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Some key cmds that I had to use to get the networking operational on the proxmox server: root@proxmax:/etc/network# vzctl set 103 --ipadd 192.168.3.88 --save This will poke a new IP address into the config for the container. The "/etc/network/interfaces" files that results will look like this: root@XXX4 /etc/network# less interfaces # This configuration file is auto-generated. #...

[donmc@MSJ ~]$ sudo rpm -Uvh VNC-Server-5.0.4-Linux-x86.rpm [sudo] password for donmc: Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:realvnc-vnc-server ########################################### [100%] Checking for xauth... [OK] Updating /etc/pam.d/vncserver Looking for font path... not found. Generating private key: p: ..........................

The Twitter module for Drupal now needs to use the new OAuth module for authentication in Twitter. This has broken many web sites. I use this feature on this site to automatically post a tweet whenever I add a new blog entry. I use a global account in Drupal to do it, rather than individual Twitter accounts for each drupal user. In order to get the Twitter module to work now, you'll need...

This command will give you all of the known info regarding the processor(s) under linux: # less /proc/cpuinfo...

Configuring DHCP address for your network card If you want to configure DHCP address you need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces and you need to enter the following lines replace eth0 with your network interface card sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces # The primary network interface: DHCP address assignment auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp Configuring Static IP address for your network card ...

To stop the GUI:Code: The easist way is to open a terminal and execute these commands: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop And then ctrl+alt+backspace to end your current session To restart the GUI: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start ...

Fantastic writeup of how to build a DRUPAL Ubuntu Server from scratch: http://2bits.com/articles/installing-a-dedicated-server-or-a-vps-with-ubuntu-server-804-lts-hardy-heron-drupal-6x.html Besides its success on the desktop, Ubuntu has become a popular server distribution as well. With the release of Hardy Heron 8.04, Canonical is making this release a Long Term Support (LTS) version, with 5...

A featured story on drupal.org: Case Study of OpenTheMagazine.com In the story, we get a fantastic closeup view of the drupal modules used and the reasoning behind their use. For a young Drupal developer/user, it is a very useful article. The "Heroes" of the site were considered to be Views 2, CCK, & for search, Apache SOLR. The list below of other drupal modules used by the site is excerpt...

I just used this tool to reset a Vista password - it is a Linux boot CD very simple and effective. So if you've forgotten your Windows XP or VISTA password, don't despair - this tool will get you back in business FAST. See: http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html A very good walk-through is provided here: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ss/ontpre-screenshot-guide...

I told you so. Google had to eventually threaten the Microsoft OS stranglehold. They could not in all conscience not do so. See their announcement here for some details of this very key development: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear — computers need to get better. People want to get to their em...