My inspiration of the 'Wallpaper of the Day' comes from the Nation Geographic Photo of the Day. National Geographic recommends an amazing photo each day on this web site. I wrote a bash script to automatically set the photo as my desktop background everyday when I start my Ubuntu laptop. Create the following script then add … Continue reading Ubuntu Wallpaper of the Day
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Delete an open file in Windows
Besides using Unlocker, there is another way (Process Explorer) to delete an open file in Windows. Here is my example: 1) The system tells me the Track_3.pdf can not be deleted as it is being used. 2) Launch the Process Explorer then search the file name, then click the search result. 3) Right click the … Continue reading Delete an open file in Windows
TSM Dynamic Volume
In my previous post, I created a few fixed volumes for the backup pool in my TSM sandbox. In some scenarios, you may find it is flexible to use the dynamic volumes. In my TSM sandbox, I will configure the dynamic volumes to use the four 50G drives (G, H, I, J). 1) Update the device … Continue reading TSM Dynamic Volume
Blogilo Proxy Settings
To make Blogilo work behind a proxy, I edited this file ~/.kde/share/config/kioslaverc in my Ubuntu laptop (there is no proxy settings in the Blogilo UI).[$Version]update_info=kioslave.upd:kde2.2/r1,kioslave.upd:kde2.2/r2,kioslave.upd:kde2.2/r3[Proxy Settings][$i] ProxyType=1 httpProxy=http://proxy-server:8080httpsProxy=http://proxy-server:8080ftpProxy=http://proxy-server:8080
Auto deploy Puppet Agent
Continue with my previous Puppet and Puppet dashboard installation, now I start to deploy the agent to all my Ubuntu desktops. I wrote a script to do the dirty work. Pre-requisite package: expect (no need if use passwordless ssh, but you need to change the script slightly). How to use: 1) Create the following 4 scripts … Continue reading Auto deploy Puppet Agent
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