Thursday, February 12, 2009
Thunderbird Portable - Configuration - Win XP
Create a ThunderbirdPortable.ini File. How to do this you'll find in the \ThunderbirdPortable\Other\Source\Readme.txt File that comes with the installation.
Google Sync - Iphone
Just changed from Nuevasync to GOOGLE SYNC to sync my Google Contacts and Google Calendar with my Iphone.
Monday, February 9, 2009
ntfs-3g - debian 'etch' - read and write ntfs
today I wanted to mount my external harddisc in ntfs format, so that's what I did:
I basically followed the instructions, that are described here.
1. Because of unsolved dependencies in 'etch' I had to manually download ntfs-3g and libntfs-3g.
2. install dependencies:
apt-get install fuse-utils libfuse2
3. install ntfs-3g using the just downloaded packages:
dpkg -i libntfs-3g0_0.0.0+20061031-6_i386.deb
dpkg -i ntfs-3g_0.0.0+20061031-6_i386.deb
4. mount the external disc:
ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/extdisc -o force
note:
a) Make sure that you create the directory /mnt/extdisc before mounting.
b) /dev/sda1 is to be replaced by your disc (find out by typing: 'fdisk -l')
c) Because there was en error loading the disc normally (might be caused by ms windows), I used the 'force' option.
I basically followed the instructions, that are described here.
1. Because of unsolved dependencies in 'etch' I had to manually download ntfs-3g and libntfs-3g.
2. install dependencies:
apt-get install fuse-utils libfuse2
3. install ntfs-3g using the just downloaded packages:
dpkg -i libntfs-3g0_0.0.0+20061031-6_i386.deb
dpkg -i ntfs-3g_0.0.0+20061031-6_i386.deb
4. mount the external disc:
ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/extdisc -o force
note:
a) Make sure that you create the directory /mnt/extdisc before mounting.
b) /dev/sda1 is to be replaced by your disc (find out by typing: 'fdisk -l')
c) Because there was en error loading the disc normally (might be caused by ms windows), I used the 'force' option.
Friday, February 6, 2009
slim down the debian 'etch' minimal x-system
Got this error message at start-up, that the internet superserver doesn't start, so I first did the following:
update-rc.d -f openbsd-inetd remove
But soon afterwards I decided to remove the whole openbsd-inetd package by typing:
apt-get remove -purge openbsd-inetd
update-rc.d -f openbsd-inetd remove
But soon afterwards I decided to remove the whole openbsd-inetd package by typing:
apt-get remove -purge openbsd-inetd
Thursday, February 5, 2009
vpnc on Debian 4.0 or 'Etch' - the latest stable release
If you need a vpn client installed on your machine, here's a tutorial for vpnc (which is the best alternative for the cisco client for windows machines).
Open a terminal and go root by typing:
su
Open 'etc/apt/sources.list' with the nano-editor, which is very intuitiv and comes with every Debian installation, by typing:
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Once opened, check if your repositories-list looks similar to this one:
deb http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
Because the package is in the main-repository 'main' is the key word that must not be missing in your '/etc/apt/sources.list'. If it should not be there, just add the line above. To save in the nano editor, you press 'ctrl-o' and quit it by pressing 'ctrl-x'.
If you had to modify the file update the repository list by typing:
apt-get update
Install the vpnc by typing:
apt-get install vpnc
Create a configuration file in order to have access to Zurich University by typing:
nano /etc/vpnc/uzh.conf
The following text should be inside:
IPSec gateway vpnserver.uzh.ch
IPSec ID 'groupUsername'
IPSec secret 'groupPassword'
Xauth username 'sYourImmatriculationNumber'
Xauth password 'yourPassword'
save the file by pressing 'ctrl-o' and quit the editor by pressing 'ctrl-x'.
note:
a) don't write the quotation marks ' '.
b) 'groupName', 'groupPassword' can be found on the website of the Zurich University.
go here
c) Xauth password can be set or not, it's up to you!
Customise the File Rights
Type in the terminal:
chmod 644 /etc/vpnc/uzh.conf
chown root.root /etc/vpnc/uzh.conf
Start / end the program
1. In order to start the program, type in the terminal as superuser:
vpnc uzh
2. In order to end the program, type in the terminal as superuser:
vpnc-disconnect
More information on how to enter the internal section of the University of Zurich can be found
here
Open a terminal and go root by typing:
su
Open 'etc/apt/sources.list' with the nano-editor, which is very intuitiv and comes with every Debian installation, by typing:
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Once opened, check if your repositories-list looks similar to this one:
deb http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
Because the package is in the main-repository 'main' is the key word that must not be missing in your '/etc/apt/sources.list'. If it should not be there, just add the line above. To save in the nano editor, you press 'ctrl-o' and quit it by pressing 'ctrl-x'.
If you had to modify the file update the repository list by typing:
apt-get update
Install the vpnc by typing:
apt-get install vpnc
Create a configuration file in order to have access to Zurich University by typing:
nano /etc/vpnc/uzh.conf
The following text should be inside:
IPSec gateway vpnserver.uzh.ch
IPSec ID 'groupUsername'
IPSec secret 'groupPassword'
Xauth username 'sYourImmatriculationNumber'
Xauth password 'yourPassword'
save the file by pressing 'ctrl-o' and quit the editor by pressing 'ctrl-x'.
note:
a) don't write the quotation marks ' '.
b) 'groupName', 'groupPassword' can be found on the website of the Zurich University.
go here
c) Xauth password can be set or not, it's up to you!
Customise the File Rights
Type in the terminal:
chmod 644 /etc/vpnc/uzh.conf
chown root.root /etc/vpnc/uzh.conf
Start / end the program
1. In order to start the program, type in the terminal as superuser:
vpnc uzh
2. In order to end the program, type in the terminal as superuser:
vpnc-disconnect
More information on how to enter the internal section of the University of Zurich can be found
here
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