Xubuntu 14.04 and removing desktop icons for partitions.

I had to install Xubuntu 14.04 on a rather old Lenovo Notebook for a friend of mine. Xubuntu, because of its lightweight Desktop management which rendered the notebook usable again.

Packages I recommend installing on a fresh Ubuntu system

The following list is more a reminder for myself when setting up a new system.

Using the ADF of the Brother MFC-7420, MFC-7820N and MFC-7360N via the Scan-To keys in Ubuntu

In a previous post I talked about enabling the scan-to functionality under Ubuntu Linux, but the script presented there was only able to scan one page. Here now the solution for using the ADF (automatic document feeder) for scanning a larger amount of pages and getting a nice pdf out of it.

Kubuntu 10.10 hangs on logout

Running Kubuntu in VMware player is nice, if you need to run Windows but work at the same time in some Linux applications. However, logging out from kde hung the Xserver in my VMware.

Functionalizing the "Scan-To"-button of Brother all-in-one printers for Ubuntu 10.10

This is a mere condensation of all the information given on the Brother website and my post on the partner blog. The procedure is valid for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 with respect to at least the models DCP-7010, MFC-7420, MFC-7820N - connected via USB, probably for more. Please consult the Brother website if in doubt.

Update 2013-01-20: same works with a MFC-7360N.  (Use the packages appropriate for this model in the section below instead) The only change is, that the new scan-to-key tool has moved all its files to /opt/brother/scanner so put all scan scripts there and edit the appropriate .cfg file there.

Samba 3.4, Webmin 1.510 and some trouble

For some odd reason, my webmin is not able to correctly create users in the samba module unsing smbpasswd.

FLEXlm license manager server on Ubuntu

This is not specifically for Ubuntu on a Mac, but rather a hint for myself getting the license manager for e.g. IDL running on an arbitrary Ubuntu Server.

Installing ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) on a Mac Book Pro 5,5

First (can't say it often enough): BACKUP ALL YOUR DATA. While you can use e.g. the free version of Superduper! to keep a bootable clone copy of your system on an external harddrive partition, you have TimeMachine as a very convenient program to keep your data backuped, so there is NO EXCUSE for you to not have backups, just in case you accidentally crash your system.