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How to use wget on your Mac

06.02.2011 · Posted in Computer setup

It’s a simple install that gives you a lot more power and a productivity boost while you’re in the command line. Of course you could open up a browser and download that file, but it takes so many clicks to do it that you just need wget. Here’s how to install in a few simple ...

How to install git on your Mac with Snow Leopard

03.12.2011 · Posted in Computer setup

download latest git-osx-installer from Google Code double click the downloaded file to start the installer: run the installer package: perform all necessary steps create user shortcut verify that it’s all working got a github account? Follow their instructions to finalize the process and you’re good to go! ...

How to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu

08.14.2009 · Posted in Computer setup

In the Linux world, Chrome’s name is Chromium. Let’s follow some simple steps to get it on the Ubuntu machine: add the following repository at the end of your /etc/apt/sources/list file: [sourcecode]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main[/sourcecode] add the GPG key using the following command: [sourcecode]sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5[/sourcecode] update sources list: [sourcecode]sudo apt-get ...

Easiest way to get Skype on Fedora 11

06.17.2009 · Posted in Computer setup

I investigated today about an hour, and none of the solutions worked. Until I found this one, quick and easy setup. Thanks, guys. [...] install the Skype repository. Open a terminal and type: su -c 'gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/skype.repo' In that file copy the following lines: [skype] name=Skype Repository baseurl=http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/fedora/updates/i586/ enabled=1 gpgkey=http://www.skype.com/products/skype/linux/rpm-public-key.asc gpgcheck=0 Now you can easily ...

How to enable mod_rewrite for Apache in Ubuntu

05.21.2009 · Posted in Computer setup

It’s already installed, but not enabled. The easiest way to enable it is to follos these steps: run this command (a2enmod == apache2 enable module): a2enmod rewrite edit this file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default; you can use the following command: sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default make sure you have there AllowOverride All directive for the default directory (this will make ...

Sound is not working after upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)

04.29.2009 · Posted in Computer setup

I had the same problem as a lot of people, actually. I found the following solution to be working for me: Open the alsa config file by: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf at the end of the file just paste the following lines: options snd-pcsp index=-2 options snd slots=snd-hda-intel options snd-hda-intel model=hp-m4 alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel options snd-hda-intel ...