Category Archives: Linux
rdebug 1.9
I’m running rvm and have ruby 1.9.2-p136 installed. Unfortunately, gem install ruby-debug throws all sorts of errors so I fumbled around and found this post: http://dirk.net/2010/04/17/ruby-debug-with-ruby-19x-and-rails-3-on-rvm/ Which summarized a post by Mr. RVM himself: https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/support/troubleshooting/ But I continued to receive … Continue reading
Ubuntu Screensaver. Why U So Hard To Configure?
Ugh… no *good* solution just yet but I plan to update this post once I figure out the proper way to customize screensavers on Maverick. I found this article but it doesn’t work on the latest and greatest ubuntu version: … Continue reading
nautilus-clamscan fix in maverick meerkat
Greetings my fellow Linux users! Today I found the need to perform a virus scan on a questionable image sent to me. I noticed there was a package in the repo called nautilus-clamscan which *should* have installed a new item … Continue reading
telnet http proxy
I needed to access a website from behind an authenticated HTTP proxy via an automated script and I didn’t know the protocol. I managed to capture some packets from a lynx session which is set up to utilize the gateway … Continue reading
debian hp dl380 cdrom errors
kernel: [16610.569459] hda: drive not ready for command kernel: [16610.569505] hda: status error: status=0×48 { DriveReady DataRequest } kernel: [16610.569511] ide: failed opcode was: unknown The above error messages were omnipresent in my HP DL380 running Debian Lenny. /dev/hda is … Continue reading
VMWare Perl API and Debian
I recently attempted to install VMWare’s Perl API on Debian Lenny and received the following error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lssl A quick dpkg -l revealed I had openssl installed. It turns out I needed to also install libssl-dev in order … Continue reading
Asus Eee PC 900 Easy Peasy Wifi Toggle Hack
Due to various work related reasons I ended up in need of an ultra portable computing platform that could run Linux. After much hem-hawing I decided on the Asus Eee PC 900A which retailed for $250 at my local Target. … Continue reading