QT5 on Ubuntu 10LTS

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2014-09-23 14:11

Some notes on listing dependencies in a shard object, identifying missing dependencies, finding needed files in the package repositories and in packages.

hostname --fqdn Name or service not known

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2011-01-21 23:06

If your host name does not resolve correctly you can get an annoying Name or Service not known error when you ask for your fully qualified domain name - even if you have correctly set your full host name. Here's why and what to do about it.

Arno's IPTables Firewall and OpenVPN

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2009-03-30 15:59

One of lifes great time-savers is Arno's IPTables Firewall Script. It usually works perfectly with only the most basic configuration - but it takes a bit of thinking to get OpenVPN to run smoothly. This FAQ contains the little details that most people would otherwise have to dig for.

WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2009-02-08 11:55

Some packages in the Ubuntu repositories are not signed. Unfortunately, there is very little that can be done about this.

apt-get NO_PUBKEY error

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2009-02-02 18:09

After upgrading to KDE 4.2 (beta) in Kubuntu 8.10, apt-get starts returning error messages related to packages that are not signed and keys not being available.

Yum hangs after NOKEY error

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2008-08-25 12:25

If you are behind a firewall and you need to use a proxy server to get your updates, yum can appear to hang while trying to get the key for the package you are installing.

Remote X Windows

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2008-08-10 15:46

There are times when it's necessary to run a graphical program on a remote server.

ALSA Artsd Sound Server Fatal Error: CPU Overload

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2008-05-15 12:18

Within a short time after booting my Fedora 8 desktop, this error would appear. Fortunately there is a reasonable solution.

How to copy a Live ISO to a USB key

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2008-04-04 12:20

I have a Fedora Live ISO image and would like to write it to a USB key instead of a CD or DVD. Please remind me: which tool do I use to do this?

Apache KeepAlive: Speed-up sluggish web pages

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2008-03-29 18:46

Is your web server working fine but always sluggish? Here's an important reminder: Check the KeepAlive directive in your httpd.conf file. Sometimes KeepAlives are off by default.

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