Everything can be changed in Ubuntu. This is what makes Ubuntu great and terrible at the same time.. I’ve bricked my Linux several times and it took hours to find the problem. It’s just easier to reset everything and start over. If you brick you system and you are lucky to make it to the [...]
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Reset Ubuntu Desktop
Posted: 13th July 2010 by Joep Cremers in SoftwareTags: 10.04, tutorial, ubuntu
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Bluetooth Proximity Lock On Ubuntu 9.10
Posted: 27th January 2010 by Joep Cremers in SoftwareTags: 9.10, bluetooth, tutorial, ubuntu
Installing BlueProximity Basically BlueProximity is a tool to detect your presence near your computer. It can automatically lock your computer once you leave it and unlock it when you are back. I’m using a HTC Hero (Android 1.5) to connect with Ubuntu 9.10. Without Blueman Bluetooth Manager my phone does not auto-connect and the Measured [...]
Google Chrome For Ubuntu
Posted: 25th December 2009 by Joep Cremers in SoftwareTags: chrome, google, ubuntu
A fast new browser: Now available for Linux It’s free and installs in seconds. Now for Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/openSUSE) Link: http://www.google.com/chrome/ Give Google Chrome As A Gift http://www.givechrome.com
Connect To Cisco VPN Using VPNC On Ubuntu 9.10
Posted: 24th December 2009 by Joep Cremers in SoftwareTags: 9.10, cisco, tutorial, ubuntu, vpn
Install VPNC and connect to Cisco VPN Concentrator. $ sudo apt-get install vpnc resolvconf libgcrypt11-dev $ mkdir vpncdir $ cd vpncdir $ wget http://www.joepcremers.nl/wordpress/wp-content/files/cisco-decrypt.c $ gcc -Wall -o cisco-decrypt cisco-decrypt.c $(libgcrypt-config –libs –cflags) $ chmod +x cisco-decrypt $ sudo cp cisco-decrypt /usr/bin $ wget http://www.joepcremers.nl/wordpress/wp-content/files/pcf2vpnc $ sudo chmod +x pcf2vpnc $ sudo cp pcf2vpnc /usr/bin [...]
Install Sun Java 6 on Ubuntu 9.10
Posted: 16th December 2009 by Joep Cremers in SoftwareTags: 9.10, java, tutorial, ubuntu
Installing the Java Runtime Environment $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts Checking Java Installation $ java -version java version “1.6.0_15″ Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_15-b03) Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 14.1-b02, mixed mode)
Recovering Grub2 On Ubuntu 9.10
Posted: 10th December 2009 by Joep Cremers in SoftwareTags: 9.10, grub, tutorial, ubuntu
Boot from LiveCD and open a terminal $ sudo -s $ fdisk -l This will give you a list of your partitions. In my case Windows was installed first (/dev/sda1) and I have a separate partition for Linux (/dev/sda5). Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders Units = cylinders of [...]