Category Archives: Tips – Tricks

5 Minutes on Linux: Unable to remove user shares

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Huy Tran

Problem: I shared a folder using samba sometime back, the share name I used was “MyDocs”, the user was removed later.  After logging in as a new user, I’m unable to use the share name “MyDocs”. Challenge: for GUI users, … Continue reading →

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Python2.4, Python2.5 and Ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Huy Tran

Ubuntu lucid lynx does not have Python 2.4 and 2.5 runtimes available in the repositories, so if you are a developer and you are in need of those, then you have two options: One is try to find binaries somewhere … Continue reading →

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HOWTO: Recording audio cds with K3b

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Huy Tran

k3b cannot deal with mp3 files by default in Ubuntu Edgy Eft. If you need to produce an audio cd by adding mp3 files with k3b, you’ll need to install the following package: sudo apt-get install libk3b2-mp3 and you are … Continue reading →

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HowTo Ubuntu 8.10 64bit and Areca 6.2 (6.1) java Backup Utility

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Huy Tran

1) Go to Synaptic and install libswt-cairo-gtk-3.4-jni libswt-gnome-gtk-3.4-jni libswt-gtk-3.4-java libswt-gtk-3.4-jni libswt-mozilla-gtk-3.4-jni 2) cd /usr/lib/jni cp the files: libswt-atk-gtk-3448.so libswt-cairo-gtk-3448.so libswt-gtk-3448.so libswt-pi-gtk-3448.so libswt-awt-gtk-3448.so libswt-gnome-gtk-3448.so libswt-mozilla-gtk-3448.so to the areca/lib folder with names in order of appearance: libswt-atk-gtk-3232.so libswt-cairo-gtk-3232.so libswt-gtk-3232.so libswt-pi-gtk-3232.so libswt-awt-gtk-3232.so libswt-gnome-gtk-3232.so … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Linux: How to Install Flash Player for firefox

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Huy Tran

Install Flash Player For Ubuntu Linux Type the following command to install flash player: $ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree Now flash player should be working. Visit youtube or any other site to view flash content.

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