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How to root the inWatch Z smart watch (Gain root level access), and install Google Play!

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

InWatch Z Smartwatch aka inWatch Z2G This guide is written for the original inWatch Z that came with Andriod 4.2.2, and has the bone conductivity speaker. Not the later version (Z3G) that shipped with Android 4.4. These instructions may work with the later one, but I have not tested it. Chipset: MediaTek (MTK) MT6572 Why Read more about How to root the inWatch Z smart watch (Gain root level access), and install Google Play![…]

Run LiveCD’s from your Grub2 Boot Menu automatically in Ubuntu 16.04 xenial

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot#grml-rescueboot grml-rescueboot A very simple way of creating a GRUB menuentry for a bootable ISO file is to use grml-rescueboot. The package does the following: Creates a /boot/grml folder. Automatically adds menuentries to the GRUB menu for any ISO files located in the /boot/grml folder. This is accomplished whenever the update-grub command is executed. The Read more about Run LiveCD’s from your Grub2 Boot Menu automatically in Ubuntu 16.04 xenial[…]

Wireless thin client using Ubuntu 18.04.1 named BoXenbaby

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

UPDATE: BoXenbaby is simply Ubuntu 18.04.1 Desktop minimal install with OpenVPN,  FreeRDP-nightly, and other modern clients. This document describes how to: Automatic Install Part 1 – PXE Install BoXenbaby to a computer plugged into a BoXenbrain network. Manual Install Part 2 – USB Install BoXenbaby with a USB drive. Download the usb image here: Check Read more about Wireless thin client using Ubuntu 18.04.1 named BoXenbaby[…]

KVM-VDI Session Screen Script for LTSP thin clients running under Ubuntu 16.04 xenial

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

Sweet new open source project: github.com/Seitanas/kvm-… It is required to run the installation readme above to use KVM-VDI. KVM-VDI does not come with a built in LTSP (client) script. So, I created one. This is useful if you want your thinclients to be able to remote into a KVM-VDI, and want full control using lts.conf. Run the Read more about KVM-VDI Session Screen Script for LTSP thin clients running under Ubuntu 16.04 xenial[…]

Spice Session Screen Script for LTSP thin clients running under Ubuntu

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

LTSP does not come with a built in Spice (client) script. So, I created one. This is useful if you want your thinclients to be able to remote into a KVM VDI. I use the virt-viewer package. Run the following on your Ubuntu LTSP server: ltsp-chroot –arch <base> -m apt-get install virt-viewer exit NOTE: You can also Read more about Spice Session Screen Script for LTSP thin clients running under Ubuntu[…]

How to run a script and have it output nice logs for you in bash

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

It is standard when you are writing your script, to write errors to “Standard Error” ( STDERR ). Like so: echo “Unique ID and Error” >&2 Usually when you run a script it outputs both standard error and standard output to your terminal display. You can however redirect those to log files. If you want Read more about How to run a script and have it output nice logs for you in bash[…]