git cheatsheet
24
Aug
browsing the git history in a compact yet still highly condensed view containing all important information: git log —graph —source —oneline —branches —tags
Category Archives: Thoughts
duplicating a postgresql DB
23
Aug
e.g. for testing purposes before touching valuable data… set the DB names ORIG_DB=“orig_db_name” NEW_DB=“new_db_name” create a dump (make sure to use a user having access rights to the db) TSTAMP=$(date +%F_%H-%M) FILE_ORIG=”${ORIG_DB}_${TSTAMP}.sql” pg_dump -f ${FILE_ORIG} —blobs —create ${ORIG_DB} adjust the … Read More »
nautic maps / navigation
1
Aug
wow: http://bodensee-navigationskarte.scbh.at/
building the Funambol extension for TB3 on Linux/x86-64
7
Jun
This posting describes the steps required to build the Funambol add-on for Mozilla Thunderbird 3 on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). It is mostly based on Bas’ Blog entry . Part I: the prerequisites define the buildroot BASE=”${HOME}/buildenvs/mozbuild.maverick_amd64” install required packages … Read More »
using a proper “compose” key in gnome
26
May
open “system” -> “preferences” -> “keyboard” switch to tab “layouts” click button “options” open section “compose key position” choose the desired key…
migrate from SVN to GIT
3
May
a short cheat sheet of commands I used several times to migrate SVN-repositories to GIT… preparation sudo aptitude install subversion git-svn svn co https://my.server.private/repos/my_repo cd my_repo svn log q | grep v ‘^*$’ | cut -d ‘|’ -f 2 | … Read More »
my language & locale settings on a fresh ubuntu-install
29
Apr
the following steps are required to adjust a fresh ubuntu to my personal language-preferences, including the default character encoding for gnome-terminal set to UTF-8 install the required packages to generate the appropriate locales: sudo aptitude install language-pack-de-base language-pack-de set the … Read More »
remotely add remote desktop users (RDP) in windows (7)
27
Apr
take a windows-machine of your choice click on “start” right-click “computer” choose “manage” (“verwalten” if locale=DE) authenticate if necessary right-click “computer management (local)” choose “connect to a different computer” enter the DNS-name of the target machine wait for connection go … Read More »
hp-snmp-agents on debian 6.0 (squeeze)
30
Mar
hp-snmp-agents error: Service snmp has to be enabled to start service hp-snmp-agents If you get an error like: Setting up hp-snmp-agents (8.5.0.1.1-2) … insserv: Service snmp has to be enabled to start service hp-snmp-agents insserv: exiting now! update-rc.d: error: insserv … Read More »
worth a glimpse: ubuntu as time machine volume
9
Mar
might be interesting for the unfortunate minds that are stuck with one of those MacOS computers: HowTo: Make Ubuntu A Perfect Mac File Server And Time Machine Volume