egroupware 1.6 prc1

used xampp, added all passowrds.

load up files to: /opt/xampp/htdocs

egw makes it's own egroupware subfolder note

3 pear packages missing:

Checking PEAR::HTTP_WebDAV_Server is installed: False

PEAR::HTTP_WebDAV_Server is needed by: WebDAV. You can install it by running: pear install HTTP_WebDAV_Server

Checking PEAR::Auth_SASL is installed: 1.0.2

Checking PEAR::Net_IMAP is installed: False

PEAR::Net_IMAP is needed by: FeLaMiMail, felamimail. You can install it by running: pear install Net_IMAP

Checking PEAR::Net_Sieve is installed: 1.1.1

Checking PEAR::XML_Feed_Parser is installed: False

PEAR::XML_Feed_Parser is needed by: news_admin. You can install it by running: pear install XML_Feed_Parser

xampps php.ini is in /opt/xampp/etc/php.ini

change 'display_errors' from On to Off:
display_errors = Off
for security reasons 9couls show passwords etc.

Imagemagick to rezise batch pictures

Load up imagemagick:

sudo apt-get install imagemagick


Graces large (3.0mb-ish) files go to 800x600 and around 100kb with this command:


convert -resize '800x600' -quality 50 *.JPG websize.jpg


The convert program requires a destination image file name whereas mogriy does not

mogrify replaces instead of duplicates the files

getting photos on facebook

using imagemagick commands to resixe and compres a folder full of photos:

imagemagick install: used get-apt.

sudo apt-get install imagemagick

see website for commands, but basic ones:
convert -resize 750 *.JPG
convert -quality 80% *.jpg

or together:

convert -resize 750 -quality 80% *.JPG

the JPG is case sensitive; the size sets the width at this and the height proportional to it;

fedora on samsung r40

slightly fed up with ubuntu hanging on startup of the laptop. too flaky I'm afraid. The removing references to 'quiet' did seem to fix it in the hardy install, but seem not to do it when I dropped back to gutsy.

So trying something else. Why not, plenty out there...
Fedora 9 installed from DVD fine (3gb download!) Used torrent, came in 3-4 hours, cool.

issues:
need to get click on touchpad working first. checking /etc/

tungten e with gutsy

used gnome pilot:
system>palm OS devices

settings:
device: usb:
already synced before? yes.

ubuntu on home desktop

tried this last weekend.

loaded gutsy 7.10 first, then got vmware server working with that, no problem.

set up compiz fusion - awesome. Did it this way:

1 sudo aptitude -y update
2 sudo aptitude install nvidia-glx-new linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r)
3 md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf | sudo tee /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum
4 sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
5 sudo nvidia-xconfig
6 sudo aptitude install build-essential xinetd linux-headers-$(uname -r)

16 sudo aptitude -y update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
17 sudo aptitude install compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compizconfig-settings-manager libcompizconfig-backend-gconf libcompizconfig0 python-compizconfig


Update to hardy using online update to hardy then, compiz works fine after ugrade!

usual vmware problem though.

Setting up ubuntu 8.04

Started doing this at BassetLUG

Don't try: system/preferences/appearance/visual effects/extra

until some more research, seemed to make x hang?

VMWare server:

Problem 1:

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
running kernel

excellant article here:

http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/server.html

setup of asus eee

several things to setup:

• VPN
• rdesktop ipaddress is best for remote desktop, for rdp anyway. comes already on system. inbuilt app seems to crash
• Konqueror for smb loads but some permissions problems yet to be sorted.
• mount using fstab needs further work. got to stage of hanging machine with first attempt!

eee extra repos

really struggling to find the openvpn repos until found excellent article on this here:
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/addingxandrosrepos

sudo apt-get install openvpn

now installs, yeh!

then, whe running:

Note: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such file or directory (errno=2)

ie, same problem as others here:
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=1109

Don't worry about the message about mod failure, just retry running openvpn, works for me!

cool linux commands

Ctrl+Alt+Backspace: exit and restart x window manager
Alt+F2: command prompt