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changing network interface names

Posted 10-19-2011 at 05:17 AM by neonsignal

When changing network cards, or moving drives to a new computer, the network interfaces will be assigned new names (eth0, eth1, etc). This is so that the interfaces will retain their names between boots but not clash with other interfaces (on the assumption that the old ones may be only temporarily missing). However, if the new interface is a replacement for the old one, it is often more convenient to reuse the same name that the old one had.

These interface names are configured in...

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using Skype

Posted 10-19-2011 at 05:09 AM by neonsignal

To installl skype on Debian, the following repository can be added to /etc/apt/sources.list:

Code:

dep http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

It is then installed:

Code:

apt-get install skype

In order to get the camera to work, I found I had to force the use of the v4l1compat library when invoking skype, ie:

Code:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

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Japanese input entry support

Posted 06-09-2011 at 08:35 AM by neonsignal

Adding support for keyboard entry of Japanese characters is straightforward using scim-anthy:

Code:

apt-get install scim-anthy

The input method is set to 'scim via scim-bridge', by running im-switch

Code:

im-switch -c

Then the X session will need to be restarted, and by default the key combination ctrl-space is used to switch between input methods.

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identifying a DVD type

Posted 06-09-2011 at 08:20 AM by neonsignal

The dvd+rw-tools package can be used to identify the type of a DVD in the drive:

Code:

dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd

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scripted email

Posted 06-09-2011 at 08:17 AM by neonsignal

Email can be sent from the command line using mail (assuming that the mail agent has been configured to be able to access an appropriate smtp server if there is no local one).

Code:

mail -s 'subject' recipient@example.net <message.txt

This can be useful for example in a cron job to send an update.

If more formatting control is required, then html email can also be sent:

Code:

mail -a 'Content-type: text/html' -s 'subject' recipient@example.net

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