Notes, fixes and guides.
Sixteen years of working notes on Linux and networking, Django and Laravel deployment, SwiftUI and AWS. Written down mostly so I can find them again.
How to start compiz on bootup (system restart)
After you have install and enabled compiz, you will still not have compiz started on restart.To make compiz start on bootup:Goto "system > preferences > Startup Application"and addcompiz…
Howto create an autostartup script for Debian and Ubuntu systems
You can make one autostartup script for ubuntu(debian) easily, and put commands to be started up automatically at boot. Here’s what you have to do:sudo nano /etc/init.d/local.startupYou can…
wbar: a quick luanch bar( similar to avant and cairo dock)
wbar is a quick-launch bar (not a dock) that has an appearance similar to Avant Window Manager and Cairo Dock. It is GTK (Gnome) based but can work…
Use Startup Manager to change Grub settings
Grub is the bootup utility that controls which OS to load by default and other bootup settings. You can change Grub settings from the Startup Manager:System -> Administration…
How to find out which kernel you are using in ubuntu (debian)
To find out the kernel release you are using, open the terminal and type:uname -r
How to find out the version (release) of the ubuntu (debian) installed from command line
On several situation you will need to find out the version of ubuntu (debian) installed in a system you are using.For that open the command terminal and type:lsb_release…
Integrate google calendar into your gnome calendar
To integrate google calendar events into your gnome desktop, go to google calendar, click on "settings", then on the "calendars" tab and then on your calendar's name:Then, at…
Find details about your ISO images from the Linux command line
If you want to find the details of an iso image before burning or using it, you can get that by just typing this at terminal:isoinfo -d -i…
Search Google.com from the Linux command line
You can search Google.com from the Linux command line without using a command line web browser like lynx or Elinks.All u need is the curl and html2text packages…
Recover your Linux Root Password
Just follow the below steps to recover it.1. Reboot your system and at the GRUB press "e". Edit the first line and make sure it says "linux single".…
How to disable the blanking of screen after idle timeout in linux
You may have noticed the blanking of screen after an idle timeout. This may be annoying while you are watching a movie. So If you want to disable…
Dansguardian: Unable to getgrnam(): Success, Error opening/creating log file.
Even after you have successfully installed dansguardian in your system, you may a get an error 'Unable to getgrnam(): Success' when you try to run dansguardian.Follow these steps…