Author Archives: Wilco
Bluetooth using the gui in Ubuntu
Bluetooth is of course a well-known mechanism for connecting mobile phones and pda’s to computers and laptops. It is low-power, easy to setup, and works out of the box on most systems. Until recently setting up serial over bluetooth in … Continue reading
Lightweight & fast webmail client
My main home server is a measly pentium II class machine running (now) on Debian Etch. Not the fastest machine but it works, uses little power and is cheap while setup from left-overs. Among other things it serves me my … Continue reading
Pre-loading debconf values for easy installation
Debian’s configuration management might take some getting used to, but after you learn your way around /etc/{default,init.d,} it makes good sense. Now when you have to do the same thing over and over again (ever said yes 25 times to … Continue reading
Connecting Ubuntu client to Cups server
As trivial as its configuration actually is, I find it surprising there is no easy (as in GUI-driven) way to connect your (K)Ubuntu/Debian box to existing Cups infrastructures. Even in (K)Ubuntu 8.10 you need to use Konsole or Terminal. But … Continue reading