Shuvalov Lev

how to install Dig in Ubuntu

Lev Shuvalov — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:36:42 +0000

sudo apt-get install dnsutils

sudo -i apt-get update apt-get install dnsutils

root access in Ubuntu

Lev Shuvalov — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:37:05 +0000

sudo -i
Sometimes I get tired to type before every command sudo and sudo -i helps me in that case. Sure I can make a normal root user by just only command passwd without any parameters but ubuntu/debian people constantly remand me that is not a good idea so I will not do that.

flash player 64 bit in Ubuntu

Lev Shuvalov — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:09:13 +0000

sudo apt-get install chromium-browser flashplugin-installer

I don’t really need the flash player but the message “missing plug-in” makes me anxious so I remove Chrome and install Chromium.

the first script on a fresh box to remove experts-exchange.com

Lev Shuvalov — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:31:23 +0000

I don’t know why I hate the experts-exchange.com I just cannot help it

cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts-`date +"%y%m%d"` echo "127.0.0.1 experts-exchange.com www.experts-exchange.com" >> /etc/hosts

add vmware-tools depository in Ubuntu

Lev Shuvalov — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:29:03 +0000

Get and install public key

$>sudo wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
$>sudo apt-key add VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub

Add a line to file /etc/apt/sources.list like that:

deb http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx//ubuntu  main restricted

in my case =4.1 and =maverick it will be:

deb http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.1/ubuntu maverick main restricted

$> sudo apt-get update

M$ windows style lock screen in Ubuntu

Lev Shuvalov — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:24:37 +0000

in Gnome main menu:
System | Preferences | Keyboard Shortcuts | Desktop | Lock screen : Mod4+L

disable CTRL-ALT-DEL in Ubuntu

Lev Shuvalov — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:55:39 +0000

I have commented “exec shutdown … ” in /etc/init/control-alt-delete.conf.

# control-alt-delete - emergency keypress handling
#
# This task is run whenever the Control-Alt-Delete key combination is
# pressed, and performs a safe reboot of the machine.

description     "emergency keypress handling"
author          "Scott James Remnant "

start on control-alt-delete

# 110624 prevent restart from command line
# task
# exec shutdown -r now "Control-Alt-Delete pressed"

list all emails in domain

Lev Shuvalov — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:33:17 +0000

users and non-users
dsquery * -limit 0 -filter "mail=*" -attr name mail > emails-in-domain.txt

disable virbr0 interface

Lev Shuvalov — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:30:45 +0000

sudo virsh net-destroy default sudo virsh net-undefine default sudo /etc/init.d networking restart
check
sudo virsh net-list
should be a blank table

vmware ESX 4.0 my standard virtual host v 1.0

Lev Shuvalov — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:47:51 +0000

vSphere Clientright click on Datacenter || Ctrl+N || File > New > Virtual Machine Typical [Next] Name: myVMhost [Next] Choose a phisical host: esx1.mydomain.com [Next] Choose a datastore: Vmfs1 [Next] Choose an Operating System: Linux Choose a version of OS: Ubuntu Linux (64-bit) [Next] Choose a virtual disk size: 8 Gb [Next] Check "Edit the virtual mashine settings before completion" [Continue] Memory: 4Gb CPUs: 8 Video card: Auto-detect video settings VMCI device: check New CD/DVD: Host Device /dev/scd0 Connect at power on New Floppy: [REMOVE] New NIC: VM Vlan Default New Hard Disk: [NO CHANGES] [Finish]

Insert CD with OS into IBM CD/DVD ROM

[Power on the virtual machine]

VMware ESX 4.0 (Kandinsky) based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.1 (Tikanda)
vSphere Client (4.0.0 Build 208111)