tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:50:03 +0000linuxubuntumutttutorialemailfetchmailblogspotcrontabgmailjauntymsmtpvim9.04Miscbloggerfunnyhtmlmail notificationprocmailterminalaliasbashbootchartcheat sheetcolorcommandcrondiggemacsext4gtdgtickguitargvimimapkernellatexlayoutmboxpop3registerrtmscreenletsstreetfightertasquetemplatethemethunderbirdtiptodotuxguitarunixvirtual machinevirtualboxyoutubehttp://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-402033063538887313Mon, 04 May 2009 20:50:00 +00002009-05-04T15:54:23.568-05:009.04bootchartext4jauntyubuntuMy machine: Lenovo T61 T9300 2Gb 100Gb nvidia quadro 140mext4 filesystemrecord: 14 secReally amazing isn't it?FYI, same machine with ubuntu 9.04 on ext3 filesystem has a boot time of 27 sec.PS: install bootchart by:sudo apt-get install bootcharthttp://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-ubuntu-jaunty-904-bootchart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-790835019677720997Mon, 04 May 2009 20:35:00 +00002009-05-04T15:46:34.425-05:009.04gmailjauntymail notificationubuntuThe growl-like new notification style in Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 is really fancy in my opinion. Today I just discovered this tiny application Gmail Notifier that can fully integrate with the new notification (checkgmail can't...yet).However, compared to other notification application like checkgmail, there is limited functions in this gmail notifier. So it's your choice, better features (like http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/05/gmail-notifier-for-ubuntu-jaunty-904.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-5453511438700079352Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:10:00 +00002009-03-30T12:43:16.663-05:00crontabemailfetchmailgmailimaplinuxmail notificationmboxmuttpop3thunderbirdubuntuI've introduced basic configuration for Mutt in recent posts. But we still have a problem: how do I get notified when I have new mail?Gmail users might also have similar problem. We certainly don't want to login to Gmail every 2 minutes. Of course gtalk can solve this problem. But what if one has several Gmail accounts, or even have Gmail AND Yahoo accounts? (If you don't use Mutt, you can http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/mail-notification-for-mutt-and-gmail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-4434078569837644213Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:01:00 +00002009-03-29T19:16:56.326-05:00gvimlinuxtipvimBy default, GVim has a menu and tools bar, like this:But most of the time, the reason why people use GVim or Vim is that they don't need to use mouse - the powerful keyboard shortcut is enough for an efficient editing. So it seems like a waste of space to have this menu and tools bar. Here I will introduce a tip to hide the menu and a keyboard shortcut to recall it.In your .vimrc file, add the http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-hide-menu-and-tool-bar-in-gvim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-9004956211935276353Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:36:00 +00002009-03-28T21:36:37.078-05:00gtickguitartuxguitarubuntuI play a little guitar. Yesterday I came across a problem: how do I play gp5, gp4 or ptb in Ubuntu? In Windows, we have Guitar Pro, which is not free, but I think it's an easy job to get a serial number...But how about in Ubuntu?The answer is Tuxguitar.With TuxGuitar, you will be able to compose music using the following features Tablature editor Score Viewer Multitrack http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/ubuntu-guitar-software-for-guitarist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-985785223329661381Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-03-27T14:10:32.023-05:00jauntylinuxubuntuvirtual machinevirtualboxWell, Ubuntu 9.04 beta is out. But as a Linux newbie, I don't really want to install it directly in my computer -- it's still a beta version. So a good idea to experience while it's still hot is to install it in a virtual machine. Here's a step by step guide:Install VirtualboxA complete community document could be found at:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBoxOK, let's get started. Run http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/install-ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-6560089406429152116Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:54:00 +00002009-03-26T11:56:45.279-05:00linuxubuntuAlthough it's not out yet...Check out their website later today.Link.http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/ubuntu-904-is-out-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-7606649604324930567Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:54:00 +00002009-03-25T20:01:34.701-05:00emailgmailGmail is probably the best webmail so far. Now it is possible to have multiple inboxes view through a new Gmail Lab application: Multiple Inboxes.Just go to setting -- Labs, enable the Multiple Inboxes application, the n save setting. When you get back to the inbox view, you'll see three inboxes awkwardly lie there...Then go to the setting -- Multiple Inboxes. Here you can define what kind of http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/multiple-inbox-view-in-gmail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-1096330656938380781Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:36:00 +00002009-03-24T16:42:50.708-05:00kernellinuxOriginal LinkHere's the full article:Quote:"It's out there now, or at least in the process of getting mirrored out.The most obvious change is the (temporary) change of logo to Tuz, the Tasmanian Devil. But there's a number of driver updates and some m68k header updates (fixing headers_install after the merge of non-MMU/MMU) that end up being pretty noticeable in the diffs.The shortlog (from -rc8,http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/linux-kernel-2629-released.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-2971760682198464768Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +00002009-03-19T13:07:58.649-05:00aliasbashcommandfunnylinuxterminalyoutubeCheck this out...Although it's not about Linux...Great, huh? Anyway, here's an useful tip if your are interested.In your .bashrc file, add the following line:alias ins="sudo apt-get install"Then when you need to install something, just type:ins somethingHowever the bad thing is that when you're TABing if you're not sure about the package name, there won't be any suggestion.You can also alias http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/funny-video-road-to-erotic-comics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-1940300155734411826Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:37:00 +00002009-03-19T12:49:53.810-05:00colorfetchmaillinuxmsmtpmuttprocmailthemeSince Mutt is a text based email client, it doesn't have fancy themes like Evolution, Thunderbird. But one can still configure the color theme for better viewing experience.Configuration of Mutt's color theme is pretty easy. Just follow this style:color [object] [foreground] [background]Here is a color theme I developed. It contains color for index, pager (including header, seven level of quoted http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/mutt-color-configuration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-3520273667277276801Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:13:00 +00002009-03-18T00:43:58.526-05:00gtdlinuxrtmscreenletstasquetodoRemember the Milk (RTM) is a popular getting things done (GTD) website. It could also be accessed from Ubuntu desktop. Here's how.TasqueTasque is a software in Linux, which support RTM. However, it is not included in default Ubuntu source. So you need to add the following source:deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tasque-packagers/ubuntu hardy mainTo add the source, visit System-Administration-Software http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/howto-remember-milk-in-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-907076741200541078Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:04:00 +00002009-03-17T15:14:34.482-05:00cheat sheetemacslatexlinuxmuttterminalunixvimIt is always easier to have cheat-sheet by hand, isn't it? Here I collected some popular Linux software (Linux/Unix basic commands, LaTeX, Emacs, Mutt, Ubuntu, Vim) cheat-sheets for your reference, as follows.Latex cheat sheetVim cheat sheetLinux/Unix command cheat sheetUbuntu cheat sheetEmacs cheat sheetMutt cheat sheetLink(It's in my domain. Don't worry.)http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/various-linux-related-cheat-sheets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-3290754122506704751Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:14:00 +00002009-03-01T15:14:52.393-06:00emailmutttutorialLinkhttp://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/03/mutt-tutorial-is-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-8612617769656318348Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:23:00 +00002009-02-28T22:42:03.931-06:00blogspotlinuxregisterubuntuDid you notice the "Registered Linux user 485011" pic on the right? What are your waiting for? Register your machine NOW!http://counter.li.org/Also, register as a Ubuntu user if you are using Ubuntu here, and get a cool tag:http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/be-registered-linux-user-and-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-3188128966630756402Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:17:00 +00002009-02-28T22:54:03.004-06:00funnylinuxMiscstreetfighterryu.ece.utexas.eduehonda.ece.utexas.edublanka.ece.utexas.eduguile.ece.utexas.eduken.ece.utexas.educhunli.ece.utexas.eduzangief.ece.utexas.edudhalsim.ece.utexas.edubalrog.ece.utexas.eduvega.ece.utexas.edusagat.ece.utexas.edumbison.ece.utexas.educammy.ece.utexas.edudeejay.ece.utexas.eduthawk.ece.utexas.edufeilong.ece.utexas.eduakuma.ece.utexas.edugouki.ece.utexas.eduhttp://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/look-at-names-of-linux-servers-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-4427465735188500294Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:20:00 +00002009-03-01T00:12:45.208-06:00emailfetchmaillinuxmsmtpmutttutorialQ: How to set up multiple accounts in Mutt?A: Three steps:Set up multiple accounts in fetchmail to receive emails from different accounts; set up multiple accounts in msmtp to send email with multiple accounts; set up multiple accounts control in mutt. The first step is explained in my Mutt tutorial post. I assume now you can receive different emails from This post will focus on how to control http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/multiple-accounts-in-mutt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-4608246785374262582Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:17:00 +00002009-02-28T22:53:27.016-06:00bloggerblogspothtmllayouttemplatetutorialHere's a very straight forward post on editing minima blogspot template to have three columns, like mine now.Linkhttp://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-convert-default-minima-blogspot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-6805785688827509265Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:26:00 +00002009-02-28T22:53:27.016-06:00bloggerblogspotdigghtmltutorialThis is a pretty easy task, follow these steps:Go to "Layout" - "Edit HTML"Backup your templateClick the box "Expand Widget Templates"Find "<data:post.body/>" in the templateAdd following lines BEFORE "<data:post.body/>"<div style='float:right; margin-left:10px;'><script type='text/javascript'>digg_url="<data:post.url/>";</script><script http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-add-digg-button-to-your-blogspot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-2431377381764030712Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:39:00 +00002009-02-28T22:53:27.017-06:00crontabemaillinuxmutttutorialvimIf you are using Mutt, your mailbox files would grow larger and larger until it takes several seconds to open it in Mutt. One would say: gee, why do you keep old emails? Well, why not? I believe there should be enough space to store the old emails in hard drive nowadays. So here's the question: how do we save old emails?Here's what we need to do:Don't delete emails, archive them into a specific http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-archive-your-emails-once-while.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-4701352161199451178Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:59:00 +00002009-04-19T01:41:58.256-05:00emailfetchmaillinuxmsmtpmuttprocmailtutorialThank Andrew, Mark Stosberg for their insightful Mutt configuration web page. Mutt is a text based email client. It doesn't have fancy interfaces like outlook, thunderbird. But indeed it is the most handy and configurable email client I've ever used. I've been using Mutt for a month, which is a tough month because I have to configure this and that until I feel comfortable using it.Unlike other http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/mutt-email-client-that-sucks-less.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-5147683441664120200Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:54:00 +00002009-02-28T22:53:27.017-06:00croncrontablinuxtutorialQ. How do I to disable the mail alert send by crontab? When my job is executed and the jobs cannot run normally it will sent an email to root. Why do I receive e-mails to my root account from cron? How can I prevent this? A. crontab command is use to maintain crontab files for individual users. By default the output of a command or a script (if any produced), will be email to your local email http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-do-i-to-disable-mail-alert-send-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-1146741195118432850Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-02-09T12:28:30.135-06:00MiscThat's because I set up an forwarding email in the system.And the server will not keep the email after forwarding it, kinda like what procmail does.Anyway, now I can use a simple username university email. xxxxx@mail.utexas.edu as my work email, and gmail as my personal email.Great!http://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/finally-figured-out-why-my-ut-webmail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207257823080348911.post-6745221206661441984Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-02-08T21:43:04.456-06:00linuxubuntuOnce upon a time, I installed Ubuntu-I-forgot-the-version on my PC in college, with dual boot of course. It was interesting, although Linux desktop wasn't as good as it is now. That Linux installation ended up ... system crash.The laptop I am using now was bought in Oct 2008. Lenovo Thinkpad T61, T9300, 2G, 100G. I choose Windows Vista Business when I bought it - pretty expensive. Then I got sickhttp://nongeekshandbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/muttrc-sdfdsjlksjfdl-skjdlf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0