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
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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