Welcome to PGTips91's PBwiki!

 

Here   you will find some pages that I wrote to document things for myself but you may find some of the information helpful also.

 

 

Table of Contents

Secure Shell Log-in New Test-bed System. LiveCD Sessions Files for zsync downloads posted here Security on HTTPS web sites. BootChart Net Backup Systems Refracta hardinfo Remote Desktop Sharing NetSurf Compiled from Source debfoster how-to The cdrtools project. Create a bootable CD to boot from pendrive on computer without BIOS-supported USB booting. Get PCLinuxOS with zsync Get ArtistX with zsync Get Crunchbang Linux with zsync Get Dreamlinux using zsync Get Dreamlinux using jigdo-lite Method for upgrading gracefully. Preserving your Personal Data and Settings when re-installing Linux Installing Applications not in the repositories of your distribution. Web-based links that Install Applications Install-now Reinstalling Linspire Applications Restoring a hard drive after partitioning errors Upload & Download 1 MB sized file for testing purposes My to-do list Mostly added to the list of How-to's below.  List of How-to's. Frank A's Computer Clive_H's_Computer Clive S's Computer ASUS_Computer' BruceF Computer Ben's Page Fonts in MS Windows 98 cf in Linux Forums I have seen ...  Interesting_Finds Digital Darkroom Techniques Links to other sites My Computer-Geek score

 

 

 

Secure Shell Log-in

 

New Test-bed System.

 

LiveCD Sessions

 

Files for zsync downloads posted here

 

Security on HTTPS web sites.

 

BootChart

 

Bootchart is a CLI tool that will profile your system at bootup. It can also be run at other times to profile your system or a specific application. Here's how to use it.

 

Net Backup Systems

 

Refracta

 

hardinfo

 

Remote Desktop Sharing

OpenDNS

 

NetSurf Compiled from Source

 

debfoster how-to

 

The cdrtools project.

 

Create a bootable CD to boot from pendrive on computer without BIOS-supported USB booting.

 

Get PCLinuxOS with zsync

 

Get ArtistX with zsync

 

Get Crunchbang Linux with zsync

 

Get Dreamlinux using zsync

 

Get Dreamlinux using jigdo-lite

 

Method for upgrading gracefully.

 

Preserving your Personal Data and Settings when re-installing Linux

 

Installing Applications not in the repositories of your distribution.

 

 

Web-based links that Install Applications

 

Install-now

 

 

 

Reinstalling Linspire Applications

 

Restoring a hard drive after partitioning errors

 

Upload & Download 1 MB sized file for testing purposes

 

My to-do list Mostly added to the list of How-to's below. 

 

List of How-to's.

 

• Up-date an ISO file using zsync     - save time, bandwidth and ensure a perfect result every time.
• Update a Debian ISO file using jigdo-lite  - very similar tool to zsync but sources origingal files direct from repositories.
• Verify the CD or DVD once burned from ISO file.     Quickly and easily verify the CD/DVD from the command line.
• How to use md5sum recursively over an complete file system
• Install a new Linux version from the ISO file without needing to burn it to CD or DVD
• Customise a CD ISO - add or remove applications, etc
• Basic introduction to the Linux Command Line Interface - CLI . From Mepislovers.
• List of useful Linux Resources.
• Partitioning for a multiboot system.
• Making a GRUB floppy. Great insurance as well as a learning exercise.
• Using the GRUB bootloader to multi-boot.
• Restore GRUB to a non-booting system.
• How to run your Windows OS in a virtual machine.
• Reinstalling Linspire 4.5 and 5.0 Applications
• How to install the latest OpenOffice.
• Script to assemble information about your computer.
• Turn number-lock on at startup
• Embed Picasaweb photos in Forums
• Update a file with rsync

 

Frank A's Computer

 

Clive_H's_Computer

 

 

Clive S's Computer

 

ASUS_Computer'

 

BruceF Computer

 

Ben's Page

 

Fonts in MS Windows 98 cf in Linux

 

 

Forums I have seen ... 

 

 

My Public Albums, at Picasaweb

Lion resting.

 

 

Interesting_Finds

 

Digital Darkroom Techniques

 

Links to other sites

 

My Computer-Geek score

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