Tag Archives: Ubuntu

How to force usage of DNS name instead of IP in ownCloud

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Ahmed Tawfik

Sometimes when sharing a link in owncloud, especially on the mobile and desktop clients, the links are using the IP address instead of the DNS name. This behavior can be changed by using the overwritehost parameter in the config.php file … Continue reading →

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Monitor Linux CPU Frequency in RealTime

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

watch grep \”cpu MHz\” /proc/cpuinfo Source

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How to add Ubuntu Server to a Windows Active Directory

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Setup: Server: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS 64-bit pbis-open version: 8.3 First of all, install these packages: libpam-winbind (available in repository) nfs-common (available in repository) pbis-open (download latest version from http://download1.beyondtrust.com/Technical-Support/Downloads/PowerBroker-Identity-Services-Open-Edition/?Pass=True) Now that you have all the necessary packages, you have to … Continue reading →

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How to install vmware-tools and use shared folders on an Ubuntu VM inside VMWare Workstation 12 Pro

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Although when you I tried to enable the guest additions using the suggested open-vm-tools, it doesn’t run correctly and I’ve been unable to use shared folders between the host and guest in order to copy some files. I accordingly used the … Continue reading →

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Getting VMWare Workstation 12 Pro to work on Ubuntu Wily (15.10)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Just add this line to the  “/usr/bin/vmware” file: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH immediately after the “export PRODUCT_NAME bla bla bla” line. That’s it! Enjoy! Source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/689123/vmware-wont-work-after-ubuntu-upgrade

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