Tag: Google

How to mount an additional persistant storage disk to a Google Cloud compute engine running Ubuntu 15.10 wily

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

From: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/persistent-disks#create_disk sudo mkfs.ext4 -F -E lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0,discard /dev/disk/by-id/google-example-disk echo ‘/dev/disk/by-id/google-example-disk /mnt/example-disk ext4 discard,defaults 1 1’ | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

How to fix the “device or resource busy’ error when trying to mount your Google Drive on your headless google cloud compute engine server running Ubuntu 15.10 wily [SOLVED]

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

I wanted to mount my Google drive onto my Google Cloud compute engine running Ubuntu 15.10 wily.  I also have my Google Cloud storage bucket mounted using gcsfuse. I tried all sorts of manual ways to validate the API keys the below is the only way that worked. The solution was to install lxdm, x2go, Read more about How to fix the “device or resource busy’ error when trying to mount your Google Drive on your headless google cloud compute engine server running Ubuntu 15.10 wily [SOLVED][…]

How to add all Google Services to Unity Launcher in Ubuntu 15.10 wily

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

From: http://askubuntu.com/questions/35488/what-custom-launchers-and-unity-quicklists-are-available Newer specs here: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/apa.html .desktop files stored in: ~/.local/share/applications A. Example Desktop Entry File [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Google Services Comment=Quicklinks to all Google services! TryExec=google-chrome Exec=google-chrome https://google.com Icon=google.png MimeType=image/x-foo; Actions=Gmail;Calendar;Voice [Desktop Action Gmail] Exec=google-chrome https://mail.google.com Name=Gmail Icon=gmail.png [Desktop Action Calendar] Exec=google-chrome https://calendar.google.com Name=Calendar Icon=calendar.png

Google Cloud Storage speed comparison (Standard, Durable Reduced Availability, and Nearline)

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

This is tested using gcsfuse mount in a google computer engine running Ubuntu 15.10. These tests are made using a large 128MB file. I read that using the gcsfuse goes very slow when using lots of little files. For instance using rsync to backup websites. Google suggest using their gcutil with the rsync option instead. Read more about Google Cloud Storage speed comparison (Standard, Durable Reduced Availability, and Nearline)[…]

How to perform a carrier reset on a Sprint phone. –> ##72786#

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##72786# A carrier reset is almost always necessary if you’re activating a device or if you’re having trouble receiving voice, text, or a data connection. This reset sends your device’s new information to the network so that you can get service. Note: If unable to perform reset over WiFi, disable option in settings and connect to Read more about How to perform a carrier reset on a Sprint phone. –> ##72786#[…]

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 http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt $CLOUD_SDK_REPO main” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list # Import the Google Cloud public key curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | 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: https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse 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: http://img05.deviantart.net/02bb/i/2012/115/9/1/google_drive_icon_by_jasonh1234-d4xke8r.png 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[…]