Have you ever wanted to copy something from one machine to another without having to setup FTP, NFS, Samba etc? Luckily Python offers to help by creating an instant web server in the directory it’s...

Screen Recording in Linux This guide covers how to record your screen in Linux using both avconv (the ffmpeg replacement in Ubuntu) and ffmpeg, along with how to prepare videos for sharing on plat...

Install ssvncviewer: sudo apt-get install ssvnc Create a password file: sudo apt-get install vnc4server vncpasswd sudo apt-get remove vnc4server Launch the viewer toward a blade with iDRAC7...

Mounting ISO Files in Linux ISO files are disk image files that contain the contents of an optical disc. You can mount these files in Linux to access their contents without burning them to physica...

Install some Japanese fonts: apt-get install ttf-kochi-mincho ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-sazanami-mincho Install ibus and anthy: apt-get install ibus ibus-anthy anthy-common Configure: ibus-setup R...

As root: adduser yourusername sudo

As root user, create a credentials file. Note that and should be entered without “<>” brackets. root@Erebus:~# cat > .smbcredentials username=<user> password=<password> ...

Backup with default language: HandBrakeCLI –main-feature -i /dev/cdrom -o movie.mp4 -e x264 -b 1000 -B 192 Backup with 2nd language: For example English language DVD with additional Japanese audi...

First ensure that apt has access to the relevant sources. My /etc/apt/sources.list is as follows (please update to reflect your local mirror – I’m in Japan, hence the “jp”): deb https://ftp.jp.debi...

Install prerequisite packages for the build: sudo apt-get install subversion yasm build-essential autoconf libtool zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libxml2-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libsamplerate-dev libf...