Debian Squeeze num lock problem #solved

If you update your Debian Squeeze or upgrade your Debian Squeeze System , and after that you observe that the num pad is not working once the GNOME session starts , then you can fix this error by following :

1. Go to System – Preferences – Keyboard
2. Go to mouse keys tab and uncheck “Pointer can be controlled using the keypad”.
3. Check your num pad will work now.

gtk-recordmydesktop problem in Debian #solve

If you are using recordmydesktop and advance tab is not working then this is probably due to this :

https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtk-recordmydesktop/+bug/447011
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=589769

 

su root ;                                                         // login as root
cd /usr/local/bin ;                                         // go to the /usr/local/bin directory
gedit  jack_lsp ;                                                 // created the file jack_lsp 
                                                                   //Write following in the file and save it: 
                                                                   //#!/bin/bash
chmod 755  /usr/local/bin/jack_lsp ;                 // Made it executable ( rwx for owner , rx for group and others )

Any takers for this #usit #ggsipu

———– Forwarded message ———-
From: Gaurav Paliwal <Mail Address>
Date: Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Subject: Any volunteer for maintaining UIRC Server (GNU/Linux)
To: SAInT USIT

Hi,

A team of the USIT students under the guidance of Rinkaj Sir (Faculty USIT) and A P Singh Sir ( Deputy Librarian ) is responsible for maintaining the some of the IT services of the UIRC .Previously Sahil Dave and Om was the part of this team then me and Deepak pitched in. These services include :

1. DSpace Server
2. Administration and Up-gradation of Debian GNU/Linux server.
3. Off-Campus Resource Sharing Module
4. LDAP Authentication Server
5. An FTP Server.

As me and Deepak will be graduating this year (/*hopefully*/) then UIRC require new person to take care of these services.

At the same future challenges include :

1. Migrating from Debian Lenny to Debian Squeeze
2. Data Migration to Koha
3. Troubleshooting in case of some issues.
4. Upgradation of DSpace/FTP/Koha/Off-Campus Resource sharing Module

Requirement :

1. Self Motivation , zeal , willingness to work.
2. Internet connectivity at home.
3. Command over GNU/Linux preferred Debian or other Debian derived System.
4. Should be able to actively carry those traditions and should be able to render these responsibility to other team before leaving the college.

Note : No certificate will be Given , this is a volunteering work, but at the same time a great work environment and freedom to work will be given .You will gain a good experience.

If , Interested then drop a mail @ gaurav[dot]paliwal1989 [AT] gmail [dot] com  before 6 Jan 2010 with a resume clearly showing experience in GNU/Linux , Java , Bash Shell/Perl/Python .


With Regards,
Gaurav Paliwal
http://gauravpaliwal.com/blog/

Debian V/s Ubuntu #debian is better :)

Presentation Transcript

  1. Is Debian better thenUbuntu ??????By : Gaurav Paliwal/me = http://www.gauravpaliwal.com
  2. This topic is even moredebatable then makingMark Zuckerberg theperson of the year and notJulian Assange
  3. Decide on your own afterthe “next” few slides……….
  4. 10.10 on ” 10/10/10” is“released” {with doublequotes}
  5. The very next momentnext door guy shouted ????
  6. Why ???
  7. That poor /next_door_guyuses i945 and radeonchipset
  8. The glamour of 101010 hasmade the i945 and radeonchipset bug digest in#canonical stomach
  9. You already have reason #1to ditch Ubuntu
  10. But why have an affair withDebian ๐Ÿ˜› :3
  11. Reason #1Because its not Linux it isGNU/Linux
  12. Why you forget any distrobased on Linux kernel isLinux kernel + most of thebasic OS tools from theGNU project
  13. So, No Linux onlyGNU/Linux
  14. Reason #2Stability and Security
  15. Increased stability andsecurity testing.
  16. Debian is also one of thebest platform for servers{depends on you}.
  17. Debian {Stable} has nobleeding edge but itnonetheless functions well.
  18. If you want to use“Bleeding Edge” use theTesting repos and /you beset in no time.
  19. Not to forget DebianTesting and Unstable aremore “Stable” then thosewho claims to be stable
  20. Reason #2Debian is an absolutely freesoftware.
  21. follows all the philosophiesof the free softwarecommunity
  22. /me use Mozilla Firefox.Please close ur eyes fornext slide.
  23. they even rebranded theFirefox Iceweasel becausethe original Firefoxconsisted of a certain partthat was copyrighted.
  24. Reason #3Debian supported manyplatform
  25. Debian supported platform >>>>> Ubuntu supported platform
  26. Reason #4Debian is produced by anot-for-Profit firm
  27. Remember Reason #1 toditch Ubuntu“This eliminates anyloopholes in producingsubstandard products”
  28. Reason #5Debian is simpler to use.
  29. *Almost out-of-box*{Condition apply :P}
  30. Other personnel Reasons
  31. {Debra } G/F loves Debian{Ian Murdock } #1993
  32. Save your pocket money.
  33. The factUbuntu is the organizationwhich transferred the devilsinto human (#Linux) nowmake them Saint(#GNU/Linux)
  34. Father has moreexperience then Son
  35. Your Experience ????
  36. Others Experience Sourcehttp://linux.koolsolutions.com/2009/02/17/100-reasons-why-debian-is-preferred-over-ubuntu/
  37. Debian has the largest number of packages offered by any Linux distribution. – By Kushal Debian changes less:Debian’s upgrade system seems to be better and more suited for what I need in an operating system , as it doesn’t change as frequent as Ubuntu , this way I know its going to work and be stable if I upgrade to the next major release of Debian. -By Charliebrownau Ubuntu is too bloated and runs rather slowly on my pc. – By Nikhil Debian way surpasses Ubuntu on the type of architecture that it will run on. that is why i prefer debian. – By Sleepy. Debian is liberated – free as in freedom – from proprietary junk software. – By PeterThe debian can be used both for desktop, server & netbook. Ubuntu has different distro for different audience (desktop, server, netbook). – By Zahid Debian has been built by the community. Ubuntu was heavily funded. Nothing beats a solid committed community. It’s been estimated that if you were to pay to build Debian 4.0 it would cost around 10 billion dollars. That’s quite a community. – By Dan switching to debian because my friend kept calling me a noon for using ubuntu ๐Ÿ˜› – By Hintss
  38. Are you ready for the#TRANSFORMATIONLinux to GNU/Linux Ubuntu to Debian
  39. Thanks for having the {HUGE} patience of listening to /me. /me = http://www.gauravpaliwal.com

eGov-2.0 Stack for Private/Public Clouds #project #2

To be very honest for someone like me writing a blog or even a page is something for which I have have to push myself.I was a bit busy in the last couple of days  deciding the outline for the DSpace tutorial series for the Spoken tutorial ( http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/DSpace ) . I n the meantime I have decided to do some changes in the outline for the eGov-2.0 Stack for Private/Public Clouds whic are follwoing :

1.In the first release their will be LDAP Integration over all services (i.e. same username/password and profile for all services) but their will be no SSO.

2.The first release will concentrate on the application and simple automated installation over the clouds but not on HOW to deploy your OWN cloud infrastructure.

3.The release date will be now january as testing is still left and i messed up with the test cases and I don’t want to come up with a “UNSTABLE” release.In the meantime Debian Squeeze will also become stable and hopefully LDAP bug will be removed. :)

4.The Second release will have a separated search interface for all the data stored in the application [OCR enabled].Also at the same time it will be based on nutch but the backend hopefully will be Solr instead of Lucene .

5.The second release will also concentrate to make the cloud deployment , SSO and at the same I will try to port all the apps to the JVM (php / python apps) and will try if I can use any technique to execute it over the “Google Apps Engine JVM” because if this happen then this will be a great.

6.The license would be simple as I am using a lot of open source applications in it, so must probably it will be :

You can do anything with the code until and unless it comply with all the individual licenses of the products that are included with this. :P ๐Ÿ˜›

This is the simplest License I can think.

Please give your reviews and suggestion about this .