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http://www.floola.com/
Incredible little app that can run from an iPod on Linux / Mac / Windows and lets you manage your iPod. Beautiful. :-) Continuation of Yamipod.
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http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_Nexus_One
Step by step instructions on how to flash the rom of the Nexus One. Only missing part is the udev rules for Ubuntu.
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http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=ADB#Linux
I installed the udev rules from this page on Ubuntu to get the HTC Google Android Nexus One properly recognised by Ubuntu.
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http://www.jkwiens.com/2010/01/04/changing-pdf-metadata-on-ubuntu/
Handy howto edit PDF metadata using pdftk. In summary: `pdftk file.pdf dump_data output file.txt`, `gedit file.txt`, `pdftk file.pdf update_info file.txt output newfile.pdf`
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https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/about-ubuntu/C/index.html
Ubuntu introduction from 6.10, one of the only references to "Linux for human beings" I could find on ubuntu.com.
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http://iamyouruser.blogspot.com/2009/03/ubuntu-eject-kindle.html
Quick tip on how to eject an Amazon Kindle on Ubuntu. sudo eject Kindle (or appropriate device name if you changed it).
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=852216
How to restore encrypted partitions on the ubuntu forums. Could be useful if needing to restore from a backup of an encrypted disk.
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http://www.linuxhowtos.org/System/iosched.htm
Article explaining how to set a scheduler on linux. Handy. :)
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https://launchpad.net/~x301
A group / page / team dedicated to Ubuntu on Lenovo X301s. Lots of links to useful info including worrying bugs.
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http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ericsson_F3507g_Mobile_Broadband_Module
Useful info on powering off the 3g modem on a Lenovo X301. Also includes tips on powering off other power saving devices at boot / resume.
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6431157
A thread I started on how to measure ssh bandwidth usage for evaluating satellite internet on the ubuntu forums.
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http://ph.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=335465
Thread explaining how to share a wired internet connection over a wireless network in ad-hoc mode on ubuntu including dhcp setup.
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http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/11/01/vmware-server-107-on-ubuntu-810-intrepid-2627-7-generic/
How to instal VMWare 1.0.7 on Ubuntu 8.10. Includes link to a recent version of the any-any patch.
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http://learninginlinux.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/installing-ubuntu-804-with-full-disk-encryption/
Walkthrough on setting up Ubuntu Hardy Heron with full disk encryption. Very handy. :)
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http://packages.ubuntu.com/
The Ubuntu package list. One can find .debs to download here.
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http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-search.en.html
Handy howto from the debian manual on browsing packages with apt. Includes explanations of the most common operations (apt-cache search, etc) and what they do.
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http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/17/7-steps-to-an-encrypted-partition-local-or-removable-disk/
A tutorial on setting up encrypted partitions in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10). Goes into some detail as to what each command does. Useful.
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http://www.fsckin.com/2008/01/15/howto-setup-and-benchmark-encrypted-partitions-in-ubuntu/
An article on how to create an encrypted volume and then four ways to benchmark encrypted disk performance. Summary, the author estimates a 10% performance cost on a 3.2GHz system, 4Gb memory, no swap.
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http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/cryptolvm.html
A detailed how-to, including screenshots, on setting up an encrypted LVM in Ubuntu. This approach creates one single encrypted LVM and then multiple partitions within it (as well as an unencrypted boot partition). Easy to follow, useful reading.
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PalmBluetoothHowto
How to setup bluetooth dial up networking on Ubuntu to allow a palm device to connect. The key command is: $ dund --nodetach --listen --persist --msdun call palm
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=797059
Installing NetworkManager 0.7 from svn in Ubuntu Hardy 8.04. Includes details on how to add a repo and then some troubleshooting.
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http://www.zend.com/support/knowledgebase.php?kbid=241
How to install Zend Studio on Ubuntu with Xgl / Compiz. Worked for me on 8.04.
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=779934
How to install VMWare (1.0.5) on Ubuntu 8.04. Worked like a charm. :)
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http://bazaar-vcs.org/
Bazaar is a distributed version control system available under the GPL. It supports upload of repos by ftp, rsync, sftp, etc. Repos can be hosted on a standard web server or by a bazaar specific server.
