Tag Archives: Ubuntu

How To Compile and Install Tora 2.1 with Oracle Support on Ubuntu Jaunty

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

sudo apt-get build-dep tora sudo apt-get install libqscintilla2-dev Download instant client of Oracle Database (all zip files and extract them to one folder) ./configure –with-instant-client=PATH_TO_YOUR_INSTANT_CLIENT_FOLDER Follow the instructions – if any – and complete any missing steps make sudo make … Continue reading →

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Revert back to ubuntu usplash theme

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

sudo dpkg-reconfigure usplash-theme-ubuntu

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Disable the annoying PC speaker in Ubuntu

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

Temporarily (doesn’t require a restart): sudo modprobe -r pcspkr Permanent (requires restart): sudo your_favorite_text_editor /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf   #text editor can be anything from “vi” to “gedit”, whatever you want! Add this line to the end of the file: “blacklist pcspkr”Reboot!

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Install Network Manager 0.7 in Ubuntu Hardy, Intrepid, Jaunty, Karmic …etc

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

A very nice site called Ubuntu PPA (Personal Package Archives) where many teams contribute their own deb packages to be used by anyone, it’s not an official repository and many of the PPAs are for testing purposes only, but anyway … Continue reading →

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Network Manager 0.7 Multiple Simultaneous Connections!

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

Four network connections active at the same time: 3G connection (etisalat USB modem) 2 wireless networks with 2 different wireless cards (the internal card and another external one) 1 wired connection This is EXTREMELY useful and I gained a lot … Continue reading →

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