Wednesday, May 14, 2008

RPMS on Ubuntu: Checkout "alien"


Checkout the "alien" utility to install RPMs on a Debian/Ubuntu based system.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Letting A Vncviewer Control Your Ubuntu Desktop

This link shows how to enable an Ubuntu desktop such that a vncviewer can control it.

Note: I used a TightVNC viewer on an XP box. If you put the viewer into fullscreen, you need CTRL-ALT + SHIFT-F to get you out.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

WordPress As A CMS

See this link to investigate using WordPress as a CMS for static sites.
According to my research, this has been done quite a bit for static sites.
Also, here is the part 2 that goes with the link above.

This is another great link to hit too. This too.

Google stuff like: "using WordPress for static websites" and "using WordPress as a CMS for static websites". You know, the usual stuff.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Managing Binary Patches With "rdiff"


If you need to create or manage binary patches, check out the "rdiff" utility. It uses the same algorithm as "rsync". Please reference Kyle Rankin's "Lightning Hacks" article in the June 2008 Linux Journal.

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Infiniband Wireshark Filter

Need the Wireshark (was Ethereal) Infiniband Filter?

Hit this:Infiniband Wireshark Filter