Tech notes

April 4, 2007 • 2 min read • Technology

Grip configuration (%) switches for file formats

Grip is a GTK-based CD-player and CD-ripper / MP3 encoder.

April 4, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Firewall configuration programs (fwbuilder, yast2, iptables, Brickwall/Brickhouse)

Configuring the firewall by hand using iptables is quite difficult.

April 4, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Exporting automounted partitions via nfs

We are accessing data from our server via nfs.

April 4, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Execution of dd command via ssh and output redirection to local file

I wanted to copy a whole encrypted partition over the network into a file.

April 4, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Cutting mpeg movie files (mpgtx)

I recorded a documentary from TV as mpeg2.

April 4, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Converting Mac text files into UNIX text files (tr)

If you though text files are all the same, you are wrong.

April 4, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Configuring and starting Apache2 via Yast2

Yast is of of course as unfriendly when it comes to error messages as any other Linux program.

April 4, 2007 • 2 min read • Technology

Build-in package selection during Suse Linux install (autoyast, network install)

When you install Suse Linux, the installer offers you only three choices: minimal, KDE and Gnome.
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