Tech notes

April 4, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

aMule on our server (what ports to open?)

I installed the aMule RPMs from from Packman.

March 29, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Using ssh in scripts (one-click secure VNC connection using krdc)

Using ssh in scripts (one-click secure VNC connection using krdc) I wanted to establish a VNC connection that is tunneled via ssh and just by one click.

March 29, 2007 • 4 min read • Technology

Ubuntu 5.04 or Debian 3.1 on the original PB G3 (aka Kanga aka PB 3500)

I am trying to get Ubuntu 5.04 or Debian 3.1 running on the original PB G3 (aka Kanga aka 3500).

March 29, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Installing mplayer on kubuntu

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March 29, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

How to mount a partition formatted with UFS (UNIX file system) and the partitioner included with the MacOS X installer

fdisk is not really able to read the partition table that the Macintosh installer writes.

March 6, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Updating gallery via CVS

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March 6, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Ubuntu and root, su and sudo

In (K)ubuntu, only sudo is allowed by default.

March 6, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Re-encoding mp3 files into smaller files with lame

My old mp3 player broke quite a while ago and now I am using a very primitive one that has only 128 MB and which refused to play some mp3s.
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