I am running 64 bit Debian Squeeze. And well, when I went to watch an episode of hak5 I had smurf vision!

Darren and Shannon from Hak5.org as Smurfs

Hey guys. I didn’t know you drank too much blueberry juice. Who knew?

Since Adobe WILL NOT fix this (apparently ever, if you look at the bug), the only solution is to revert back to a previous 64 bit flashplayer.

This is what’s currently installed:


dpkg -l | grep flashplugin


output look like:

ii flashplugin-nonfree 1:2.8.2 Adobe Flash Player – browser plugin

Yes, that’s in the Debian 64 bit multimedia repo.

I had an old version 10 flashplayer laying around. So I used that.

We’ll leave it installed, but we’ll some file fixing, and fix it.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT FOR A N00B. DO NOT TRY THIS IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

You can get older versions of Flash from here.

1. Change to the directory:


cd /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree


2. Create a backup. (Always have a path back to the way it was, before you messed it up!)


sudo mv libflashplayer.so libflashplayer.so.badv11


3. Copy over the old v10.3 flashplayer (64 bit).


sudo cp /home/youruserid/Downloads/libflashplayer.so .


or from where ever it’s located. Yes the period at the end IS significant!

4. Restart your browser.

Darren and Shannon magically de-smurfed

Hey guys. Glad to see you’re off the blueberry juice!

Thanks Loni, for the title!

Wayno

From my friend Scott M. at scottlinux

This video is Rated “R” — (Language) so if your sensitive, don’t watch.

Kill Dash Nine Lyrics by Monzy

Wayno

IceWeasel (rebranded Firefox Version 3!) is pre-installed. However Icedove does NOT come pre-installed.

The programmes on the mozilla site, are 32 bit critters. Which don’t always work in a 64 bit environment.

As a minimum, if you want to use the 32 bit Firefox or Thunderbird off the mozilla site, you will need to have at least the following 32 bit libraries installed on your 64 bit system:


sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-gtk


Fortunately, I ran into Diopter on #debian on freenode.org

Here is where the latest stable 64 bit version are stored:

For the latest stable 64 bit Firefox

For the latest stable 64 bit Thunderbird

I have had some issues with the stable releases. So I use the nightly builds.

Nightly build for 64 bit Firefox (unstable)

Nightly build for 64 bit Thunderbird (unstable)

1. Once you have them downloaded, lets untar them to the right directory.


cd /usr/local


2. Now untar:


sudo tar -xjvf ~/home/Downloads/(name of file goes here)


-x says we want to extract the tar
-j says it is a bzip2 file
-v says we want verbose (lots of) output
-f says use archive mode

3. Now create a link. I want it system wide so we need to create a symlink in /usr/bin to where the files are stored.

As always the octothorpe (# is a comment and need NOT be coded)

For Firefox:


cd /usr/bin #change to the usr/bin director
sudo ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox .


or /usr/local/thunderbird/thunderbird

NOTE: THE PERIOD AT THE END IS SIGNIFICANT. IT SAYS PLACE THE PROGRAM (SYMLINK) RIGHT HERE!

4. to confirm that you have everything right:


which firefox


and you will get output that looks like:

/usr/bin/firefox

(or thunderbird)

If you go to /usr/bin and do an ls -l you will see:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 5 19:01 firefox -> /usr/local/firefox/firefox

(or thunderbird)

Thanks Joe and Loni!

Wayno

It’s an easy fix, that I found on linuxquestions.org Read this entry for full details on the “why it works!”

So I can’t claim any credit for this solution. (BUT it is simple and works wonderfully). So in my usual step by step approach:

1. Get to the right directory:


cd /var/run/console


2. Now create an empty file with the user name you want to be able to start an x-session:


sudo touch username


Touch will either create an empty (zero length) file, or if the file already exists, it will update the access time stamps. (might be a “good thing” if you want to backup a file!)

We have to become root (use of sudo or you can su -) to do the touch.

3. I start vnc as:

x11vnc -create -usepw -display :0

-create tells vnc to find the existing x session, or if necessary create it.

-usepw says to use or store a password in ~/.vnc/passwd

- display :0 is the x server display to connect to.

That’s it!

Wayno

I will try KDE before totally abandoning Ubuntu, (a 584 meg download!) but I will be probably be installing Debian Squeeze. Thanks Ubuntu for many years of loyal service. But it is time for us to part ways.

Wayno

Original article here

1. Simply install the gnome panel:


sudo apt-get install gnome-panel


Logout, choose gnome at login time, and you are done.

Wayno

For Windows use this method.

Of course in Linux Environment — it’s even simpler:

1. At a terminal window type: wall

2. Type in your message

3. End it with the End-of-file character (ctrl+d)

output looks like:

n@H:~$ wall
this is a test message
(NOTE: I entered ctrl+d to end the message)
Broadcast Message from n@H
(/dev/pts/2) at 22:35 …
this is a test message

n@H:~$

Wayno

Outdoor internet connection provided to Hermitage Cat Shelter, in Tucson, Arizona

NOTE: THIS LETTER HAS NOT BEEN SENT, IN HOPE OF RESOLVING THIS ON A LOCAL LEVEL.

————-
Patrick J. Esser, President
Cox Communications
1400 Lake Hearn Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30319

The Hermitage Cat Shelter is dedicated to the shelter, protection, and care of homeless cats, especially those that are often not considered adoptable by other organizations. We are both an adoption facility and long-term sanctuary for those felines who are “adoption-challenged.” including felines who are FIV or FeLV-positive, and other types of chronic health issues. All of our kitties roam free within 8,000 sq ft of outdoor/indoor living space. (Mission Statement)

To that end, we rely heavily upon the internet to carry out our mission. Approximately a year ago, The Shelter contracted with Cox Communications here in Tucson, Arizona, to install internet access for the shelter. We have 4 hard wired connections, and a laptop in use, using a central router. Because the way things we’re done, we have a cable modem and laptop (wifi) in one building, and the wifi and hardwired router in another. Because the distance is too great, the laptop cannot connect to the router in the next building, even though it sits a few feet from the cable modem. All of this goes through a single connection from the outside.

When we often have inclement weather during our monsoon season, or extremes in temperature, we experience frustrating and severe outages. Why? Because the technician who installed this took several short cuts (see photo, attached) and obviously has no pride in their work.

We are committed to providing the best opportunity available to the cats under our care. But is Cox committed to doing the right thing and fixing the poor installation quality that was performed?

The new power supply I got today does NOT have the 4 pin connector I need.

Third time’s a charm?

And the new VOM doesn’t work either. 0 for 2 today.

Wayno