Nvidia on Debian Squeeze

I have installed the new debian squeeze and to get my 3 displays working in the right way i have to install the nvidia driver.

Enter in terminal

#su

password

#nano /etc/apt/sources.list

add

deb http://debian.hands.com/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib

deb-src http://debian.hands.com/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib

press control + X

Press "y" to save

then

# aptitude install module-assistant nvidia-kernel-common

# m-a auto-install nvidia-kernel

# aptitude install nvidia-glx

# aptitude install nvidia-settings

# aptitude install nvidia-xconfig

# nvidia-xconfig

reboot

enter nvidia-xconfig as root and edit setting save to X configuration file

exit x

and enter!

Dropbox on Linux Debian

The Dropbox is a great application to keep your documents in sync on multiple computers and works on Mac OSX, windows, Linux, ios and soon in android. And you can go to dropbox page and access your files. Get your at www.dropbox.com

How to install on linux?



Download dropbox "...tar.bz" file in download section

Then:

# su

Enter you password

# nautilus-dropbox-0.6.7.tar.bz2 /usr/lib/; cd /usr/lib/; tar -jxvf nautilus-dropbox-0.6.7.tar.bz2

# apt-get update

# apt-get install libnautilus-extension-dev libnotify-dev python-docutils

# cd nautilus-dropbox-0.6.7

# ./configure

# make

# make install

# dropbox start -i

After that dropbox is going to download the files (wait..) and just follow the wizard to complete.

Mac OSX mount share at login

On Mac OSX how to mount a share (smb, webdAV, nfs, apple share) at login and don't open finder for each share?

Use apple script application in utilities folder and add this for example:



mount volume "smb://user:password@ip_or_name_of_server/share"

or

mount volume "smb://DOMAIN\user:password@ip_or_name_of_server/share"

or

mount volume "smb://ip_or_name_of_server/share"


If you need more share add more then save as application. Then:

Go to system preferences, accounts, select user and add this application to login items. Now every time you login with that user the system will mount this share.

Nvidia driver on Debian Lenny

How to install Nvidia driver on Debian Lenny

To download the most update driver visit:

http://www.nvidia.com/page/drivers.html

You need additional drivers to compile the driver:

# apt-get update

# apt-get install binutils module-assistant build-essential pkg-config xserver-xorg-dev

exit the graphic mode by pressing:

CTRL+ALT+F1

#su

Enter your password

# /etc/init.d/gdm stop
# m-a update
# m-a prepare

# sh NVIDIA-Linux....

Accept the questions

Reboot the computer and that's it!

SMB Print on Linux, Unix or Mac!

To add a SMB printer from a Windows Server or Client that have a local printer shared use the cups configuration page on you linux or mac or unix:

Open

http://localhost:631


Select add printer

Select smb printer

in URL put:

smb://DOMAIN\User:Password@ip_of_server/Printqueuename

or

smb://User:Password@ip_of_server/Printqueuename

or

smb://ip_of_server/Printqueuename

then, select the printer driver

and print a test page.

for more information visit:

http://www.cups.org/

VPN Client Debian Lenny

How to create a simple VPN connection to a Windows or other VPN Server on Linux?

In Debian Lenny is very simple:




#su

Enter the root password then:

#apt-get install openvpn

#apt-get install kvpnc

after that open kvpnc on Applications/internet

and configure your VPN. Click connect!

For up to date open VPN visit

http://openvpn.net/

Apple Magic Trackpad on Windows 7

I have my PC connected to my 42" LCD and i do need a easy and comfortable way to control my PC.

The Apple Magic Trackpad is the best for that use. Apple says that is only compatible with windows but it can work with a Windows PC using the Bootcamp drivers. You can't have Multi-Touch but its a simple mouse.



To install pair the Apple Magic Trackpad with windows. After that install this drivers:

Use the x86 for 32bit OS or use the x64 for 64bit OS.

And thats it!
You can scroll horizontal and vertical, double click, drag and drop and second click.
For drag and drop, just activate in control panel, mouse options Turn on Clicklock.