Comments for Yet Another Linux Blog http://yalb.net Covering Linux, business and sustainability. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on using latest 64-bit Flash player by richy http://yalb.net/?p=168#comment-708 richy Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:12:09 +0000 http://yalb.net/?p=168#comment-708 Adobe Flash == yuk! Advocate HTML5 with + tags for Ogg Theora + Vorbis in preference. Adobe Flash == yuk!
Advocate HTML5 with + tags for Ogg Theora + Vorbis in preference.

]]> Comment on Using GNU Screen by Alex Chekholko http://yalb.net/?p=145#comment-702 Alex Chekholko Thu, 20 May 2010 16:57:41 +0000 http://yalb.net/?p=145#comment-702 Also http://beginlinux.com/blog/2010/05/screen/ Also http://beginlinux.com/blog/2010/05/screen/

]]> Comment on digital archives and the “bit rot” problem by jthomasut http://yalb.net/?p=157#comment-697 jthomasut Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:04:18 +0000 http://yalb.net/?p=157#comment-697 Great insight! I love how you simplified the problem: "There are three separate layers here: the media longevity, the media format, the file format, and each needs to be designed with the same longevity goal in mind." Have you heard of Millenniata? They have created a new optical storage media that, once written, is backwards compatible with industry standard dvd players. Where DVD-R are normally recorded by making changes in an organic dye, their discs (called M-DISC) are written by making permanent physical changes. Their tag line is "Write Once, Read Forever". Great insight!

I love how you simplified the problem:

“There are three separate layers here: the media longevity, the media format, the file format, and each needs to be designed with the same longevity goal in mind.”

Have you heard of Millenniata? They have created a new optical storage media that, once written, is backwards compatible with industry standard dvd players. Where DVD-R are normally recorded by making changes in an organic dye, their discs (called M-DISC) are written by making permanent physical changes. Their tag line is “Write Once, Read Forever”.

]]> Comment on need to disable “visual effects” to get some old X apps to work in Ubuntu by Glenn http://yalb.net/?p=149#comment-696 Glenn Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:08:28 +0000 http://yalb.net/?p=149#comment-696 I've seen this before, especially with some recent java based kvm tools. Its especially unfortunate that the issue tends to bring X to its knees, somethimes rendering the entire system unusable... On the other hand jaunty is so nice normally :) I’ve seen this before, especially with some recent java based kvm tools. Its especially unfortunate that the issue tends to bring X to its knees, somethimes rendering the entire system unusable…

On the other hand jaunty is so nice normally :)

]]> Comment on simple port knocking with iptables by Alex Chekholko http://yalb.net/?p=136#comment-695 Alex Chekholko Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:25:40 +0000 http://yalb.net/?p=136#comment-695 knockd is an alternative that's almost as simple: http://www.zeroflux.org/cgi-bin/cvstrac.cgi/knock/wiki knockd is an alternative that’s almost as simple: http://www.zeroflux.org/cgi-bin/cvstrac.cgi/knock/wiki

]]> Comment on DVDs without skipping by Alex Chekholko http://yalb.net/?p=108#comment-694 Alex Chekholko Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:13:57 +0000 http://yalb.net/wp/?p=108#comment-694 So turns out you don't need to mount the iso at all. "mplayer dvd:// -vop lavcdeint -dvd-device /tmp/dvd.iso" works just fine. So turns out you don’t need to mount the iso at all. “mplayer dvd:// -vop lavcdeint -dvd-device /tmp/dvd.iso” works just fine.

]]> Comment on no LVM in Ubuntu 6.10 installer? by trinnyg http://yalb.net/?p=88#comment-693 trinnyg Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:49:20 +0000 http://yalb.net/wp/?p=88#comment-693 You require the alternate install version not the standard desktop version for lvm option. Alternate install CD The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Ubuntu. It provides for the following situations: * creating pre-configured OEM systems; * setting up automated deployments; * upgrading from older installations without network access; * LVM and/or RAID partitioning; * installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record; * installs on systems with less than about 192MB of RAM. There are three images available, each for a different type of computer: PC (Intel x86) alternate install CD For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows. Choose this if you are at all unsure. Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) alternate install CD For Apple Macintosh G3, G4, and G5 computers, including iBooks and PowerBooks as well as IBM OpenPower machines. 64-bit PC (AMD64) alternate install CD For computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon). It is not necessary for all (even most) processors made by AMD -- only their 64 bit chips. You require the alternate install version not the standard desktop version for lvm option.

Alternate install CD

The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Ubuntu. It provides for the following situations:

* creating pre-configured OEM systems;
* setting up automated deployments;
* upgrading from older installations without network access;
* LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
* installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record;
* installs on systems with less than about 192MB of RAM.

There are three images available, each for a different type of computer:

PC (Intel x86) alternate install CD
For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows. Choose this if you are at all unsure.
Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) alternate install CD
For Apple Macintosh G3, G4, and G5 computers, including iBooks and PowerBooks as well as IBM OpenPower machines.
64-bit PC (AMD64) alternate install CD
For computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon). It is not necessary for all (even most) processors made by AMD — only their 64 bit chips.

]]> Comment on great FOSS resources by seth http://yalb.net/?p=103#comment-692 seth Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:27:14 +0000 http://yalb.net/wp/?p=103#comment-692 www.makethemove.net really is a great find. I think people that take the time will discover that they are already actually using some FOSS, and that much of the "freeware" out there is not necessarily FOSS. http://www.makethemove.net really is a great find. I think people that take the time will discover that they are already actually using some FOSS, and that much of the “freeware” out there is not necessarily FOSS.

]]> Comment on chkconfig for Debian? by lindenle http://yalb.net/?p=99#comment-691 lindenle Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:56:07 +0000 http://yalb.net/wp/?p=99#comment-691 Actually debian has an exact replacement for chkconfig. Checkout update-rc.d it works on command line and is very useful. update-rc.d - install and remove System-V style init script links Actually debian has an exact replacement for chkconfig. Checkout update-rc.d it works on command line and is very useful.

update-rc.d - install and remove System-V style init script links

]]> Comment on Info vs. man … by LocustPie http://yalb.net/?p=75#comment-590 LocustPie Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:29:34 +0000 http://yalb.net/wp/?p=75#comment-590 My college professor always used to say : "If you can't see the clouds, then don't remember to phloss", and I still think its true to THIS day. Info pages aren't _just_ a means of capuring important livestock, but also the very basis of custard analogies. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a firm believer in Emacs (sometimes Xemacs) but everyone knows what the other is preparing for supper. C'mon guys let's vegetate and make sourcrout!!! My college professor always used to say : “If you can’t see the clouds, then don’t remember to phloss”, and I still think its true to THIS day.

Info pages aren’t _just_ a means of capuring important livestock, but also the very basis of custard analogies. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a firm believer in Emacs (sometimes Xemacs) but everyone knows what the other is preparing for supper.

C’mon guys let’s vegetate and make sourcrout!!!

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