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Handling a Subversion Repository URL Change
Sunday, May 3, 2009
If your repository URL changes, you can use the following command to fix existing snapshots.
vfat Mounts Default to Lowercase Shortnames
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I want a "this is brain-damage" quote from Linus for this mess.
VirtualBox or VMWare Virtual Machine at Login
Sunday, April 12, 2009
How to start a virtual machine in X when a user logs in.
Dialog Progress Bar Through Pipe
Sunday, April 12, 2009
How to use dialog to display a script progress bar and communicate progress to it through a named pipe.
Ottawa Linux Symposium 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Here are some pictures from the 2008 Linux Symposium.
Clay Shirky: Institutions vs. collaboration
Monday, July 14, 2008
This is a rather interesting talk that takes some very foundational ideas from open source software development, P2P networks, and social networking and implies that these paradigms can apply to a lot more.
Computers don't solve problems, they execute solutions.
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Slow Mouse with Linux Kernel 2.6
by digitalpeer, updated Saturday, January 22, 2005
How to fix the slow mouse in Kernel 2.6.Change Linux Service Boot Order
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, October 8, 2004
Tips on how to change the boot order or shutdown order of Linux services specifically on Redhat/Fedora systems.startx Leads to Blank/Fuzzy Screen on Redhat/Fedora
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, September 10, 2004
Change Lost Root Password
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, August 22, 2004
A tutorial on how to change a lost root Linux password.Configuring a BIND DNS Server
by digitalpeer, updated Wednesday, August 11, 2004
A tutorial on how to configure BIND to be a caching nameserver and also handle queries for your local intranet domain.Upgrade SSH Remotely
by digitalpeer, updated Tuesday, August 10, 2004
A guide on how to upgrade SSH remotely while being logged in with SSH.Setting up Linux DHCP Server with Dynamic DNS Support
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, August 8, 2004
See how to configure a Linux DHCP server to allocate IP addresses and configure clients while updating a local DNS server.Optimizing NFS
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, August 8, 2004
A couple hints to help optimize and secure NFS.Colorado 5GB IDE Tape Drive in Linux
by digitalpeer, updated Saturday, August 7, 2004
I installed my Colorado 5GB tape drive in one of my linux machines and had some fun learning about tape drives on Linux in the process.Configuring an iptables Firewall and Gateway
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, August 6, 2004
Some information on setting up a masqarading gateway and firewall.Enabling Quotas
by digitalpeer, updated Saturday, July 24, 2004
Some hints on setting up disk quotas on Linux.Sendmail Shows Return Address Domain localhost.localdomain
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, July 18, 2004
BASH Scripting
by digitalpeer, updated Saturday, July 17, 2004
A simple starter guide to BASH scripting.