Linux : Rebuild deb package from installed files

Step 1 : To rebuild Debian package (.deb) from an installation kartook@H4C<3r:~$apt-get install dpkg-repack Now here i am going to rebuild K3B from my Ubuntu 10.04 kartook@H4C<3r:~/packagebuild$ sudo dpkg-repack k3b dpkg-deb: warning: ‘./dpkg-repack-13038/DEBIAN/control’ contains user-defined field ‘Original-Maintainer’ dpkg-deb: building package `k3b’ in `./k3b_1.91.0~rc2-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb’. dpkg-deb: warning: ignoring 1 warnings about the control file(s) kartook@H4C<3r:~/packagebuild$ kartook@H4C<3r:~/packagebuild$ kartook@H4C<3r:~/packagebuild$ […]

Lunix : How to Install Nvidia Video Drivers In 10.04 Lucid Lynx ?

1. Open your terminal kartook@H4C<3r:~$ sudo apt-get purge nvidia* 2. Next we need to blacklist “nouveau”. Do so by adding the following into /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf with your favorite text editor. About Nouveau kartook@H4C<3r:~$ sudo blacklist nouvea 3. Install the latest official stable driver from the repository kartook@H4C<3r:~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current 4. Next we’ll load the […]

Linux : How do you change login GDM image in ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

This tutorial will explain How to change the boot splash screen image for 10.04 Open the terminal and run the following commands sudo cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow Then logout, and you’ll see an Appearance window pop up. Change it to how you prefer it, then close it and login as usual. When you have logged in […]

Mysql :mysqladmin command to change root password

How to : mysqladmin command to change root password If you have never set a root password for MySQL, the server does not require a password at all for connecting as root. To setup root password for first time, use mysqladmin command at shell prompt as follows: $ mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD However, if […]

Alert – McAfee Update Causing Windows XP Machines to Shut Down

What is the purpose of this alert? Microsoft has been made aware of an issue with a McAfee DAT file update – released Wednesday, April 21, 2010 – that has been causing stability issues on Windows XP client systems. The symptom is caused by a false-positive detection on a core Windows file (svchost.exe). Once the […]

Windows Script : Enables Remote Desktop on Remote computers

Enables Remote Desktop on any computer (including a remote computer) Note : I tested in my Windows Xp and Windows 7 .Work great !!! Save as .vbs and execute. Dim strPC strPC = InputBox(“What machine would you like to connect to and enable remote desktop?”, _ “Connect to Server”) set oRD = GetObject(“winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//”& strPC & […]