May 2009 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Remote adminstration
by cmoman 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Hello all, Is there a tool in ubuntu that a user can start that reports the real world ip address and configures a home router to open a port to allow remote administration? I have a friend or two for whom it would nice to get them to start a program, report to me the details via MSN or Skype or telephone etc and allow me to log in and fix or make a configuration change to their machine. I know how to set things up using ssh etc but that relies on some initial configuration at the their end. KDE has a nice VNC invite function but it won't do the router config part. It appears the likes of KTorrent and Azuereus have the ability to do some to the router via UPnP to open ports up on the router dynamically so I am guessing all this is possible. Cheers

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SSH presentation
by Chris O'Halloran 28 May '09

28 May '09

For those who attended this evening's presentation and didn't right down the terminal commands, I've output the presentation to pdf. http://www.wlug.org.nz/~cmoman/ssh_presentation/ssh_presentation_20090524.p… Cheers, Chris

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Donated computers -- nice Linux install
by Bruce Kingsbury 27 May '09

27 May '09

If anyone's planning to donate computers (someone mentioned it at the last Saturday Workshop) I've just set up three here. In the process of setting them up nicely with codecs, flash, educational software etc I've created a nice 'standard image' and a script to install it via the network and modify the fstab and grub appropriately so I can go from a zero-wiped drive to a well configured working machine ready to donate in five or ten minutes. If anyone else wants a copy of my script and tar file just give me a call or an email.

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OT: Help - disk crash
by David McNab 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi all, My wife's (Toshiba Satellite 1130, WinXP) laptop has gone legs-up. Sometimes manages to partly boot, sometimes not. I'm unable to determine whether it's the hard disk, or something in the motherboard, or both. (She's had the laptop 3+ years). Can anyone please suggest someone in Hamilton who can try to extract her Thunderbird account data from the disk? (The rest doesn't matter too much, but the email archive is critical). We can afford a reasonable fee, but definitely can't afford to dump hundreds or thousands of $$ into a lengthy disk recovery attempt - just a quick qualified "It's stuffed" at worst, or a USB stick full of rescued data at best would suffice. I'd do it myself but I don't have the hardware here, since the laptop HDD doesn't have a standard IDE or SATA connection. I tried booting the laptop from a 'buntu live disk, but am unable to mount the disk from within Linux. Cheers David

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 25 May '09

25 May '09

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JohnBillings, BruceKingsbury and ChrisOhalloran will talk about the past, present and future of the WlugBladeServer, 'hoiho'. The server hosts this wiki, as well as some other services you possibly didn't know about. * Chris will talk about our membership database and talk about how you can get a shell account, and why you would even want that. * Bruce will demonstrate some of the remote management features (integrated Lights Out or iLO) using WLUG's identical spare server 'kororaa', which was donated to us a year or two ago by Canterbury DHB. * John will talk about some of the history, current status and future maintenance required on the server. If you care about the WLUG server infrastructure, are, or would like to be one of the WlugSysadmins, or just interested in how the server is configured and what services are available, you should attend this meeting.

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Re: [wlug] Upcoming Fixit Meeting (1 week today)
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 23 May '09

23 May '09

Great news as I am away next w/e ----- Original Message Follows ----- > True > > Ignore notice, Workshop for this month will be NEXT month > (June 6)>

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Re: [wlug] Upcoming Fixit Meeting (1 week today)
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 22 May '09

22 May '09

That's Queens Birthday W/E :-( ----- Original Message Follows ----- > The WLUG Fixit Meeting is 1 week away. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ Saturday May 30th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm > > SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau PÅ«tahi > (http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/hamilton/fairfield/-te+whanau+ > ptahi/), the community church at the end of Oxford Street. > > > We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, > Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc. > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Upcoming Fixit Meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 22 May '09

22 May '09

The WLUG Fixit Meeting is 1 week away. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday May 30th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/hamilton/fairfield/-te+whanau+ptahi/) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 21 May '09

21 May '09

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JohnBillings, BruceKingsbury and ChrisOhalloran will talk about the past, present and future of the WlugBladeServer, 'hoiho'. The server hosts this wiki, as well as some other services you possibly didn't know about. * Chris will talk about our membership database and talk about how you can get a shell account, and why you would even want that. * Bruce will demonstrate some of the remote management features (integrated Lights Out or iLO) using WLUG's identical spare server 'kororaa', which was donated to us a year or two ago by Canterbury DHB. * John will talk about some of the history, current status and future maintenance required on the server. If you care about the WLUG server infrastructure, are, or would like to be one of the WlugSysadmins, or just interested in how the server is configured and what services are available, you should attend this meeting.

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"Powerpoint" to dvd?
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi All Is it possible to convert a presentation into a format that can be played on a regular dvd player. If so, which applications would I need for my Ubuntu desktop? Regards John

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End of an Era in CHC
by James Pluck 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi All. I was reading through Stuff and came across this article about the disbanding of the PCUG. The article blames the rise of the internet for the fall in membership numbers of user groups and computer clubs. (between the lines) You no longer need to go to a club to find people to help with issues or to swap stories, etc with. This is now done in various fora online. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/2422588/End-of-a-PC-era-in-Christ… Interesting reading methinks. Any comments? J

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Vim made easy: how to get your favorite IDE features in Vim
by Peter Reutemann 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi there I still remember the days of my Unix admin training (on IBM's AIX) and the editor of choice was "vi". Though vim ("vi improved") is definitely easier to use than vi, its two modes (command and insert) still throw off newbies. But after you get to know vim a bit better (or its graphical counterpart gvim), there is a lot more to it than just editing the odd text file once in a while. The following ars article is quite a good read: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/guides/2009/05/vim-made-easy-how-to-get-… Being a programmer, I really enjoy the "Tag List plugin" also mentioned in the article. Makes browsing of source code easy. If you ever have to work with LaTeX documents, then "VIM-LaTeX" will be your friend (unless you use kile or lyx): http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/ Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 17 May '09

17 May '09

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JohnBillings, BruceKingsbury and ChrisOhalloran will talk about the past, present and future of the WlugBladeServer, 'hoiho'. The server hosts this wiki, as well as some other services you possibly didn't know about. * Chris will talk about our membership database and talk about how you can get a shell account, and why you would even want that. * Bruce will demonstrate some of the remote management features (integrated Lights Out or iLO) using WLUG's identical spare server 'kororaa', which was donated to us a year or two ago by Canterbury DHB. * John will talk about some of the history, current status and future maintenance required on the server. If you care about the WLUG server infrastructure, are, or would like to be one of the WlugSysadmins, or just interested in how the server is configured and what services are available, you should attend this meeting.

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Re: [wlug] convert and rename audio files...
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 17 May '09

17 May '09

SOLVED,,,, many thanks John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > Thanks Ronnie, > I will see what I can do with the info you sent. > Regards John > > > Most media players read the meta data (IDv3 tags) , > > here<http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/153034>is some > > more info and a summary of a couple of GUI based > > examples. I used to have a python script that would > > rename them, but I no longer remember the name of the > > script. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > Unsubscribe: > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] convert and rename audio files...
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 17 May '09

17 May '09

Thanks Ronnie, I will see what I can do with the info you sent. Regards John > Most media players read the meta data (IDv3 tags) , > here<http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/153034>is some > more info and a summary of a couple of GUI based examples. > I used to have a python script that would rename them, but > I no longer remember the name of the script. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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convert and rename audio files...
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hi All, I have just burned some c/d's with Serpentine for a friend from some itunes he owns. More than half are correctly titled but the rest are not. I have re-named a lot of the tracks from e.g. <01 track 01.M4A> to <songname .M4A> However when I open the files in any media player or burner it reverts to its initial filename or nearest whole number e.g. <unknown track 1 .ogg> or <track 1 .wav> is there some way I can force a rename that will remain? Regards John

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Web-Host advice
by Ronnie Collinson 16 May '09

16 May '09

Hi, guys Im looking at putting a personal web page online, in the next few months. I have chosen the domain name I am after and plan to purchase this soon. I would perfer to use the .net suffix, but a .co.nz could be used as a fallback option. Once the website is in a state worth uploading I will go for a web-hosting company solution (depending on price)(Linux host must, wordpress support, and preference for freedom to run personal python scripts are the only real requirments) . Any one got recommendations on a company to go with.

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Linux Foundation Unveils New Linux.com
by Bruce Kingsbury 15 May '09

15 May '09

http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2009/05/linux-found… It looks like a potentially useful resource, so I went ahead and created a WLUG group; http://linux.com/community/groups/viewgroup/440-Waikato+Linux+Users+Group -- This email is for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you must burn your computer, while standing on one foot and chanting the entire jabberwocky. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily the opinions of the person who expressed them.

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My wireless Internet works on my laptop but not my wired broadband.
by Ron Dean 13 May '09

13 May '09

I've been down to the library and my wireless works just fine, Also if the laptop is booted off the live cd Jaunty it works correctly with the wired broadband. I ran software updates and after that the wired internet wouldn't work. On googling for solutions I have found a number of people are having similar problems but I haven't found a solution that I can get to work . Thanks to those people who replied to my original post. -- Ron Dean 2 Shannon Place Nawton Hamilton Ph 8493904

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Re: [wlug] free linux ebooks
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 11 May '09

11 May '09

Great link, many thanks, Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Some handy ebooks: > http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2009/05/10/10-free-linux-ebooks-for-beginners/ > > To be honest, not just for beginners. I'll definitely have > to try bash's debugging mode... :-) > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of > Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ > Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ wlug > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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free linux ebooks
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '09

11 May '09

Some handy ebooks: http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2009/05/10/10-free-linux-ebooks-for-beginners/ To be honest, not just for beginners. I'll definitely have to try bash's debugging mode... :-) Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Grub and Ubuntu kernel updates
by Glenn Ramsey 10 May '09

10 May '09

Hi, On one of my machines I had an ubuntu installation on a single partition (sda3). I recently moved everything except /home onto another partition (sda6) and set up grub to boot from that partition. This was all working fine until there was a kernel update. The update reconfigured grub to try boot from the original partition, which failed, but fortunately grub lets you edit stuff before booting and I was able to fix it without too much pain. How do I fix it properly so that the next kernel update doesn't break it in the same way? Glenn -- Glenn Ramsey <glenn(a)componic.co.nz> 07 8627077 http://www.componic.co.nz

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Laptop not connecting to wired Internet
by Ron Dean 10 May '09

10 May '09

I have an Acer 5315 Laptop and am running Jaunty 64 bit I did some upgrades and now it won't connect to the wired Internet . However when I run the live cd it connects . How do I diagnose the problem ? -- Ron Dean 2 Shannon Place Nawton Hamilton Ph 8493904

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Uni Open Day thing
by John Billings 07 May '09

07 May '09

I emailed some people at the computer sci department about having a WLUG table at the open day thing. They weren't prepared to entertain that idea, but not like we were actually all that prepared to actually do it anyway. So those of you whom I talked about that with, (at the saturday workshop and committee meeting) I didn't follow up cause it's not happening. Thanks to Arthur for informing me about it anyhow. I'm going there anyhow to check it out and pick up our mail, so maybe we can organize something for next year or another event that might be more appropriate to table at. Best, John

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem (Solved)
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 03 May '09

03 May '09

Thanks for all the help folks. Is now working as I wished. Regards John > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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