Version numbers matter! Using a consistent version numbering throughout your project's life matters, too. Changing project name is a high price to pay for cleaning up version errors.
So there's some good news! The Python community's PEP-440 specifies how to use versions.
Here are some examples of ...
Read the rest of this entry »When reinstalling, upgrading or moving settings, thumbnails may be missing in Shotwell. The problem can look like this:
Each time you import photos, Shotwell will generate thumbnails in two different sizes. If you loose them, you have the problem that they are regenerated on-demand, everytime you scroll by an image ...
Read the rest of this entry »I had an older Nokia and got a new one which I needed to upload my phone book to. In order to connect to Nokia 301 from Gammu, plug the phone in with a USB cable and select the "Modem" option on the phone. The others won't work.
Wammu ...
Read the rest of this entry »I've badly been looking for a way to both run an internal network server on eth0 and connecting to any kind of internet device, be it on wlan0 or a USB dongle.
That way, I can be online and browsing documentation, downloading new stuff etc. on the server but ...
Read the rest of this entry »I have been trying to get an automated network install running. The starting point is a Kickstart (Kickseed) setup that works fine on LAN. Problem is: Computers do not do PXE netbooting from WLAN, and secondly that the debian installer was not configuring the network correctly. But the steps are ...
Read the rest of this entry »This script uses iptable forwarding and dnsmasq to share an internet connection with full relay of remote DNS servers and a local DHCP server. Before trying the script, here is the over all steps:
You connect to the internet in your normal fashion. For instance with a 3G dongle and ...
Read the rest of this entry »If you have a nicely running Ubuntu system with all your favourite packages installed, it might not seem like a good idea to start all over or to replace your hard drive. But here's a tip: To save a list of all packages that are currently installed! This should ...
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A little tip that can really improve your battery life and give you peace of mind while working: Install thinkfan: A simple fan control program.
InstallationHere is how it goes on Ubuntu: Step zero is to become superuser ( sudo bash ). Then you install the thinkfan package.
~# apt-get ... Read the rest of this entry »I have created a new Django app for keeping out spammers on the basis of data collected by stopforumspam.com. Read all about it here »
It's free, open source, and I hope people will make it better on github.
Read the rest of this entry »In case you need a quick way of getting rid of spammers on your apache server, use this method as a temporary solution until you find a better one.
Please take not that it will evaluate EVERY SINGLE REQUEST through a Deny policy in Apache's mod_access - it does not ...
Read the rest of this entry »THIS DOES NOT WORK WITH APACHE SINCE IT DOES NOT USE /etc/hosts.deny - See this post instead
Use the following Python script to maintain a file in the hosts.deny syntax so that your Debian/Ubuntu box (or other Linux server) is kept undisturbed by forum spammers -- COMPLETELY undisturbed ...
Read the rest of this entry »BitCoin is a free and open currency that will exist safely and decentralized online. Read about it.
This method is reported to work on 10.04 (Lucid), and I can confirm that it works on 10.10 (Maverick). I don't yet know about 11.04 (Natty).
Open a terminal ...
Read the rest of this entry »If you are trying to disable an Upstart script (something that can be started/stopped with "sudo start/stop service-name") , you should really use the method described by Luis Alvarado on AskUbuntu. Please use this to avoid editing scripts that are actually maintained ...
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