upgrated to 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)

done.
and then i got:
- a cube that stopped spinning
- a ctrl+alt+ combination no longer working
- vpn connection broken

not a big deal....vpn is ok now and the cube is spinning again but i've to figure out the ctrl+alt+. i used to use it a lot and it pisses me off, really!

this was just to start,now i'm gonna see how do i like it...

Etichette: linux, ubuntu

posted by io @ 10:02 PM 0 comments

ubuntu 7.04: how to set up cisco the vpn client

few easy steps to make it work...

Download the cisco vpn client into /tmp and install it
$ cd /tmp
$ tar xzf vpnclient-linux-4.8.00.0490-k9.tar.gz
$ ls -l

Download the patch into /tmp/vpnclient and run it
$ cd /tmp/vpnclient/
$ patch < vpnclient-linux-2.6.22.diff

Create a pcf file
$ sudo su -
$ gedit /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Profiles/Mypcf.pcf &

Start the vpn client and connect using the pcf file created (the name of the file is passed without the extension pcf)
$ /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start
$ vpnclient connect Mypcf

if your are running ubuntu on a dell laptop(it happened to me only on those machines) and you are getting the following error:

Initializing the VPN connection.
Secure VPN Connection terminated locally by the Client
Reason: Failed to establish a VPN connection.

you will probably have to disable first your ethernet connection as it creates a conflict with the wireless.
to do that disable the Wired Connection from System->Administration->Network Tool

Etichette: cisco, ubuntu, vpn

posted by io @ 1:20 AM 0 comments

ubuntu 7.04: set up vi editor

joe@joe:~$ sudo vi /etc/vim/vimrc

" All system-wide defaults are set in $VIMRUNTIME/debian.vim (usually just
" /usr/share/vim/vimcurrent/debian.vim) and sourced by the call to :runtime
" you can find below. If you wish to change any of those settings, you should
" do it in this file (/etc/vim/vimrc), since debian.vim will be overwritten
" everytime an upgrade of the vim packages is performed. It is recommended to
" make changes after sourcing debian.vim since it alters the value of the
" 'compatible' option.

" This line should not be removed as it ensures that various options are
" properly set to work with the Vim-related packages available in Debian.
runtime! debian.vim
" Uncomment the next line to make Vim more Vi-compatible
" NOTE: debian.vim sets 'nocompatible'. Setting 'compatible' changes numerous
" options, so any other options should be set AFTER setting 'compatible'.
set compatible

" Vim5 and later versions support syntax highlighting. Uncommenting the next
" line enables syntax highlighting by default.
"syntax on
" If using a dark background within the editing area and syntax highlighting
" turn on this option as well
"set background=dark

" Uncomment the following to have Vim jump to the last position when
" reopening a file
"if has("autocmd")
" au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") " \| exe "normal g'\"" | endif "endif " Uncomment the following to have Vim load indentation rules according to the " detected filetype. Per default Debian Vim only load filetype specific " plugins. if has("autocmd") filetype indent on endif let color = "true" if has("syntax") if color == "true" "" This will switch colors ON so ${VIMRUNTIME}/syntax/syntax.vim else " this switches colors OFF syntax off set t_Co=0 endif endif :set smartindent :set wildmode=longest,list :set incsearch :set hlsearch :set ru :set sc :set vb :set wmnu :set noeb :set nosol :set ic :set ls=2 :set shm=at :hi Comment ctermfg=DarkGreen :hi Search ctermbg=red :hi String ctermfg=grey :map gk
:map gj

" The following are commented out as they cause vim to behave a lot
" differently from regular Vi. They are highly recommended though.
"set showcmd " Show (partial) command in status line.
set showmatch " Show matching brackets.
"set ignorecase " Do case insensitive matching
"set smartcase " Do smart case matching
"set incsearch " Incremental search
"set autowrite " Automatically save before commands like :next and :make
"set hidden " Hide buffers when they are abandoned
"set mouse=a " Enable mouse usage (all modes) in terminals

" Source a global configuration file if available
" XXX Deprecated, please move your changes here in /etc/vim/vimrc
if filereadable("/etc/vim/vimrc.local")
source /etc/vim/vimrc.local
endif

Etichette: linux, ubuntu, vi

posted by io @ 9:32 PM 1 comments