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How to install a DEB in Kubuntu

admin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:32:14 +0000

Having chosen to dedicate myself to Kubuntu, I needed a proper way of installing Debian packages. These files can be found across the .net as ending with a .DEB extension.

KDE, Kubuntu, and Konqueror make this process easy. Simply right click on the downloaded file and then select Package Manager -> Install Package.

How To Install No-Ip From Source in Ubuntu

admin — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:09:21 +0000

I recently switched routers for improved wireless performance. I was disappointed to find out that my new one didn’t have a No-IP client. I set out to install their official Linux client, and it was quite easy. The following steps are what I used to compile the latest version from source. This tutorial assumes you already have an established no-ip account and host name.

Change to your home directory

cd ~

Make a new folder for the download

mkdir no-ip-dl

Change to the new folder.

cd no-ip-dl

Download the latest compressed tarball

wget http://www.no-ip.com/client/linux/noip-duc-linux.tar.gz

Extract the tarball

tar xzf no-ip-duc-linux.tar.gz

Change to the proper folder

cd no-ip-2.1.4

Compile the binaries and install the executables.

sudo make install

This will prompt you to answer the necessary details for configuration, like your email address, password, desired interface, etc.

Then launch the application by:

sudo /usr/local/bin/noip2

bash Wednesday – alias

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 03:51:22 +0000

One of the best tips I can give on using the command line to your advantage is to grab a hold of the “alias” command. You’re going to be typing a lot of commands, and with Ubuntu, through the bash shell’s glorious “alias” command, they’ll be fewer and shorter.

The alias command allows a shell user to provide their own set of alternate commands for commonly keyed instructions.

The default install of bash includes a few basic aliases, some different modifications of a regular listing of files. Try “ll” for example. While it’s not a command included in Ubuntu and no binary exists for it, the command still provides a more verbose listing of the files. That’s because bash has already defined that alias for you (unless you’ve removed it).

I use the command to make it easy to start and stop my mail server.

alias fymail='vmware-cmd /home/vmware_machines/fymail/fymail.vmx'

Afterwards,

I can use

fymail start

fymail suspend

It may take a little practice and some experimenting, but they save me a lot of time and keystrokes.

You’ll want them to load in your startup of course, so I suggest using

gksu gedit ~/.bashrc

to save your alias commands for future sessions.

Force Quit Feature

admin — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:53:05 +0000

In Ubuntu, it sometimes happens where a program locks up, and using the X or close button just doesn’t do anything. I frequently encounter this when k3b has a crashed burn. I’ve seen a few ways of closing it, but nothing as convenient as the close button. Several have suggested going to terminal and typing a command or three to close it. I think that’s just too much to ask, as I didn’t have to do that in DOS or Windows.

Fortunately, I found a shortcut that *is* as convenient as the close button. You can add a “Force Quit” button to your panel, by right clicking on the panel and choosing “Add to Panel“. You’ll see an icon that looks like a cracked screen. Drag it to where you want it on your panel, and you can use it when that pesky program just won’t go away.