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Update Ubuntu via Terminal
I work on my ubuntu server remotely, so I’m never around to update it in person. Keeping up with updates is easy to do via the terminal though. Assuming you’re either locally doing this on your server or already remotely connected to your server via ssh, you’ll need to run these two lines: sudo apt-get [...]
How to install libmysqlclient15off on Ubuntu 10.04
Since I wanted to tinker with APE, I needed a special package for it, libmysqlclient15off. This sounds easy and all, and it normally is. You think something like an apt-get install libmysqlclient15off would work, but it didn’t. sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient15off Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done Package libmysqlclient15off is [...]
Ubuntu Username/Password On Live CD
I was installing Ubuntu 10.04 on my Google Laptop tonight. I wanted to test out the wireless access first before I went ahead with the installation, so I run it as a live cd first. The broadcom card inside didn’t have a open source driver, but there was a properietry driver available, so I went [...]
Install Firefox 4 Beta 1 on Ubuntu 10.04
Since Firefox 4 Beta 1 launched, I wanted to test it where ever I could. I’ve tested it on Windows and it works great. Mozilla also put a build for Ubuntu, but there is no installer, of course. After Googling around for a while, I came across an excellent article that described exactly how to [...]
Symlink a Folder in Ubuntu
I often forget the syntax for making symlinks in Ubuntu, even though they are incredibly useful. To stop myself from forgetting and help everyone else out, I’ll make a quick mention of it here. ln -s target link_name From wikipedia’s article on Symbolic Links, it is explained that the target should point to the folder [...]
How to Force Quit In Ubuntu
If a program locks up, you can force quit it a number of different ways. The System Monitor Way If you’re at all familiar with the Windows task manager, you’ll figure out how this works pretty quickly. Go to System > Administration > System Monitor. Switch to the Processes tab if it doesn’t go there [...]
Ubtuntu 9.10 Wireless Device Not Managed
Two days ago, my internet was out for about 16 hours. During that time, I thought I’d install those downloaded updates and restart. Something must have changed in my system configuration when those updates installed, because no matter what, I couldn’t access my server via the network. After resorting to physically moving to the poor [...]
Install nVidia Drivers to Ubuntu 9.10
I recently converted my old Windows Vista computer into a Ubuntu server after getting tired of my old virtual box virtual machine. It still had a decent graphics card (an nVidia 9500 GT) so I wanted to at least checkout Compiz Fusion. I had some trouble getting it up though. So here’s the deal. First [...]