HowTo: Fix Apt-Get failing with a “Method did not start correctly” error
So, you decide to install a new package on your system, or perhaps update your system with some outstanding updates. You either use the Software Centre or the Apt-Get command from a terminal to do this...
View ArticleHowTo: Launch and terminate an Impress (PowerPoint) presentation from a Terminal
The scenario is simple: You have a kiosk or display machine showing information, eg: a self-updating webpage. On a schedule you want to launch an Impress or PowerPoint presentation on the display which...
View ArticleHowTo: Resize an LVM partition on a GPT drive after expanding the underlying...
Scenario: You have an Ubuntu Linux server. The storage system is a large RAID array, partitioned as a GPT disk and it has two partitions on it – a small boot partition and the second partition is setup...
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HowTo: Rename multiple TV episode files with one command
So, you’ve procured a number of files that represent a pre-recorded television series and they are typically named something like this: MyTVShow.Original.S01E01-720p.HDTV.x264-ImAwesome.mkv...
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HowTo: Install the IBM Notes 9.0 client on Ubuntu 64-bit
IBM Notes (formerly Lotus Notes) is a corporate email and database collaboration tool. It’s still popular and widely used, and at the time of writing is now up to version 9.0. Unfortunately IBM have a...
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HowTo: Setup Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN) to automatically erase storage...
Darik’s Boot and Nuke (abbreviated as DBAN) is a popular tool used by many organisations and individuals to securely erase hard-drives prior to disposal, or perhaps just to fix Windows problems . It...
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HowTo: Install the XScreensaver packages on Ubuntu
The XScreensaver packages are a series of fancy alternate screensavers that have a popular history. They are much more enjoyable than the boring default Ubuntu screensaver which is just… a black...
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HowTo: Install Flumotion Streaming Server on Ubuntu 14.04
Flumotion Streaming Server is a great open-source application that is available in the Ubuntu repositories that can easily allow you to broadcast a live stream from a video camera, or broadcast...
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HowTo: Stop GRUB preventing auto-start of the OS after a previous boot failure
The GRUB boot menu by default will generally show its menu for about ten seconds before automatically booting the OS, but if something goes wrong, or an over-zealous party interrupts the boot process...
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HowTo: Setup an account to have SFTP access but not SSH access
For those of us who like to outsource work, there comes a time where your developer needs access to your server to upload files, but you don’t want them to have shell access to execute commands. You...
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