Mile High Linux

10 out of 10

http://www.hulu.com/watch/62688/kicking-it

By default the MySQL 5 server only allows connection from the local computer bound through 127.0.0.1 local loop interface. In order to enable accessibility through the network from any host to your MySQL server follow these steps:

1. Create a new user (other than the default root user) with full access to all databases
/ I used PHPMyAdmin, Privileges, Add a New User, User name, Host: %, User password, Grant all privileges, Check All, GO, Server Localhost, Reload Privileges /

2. If you have a firewall punch a hole for incoming TCP / UDP packets on port 3306
/ I did not delve into encryption at this point yet so I am pretty sure that data traffic is unencrypted and is only usable for internal network traffic /

3. Comment out the following line in /etc/mysql/my.cnf
bind-address = 127.0.0.1

4. Restart the MySQL server
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

At this point you should be able to query / administer the MySQL server from any other computer with the right login name password combo

Skype Call Recorder

http://atdot.ch/scr/

Edit the /usr/share/applications/screensavers/gltext.desktop file as root.

1. Alt+F2
2. “gksu gedit /usr/share/applications/screensavers/gltext.desktop”

Change the line that currently says Exec=gltext -root to the following line instead:

Exec=gltext -root -front -no-spin -text “Mind is your conditioning\n always seeking expression\n IN THOUGHT\N through NOW!”

3. Save, Exit

4. Set your Screensaver to GLText under System, Preferences, Screensavers

INTERNAL: ssh -p10000 -X -C -L 5900:localhost:5900 user@internalIPaddress vncviewer localhost

EXTERNAL: ssh -p10000 -X -C -L 5900:localhost:5900 user@externalIPaddress vncviewer localhost

By the way -C turns on compression of the session which especially when remoting from the outside (External) makes the session much faster than without compression.

The error message in the Firefox 2 error console says: “installlocation has no properties”

Solution: Close firefox, delete extensions.rdf file in your firefox path, restart firefox

sudo apt-get install –reinstall pulseaudio libflashsupport

Original code homepage: http://code.google.com/p/flyback/

$sudo apt-get install python python-glade2 python-gnome2 python-pysqlite2 python-gconf rsync gnome-schedule
$ mkdir ~/Applications
$ cd ~/Applications
$ wget http://flyback.googlecode.com/files/flyback_0.4.0.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf flyback_0.4.0.tar.gz
$ cd flyback
$ cp GPL.txt ~
$ ln -s flyback.py ~/flyback.py #it expects flyback to be installed to yourhome directory, ie the cron line is looking for the file /home/user/flyback.py
$ python flyback.py

Create a custom application launcher in Gnome Panel to create an icon:
python /home/t/Applications/flyback/flyback.py

$ cd /etc/rc2.d/
$ sudo mv S13gdm K87gdm
$ sudo reboot

This way the server stays at the console login prompt instead of booting into X (GDM)

In case you are hesitant trying Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy, well? Don’t be! It works like a charm. Works flawlessly on my Lenovo R61i laptop.

Update:
May 7 2008 – Hardy also works flawlessly on a HP Pavilion Elite m9252p Quad-core sweetness ;-P (Believe it or not but directly from Office Depot. Ouch!)