This is a generic guide to get up and running with a home server running on Ubuntu. If you are…
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Raspberry PI File Sharing with a Mac
From the Raspberry Pi terminal or SSH into the Pi: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install netatalk sudo /etc/init.d/netatalk stop…
Setting Raspberry Pi for a Static IP
sudo -s cd /etc/network cp interfaces interfaces.bak nano interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback iface eth0 inet dhcp allow-hotplug…
Gnome Screensaver Missing Lock Screen Prompt in Ubuntu Lucid 10.04
For some reason, the unlock dialog box for Gnome Screensaver suddenly stopped appearing. Screensaver works fine but, move the mouse…
Upgrading MySQL 3.23.58 to 5 [WIP]
Had to upgrade mass amounts of data from outdated MySQL 3.23 to 5. Couldn’t find any good guides so I…
RapidSVN currently broken in Ubuntu Repository
The current package for RapidSVN segfaults constantly with the current version (as of today’s date) in the Hardy Heron repos….
compile mvpmc on ubuntu jaunty
apt-get install git-core scons bison flex gettext git clone git://git.mvpmc.org/repos/mvpmc.git cd mvpc make mvp (eventually files will get downloaded, extracted,…
Dual Network Booting (Mythbuntu, MediaMVP, and random crappy laptops)
Background I built a Mythbuntu machine out of a Dell PowerEdge 1600SC dual Xeon box with a Hauppauge PVR-500 dual…
HOW-TO: HTC 6800/Mogul/Titan as USB Modem in Ubuntu
sudo -s apt-get install subversion svn co http://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroo … rndis-lite cd usb-rndis-lite/ make ./clean.sh make install vim /etc/network/interfaces add: auto…
HOW TO: Run 32-bit Eclipse on a 64-bit Hardy Heron platform
At a command prompt run: sudo apt-get install ia32-sun-java6-bin … or get it from Synaptic. Download a 32-bit version of…