Docs

David Hausheer

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This page contains some documents, manuals, and howtos that are mostly about technical problems and their solution(s). I use these descriptions mainly for myself as I tend to forget these things once in a while. But I put them here, as some of this information might actually also be useful for others. This list is slowly emerging.

Overview

Backup | Debian | Devices | Email | Filesystems | Hardware Monitoring | Linux | Multimedia | Networking | Programming | Security | Virtualization | Windows

Backup

• Backup files on a remote machine with non-root permission using rsync
• Download files recursively and without prompting over samba using smbclient

Debian

• Apt-pinning: mixing packages from different repositories in Debian
• Create a debian repository for apt
• Create your own boot splash screen in Debian
• Create your own custom FAI kernel in Debian Linux
• Generate debian packages
• How to find package owning a file
• Login without password in Gnome under Debian Linux
• Scanning with HP PSC 2175 under Debian Linux via HP jetdirect 175x

Devices

• Toshiba TLP-LV3 replacement lamp for TLP-S10 beamer

Email

• Forward emails in a mailbox using formail and sendmail
• How to whitelist recipients by default in postgrey
• Install and configure SpamAssassin under Debian Linux

Filesystems

• How to get the blocksize of a device

Hardware Monitoring

• Installation of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) under Debian Linux
• Using lm-sensors to monitor a Dell PowerEdge 600SC server under Debian Linux

Linux

• Booting a floppy image file with memdisk

Multimedia

• Create channels.conf for DVB-T
• Creating jpg screenshots from an avi movie
• Install Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 350 under Debian Linux
• Install Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Diversity Stick under Debian Linux

Networking

• Enable and configure vlan under Debian Linux
• Enable and use Wake-on-LAN under Debian Linux

Programming

• Access subversion repository over ssh from eclipse
• Access SVN repository over https and WebDAV
• Find libraries needed by an executable
• Increase file descriptor limit under Linux to prevent java.net.SocketException: Too many open files
• Increase heap size in Java to prevent java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
• Manage projects with CVS
• Manage projects with subversion
• Write access to a subversion repository by multiple users over svn+ssh

Security

• Create an IPSEC tunnel in Debian for tunneling NFS and other traffic
• Create and sign an X509 certificate request
• Creating a self-signed X509 server certificate and a PKCS12 client certificate with openssl
• Mount filesystems over ssh

Virtualization

• Create Windows XP Pro Virtual Machine for VMWare Player
• Install VMWare Tools in VMWare Player
• Install VMWare Tools under Debian Linux

Windows

• Install Windows 7 from USB Stick on Asus Eee PC

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This document was last modified on Friday, 30-Nov-2007 16:17:57 CET
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