Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system developed by a community of Free and Open Source enthusiasts. This post explains how to enable Lubuntu auto login feature. The core of the Lubuntu system is based on Linux and Ubuntu . Lubuntu uses the minimal desktop LXDE, and a selection … read more
Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders (eg. Transmission) or NZB files to NZB downloaders (eg. SABnzbd+). TV shows will be downloaded as they are available, renamed, and moved to your library. In this post, … read more
The Broadcom Crystal HD cards (BCM70012 and BCM70015) bring 1080p HD video decoding capability to low powered media centers and netbooks. Software decoding HD video strains the CPU and many cases causes stutters and skips during video playback. In this post, I will explain how to install Broadcom Crystal HD … read more
FreeNAS is a free network-attached storage server, supporting: CIFS (Samba), FTP, NFS, rsync, AFP protocols, iSCSI, S.M.A.R.T., local user authentication, and software RAID (0,1,5), with a web-based configuration interface. FreeNAS takes less than 64 MB once installed on CompactFlash, hard drive or USB flash drive. FreeNAS is currently distributed as … read more
There has been a flurry of posts on Sick Beard recently. As a continuation, in this post I will explain how to setup server running Ubuntu 12.04 with Sick Beard Apache proxy. Technically it is a reverse proxy, that allows you to access Sick Beard web interface without the use … read more
Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders or NZB files to NZB downloaders. TV shows will be downloaded as they are available, renamed, and moved to your library. In this post, I will explain how … read more
Recently, out of the blue, I started receiving the following error message and mysql would not start properly: I searched for solutions and resorted to reinstalling mysql, which worked for me. If you have similar problems, then try the following. First, backup your databases: Then remove mysql-server. Reinstall mysql-server. Normally … read more
Automount Samba share during boot. This is very easy to accomplish in Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution. First backup your original /etc/fstab file. Then, install the smbfs package if you dont already have it: Next, edit /etc/fstab in your favorite editor. Add the following line as a new single … read more
Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders (eg. Transmission) or NZB files to NZB downloaders (eg. SABnzbd+). TV shows will be downloaded as they are available, renamed, and moved to your library. In this post, … read more