Jun 12, 2010
Enabling APC UPS on Ubuntu 9.10
After several years of using an APC UPS I had to replace the system. Previously I never used the plug to the USB from the UPS to my Linux Server. Being the tinkerer that I am I decided it was time to get it to work on the server. Fortunately this was not a hard task. Install APCUPSD by typing $ sudo apt-get install apcupsd apcupsd-cgi Once installation is completed you must configure it and start it up.... read more
Jun 11, 2010
Disable IPV6 on Ubuntu 10.04
Ran into an issue on Ubuntu the other day in which network functions were having issues. Through a little PD found that IPV6 was the culprit. Here is a tip on how to disable IPV6 on Ubuntu 10.04. To check if IPv6 is disabled, run the following command: cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/disable_ipv6 0 means it’s enabled and 1 – disabled. To disable IPv6, you have to add the following lines to... read more
Apr 11, 2010
A Few Essential Repositories for Ubuntu
There are a few essential repositories that I use to add missing applications, codecs and other applications that are not available in Ubuntu. There are many more out there but these three are top added to my systems. Medibuntu (http://www.medibuntu.org/) Medibuntu (Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu) is a repository of packages that cannot be included into the Ubuntu distribution for... read more
Mar 20, 2010
Downloading YouTube Videos and Extracting Audio on Ubuntu
Have you ever had a YouTube video that you just wanted to have on your PC in-case you were not online to watch it or you wanted the audio extracted from one of those videos to listen to on your PC or iPod? With Firefox addons that is a reality. I had a friend who had found a very, very old German song and found it on YouTube put to a slideshow and was asked how to download the video and extract the... read more
Mar 14, 2010
Epson 4490 Photo scanner Ubuntu
The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo scanner is not supported in Ubuntu by sane. To get the scanner to work in Ubuntu you must download and install third party software. This how to describes how I was able to install it on Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 64-bit. Install libsane-extras (sudo apt-get install libsane-extras) Edit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and uncomment epson2 if it is not done already. Go to... read more
