Tag Archives: Debian

HOWTO: Damn simple backup script in Linux based on rsync and NFS share

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Black God

M Home network setup is like this: A small NAS Box from QNAP (TS-110) powered by Debian (Here is how I setup this server) connected with network along with my laptop and Home PC. Laptop is powered by Linux Mint … Continue reading →

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How to get rid of “Enter password to unlock your login keyring” in Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Black God

Recently I switched over to Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). Here is my review on LMDE. There are some minor glitches I found while working on this system. I encounter Enter password to unlock your login keyring prompt dialog box once … Continue reading →

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Review: Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Black God

I always see the Debian as distro born for Linux, with its top class package management, stable system performance, huge repository, less customization of applications and easier configuration. Once it was my main development system at home. When Ubuntu was … Continue reading →

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How to get a productive desktop based on xmonad and xmobar?

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Black God

I am very poor in handling multiple windows in a desktop. And also my logic in getting a useful windows layout is pathetically low. Linux allows us to experiment with different window managers. So I experimented different window managers and … Continue reading →

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Review: Knoppix 6.4.3 Live

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Black God

It is long since I tested a Linux Distribution for Review. Here I am going to share with you my opinion on Knoppix Linux Live CD operating system. Just a short introduction on what is Live CD. Basically we install … Continue reading →

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Lilliput DisplayLink USB Monitor UM-70 (17e9:02a9) with QNAP TS-110 on Debian Linux (armel)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Black God

Some times before I posted about how I got this monitor working in Ubuntu How to get Lilliput DisplayLink based USB Monitor UM-70 (17e9:02a9) working in Ubuntu Linux. This post is about DisplayLink’s USB monitor from Lilliput working on QNAP … Continue reading →

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How to get C-Media USB Sound adapter 0d8c:000c working as primary sound card in Debian Linux?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Black God

I have a cheap USB Sound Adapter bought from Amazon, plugged in this with my QNAP TS-110 NAS box. This NAS box is going to serve as Table top Media center also. You can refer this post for more info … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting QNAP Debian NAS box by setting up DHCP and TFTP servers in Ubuntu

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Black God

I have QNAP TS-110 home NAS box installed with Debian Linux 6.0 (Squeeze). Recently it was broken with latest kernel update (I expect all these since it is a Testing branch). I took this opportunity to learn more on recovery … Continue reading →

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Torrent downloads with web based client “Transmission” for headless download server

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Black God

This post depicts the installation and configuration of Torrent client called Transmission (This is the default torrent client in Ubuntu). I am using Debian Squeeze (6.0). Though the following instructions are more relevant to Debian, many of them are applicable … Continue reading →

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How to fix “X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.”?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Black God

This is just a simple tips to solve a error message when you start your X session with “startx” command as normal user. The error message may be like this: blackgod@debian:~$ startx xauth:  creating new authority file /home/blackgod/.Xauthority X: user … Continue reading →

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DIY: Digital Photo Frame on Linux

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Black God

Those who want just quick instructions, go to Step-1 directly. I have QNAP TS-110 NAS box with Debian installed in it. I am using it for backup and also as NAS server. This is going to be switched on for … Continue reading →

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How to access remote linux machine files through SSH from GNOME File browser Nautilus

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Black God

This is a simple note on how to access remote linux machine files through SSH from GNOME File browser Nautilus. My server is Debian Squeeze and Client is Ubuntu 10.04. Remote machine configuration Install the OpenSSH package as shown below. … Continue reading →

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How to configure NFS Server and mount it in Ubuntu

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Black God

This is a little note on how to configure NFS (Network File System) server and mount it in Ubuntu. The server is Debian Squeeze and Client is Ubuntu 10.04. Here is how to get it done. Server configuration Step-1: Installing … Continue reading →

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Automated Data backup of Ubuntu Linux using Remote Backup software rsnapshot in Debian

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Black God

  rsnapshot is a software written in Perl to make backup of local and remote file system. The well proven rsync is behind this utility. rsnapshot does not need root user intervention to restore the data of a normal user. … Continue reading →

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Installing Debian GNU/Linux on QNAP TS-110 NAS Box

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Black God

As I had mentioned in my previous post in DIY category about building a NAS Box based on Debian, I have installed Debian GNU/Linux on this QNAP TS-110 NAS box. I have nothing new to post here on installation procedure. … Continue reading →

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