Ubuntu Timezone change - Linux

Ubuntu Timezone change

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

z

although the idiots at stackexchange cut off this topic it is informative

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/110522/timezone-setting-in-linux

Notes about viewing and rendering Photospheres locally w/o google killing the feature later

These are various links to pages with attempts to locally render photospheres.  As iGoogle proves along with a lot of other things, the Big G will capriciously kill off things that it gets bored with, and having photospheres vanish is not an option.

python script
http://meestuff.blogspot.com/2013/08/google-photo-sphere-viewer-for-desktop.html

github for above:

https://github.com/paoletto/PythonPhotoSphere

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14594934/is-there-a-method-for-displaying-an-android-photosphere-on-an-ios-device
https://developers.google.com/streetview/

http://forums.androidcentral.com/photo-spheres/296768-photo-sphere-viewer-chrome.html

http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/84268/how-can-i-view-photospheres-on-a-pc

https://github.com/kennydude/photosphere
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1578169/how-can-i-read-xmp-data-from-a-jpg-with-php
https://github.com/narqo/modernizr-bl (updated for https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/blob/master/feature-detects/webgl-extensions.js)

Install Wifi on Ubuntu manually

Wifi chip must be recognized and initialized

If your Wi-Fi dongle is listed in the Adapter menu then you can connect using Wi-Fi, if not then plug in an Ethernet cable to continue.
For those that are keen to hack Wi-Fi you can create a config file by typing:
sudo leafpad /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Inside the file, type the following (inserting your SSID and password in the relevant sections):
network={
     ssid="your network's ssid here"
     psk="your network's password here"
     proto=RSN
     key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
     pairwise=CCMP
     auth_alg=OPEN
}

DELL CS 24 servers. 4 x SAS / SATA ports, dual (ESXI command line install)

https://hurtigtechnologies.com/2014/06/the-definitive-guide-to-the-dell-cs24-sc-server/

Example:
DELL-CS24-SC-2x-E5450-3-00GHZ-QUAD-CORE-CPUS-24GB-MEM-4X-HDD-TRAYS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201405858539

dubFIRE - Reply

November 26, 2014 at 4:37 pm

I have been running ESXi 5.5 Update 2 just fine on these servers. The only issue is with the installation process, so you need to disable headless mode. Just follow these steps and you’re golden.

1. Once the ESXi install starts, IMMEDIATELY hit “SHIFT + O” (letter O, not zero) to get to the command-line install options.

2. Append “ignoreHeadless=TRUE” at the prompt. This will allow the install to finish properly for this boot ONLY. Hit “ENTER” to continue booting and installation.

3. Once the installation completes, it will need to reboot. Repeat steps 1+2 to allow bootup to complete successfully.

4. Once you have fully installed ESXi 5.5, log into it (hitting F2) and ENABLE the “ESXi Shell” and “SSH” in the troubleshooting configuration so you can remote into the interface using a utility like PUTTY. (DO NOT REBOOT SERVER YET!!)

5. Connect via PUTTY or another utility to the ESXi host and type the following command… “esxcfg-advcfg -k TRUE ignoreHeadless”. This will make this setting a permanent change allowing it to boot into the OS every time you reboot your server.

Also, it’s a good idea to use the latest Dell image of ESXi:

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=YGH6K

lost profile on windows xp (possibly on later as well)

When you get an error logging in on windows complaining that the profile is invalid, windows will attempt to create a new temporary profile.

It appears under such as

c:\Documents and Settings\<account name> not being accessible or such.

In the case encountered it got an access error.

There is an article below which explains at length how to recover.

The short of it is that one should do a System Restore.  This is under Accessories->System Tools->System Restore.

No need to remove the temp profile, unless you are tight on space.

BTW the temporary directory / profile created is TEMP

Substitute for C: above <system root> in the general case, but for most systems hopefully people had sense enough to leave it c:\  All bets are off in the case of running multiple versions, which might necessitate using a different directory.

Link to Tech Republic

how-do-i-recover-a-damaged-windows-xp-user-profile

Changing from text boot by default to gui boot with Rabian (Debian derivative)

This is for the Radxa Rock version of Debian.  Found by Debashis De (G+ id)

To help others:

    sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target

To start GUI from text mode:

    sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm start

To go back to GUI mode:

    sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target

To get the current run-level:

    sudo systemctl get-default

Ubuntu Unity behavior modification

Change number of workspaces

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

link askubuntu 

Eliminate unwanted preview newtab panels (cause much lost bandwidth on low bandwidth systems)
Blatant shoving of an unnecessary feature down everyones throat that is unneeded and is just commercial.

newtabs override

Look for a way to be more annoying about the Search Engine feature in the future.  I can't imagine anyone choosing Yahoo / Bing results over Google, even if you don't like the Googlies.

Downloadthemall

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/

Download Youtube Videos as MP4

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/download-youtube/