Fix copy / paste issue between vnc and windows
Posted on September 13, 2011 - Filed Under Linux | 1 Comment
If you experience copy / paste issues between your vnc and windows,please see below checklist to troubleshoot. 1.Make sure you enable copy / paste feature in your vnc viewer options.(Send clipboard changes to server and Accept clipboard changes from server) 2.Make sure your have run process vncconfig on your linux /unix server .If not,just run [...]
Read More..>>How to fix backspace/delete mapping issue in vim
Posted on May 28, 2011 - Filed Under Linux | 1 Comment
Several day’s ago,some of my clients switched from Solaris vnc server to Linux vnc server,and I was reported that the backspace did not work in vim.The symptom is when user press backspace,vim translate it to “^?”. Some suggestions from the linux forum is to “set backspace=2″ and “set nocompatible”, but this does not work for [...]
Read More..>>Modify/change gnome setting/configuration global/system-wide using gconftool-2
Posted on May 28, 2011 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
I am managing some linux servers,users access these server via VNC.By default ,some users complained that the gnome will lock screen with in 10 minutes and require user to input password to unlock. Actually user could change this setting of gnome themselves,but in order to avoid new users meet this gnome issue again,it’s better to [...]
Read More..>>How to remove blank empty lines in unix/linux
Posted on March 10, 2010 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
I found 6 ways can do it,if you know others ,pls let us know. Please see below code for detail. bash-2.05a$ cat test.txt aaaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc bash-2.05a$ grep ‘.’ test.txt aaaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc bash-2.05a$ grep -v ‘^$’ test.txt aaaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc bash-2.05a$ sed ‘/^$/d’ test.txt aaaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc bash-2.05a$ sed -n ‘/^$/!p’ test.txt [...]
Read More..>>How to fix keyboard mapping issue of Gnome / Vnc in ubuntu
Posted on June 18, 2009 - Filed Under Linux | 13 Comments
Yesterday I just intalled an ubuntu 9.04 Server for my co-work.After installed VNC on this server I found the keyboard was messed up while I am connecting this server via vnc client from Windows.After search from internet I found there are 2 good solutions to fix this isssue. 1.In the terminal of this server ,type [...]
Read More..>>To install graphics drivers on Ubuntu
Posted on April 10, 2009 - Filed Under Linux | 5 Comments
If you do not know whether graphics drivers been installed or not,type following in a terminal window ,and it will tell you and to find out the name of your graphics card,type code: 1.TO install graphics drivers If it is Nvidia type: For ATI card : press enter to install At last restart your computer [...]
Read More..>>3D Desktop switch on Ubuntu
Posted on April 10, 2009 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
First,you need to install “3ddesktop” by typing the following in a terminal window: press enter then you can type 3ddesk ,press enter to run this after the installation You will see: And use the up and down or right and left arrow keys to change desktop,press enter to select that desktop Tips: You must make [...]
Read More..>>How to use single click instead of double click in Ubuntu
Posted on April 6, 2009 - Filed Under Linux | 1 Comment
For single click,first open up the file browser . Open up trash,or start as shown in figure . Then go to Edit–>Preferences Open the “Behaviour” tab in the next window,then set to single click
Read More..>>How to install .deb packages in ubuntu
Posted on January 14, 2009 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
The .deb packages are packages that are often used in Ubuntu. You can install any .deb package onyour ubuntu. .deb files can generally be installed from the file manager (Nautilus) merely by clicking on them, since file associations with the default installer is already been set in Ubuntu. Below instructions are for those who wish [...]
Read More..>>Get distribution-specific information of your ubuntu
Posted on January 14, 2009 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
The lsb_release command provides certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and distribution-specific information. lsb_release -a Below is an example of the output of command lsb_release keeper@sdclx2:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 Codename: intrepid
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