One-line shortcut to dump to a compressed file: Dump with stored procedures
Linux Webcam
I had to set up a webcam, in my case a Canyon CNR-WCAM413. Set up atrpms repo (if not set up before). Use yum to set up the driver: Should work without rebooting.
Local SVN + Trac + SSL How-to
Objective: svn and trac up and running on a local virtual host Purpose: local development environment on intranet Valid: Fedora 8, Fedora 9, Fedora 10 Adapted from this article. Before making the below, generate ssl certificate files (if you have…
Change Grub Picture at Boot
The below will change the grub splash image at boot time. Requires Imagemagick. Do it at your own risk! Prepare your picture in any format. sudo cp /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz ./splash.xpm.gz.bak convert -resize 640×480 -colors 14 YOUR_PICTURE.jpg splash.xpm gzip splash.xpm sudo cp…
Migrate from Windows to Linux. Part 1. Motivation.
I am not a Linux programmer or Linux contributor, just a pragmatic PC user who utilizes it to make living. I will call myself a Linux dummy thereafter opposing myself to those good people who claim themselves big Linux specialists…
Self-Signed SSL Certificate
Adapted from this article. sudo yum -y install mod_ssl openssl openssl-devel sudo mkdir /usr/share/ssl sudo openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024 sudo openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr sudo cp server.key server.key.org sudo openssl rsa -in server.key.org -out server.key…