If you want to enable Ctrl+Alt+Del to open System Monitor you have to do this: Go to System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts and search for “Logout” action (that is under Desktop actions) and you will see that Ctrl+Alt+Del combination is associated to Logout shortcut. You have to click on that shortcut and press Backspace if you want to [...]
Archive for January 2009
UUID issue with new hard-drive
I just added a new hard-drive to my system. I created an ext3 partition and used vol_id and blkid to show the UUID. Based on that information, I edited the /etc/fstab file accordingly. When I try the sudo mount -a command, I get mount: special device /dev/disk/by-uuid/*the uuid of the new partition* does not exist [...]
Install Nodoka (Fedora theme) on Ubuntu (II)
I was explaining here how to install Nodoka theme on Ubuntu. Or you can use this small script I made to automate this. PS: You need to have libsexy-dev installed. If not, just run this command in your terminal: sudo apt-get –assume-yes –force-yes install libsexy-dev I hope you’ll find it usefull. Here is the script: [...]
Change the number of comments per page in admin interface of wordpress
Let’s have this situation: You need to make a backup of your blog, you have access only in the admin interface of wordpress and you have 3000+ comments containing spam in the ‘awaiting moderation’ state. Do you spend your day selecting 20 comments at a time and hittind the delete button? Hell, NO! You hack [...]
Howto Change Ubuntu Forced fsck
In Ubuntu the boot hard disk is checked every 20 boots. I have to boot my laptop quite often, so about once a week booting takes more than 10 minutes. This clearly sucks. Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix this. With tune2fs it is possible to change the interval from mount-times to timed [...]
Install Flash in Songbird
If you have installed Songbird by hand, automatic instalation of flash will not work. Here’s a quick fix. Under Windows: Open Songbird and paste http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer-win.xpi in the location bar at the top of the library or browser. Follow the installation process. Under Linux: Flash on Linux got a whole lot better with Flash Player 10. [...]
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