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How to mount a Google Cloud Storage bucket as a drive in Ubuntu 15.10 wily using FUSE

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

From: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil_install#deb Install gcloud # Create an environment variable for the correct distribution export CLOUD_SDK_REPO=”cloud-sdk-$(lsb_release -c -s)” # Add the Cloud SDK distribution URI as a package source echo “deb packages.cloud.google.co… $CLOUD_SDK_REPO main” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list # Import the Google Cloud public key curl packages.cloud.google.co… | sudo apt-key add – # Update and install the Read more about How to mount a Google Cloud Storage bucket as a drive in Ubuntu 15.10 wily using FUSE[…]

How to mount a Google Drive as a drive in Ubuntu 15.10 wily using FUSE

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

From: github.com/astrada/googl… Install sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alessandro-strada/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install google-drive-ocamlfuse Use google-drive-ocamlfuse mkdir google-drive google-drive-ocamlfuse google-drive It can take a while for the drive to mount with all your data. Create Unity launcher apt-get install alacart alacart create the menu entry Use this icon: img05.deviantart.net/02b… search for your new entry using Dash Drag Read more about How to mount a Google Drive as a drive in Ubuntu 15.10 wily using FUSE[…]

Can I put DDR3L RAM in a DDR3 slot? (Also PC3L to PC3)

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The answer, unfortunately is not definitive.  Usually, yes. But, because of no strict standardization enforcement it may not work. I’d say better to order DDR3 if that is what originally came with your motherboard. More info below. From: www.tomshardware.com/ans… DDR3L modules are backwards compatible with DDR3 by design. Manufacturers use the same integrated circuits for Read more about Can I put DDR3L RAM in a DDR3 slot? (Also PC3L to PC3)[…]

Toshiba Portege 750/780 Internal Microphone broken Ubuntu Wily 15.10 [SOLVED]

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wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/… 5) Internal microphone 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06) The internal microphone does not work after a default install. Append the line “options snd-hda-intel model=dell-s14” to file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, reboot and adjust the mixer levels. Thanks to lidex on UbuntuForums: ubuntuforums.org/showthr…  

Using LTSP on Ubuntu 15.10 wily [Solved]

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LTSP does not work out of the box on Ubuntu 15.10 wily with –arch AMD64 or i386 & thinclient or fatclient. You will get this error: chroot: can’t execute ‘/usr/bin/test’: Exec format error overlayfs: missing ‘workdir’ mount: mounting overlayfs on /root failed: Invalid argument mount: mounting /dev/ on /root/dev/failed: No such file or directory No Read more about Using LTSP on Ubuntu 15.10 wily [Solved][…]

Running Latest Adobe Acrobat Reader in Ubuntu using Virtualbox, FreeRDP, Windows 7 RemoteApp

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Windowless Remote Desktop Using FreeRDP Nightly: github.com/FreeRDP/FreeR… sudo echo “deb pub.freerdp.com/reposito…`lsb_release –codename -s`/ freerdp-nightly main” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freerdp-nightly.list wget -O – pub.freerdp.com/reposito… | sudo apt-key add – sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install freerdp-nightly #/bin/bash /opt/freerdp-nightly/bin/xfreerdp /u:<user> /p:<password> /app:”%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe” /sound /microphone /drives /v:192.168.56.25 sudo apt-get install alacarte Using alacart add above script to the untiy menu. Read more about Running Latest Adobe Acrobat Reader in Ubuntu using Virtualbox, FreeRDP, Windows 7 RemoteApp[…]

Using epoptes on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily LTSP [Solved]

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Epoptes does not work out of the box! I get this error with socat 1.7.3.0: /usr/sbin/epoptes-client * Epoptes-client connecting to server:789… 2016/03/17 17:15:10 socat[3057] E certificate is valid but its commonName does not match hostname Here is an excerpt from man: Since version 1.7.3.0 socat checks the peer certificate for match with the <host> parameter Read more about Using epoptes on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily LTSP [Solved][…]

Ubuntu LTSP Improved Kiosk screen script using openbox, firefox, and xdotool fullscreen mode

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Install openbox, firefox, and xdotool in your ltsp chroot by running ltsp-chroot apt-get install openbox firefox xdotool exit ltsp-update-image My Command for starting Firefox in full screen mode. It’s so bad! I wish “firefox -fullscreen wo openbox & firefox & sleep 5 && xdotool key F11 Download screen script: firefox Put it

VNC Session Screen Script for LTSP thin clients running under Ubuntu

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LTSP does not come with a built in VNC viewer (client) script. So, I created one. This is useful if you want your thinclients to be able to remote into MacOS or Android OS’s. I use the xtightvncviewer package. Run the following on your Ubuntu LTSP server: ltsp-chroot apt-get install xtightvncviwer update-alternatives –config vncviewer #You Read more about VNC Session Screen Script for LTSP thin clients running under Ubuntu[…]

Green Computing

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Green computing, green IT or ICT Sustainability, refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. In the article Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices, San Murugesan defines the field of green computing as “the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems — efficiently Read more about Green Computing[…]