I don’t use shell scripts too often and had a brain dead moment on how to execute a shell script. So, for the dummies , here’s a summary so next time I forget I can quickly look at my posts: For Creating Shell programs # vi filename.sh (vi is one of many text editors for [...]
Read More...I was after some software to clone a Windows XP machine onto 20 other identical machines – the main idea was to eliminate the need to install XP from scratch on each machine. Now before I go further, I should mention that my client owned a volume license for these XP machines. I did a [...]
Read More...My terminal emulation program of choice is PuTTY. It’s a small, simple but very functional piece of software. My only gripe with it has been that it doesn’t have a facility for multiple sessions or tabs – like Secure CRT for example. But today I found something that does the job. It’s call the PuTTY [...]
Read More...Just made the switch to Linux from Windows (or even OS X?) and are having trouble finding software similar/equivalent to what you are used to? Yes, the linux learning curve is steep but rewarding when you do start working it all out. Here is a good website that lists the Windows/OS X software and the [...]
Read More...My last post I gave a quick overview of my hardware (PC, camera and capture card) that I was using on my surveillance system. This post I will explain what OS and software I use. My operating system of choice for this ‘project’ was SUSE. The initial reason was that learning Linux is (in my [...]
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