Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Auto Emails from Linux
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Flash for Fedora 12 64bit
Here are the steps on the command line to get Flash working on Fedora 12:
#su
#yum erase flash-plugin nspluginwrapper*
#cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
#curl -O http://www.dfm.uninsubria.it/compiz/fusion-testing/flashplayer.x86_64/flash.repo
#rpm –import http://www.dfm.uninsubria.it/compiz/fusion-testing/flashplayer.x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEY-leigh123linux
#yum install flash-plugin
For more Fedora 12 tips and tricks go to http://www.Crackednoodle.com
Enjoy,
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Update Older RHEL with YUM
The first problem I encountered was that there is no public repository to update RHEL machines i.e you have to pay for it. I have used CentOS and know that CentOS offers public repositories and they work with RHEL as well. After struggling for some time, I discovered that I was accessing older version of repos through the latest yum, that was not working. I had to use an older version of yum with RHEL 3, since old repos do not support xml based updating.
Now I have a fully updated system. Here is how I did it.
1) Since I needed a older version of YUM I had to looked all over the web for the needed version, once I found it I saved it so you could find it more easily.
2) Download yum-2.0.8-1.noarch.rpm (for RHEL 3) from
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7936116/yum-2.0.8-1.noarch.rpm
3) Install it using
rpm –i yum-2.0.8-1.noarch.rpm
4) Configure your yum.conf to look like this:
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
[base]
name=CentOS-$releasever – Base
baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/3/os/i386/
gpgcheck=1
[updates]
name=Red Hat Linux $releasever – Updates
baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/3/updates/i386/
gpgcheck=1
5) Download the gpg key for CentOS rpm packages from
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-3
6) Import the key like this:
rpm –import RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-3
7) Run “yum update”.
You can change the 3 in the conf files to what ever version of RHEL you are using.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
How to Clear your Flash Cache
Point your browser to:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html
You should see a screen like this:
Now click on the site you want to want to clean up and click on Delete Website, or you can just click on Delete all sites.
You are all set to get the new version of the flash video or flash game you were looking for.
Thanks to the team at BlindValet.com for the tip.
Enjoy,
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Install Handbrake on Ubuntu 10.04
Handbrake is a great DVD ripper. Unfortunately the version on theHandbrake website is not working. Here is a ubuntu how to for installing Handbrake on Ubuntu 10.04.
First we need to get DVD playback enabled:
sudo apt-get update
Next you need to install the software. Use the Ubuntu Software Center to install Handbrake. Do a search for Handbrake and install the GTK GUI.
After it installs you should have Handbrake working in Ubuntu 10.04.
Now Start Ripping!
This is a great tool for ripping data for your PS3 Media Server or your Xbox Media Server.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Keeping your family safe online can be a hard. There are some great tools out there, but you need one that is easy to use and cost effective
A great solution is OpenDNS. I have been using OpenDNS in my home for the last 2 years. It is easy to set up and works on your whole network and best of all it is free. OpenDNS has Award-winning OpenDNS Parental Controls that divides the Internet’s content into more than 50 categories. Simply choose your desired filtering level, from “High” to “Minimal,” and check a box. Your filtering preferences take effect in just minutes. Further customize your preferences by adding additional categories like “Social Networking,” “Hate” and “Gambling,” or individual Web sites like MySpace.com that are problematic or unsafe for your household. Also since using OpenDNS my computers have been virtual free of spyware!
Read how to set it up at http://www.crackednoodle.com