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• case: Lian Li C37
• motherboard: MSI KM3M-V (pt no. ms 7061)
• graphics: nvidia 6200 256mb ram 64bit, low profile; using dvi-hdmi lead (Zotac: fanless). Don't use restricted v177 (blocky video) use v173
  
• network: dlink gigabit; low profile
• ram: 1gb stick ddr
• cpu: AMD 2800
• hdd: 80gb ide

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.