Update 12/1/2015: It appears that the Nexus 7 is now automatically recognised and made available in xubuntu 14.04.1 Trusty; however, if you are still having trouble, read on.
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gpsim, Ubuntu and the case of the missing GUI
Following an upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 I wanted to install gpsim again. I was pleased to see that it was included in the standard repositories and so I duly installed the stock packages. However, as soon as tried to use it the problems started. After a bit of fiddling around it became obvious that gpsim was compiled for the stock package with the GUI disabled and so a recompile was in order.
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I have recently had to make a backup of the ‘My Documents’ directory of a Windows XP user to a CentOS server.
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Escape from ssh
If you ever get an ssh session that seems to be stuck, try closing the connection using one of the ssh built-in escape sequences.
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If you are getting an error message similar to
/usr/bin/xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/username/.Xauthority
you are probably facing one of the following scenarios.
Continue reading xauth and .XauthorityDon’t like your WordPress theme? Modify it.
I like to display keyboard entries, code examples and sample outputs with distinctive formatting using the <pre>, <kbd>, <code>, and <samp> tags. I also like this formatting to appear uniform across the whole web site
Continue reading Don’t like your WordPress theme? Modify it.WordPress html code rewriting and the frustration it causes
I really hate it when an application automatically rewrites the code I provide without asking me first.
Continue reading WordPress html code rewriting and the frustration it causesWordPress installation – 16 commands from start to finish
The 16 commands you need for a fully functional WordPress installation.
Continue reading WordPress installation – 16 commands from start to finishCentOS 6.4 kernel compile
On occasion you may find that the stock kernel just does not cut the mustard and decide to change some of the configuration parameters and re-compile. Below is a list of the steps involved.
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My old Ubuntu 12.04 server had serious performance problems with NFS exported home directories and the decision has been taken to use CentOS as the next server distro.
Continue reading CentOS 6.4 installationMusicBrainz
If you have ever tried correcting the MP3 tags for many tracks in your music library, you probably have grown tired of the manual process very quickly, just like me.
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