If you want to delete files by size (here files of 912345 bytes):
find . -size 912345c -print -exec rm -f {} \;
Category Archives: Ubuntu
List and flush postfix queue
To list element waiting in the Postfix queue:
postqueue -p
To drop all the queue:
postsuper -d ALL
Convert Pdf to Jpg
convert -density 400 image.pdf -resize 25% image.png
Vmware server Ubuntu 9.10 64bits : grab / ungrab / mouse / keyboard issue
The fix :
~/.mozilla/firefox/.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/lib/wrapper-gtk24.sh
and add in the second line:
export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes
Convert files encoding
Convert some files from a specific charset to another :
recode -v ISO-8859-1..UTF8 *.php
Firefox 3: middle click: The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded
To remove the very annoying feature; open about:config in a new tab, and change the value middlemouse.contentLoadURL to false.
Install new kernel on Sheevaplug
Follow these steps to install new kernel to your sheevaplug :
sudo modprobe ftdi_sio vendor=0x9e88 product=0x9e8f
dmesg (to get wich ttyUSB)
kermit -l /dev/ttyUSB1 -b 115200
> connect
> root / nosoup4u
> reboot
> [during UBoot, cancel boot with a key]
> follow instruction of one new kernel
If you need to reset your uboot environnement : http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Factory_Default_u-Boot_Environment
Kernel with dm_crypt support : http://photon123.dyndns.org/sheeva/README-2.6.31-06466-g4c203e00
courier-imap-ssl : malloc issue
If you get this issue :
Starting Courier IMAP-SSL server:/etc/init.d/courier-imap-ssl: xmalloc: ../bash/make_cmd.c:99: cannot allocate 555 bytes (0 bytes allocated)
Simply edit /etc/courier/imapd and change :
IMAP_ULIMITD=131072
US keyboard on login screen (and console)
This is a fucking bug in Ubuntu 9.04, my keyboard is in qwerty during login screen and in azerty in gnome.
To fix it, you have to reconfigure your console with (if you’re french, choose France / Alternative) :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
Reboot your computer and enjoy !
Ubuntu Radeon Dual Screen
In order to get your Ubuntu fully functionnal with dual screen on Radeon graphic cards, follow these instructions (and forget flgrx embedded inside Ubuntu) :