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HOWTO: Resolving XOrg’s X server startup error messages in Debian

Admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:58:16 +0000

Purpose: The idea of this post is to resolve XOrg’s X server startup error messages. Sometime back I had written a post which explained to get your X server to start successfully. However, in this post we are going to specifically focus on the error messages that X server throws out…

HOWTO: Reset your lost/forgotten root password on Debian systems

Admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:59:45 +0000

Purpose: If you have been using Linux for a while you will most certainly find a situation where you have forgotten or lost your “root” users’ password (Admin password) and you have no clue how to regain your root login prompt. As long as you have physical access to your machine…

TIP: Preparing your Linux kernel sources for out-of-tree kernel module compilation

Admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:09:46 +0000

Purpose: Many times you will be in a situation where you need to compile out-of-tree kernel modules, meaning that the kernel you are currently running does not have the required module in it (say squashfs, ndiswrapper, etc). In such a situation, one typically needs to download sources from somewhere else and…

HOWTO: Compiling packages from source on Debian Linux

Admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:17:47 +0000

Purpose: In this post we will learn how to build a Debian package (.deb) from source packages. You might be thinking why would I ever need to do that, right? Well most of the times you are right, you won’t require to build packages from source, but there will be situations…

Blog posts for the remaining month of June

Admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:02:54 +0000

For those of you who read this blog regularly, might have noticed that I haven’t posted anything since last week. Right now I am out of town and have some social commitments.
I will resume by blogging in the month of July.
Thank you for being there!

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INFO: Installing Moblin Images on your Intel Atom processor netbooks and nettops

Admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:23 +0000

Intel’s low-power chip, ATOM, has really caught a lot of attention in almost all kinds of market and has become really popular. There are several vendors who are shipping netbooks, nettops, etc based on Intel Atom processor. Some of you must have heard about Moblin – Intel answer to create a…

HOWTO: Configuring Wireless (WiFi) network card in Debian Linux

Admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:17:34 +0000

Purpose: WiFi capability is getting common these days and slowly and steadily it is becoming a necessity to have a working WiFi computer. For many people it is rather intimidating when it comes to configuring wireless network in Linux systems. In this post we will learn how to configure a wireless…

TIP: 10 most useful Linux commands to resolve common Linux problems

Admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:06:40 +0000

Purpose: When you start using Linux everyday, from time to time you might encounter certain problems that can be easily fixed with the help of simple commands. In this blog post, I am going to highlight 10 important commands which might help you to fix or troubleshoot certain problems. Although I…

INFO: 10 useful hardware information display utilities in Debian Linux

Admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:22:33 +0000

Purpose: Suppose you get a new computer or a machine without much documentation and you would like to know as much as possible regarding the hardware that is there on the system like CPU, Memory, North Bridge, South Bridge, PCI devices, USB devices, Super I/O, BIOS, etc. There are some very…

HOWTO: How to erase, un-install GRUB from MBR to restore Windows/DOS bootloader

Admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:07:51 +0000

Purpose: Dual-boot setup in which you have Windows and Linux installed on the same hard drive (on different partitions) is a very common technique. Many people decide to un-install Linux and that’s when they get into trouble. They can’t seem to get rid off GRUB from the MBR and whenever they…

HOWTO: Running 32-bit X Windows application on 64-bit system using bind mount in Linux

Admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:10:39 +0000

Purpose: We have already seen how to create a debootstrap system and we also learned how to compile a 32-bit application (like Linux kernel) from within the debootstrap system in Debian Linux. However, what we have learnt so far does not allow us to run graphics (X Window) applications from within the debootstrap…

HOWTO: Cross-compiling a 32-bit (i386) Linux kernel on 64-bit Machine (amd64)

Admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:43:51 +0000

Purpose: These days 64-bit hardware and Operating System are getting more and more common and affordable. Now if you are use to compile a custom Linux kernel on a regular Intel architecture 32-bit machine (i386) for a 32-bit machine itself then there were no issues. But now when you are trying…

HOWTO: Installing eyeOS in Debian Linux – Online Operating System via Internet

Admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:12:28 +0000

Purpose: Most of you must have heard about the term “Cloud Computing”. Some say that this is going to be the future of software and operating system too whereas some say that it is just a “buzz” word which will fade away soon. However in this post we are not going…

TIP: Create a clone, backup image of hard drives and CD-ROMs using dd and cp command

Admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:03:41 +0000

Purpose: This is always going to be a handy trick no matter if you are a beginner or an experienced user of Linux. If hard drive storage space is not a concern for you, and it should not be because the cost of storage keeps decreasing day-by-day, then you should clone…

HOWTO: Configuring and Transferring music to iPOD on Debian Linux

Admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:20:41 +0000

Purpose: In this post we will learn how to configure and transfer music to your Apple iPOD from Debian Linux. I am not a very big fan of music players in general but one of my friend gave it to me and I thought I would try to use it under…