http://www.samlesher.com Linux Tips and Tricks Mon, 19 May 2008 20:46:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After installing Ubuntu 8 Hardy Heron at the office, I was having trouble reaching the '.local' DNS entries we have on our internal network. Here's what I did to resolve the problem: $ sudo vi /etc/nsswitch.conf Replace: hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 with: hosts: ... http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-8-problems-with-local-dns-addresses/ 86 wordsSpeedtest http://www.samlesher.com/uncategorized/words-per-minute/ I attempted to install Fedora 8 on a Dell Vostro 1500. I booted from the DVD, then started the installation in graphical mode. The install froze at: running install... running /sbin/loader To get around this, I restarted the computer, booted from the DVD, highlighted the installation in graphical mode ... http://www.samlesher.com/fedora/install-fedora-8-on-a-dell-vostro-1500/ If you ever want to delete your entire Evolution account, history, configuration, settings, etc and start over from scratch, here's how to do it: Back up all of your files first (of course). $ rm -rf ~/.evolution $ rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/evolution $ evolution --force-shutdown Find the process id for 'gconfd' and kill it: $ ps -ef|grep ... http://www.samlesher.com/fedora/remove-all-settings-for-evolution/ These instructions are for using a virtual machine in VirtualBox using a bridged network connection instead of a NAT connection. This makes the virtual machine behave more like a regular machine on your network, using its own IP from your network, etc. These instructions assume static ... http://www.samlesher.com/fedora/bridge-network-interface-on-virtualbox-in-fedora-8/ rpm.livna.org is a repository of add-on packages for Fedora maintained by a group of volunteers. rpm.livna.org is not a standalone repository, but an extension of Fedora (previously Fedora Core and Fedora Extras). rpm.livna.org distributes packages that have been deemed unacceptable to Fedora due to licensing or patent issues. Here is how ... http://www.samlesher.com/fedora/add-livna-repository-to-fedora-8/ Here is how to control which application Firefox uses to handle MMS streams: Type about:config Firefox address bar. Right-click on any text in there and select "New" and then "String". In the first dialog box, as preference name, type network.protocol-handler.app.mms. In the second dialog box, as string value, type in vlc (or the path ... http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/control-which-app-firefox-uses-to-handle-mms-streams/ Here is the command to use to mount an ISO file in Linux so that you can explore the file as if it were mounted on a CD-Rom or DVD-Rom, without having to burn to a disc: sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop filename.iso /folder/to/mount/to This functionality is similar to Daemon Tools ... http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/command-to-mount-iso-file-in-linux/ Here's how to make F-Spot your default application for importing photos from your digital camera in Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10: System -> Preferences -> Removable Drives and Media. Click the 'Cameras' tab. Check the box next to 'Import digital photographs when connected'. Enter the following for 'Command:': f-spot-import %h Now when ... http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/make-f-spot-the-default-application-for-your-digital-camera/ Via Mais on Ubuntu Forums: Purpose: For many of us, our laptop touchpads get in the way of our typing quite often and can actually cause us to highlight or minimize things we didn't intend. So, this will help to alleviate that by making a small delay in the response of ... http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-gutsy-disable-synaptics-touchpad-while-typing/