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http://askubuntu.com/questions/41302/how-to-connect-usb-monitor
Sounds like it's a solution to the green screen on plugging in a usb monitor and getting a green screen.
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http://askubuntu.com/questions/64570/how-do-i-configure-the-screen-to-lock-when-i-close-the-lid
Script that locks the screen when the lid is closed on ubuntu 11.10 plus. Awesome.
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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://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://thunk.org/tytso/blog/2009/02/20/aligning-filesystems-to-an-ssds-erase-block-size/
Useful article on setting up a hard drive to get best use out of an SSD. One to watch when upgrading to 11.04 probably.
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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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https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=250673
Very helpful thread that explains a simple one-line fix to curl problems with the PHP AWS SDK on Ubuntu 8.04 (slice1).
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http://www.telmon.org/?p=631
Interesting article including a script that figures out a mapping from unencrypted filenames into ecryptfs encrypted filenames. Potentially useful.
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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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http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/dummynet/
Dummnet simulates different network bandwidth rates and latencies by introducing delays or chokes, works on *nix flavours.
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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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https://github.com/firnsy/yubipam/#readme
PAM module that allows offline authentication against a yubikey. Requires a key to be retrieved from yubico by sending email plus payment info, etc. Less secure than online validation. Only supports single factor auth, username + token, no password.
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http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/06/ecryptfs-backup-strategy.html
One strategy to backup encrypted ecryptfs data as suggested by the author of ecryptfs. Useful and simple. Backup the metadata and the raw files with rsync.
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http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/04/introducing-ecryptfs-recover-private.html
A critical utility for ecryptfs called ecryptfs-recover-private which automates and simplifies the process of recovering encrypted home directory data from Ubuntu.
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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://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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http://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/9020-how-log-top-command.html
Useful forum post that explains the `top -b` option, making top output text suitable for piping / writing to file, like `top -bn1 | mail`...
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http://www.mindtwist.de/main/linux/5-linux-security/6-how-to-use-one-time-ssh-passwords-on-debianubuntu.html
Very interesting article on how to enable single use password logon for Ubuntu. Requires a thing called opie and a few config file changes. Seems very useful...
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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://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.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://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://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://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://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/03/17/introduction-to-the-xmonad-tiling-window-manager/
User friendly introduction to xmonad, a tiling window manager. Seems much more accessible now having read this. :-)
