Category Archives: Linux

Siemens SE 587 Dynamic DNS Update script

Posted on 20/09/2009 by mcmlxxii

Quick script I knocked up to update dynamic dns record at freedns.afraid.org, querying the router for its IP address. Uses expect to login via telnet to the router and curl to GET the http update url. #!/bin/bash # Siemens SE … Continue reading →

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Turning Firefox into a web screensaver using a bash script

Posted on 19/04/2009 by mcmlxxii

There’s a little program available for windows that lets you turn your browser into a screensaver, looping through various web content. However, there are 2 things wrong with it. Firstly it costs money. Secondly it doesn’t run on linux. So … Continue reading →

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Gedit document words autocompletion plugin

Posted on 01/02/2009 by mcmlxxii

I followed a submission to reddit the other day highlighting a few choice plugins for gedit, as I am fond of using the default GNOME text editor. One plugin in particular caught my eye, the document words autocompletion plugin, written … Continue reading →

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PHP class using Imagick – resize, reflect or drop shadow

Posted on 06/01/2009 by mcmlxxii

I’ve been spending a bit of time getting to know PHP classes over the Christmas holiday, and I’ve written a couple to test out my knowledge. The first is an image uploading class, which checks for various problems with files … Continue reading →

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Nvidia 180 on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex

Posted on 26/12/2008 by mcmlxxii

EDIT: It seems the packages needed are in Intrepid updates now, so as long as they are enabled in System > Applications > Software Sources they should be installed with a simple sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180 … Continue reading →

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No! Please don’t do it!

Posted on 13/11/2008 by mcmlxxii

There are some highly entertaining examples on the net of command line program output, but it’s great when you’re doing some system maintenance in Linux on your own machine and a gem unexpectedly crops up: :~$ sudo /etc/init.d/dovecot restart [sudo] … Continue reading →

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Synaptics touchpad, SHMConfig, xorg.conf and Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

Posted on 07/11/2008 by mcmlxxii

EDIT – Please note that this post only refers to the 64 bit version of Ubuntu. Some significant changes have been happening to the X server over the past couple of releases of Ubuntu. One of the most noticeable alterations … Continue reading →

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FirstClass. On 64 bit AMD64 Ubuntu.

Posted on 25/10/2008 by mcmlxxii

For my OU course in Web Applications Development, I have to use a piece of software called FirstClass, from OpenText. Thankfully the nice people at OpenText have packaged up a version for Debian and Ubuntu, version 8.315-2 (one major release … Continue reading →

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Amarok, Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10, Bluetooth and Sony MBR-100 Audio Receiver

Posted on 25/10/2008 by mcmlxxii

As we all know Amarok is the best music player in the world, and it’s free. It’s only available on Linux at the moment but the devs are working hard to port it to Windows. Anyway I digress. I wanted … Continue reading →

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RT73 on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

Posted on 22/10/2008 by mcmlxxii

If you’ve used the Ralink RT73 chipset under Ubuntu for any length of time, you’ll know that the default drivers aren’t yet perfect (some supporting evidence). Some may have had more success, but in my experience they drop out regularly … Continue reading →

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