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Category Archives: Scripts and Howtos

Encoding CDROM Audio

Posted on July 2, 2012 by lukeJanuary 23, 2015

Encoding CDs is dated, but has still has merit, falling into the preservation-of-formats category. The most recent encoded CD in my house was from August, 2009. Taking a trip down memory lane, re-installing: rip – A command-line based audio CD … Continue reading →

Posted in Scripts and Howtos

Cryptsetup and LUKS

Posted on February 2, 2012 by lukeFebruary 10, 2013

Ever have a hard drive go bad, yet hesitate to RMA it? That’s understandable. Who knows what people on the other end will do, once it is repaired. Once simple solution is to encrypt the contents of the hard disk. … Continue reading →

Posted in Scripts and Howtos, System Administration

SSH, PPP, and SLIRP

Posted on June 30, 2011 by lukeSeptember 15, 2013

Let’s face it. Sometimes you have a need for network wide access via SSH. Port redirection does not cut it, and PermitTunnel may be disabled. Here is an old school program that works very well: slirp. Slirp was born in … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Scripts and Howtos, System Administration

Encoding Audio from OTA DTV

Posted on June 6, 2011 by lukeApril 3, 2013

Sometimes I like to take a television news show and listen to just the audio while exercising or mowing the yard. I have a card in my PC that can capture non-encrypted cable or over the air (OTA) transmissions. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Scripts and Howtos | Tagged HOWTOs, Linux

Sparse File Creation

Posted on April 11, 2011 by lukeJanuary 22, 2013

For some reason, this one is hard to keep in my head.  Sometimes it is necessary to create a “large file” to act as a disk while monkeying with virtualization.  If I need, say, 10GB of disk space, do I … Continue reading →

Posted in Scripts and Howtos, System Administration | Tagged HOWTOs, System Administration

Installing LibreOffice

Posted on January 19, 2011 by lukeJanuary 19, 2011

LibreOffice (a new branch of OpenOffice.Org) ships in a tar.gz format.  Included in this archive are many RPM files.  RPM files are useful for installing operating system content. But what if you desire simultaneous access to two versions of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Scripts and Howtos | Tagged HOWTOs

Citrix XenApp .ica Options

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lukeNovember 11, 2010

I had a need recently to create a simple .ica file so people could open it and enjoy a proper desktop. The problem is is that I am old school Citrix (pre XenSource acquisition, and therefore not accustomed to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Scripts and Howtos, System Administration | Tagged System Administration

Gmake and System Administration

Posted on August 31, 2010 by lukeAugust 31, 2010

When administering Linux, sometimes it necessary to build new software. Over the years, it is easy to see that the process of building software using compilers and make files can easily and appropriately applied to administrative processes. Why create a … Continue reading →

Posted in Scripts and Howtos, System Administration | Tagged System Administration
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