Linux Mint.

Alas. I have moved back to Linux Mint. :(

I like it... BUT IT REALLY MISS the PKGBUILDS. .debs are so messy IMO.

Intro: The quest for getting siag-office working.

I just 'adopted' https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14904

I am now the maintainer of the package.

I will be documenting my progress on this blog.

I hope you enjoy!

Setting a wallpaper in fluxbox. (Another way.)

COPIED FROM MY OTHER BLOG: http://theshadowfog.com/blog/

You need feh and zenity installed.

If you are on a debian based distribution, then run: sudo apt-get install feh zenity

You can download the script here (You will need to edit the script a little. Just open it up and you will see what I mean.)

To install:

wget theshadowfog.com/bckgrnd

chmod +x bckgrnd

then,

cd .fluxbox

vi menu

COPY and paste this lines into the beginning of the file:

[exec] (Background Changer) {~/bckgrnd} <>



Enjoy!

Simple screencast shell script.

screencastr.sh /screencastr

You need ffmpeg installed.

 #!/bin/bash  
 if which ffmpeg >/dev/null; then  
   echo "ffmpeg exists"  
 else  
 echo does not exist  
 echo "sudo apt-get install ffmpeg"  
 exit  
 fi  
 echo "Name of video?"  
 read name  
 echo "Resolution?"  
 read ress  
 echo "FPS? Up to 25."  
 read fps  
 ffmpeg -f x11grab -r $fps -s $ress -i :0.0 /tmp/$name.avi  
 mv /tmp/$name.avi $HOME  
 echo "Your screencast was saved to: $HOME/$name.avi"   

You can either copy and paste the code, or you can download the script from here:
theshadowfog.com/screencaster

To install:

 sudo apt-get install ffmpeg  
 chmod +x screencaster  
 ./screencastr  

How to take screenshots in fluxbox.

First. Install gnome-screenshot (Or any other screenshot software)
sudo apt-get install gnome-screenshot
or
yum install gnome-screenshot

Or you might already have it installed.

Now...

1. cd .fluxbox
2. nano (Or whatever text editor you want.) keys
3. add to the bottom: None Print :ExecCommand gnome-screenshot

You can change print to whatever key you want. (Print = print scr on your keyboard.)

More info.

IRC server.

I bought a VPS today!

I am hosting a minecraft classic server and an irc server!
Connect to my PERSONAL IRC server at:
IP: 199.167.197.173
Port: 6667

How to search for process's with top & grep

Lets say we run a java program. And you couldn't find it by running the command 'top'...
run:
top | grep processnamehere


and then

pkill processnamehere


or

kill processpid


Or you could use a task-manager. :)
But if you are using ssh this is really useful.
Enjoy!
Manual Pages:

GREP
TOP

R.I.P Dennis Ritchie

"When Steve Jobs passed away last week, people said that he had changed computing forever and called him one of the greatest inventors since Thomas Edison. I don't know whether or not this is true, but I can say with 100% certainty that this is a perfect description of Dennis Ritchie.
I can only hope that 100 years from now, when schoolchildren are taught about the great inventors of the digital age that somewhere in every gradeschool history textbook is a section about Ritchie and Thompson. They deserve no less." - (Reddit)

R.I.P Dennis Ritchie 


http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/admin_mourning.png

How to setup tightvnc server on LINUX MINT.

It might work on other distros.

1. sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
2. cd ~/.vnc 
3. ls
4. nano (or your favorite text editor.) xstartup
5. edit anything you need to.
6. then run: tightvncserver
7. go to your other computer. 
8. run a vnc viewer. And enter in your IP.

THE END.

Random Music.

I LOVE THIS SONG!

IDM4EVER

Thank you Linus.

Everyone is like...
THANK YOU STEVE.

But in my house. ITS

THANK YOU LINUS TORVALDS.

Inside the tardis.

Bloody HELL.

Source: http://time-lord-rassilon.deviantart.com/art/Tardis-Blueprint-File-001-190522178

o_o

Switched to Linux Mint

I have been 'hopping' from one distro to another in the past few days. I must say. I really do like Linux Mint. Perfect for newbies. But also good for experts/intermediate users.

Two thumbs up.

Got X to work through ssh

Probably already known... But w/ever.
(ON THE computer you are connecting to.)
1. cd  into /etc/ssh

2. Then edit: nano sshd_config

3. Add at the bottom:  X11Forwarding yes

4. reboot

then use this command to connect:

ssh -l username -X -v ipaddress 

Then start:

xcalc to test.

ENJOY!

Customized install_nquake.sh

I get the error: wget: unable to resolve host address `nquake.localghost.net\r'
Error: Some distribution files failed to download. Better luck next time. Exiting.

The one I downloaded somehow didn't work.
So here is my modded one:
http://hostfile.org/install_nquake.sh

Shell Scripting

Awesome recourse:
http://steve-parker.org/sh/

My auto-update script.

You can download it here.

Enjoy.

P.S: Sorry for not posting in a while. Will update more frequently.

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Want some Google+ invites?

Just comment with your email address. 

Then I will send you and invite!

:)

Sparkleshare INSTALL script $ uninstall script

Enjoy! Tell me if it doesn't work or if there's bugs:
you can download both here:
Install script
UNINSTALL script.

DO NOT USE
NVM WILL FIX
BIIIG BUG