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Deluge 1.3.1 won't load on Ubuntu natty 11.04 without error

Posted 05-11-2011 at 04:41 AM by carl0ski

After upgrading ubuntu Maverick and Lucid on my computers to Natty i found i could not load deluge at all
I also found the following symptoms.

All plugins missing from deluge , including
all default plug ins
scheduler, label autoadd, blocklist

deluge-gtk , deluge would quit without error

using a fresh Natty installation deluge would work.

the solution I listed all python package on the upgraded and fresh system to find
libboost-python1.40.0...

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Truecrypt Ubuntu Hardy (linux kernel 2.6.24 +)

Posted 01-01-2008 at 06:43 AM by carl0ski

After hours of fiddling i found a method of installing Truecrypt

What you'll need
$sudo apt-get build-essentials dmsetup linux-sources-`uname -r`
$cd /usr/src
$sudo tar -xvjpf linux-sources-`uname -r`.tar.bz2
$sudo ln -s linux-sources-`uname -r` /usr/src/linux

#patch i needed in Gentoo emerge tree
I needed to patch my kernel with the following

Code:

diff -Nrup a/Linux/Kernel/Dm-target.c b/Linux/Kernel/Dm-target.c

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K9Copy: A gift from god - Backup DVD Disc/image or VOB files to x264 file with AC3 Sound

Posted 01-10-2007 at 04:24 AM by carl0ski

I saw this new x264 and felt in has evolved to a point it is a healthy choice for backing up my media

My goal copy a DVD to a High Quality x264 AVI file without losing the original digital 6 channel sound.

Tools needed

K9Copy
Transcode
x264
Mplayer w/ Mencoder
libdvdcss

First thing load k9copy
1- Put your DVD in you drive, open the DVD

From here you can rip to mpeg-4 , shrink dvd to a dvd-r...

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XGL / Compiz & KDE

Posted 09-16-2006 at 08:03 AM by carl0ski

XGL may be blasted as eye candy , that may be true but it is also very productive.
The eye candy is in reality a side effect of the highly responsive nature of hardware drawn dektops
Windows move and scroll real time, Pages of text scroll by smoothly and dont grind down your machine.

The Novell guide went off without a hitch
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/17174.html

However some available option are out of date since it is fairly...

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Are you a Linux Newbie? Fell off the Windows Ship Without a Paddle?

Posted 01-12-2006 at 05:05 AM by carl0ski

i just thought i'd make a quick list to aid in quickly understanding and feeling comfortable using Linux.
Since my favourite Distro is Mandriva , and i find it quite easy to learn.
I recommend it.

Recommended Software

KDE equivilent to the icons and Startbar in Windows.

Konquerer Equivilant to Internet Explorer both can be used to browse the web and manage files on your Hardrive. Even rips audio CDs 'audiocd://'.
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