone running iOS 7 to Ubuntu 14.04 * Debugging networking problems * Automatic backups to Dropbox * squid3 proxy server in Ubuntu 14.04 * nginx setup for DokuWiki in Ubuntu 18.04 * iptables…