http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress Bits and Bytes of Life Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:10:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/11/24/howto-damn-simple-backup-script-in-linux-based-on-rsync-and-nfs-share/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/11/24/howto-damn-simple-backup-script-in-linux-based-on-rsync-and-nfs-share/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:18:41 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2546 Continue reading →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/11/24/howto-damn-simple-backup-script-in-linux-based-on-rsync-and-nfs-share/feed/ 0 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/10/24/how-to-get-rid-of-%e2%80%9center-password-to-unlock-your-login-keyring%e2%80%9d-in-linux-mint-debian-edition-lmde/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/10/24/how-to-get-rid-of-%e2%80%9center-password-to-unlock-your-login-keyring%e2%80%9d-in-linux-mint-debian-edition-lmde/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:37:02 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2538 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/10/24/how-to-get-rid-of-%e2%80%9center-password-to-unlock-your-login-keyring%e2%80%9d-in-linux-mint-debian-edition-lmde/feed/ 5 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/10/23/review-linux-mint-debian-edition-lmde/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/10/23/review-linux-mint-debian-edition-lmde/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:03:09 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2516 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/10/23/review-linux-mint-debian-edition-lmde/feed/ 9 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/09/03/how-to-get-a-productive-desktop-based-on-xmonad-and-xmobar/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/09/03/how-to-get-a-productive-desktop-based-on-xmonad-and-xmobar/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:54:41 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2477 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/09/03/how-to-get-a-productive-desktop-based-on-xmonad-and-xmobar/feed/ 1 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/05/11/review-knoppix-6-4-3-live/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/05/11/review-knoppix-6-4-3-live/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:11:06 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2288 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/05/11/review-knoppix-6-4-3-live/feed/ 8 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/04/11/lilliput-displaylink-usb-monitor-um-70-17e902a9-with-qnap-ts-110-on-debian-linux-armel/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/04/11/lilliput-displaylink-usb-monitor-um-70-17e902a9-with-qnap-ts-110-on-debian-linux-armel/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:17:58 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2273 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2011/04/11/lilliput-displaylink-usb-monitor-um-70-17e902a9-with-qnap-ts-110-on-debian-linux-armel/feed/ 2 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/10/04/how-to-get-usb-sound-adapter-0d8c000c-working-as-primary-sound-card-in-debian-linux/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/10/04/how-to-get-usb-sound-adapter-0d8c000c-working-as-primary-sound-card-in-debian-linux/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:32:40 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2173 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/10/04/how-to-get-usb-sound-adapter-0d8c000c-working-as-primary-sound-card-in-debian-linux/feed/ 14 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/28/troubleshooting-qnap-debian-by-setting-up-dhcp-and-tftpd-server-in-ubuntu/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/28/troubleshooting-qnap-debian-by-setting-up-dhcp-and-tftpd-server-in-ubuntu/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:01:19 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2168 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/28/troubleshooting-qnap-debian-by-setting-up-dhcp-and-tftpd-server-in-ubuntu/feed/ 3 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/26/torrent-downloads-with-web-based-client-transmission-for-headless-download-server/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/26/torrent-downloads-with-web-based-client-transmission-for-headless-download-server/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:56:07 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2161 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/26/torrent-downloads-with-web-based-client-transmission-for-headless-download-server/feed/ 1 http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/26/how-to-fix-x-user-not-authorized-to-run-the-x-server-aborting/ http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/26/how-to-fix-x-user-not-authorized-to-run-the-x-server-aborting/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:32:09 +0000 Black God http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/?p=2156 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 →]]> http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/26/how-to-fix-x-user-not-authorized-to-run-the-x-server-aborting/feed/ 1