Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category

gish linux how to install

Posted: 25th May 2010 by Gert in Games, Linux, Open Future, Planet

While checking the Google Analytics for gertschepens.be, I noticed someone ending up there with a “gish linux how to install” search. Since I don’t answer that anywhere (nor do the interwebs), I thought Id do a lil Q&A This question isn’t really answered anywhere because its very straight forward!
The linux package is called gish153-1.tar.gz or something [...]

True to tradition, the Bitmappers computer club (Hasselt) is hosting their 5th Ubuntu Meeting. This time, centered around the recently released Ubuntu 10.04 LTS – Lucid Lynx
Sunday May 16th, 10am till 6pm; @Cultuurcentrum, Genk.

As one of the sponsors, Open Future has provided several speakers and as such, I will be there, talking about Games in [...]

The Humble Indie Bundle

Posted: 10th May 2010 by Gert in Games, Linux, Planet

As a Linux user it is a frequent annoyance that I feel I dont get to play any of the good games. As a general consumer I am often irked at the price of stuff and more so at being treated as a criminal after paying for goods. Goods I might as well have downloaded; [...]

Ubuntu; apt-url

Posted: 30th April 2010 by Gert in Linux

The new Ubuntu has several niceties, one of them is the apt: link handler. You can put a link like <a href=”apt:nexuiz”> to create install links for software in the repos: Click here to install nexuiz
Cool! and Convenient!
Learnt from the excellent http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2010/04/ubuntu-1004-post-install-guide-what-to.html guide

gertschepens.be Bash

Posted: 28th April 2010 by Gert in Linux

I put up a page with the fun bash scripts I use regularly at gertschepens.be/bash.
It features 3 scripts:

pass
Generates random 10 char A-Za-z0-9_ password. Simple but Extremely convenient to generate annoying but moderately safe passwords.
Oberon
Connects to gateway home server over ssh. Checks if I am at home or outside by checking a webpage on that server, [...]

Ubuntu Meeting

Posted: 29th March 2010 by Gert in Linux

I will be doing 2 talks at the Ubuntu meeting 2010 @ Genk, more about that later

Vim and Emacs..

Posted: 25th March 2010 by Gert in Linux

you know, there is a lot of shit about vi and emacs, but after working extensively with both; I came to the following conclusion..
The key sequence to save a file after editing..
vim

esc
shift + :
w
enter

emacs

ctrl + x
s

Which one is easier?
And yes, emacs (emacs-23.1.tar.gz) is 41M and vim (vim-7.2.tar.bz2) is 6,87M (7035 KB), and that is indeed [...]

Jopin

Posted: 5th March 2010 by Gert in Linux

With the installing of the new server, I am writing the necessary blob of php to replace the home ip upload script with a blob of server side php + mysql. Its called Jopin, it has 70% of its intended 1.0 functionality and its Great!

I wrote this Gnu Screen guide in December ‘08 with the previous incarnation of linux.com in mind. January 2009 however, linux.com started on its new and exciting path as a community site and the article just sat on my machine, waiting. So I decided to publish it on my blog in a four part series [...]

I wrote this Gnu Screen guide in December ‘08 with the previous incarnation of linux.com in mind. January 2009 however, linux.com started on its new and exciting path as a community site and the article just sat on my machine, waiting. So I decided to publish it on my blog in a four part series [...]

I wrote this Gnu Screen guide in December ‘08 with the previous incarnation of linux.com in mind. January 2009 however, linux.com started on its new and exciting path as a community site and the article just sat on my machine, waiting. So I decided to publish it on my blog in a four part series [...]

Gnu Screen ; an invaluable tool!

Posted: 10th November 2009 by Gert in Linux, Open Future

I wrote this Gnu Screen guide in December ‘08 with the previous incarnation of linux.com in mind. January 2009 however, linux.com started on its new and exciting path as a community site and the article just sat on my machine, waiting. So I decided to publish it on my blog in a five part series [...]