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Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Fonts are wrong size
I have had a strange issue where my fresh install of Karmic Koala Ubuntu 9.10 render the fonts wrong. My friend had also just done a fresh install and had no issues. I tried messing with my DPI setting in the display options but to no luck. I just tried installing the Microsoft Fonts and [...]
In: Ubuntu Tricks · Tagged with: fonts, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10
Failed to parse existing X config file ‘/etc/X11/xorg.conf’
If you are trying to save your xorg.conf file after changing settings in the nvidia-settings app you may need to first replace it with sudo nvidia-xconfig This will back it up and then recreate it. Seems a fresh install of Karmic Koala 9.10 doesn’t create a valid xorg.conf or it can’t parse it. Whatever the [...]
In: Ubuntu Tricks · Tagged with: xorg.conf
Logstalgia from Remote server
Remote graphical apache log monitoring via Logstalgia is a simple little graphical way to watch traffic on your website. Install via sudo apt-get install logstalgia Run via ssh machine_username@hostname “tail -f /var/logs/apache/access_log” | logstalgia -
In: Ubuntu Tricks, Web Development · Tagged with: analysis, log file, logstalgia
Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 Webcam – Logitech for the win – S 5500
Wanting a webcam for my machine to use on skype (Yes, skpye does work on Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit) I wasn’t sure which to buy. So I didn’t get any, and just got a mic. Well later one of the office junkys said he had a spare and gave it to me. A Logitech S [...]
In: Ubuntu Tricks, Web Development · Tagged with: logitech, Ubuntu 9.04, webcam
Ubuntu for the Win again – Meld Git Diff GUI
If you want to look at git diff ‘s through a gui on a linux machine then Meld fits the requirements nicely. I have only just found out about it but from first impressions it is rather good. Ubuntu 9.04 can just sudo apt-get install meld Will keep you posted.
In: Ubuntu Tricks · Tagged with: git, Meld
Stress Test – Burn in test – For hard drives
I have recently purchased some hard drives to easily backup some files. Basic data duplication and then taking it off site. It is a short term solution to our backup needs. So we got 3 1TB hard drives and I wanted some way to quickly test them. Update sudo fdisk -l to list all your [...]
In: Ubuntu Tricks · Tagged with: stress test
Firefox 3.5 Install on Ubuntu
Go get Firefox from the official site tar -xjf firefox-3.5.tar.bz2 Rename firefox directory to firefox-3.5 mv firefox firefox-3.5 Move firefox-3.5 to /usr/lib sudo mv firefox-3.5 /usr/lib Now create a shortcut on your panel. The easiest way to make a new launcher, with the Firefox logo, is to copy the old one (or edit it) and [...]
In: Ubuntu Tricks · Tagged with: Firefox
JEdit – with Textmate abilities!
Being on Ubuntu I no longer have access to Textmate But there is a solution
In: Ubuntu Tricks · Tagged with: Editor, Java, JEdit, Textmate, Ubuntu, Windows