How to find out what Debian version a system is running
Just issue the command: # cat /etc/debian_version squeeze/sid
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How to find out what Ubuntu version a system is running
There are two ways: # cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 9.10 \n \l or # lsb_release -a Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release: 9.10 Codename: karmic The latter is slower but gives more information.
Google streets – now in Sweden and Denmark
Until recently Google streets has not been availible for Sweden and Denmark. There has been local sites with a similar function, like http://hitta.se/gatubild. But now you can also use Google streets for your virtual tour to Sweden and Denmark. Not only the large cities but also smaller villages and country roads can be seen in […]
Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III AF-2840 in Windows Vista
So, did you also try to get this negitive/slide scanner to work in Windows Vista? No success? Thought so. Unfortunately I have found that Minolta scanners seems to have kind of a short life cycle in the eyes of the manufacturer. Like many other computer accessories that are not professional grade, drivers are availible for […]
Pimp my router! Linksys WRT54GL on steroids… or at least on Tomato
I while ago I got my hands on a Linksys WRT54GL broadband router. This little fellow runs on Linux. Nice, I thought. After fiddling around with it for a while I found that the firmware had bugs. I added timed access restrictions (to cut off my teenagers Internet access automatically in the evening). This worked […]
MySQL community protests against acquisition by Oracle
The MySQL community around the world are getting worried about the possible acquistion of Sun Micosystems by Oracle. MySQL is community driven and often competes head to head with Sun Microsyftems commercial Oracle products. More than 14.000 MySQL users, developers and enthiusasts have signed a petition sent to regulators at the European Commission, Russia, China […]
Windows XP users should immediately upgrade Adobe Flash plugin
Microsoft has sent out an urgent message encouraging all Windows XP users to upgrade their Adobe Flash plugins immediately due to a security issue. This includes users of both 32 and 64 bit Windows XP and both SP2 and SP3. The current version of Adobe Flash plugin is version 10.0.42.34. The latest version of Adobe […]
Google Wave – what is it all about?
A while ago I recieved a Google Wave invite from a friend who had like 7 or 8 of them. Google Wave invites are not (yet) hard to get as the Spotify invites are. My first thought was that Google Wave was a service like Spotify where you can listen to music online. The word […]
Windows won’t boot and you need the data on the harddisk?
There is a nice solution to this little problem – called Active@ boot disk LiveCD. Download it as an ISO image (on another working computer of course), burn it to a CD and boot from the CD on your malfunctioning computer. The LiveCD is filled with utilities for you to get your valuable data off your […]
Bastard Operator From Hell
Any BOFHs out there recognizing themselves? 🙂 (Yes, I know, this is not the original BOFH, but this guy is acting like a BOFH.)