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Execute Commands in Linux Before/After Suspend

Posted on August 18, 2010 by admin

In my never ending pursuit to make my HTPC into an “appliance,” I ran into issues with autofs (the automounter) after resuming from standby.  To correct this, I created a script that kills it prior to suspend and launches a … Continue reading →

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Of Gateways and Metric Values

Posted on June 11, 2010 by admin

I recently diagnosed an interesting issue regarding the default gateway on my server.  I run several network adapters on my server, on different subnets, mostly for the purpose of separating virtual machine traffic from traffic native to the server itself.  … Continue reading →

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Delete Gnome Thumbnails on Shutdown

Posted on May 31, 2010 by admin

Gnome saves thumbnails for most document types.  This process can speed up subsequent viewing of files, but it can also be problematic: The number of files is not limited (this can be addressed with gnome-tweak) nor is the overall space … Continue reading →

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Starting Conky with Gnome

Posted on May 30, 2010 by admin

Conky is an awesome way to add some nerd bling to your Linux desktop.  Conky can be started by adding it to System->Preferences->Startup Applications.  But in some cases, mine included, Conky won’t draw properly.  In my case, Conky was appearing … Continue reading →

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Get the Windows 7 Aero Snap Feature in Ubuntu

Posted on May 29, 2010 by admin

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/11/aero-snap-ubuntu-linux.html

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Getting Visual Notification of SMART Hard Drive Failures

Posted on May 29, 2010 by admin

Linux has a fairly robust tool for detecting SMART hard drive failures – the smartmontools suite.  I have used this suite on my server for a number of years, having caught 3-4 failures before they were able to cause an … Continue reading →

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Upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to 10.04 LTS – How to fix RAID at Boot

Posted on May 1, 2010 by admin

I just upgraded my file server from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to 10.04 LTS.  Anyone that is familiar with Ubuntu’s numbering scheme (and rollout schedule for LTS releases) will realize that the versions are separated by two years.  A lot things … Continue reading →

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DVD Playback Issues with XBMC

Posted on August 16, 2009 by admin

I typically archive my DVDs to MPEG files prior to playing them back in XBMC, so that they are displayed in my library.  And for some reason, I would use the DVD player on my surround receiver to playback DVD … Continue reading →

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Disable IPv6 in Ubuntu

Posted on June 14, 2009 by admin

The following instructions allow you to disable IPv6 in Ubuntu.  They have been tested in Jaunty Jackalope, however, they should work for other versions as well. First check to see if you can disable IPv6 the easy way by issuing … Continue reading →

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Add OSX-like Features to Ubuntu 9.04

Posted on April 26, 2009 by admin

The following link provides some easy ways to add OSX-like features to Ubuntu 9.04.

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