VMWare Server 2 – Unable to build the vsock module
Just a quick Post, the solution for the "Unable to build the vsock module" error message if you install VMWare Server 2 on Debian or Ubuntu: tar xvf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vsock.tar cd…
How to install OpenOffice 3.2 on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
I have blogged the installation of OpenOffice 3.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 a few months ago. OpenOffice 3.2 is not available on launchpad at the moment. Download it from the OpenOffice…
Version 1.4.0 of Tiny Tiny RSS
New version of Tiny Tiny RSS (1.4.0) is available. Look my previous article about it. Upgrade is very esay, read the instructions here. Release Notes: Bugfixes Catalan translation JSON-based API;…
Samba Error on Ubuntu Karmic
There is an error in the current version of Samba on Ubuntu Karmic you find in the samba log file (/var/log/samba/log.smbd) this message: [2009/12/07 12:26:26, 0] smbd/server.c:456(smbd_open_one_socket) smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address…
Install Thunderbird 3 on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic
Install Mozilla Thunderbird 3 on Ubuntu with paketmanger. Add the repository: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa Add repository key: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 247510BE Installation: sudo apt-get update sudo aptitude…
Zend Server Community Edition on Ubuntu Server
The best way to install Zend Server is to follow the instructions on http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Server-Community-Edition/zend-server-community-edition.htm#deb_installation.htm. Here the short version: 1. Installation: 1.1 Define a repository by opening the following file: "/etc/apt/sources.list"…
Linux Software RAID 5 on Debian Lenny or Ubuntu
This is an update Post for my old Howto http://www.mogilowski.net/2008/05/09/linux-software-raid-5-unter-debian-etch for Debian Lenny and Ubuntu. In this configuration i created a raid 5 with the drives sda, sdb, sdc and…
VMWare Workstation / Player Installer 6.5.3 Hangs
The installer of VMWare Workstation (and Player) hangs on Ubuntu Karmic 9.10. "Cause: the installer runs vmware-modconfig-console which produces enough output with some kernels that the python engine deadlocks is…
Add swap file to a linux server (Debian or Ubuntu)
This article describes how you can add a swap file on Debian or Ubuntu. You can use this to add additional swap space or to add swap to a server…
Servermanagement with puppet – Part 4
Puppet facts Note: This article based on Part 1 - Part 3 of my puppet articles. Please read them first ! Factor allows to you add information from your nodes…