If you’re poking around a Linux server and keep bumping into .service files and systemctl commands, you’re dealing with systemd units. If that feels a bit magical (or annoying), you’re not alone. Let’s make it boring and predictable—so you can actually control what your server does at boot instead of just hoping. This walkthrough is for you if: – You…
Read More »My laptop is dual boot. One Windows XP SP2 and the other is Ubuntu 10.04. I’m using Ubuntu default boot manager, which is Grub 2. This is the partition info: hd0,1 : Windows XP (NTFS) hd0,5 : Partition for data (NTFS) hd0,6 : Ubuntu (Ext3) Yesterday, my little sister borrow it to, you know – “facebook-ing” using Windows XP. Somehow…
Read More »Did you notice that Windows Vista fresh install do not have telnet client by default? How to install it? Easy… From Windows Vista desktop:[*] Click “Start” menu[*] Then “Control Panel”[*] Then “Programs and Features”[*] Click the “Turn Windows feature on or off” link on the left sidebar[*] If UAC enabled,, click “Continue”[*] Scroll down, place a check mark on “Telnet…
Read More »Sometimes you wanted to get rid of your crappy ISP DNS servers for good. I’m using wvdial to dial up, here’s what I do. Steps: [*] Disable usepeerdns. Edit “/etc/ppp/peers/wvdial” file. Commented the usepeerdns line. Here’s what is should look: #usepeerdns [*] Disable Auto DNS in wvdial. Edit “/etc/wvdial.conf” file. Set Auto DNS Off. Auto DNS = Off [*] Add…
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Introduction: The Casio Protrek is a popular line of outdoor watches that are known for their durability and accuracy. However, some Protrek watches can sometimes display the error message “OP EN” or “OPEN”. This error message usually means that the watch’s battery is low or that the watch is not properly sealed. Causes of the Error: There are a…
Read More »I got the following error after executing Google Earth application on Ubunto 10.04 Lucid Lynx ubuntu@ubuntu:/opt/google-earth$ /usr/local/bin/googleearth Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding. Google Earth has caught signal 6. We apologize for the inconvenience, but Google Earth has crashed. This is a bug in the program, and should never happen under normal circumstances. A bug report…
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