Tag: Ubuntu

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

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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 install MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on Virtualbox with Ubuntu 15.10

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Not working; use VMWare Player with the Unlocker. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/339-unlocker/ https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0   The below does not work for me! http://techsviewer.com/how-to-install-mac-os-x-el-capitan-on-pc-on-virtualbox/   VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM Name” –cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct” “iMac11,3” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion” “1.0” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct” “Iloveapple” VBoxManage setextradata “Your Read more about How to install MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on Virtualbox with Ubuntu 15.10[…]

Ubuntu Windows Wallpaper + MacOS theme

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Ubuntu Windows Wallpaper: https://technology.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/740933/ MacOS Unity Theme: sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool If it fails to run see: http://askubuntu.com/questions/449943/unity-tweak-tool-fails-to-start-with-the-error-com-canonical-unity-webapps-sche Zukimac Is a Flawless Mac Theme for Ubuntu (If You Like that Sort of Thing)

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

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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

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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[…]

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

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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Laptop/Lucid/Reports/DellLatitudeE6410 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: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9448177  

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: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/wiki/PreBuilds sudo echo “deb http://pub.freerdp.com/repositories/deb/`lsb_release –codename -s`/ freerdp-nightly main” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freerdp-nightly.list wget -O – http://pub.freerdp.com/repositories/ADD6BF6D97CE5D8D.asc | 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