Updates dujour

A bunch of updates today, no problems so far, after a reboot and all.

2009-07-29 10:59:55 status installed man-db 2.5.5-1build1
2009-07-29 11:01:19 status installed linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic 2.6.28-14.47
2009-07-29 11:01:30 status installed linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic 2.6.28-14.19
2009-07-29 11:01:31 status installed libisc45 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:31 status installed libdns45 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:31 status installed libisccc40 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:32 status installed libisccfg40 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:32 status installed libbind9-40 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:32 status installed liblwres40 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:32 status installed bind9-host 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:32 status installed dnsutils 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-29 11:01:33 status installed libwbclient0 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1
2009-07-29 11:01:33 status installed libxklavier12 3.9-0ubuntu2
2009-07-29 11:01:33 status installed linux-image-generic 2.6.28.14.19
2009-07-29 11:01:33 status installed linux-restricted-modules-generic 2.6.28.14.19
2009-07-29 11:01:33 status installed linux-generic 2.6.28.14.19
2009-07-29 11:01:33 status installed linux-headers-2.6.28-14 2.6.28-14.47
2009-07-29 11:01:36 status installed linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic 2.6.28-14.47
2009-07-29 11:01:37 status installed linux-headers-generic 2.6.28.14.19
2009-07-29 11:01:39 status installed samba-common 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1
2009-07-29 11:01:40 status installed smbclient 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1
2009-07-29 11:01:40 status installed libsmbclient 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1
2009-07-29 11:01:41 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6

Updates dujour

Just a couple today, but an important couple.
No problem at all after the install and a reboot.

2009-07-28 18:17:11 status installed linux-libc-dev 2.6.28-14.47
2009-07-28 18:17:12 status installed linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.28-14.19

New font glory (2)

This amazing font has really changed my whole "Linux on the Desktop" experience, the thing simply looks kick ass.

This are my current settings:
   

Synergy (once again)

Installed it on Tango, and setup Thor to be the server.
No problems at all, even thru the SSH tunnel (using the WiFi card on Tango), things are pretty slick and trouble free.

The config file for the server:

section: screens
        thor.local:
        switchCorners = none
        switchCornerSize = 0

        tango:
        switchCorners = none
        switchCornerSize = 0
end

section: links
        thor.local:
                left = tango
        tango:
                right = thor.local
end

section: options
        screenSaverSync = true
        switchDelay             = 500
        keystroke(shift+control+left)   = switchToScreen(tango)
        keystroke(shift+control+right)  = switchToScreen(thor.local)
end
# EoF #

And on the client, to connect and use Synergy thru an SSH tunnel, I'm using this:

ssh -R 24800:thor:24800 tango

After that, once connected, issue a:

synergyc -f localhost

Music right now (35)

Bob Dylan - Love and Theft - Mississippi

I really love this one, I'm not a Bob Dylan specialist, but this one, alog with Ring them bells and Most of the time are my all time Dylan favorites.




Every step of the way, we walk the line
Your days are numbered, so are mine
Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray
We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape

City's just a jungle, more games to play
Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
I was raised in the country, I been working in the town
I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down

Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
Don't even have anything for myself anymore
Sky full of fire, Pain pouring down
Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around

All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime
Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall
Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
I was thinking about the things that Rosie said
I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed

Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
Feeling like a stranger nobody sees
So many things that we never will undo
I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too

Some people will offer you their hand and some won't
Last night I knew you, tonight I don't
I need something strong to distract my mind
I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind

Well I got here following the southern star
I crossed that river just to be where you are
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast
I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free
I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me

Everybody's moving, if they ain't already there
Everybody's got to move somewhere
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow
Things should start to get interesting right about now

My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
I know that fortune is waiting to be kind
So give me your hand and say you'll be mine

Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay
You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Updates dujour

Installed these yesterday, no problem at all after rebooting.

2009-07-22 17:31:21 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1
2009-07-22 17:31:23 status installed xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-22 17:31:24 status installed xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support 1.9.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-22 17:31:24 status installed firefox-3.0-branding 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-22 17:31:25 status installed firefox-3.0 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-22 17:31:25 status installed firefox-3.0-gnome-support 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-22 17:31:25 status installed firefox 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-22 17:31:25 status installed firefox-gnome-support 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-22 17:31:26 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6

Real cold

Real winter.

Install iftop on the Endian Firewall

I love iftop, it is the answer, the inmediate answer, to the most asked question "who the fuck is turning the network to molases".
So after reading this Install VMWareTools On Endian Firewall Community 2.2 RC3, I decided to try and install some RPM extras on the firewall.

So, I got the iftop RPM package from DAG, this one:

http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/iftop/iftop-0.16-0.1.fc3.rf.i386.rpm

Setup things a bit tidy on the Endian:

~ # mkdir local.rpms
~ # cd local.rpms/

And then used wget, that I already installed using the instructions from the first link, downloaded the RPM, and tested if I could install it or if there was a dependency:

~ # rpm --test -ivh iftop-0.16-0.1.fc3.rf.i386.rpm
warning: iftop-0.16-0.1.fc3.rf.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 6b8d79e6
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

No dependencies, everything went A Ok, so simply install and enjoy:

~ # rpm -ivh iftop-0.16-0.1.fc3.rf.i386.rpm 
warning: iftop-0.16-0.1.fc3.rf.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 6b8d79e6
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:iftop                  ########################################### [100%]

Movies of the week (3)

Milk
The best one, head to head with Frost/ Nixon. It restored my faith back on Van Sant (I'm sure he can breath now :P ); as to me Elephant and Last Days are a piece of shit compared to his earlier work.

Frost/ Nixon
Really enjoyed it this one, everything seemed just fine and dandy, pure entertainment.

Memphis Belle
Saw this one many, many times, but I wanted to rip it to DVD.

When trumpets fade
Nice war flick, personally I think it is best than Hamburger Hill

The Illusionist
The worst of the bunch.

Updates dujour

Not much, just a couple of updates, no problem after the install.

2009-07-21 16:39:29 status installed libruby1.8 1.8.7.72-3ubuntu0.1
2009-07-21 16:39:29 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6

I can only wish

Yeah, right... Minus 7 degrees Celsius tomorrow Tuesday...

Apple's Weather Widget is still getting its values from God knows where for Buenos Aires.

New font glory

I love this one, seems clear and they use just about the right space, I just wish they have slashed zeroes...

Get Android’s fonts on Ubuntu

Updates dujour

More, more, more & more... They never seem to stop!
No problems after a reboot.

2009-07-17 00:57:57 status installed man-db 2.5.5-1build1
2009-07-17 00:57:59 status installed libpulse0 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:57:59 status installed libpulse-browse0 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:57:59 status installed libpulsecore9 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:58:00 status installed pulseaudio 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:58:00 status installed pulseaudio-esound-compat 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:58:00 status installed pulseaudio-module-gconf 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:58:01 status installed pulseaudio-module-hal 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:58:01 status installed pulseaudio-utils 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:58:01 status installed pulseaudio-module-x11 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2
2009-07-17 00:58:01 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6

Play Count (18)

I might have fucked up something with the posts here, or missed one... Because right now I'm on the 19 mark, that is, every single one played at least 19 times... And yet, my last post regarding this fascinating stuff says 17 times... Mysteries of The Universe!

This is important stuff I'm talking here.

Updates dujour

And yet another set of updates installed on Tango, a reboot later, and everything seems to be just perfect.

2009-07-15 16:16:24 status installed man-db 2.5.5-1build1
2009-07-15 16:16:25 status installed dhcp3-common 3.1.1-5ubuntu8.1
2009-07-15 16:16:28 status installed dhcp3-client 3.1.1-5ubuntu8.1
2009-07-15 16:16:29 status installed udev 141-1.2
2009-07-15 16:16:45 status installed app-install-data 0.7.6.1
2009-07-15 16:16:46 status installed libudev0 141-1.2
2009-07-15 16:16:50 status installed sun-java6-bin 6-14-0ubuntu1.9.04
2009-07-15 16:16:51 status installed sun-java6-jre 6-14-0ubuntu1.9.04
2009-07-15 16:17:09 status installed initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu29
2009-07-15 16:17:09 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1

Endian: Transparent Proxy on Green (make it work)

These last few days have been really busy, I'm currently migrating one of the office network setups to a UTM solution.
I'm installing and testing the Community (that is the free and unsupported ;) ) edition of the Endian Firewall.

Had a lot of problems to get the built in proxy Squid to get up and running in transparent mode, whatever I tried, it always belched this error message while trying to browse any page:

Sorry, you are not currently allowed to request:
<...Some website URL here...>
from this cache until you have authenticated yourself.

This request could not be forwarded to the origin server or to any                               
parent caches. The most likely cause for this error is that:                                  
The cache administrator does not allow this cache to make direct connections to origin servers, and              
All configured parent caches are currently unreachable.                            

Transparent mode, on the Green interface is the Holy Grail, no setup on any client at all, all the HTTP traffic goes thru the Proxy, and whatever limit or filter you wish to apply on it, but, after a default install, it refused to let the clients reach the internet, a real and major PITA.

Googled like a MF and read just about what ever I can get my hands on, even rebooted the Endian Firewall box, just to see if that would work.
In the end, found the solution, and I'm posting hoping someone might find it interesting as well.

To enable it, goto Proxy, after enabling it, set transparent for Green, Save an reinit, and then goto the 'Defautl Policy' tab, and click on "Create a rule", and set it like on the screenshot.

Authentication on transparent proxy?? RESOLVED! - Lots of hope on this one, but nothing
The requested URL could not be retrieved - Lots of hope on this one, but nothing
Beta 2.2 "Content Filter": msg#00010 - This is the closest
SOLVED [Fwd: Help with AV y Content Filter]
Proxy no longer allows access
Squid/DansGuardian not functioning together for "Standard" users.
Content Filter does not start when enabled so proxy denies access to all web pages

Updates dujour

Update time, once again; a reboot later and everything is golden.

2009-07-13 22:28:37 status installed man-db 2.5.5-1build1
2009-07-13 22:28:38 status installed libdbus-1-3 1.2.12-0ubuntu2.1
2009-07-13 22:28:39 status installed dbus 1.2.12-0ubuntu2.1
2009-07-13 22:28:40 status installed dbus-x11 1.2.12-0ubuntu2.1
2009-07-13 22:28:40 status installed libtiff4 3.8.2-11ubuntu0.9.04.3
2009-07-13 22:28:41 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6

Movies of the week (2)

A really lousy selection, I'm afraid...
The only good thing, in fact, the only thing that somehow saved the whole thing was Kate Winslet.
I find her amazingly beautiful.



Revolutionary Road
Kate, Kate, Kate... That's all that matters.

Revolution
Haven't seeing this one in over 20 years I guess... It doesn't seem to age well; no wonder put a hiatus on Al's career.
I thought that, maybe, there was something I could relate to what I'm reading now... Not at all.
Al Pacino's son (on the movie) keeps fighting all the way up until Band of Brothers.

Focus
Simply the worst of the bunch I saw this week, fuck me, what was William H. Macy thinking?

Lords of Dogtown
I find the theme of the film insteresting, don't know why, but this one sucks.
Way better to watch the original stuff.

Weather Nirvana

Why on Earth isn't the weather like this all year round on Bs As?

Updates dujour

And another update install.
No problems so far.

2009-07-10 11:27:55 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1
2009-07-10 11:27:56 status installed openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu10
2009-07-10 11:27:59 status installed openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu10
2009-07-10 11:27:59 status installed icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu10
2009-07-10 11:28:02 status installed openjdk-6-jre 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu10
2009-07-10 11:28:03 status installed icedtea6-plugin 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu10
2009-07-10 11:28:03 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1

Updates dujour

Fucking covered by work these last few days, no time for nothing.
Installed a pathetic amount of updates today :).
No problem so far.

2009-07-09 16:13:06 status installed libxcb1 1.1.93-0ubuntu3.1
2009-07-09 16:13:07 status installed libxcb-render0 1.1.93-0ubuntu3.1
2009-07-09 16:13:07 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6

Updates dujour

New ones, on problems after the install...

2009-07-07 03:51:53 status installed man-db 2.5.5-1build1
2009-07-07 03:51:54 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1
2009-07-07 03:51:55 status installed libhal1 0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu4
2009-07-07 03:51:55 status installed libhal-storage1 0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu4
2009-07-07 03:51:59 status installed hal 0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu4
2009-07-07 03:51:59 status installed libpurple-bin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3
2009-07-07 03:52:00 status installed pidgin-data 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3
2009-07-07 03:52:00 status installed libpurple0 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3
2009-07-07 03:52:00 status installed libtiff4 3.8.2-11ubuntu0.9.04.1
2009-07-07 03:52:01 status installed pidgin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3
2009-07-07 03:52:01 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6
2009-07-07 03:52:02 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1

Movies of the week (1)

A little and totally stupid list (and a one liner summary) of the DVDs I have watched during the week; everything done with the sole purpouse of keeping records.

Valkyrie
The best of the bunch, by far. I love to see MF nazis blowing up in pieces.

The Wrestler
Like everything else I have seen from Aronofsky, you can't take your eyes out the screen.

Righteous Kill
A humongous PS, didn't even finish it.

The Day The Earth Stood Still
(The remake) I was convinced it was going to be worst actually.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Didn't like it, I was really expecting a lot more from a Fincher film.

Su Mystery Theater (12)

And the same stuff for the beloved piccolina...
No problems at all after installing the whole shebang on Balrog.

Su Mystery Theater (11)

Installed a bunch of updates on Trantor.
No problems at all after a few customary reboots.

Keyboard shortcuts

A couple of keyboard shortcuts I have been using on Os X for a while now.

They actually don't do instead of doing, or, better, they replace the default key binding that I find stupid for the given programs.

On the case of Mail.app, I have disabled 'Command + q', I can't recall how many times I have typed that instead of 'Command + w' while perusing an email...

For iTunes, I simply hate typing 'Command + g' instead of the mopst useful keyboard shortucut on Os X: 'Command + H', and thus getting the Artwork Column displayed.

Updates dujour

More updates, no problems after the install...

2009-07-03 02:42:57 status installed man-db 2.5.5-1build1
2009-07-03 02:42:59 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1
2009-07-03 02:43:00 status installed libperl5.10 5.10.0-19ubuntu1.1
2009-07-03 02:43:03 status installed language-selector-common 0.4.2.3
2009-07-03 02:43:03 status installed language-selector 0.4.2.3
2009-07-03 02:43:03 status installed libpurple-bin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.2
2009-07-03 02:43:03 status installed pidgin-data 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.2
2009-07-03 02:43:04 status installed perl-modules 5.10.0-19ubuntu1.1
2009-07-03 02:43:04 status installed perl 5.10.0-19ubuntu1.1
2009-07-03 02:43:04 status installed libcompress-raw-zlib-perl 2.015-1ubuntu0.1
2009-07-03 02:43:04 status installed libpurple0 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.2
2009-07-03 02:43:05 status installed pidgin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.2
2009-07-03 02:43:06 status installed libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6
2009-07-03 02:43:06 status installed menu 2.1.41ubuntu1

Tiger ntpd configuration

Right after you have finished setting up your Tiger's ipfw firewall, stop by the NTPD Pool Project page, and pickup a group of those near to wherever you are.
Stop your ntpd daemon, like this:

% sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/NetworkTime/NetworkTime stop

Then, edit the file '/private/etc/ntp.conf', and add those, the file has to end like this:

server 0.south-america.pool.ntp.org prefer iburst minpoll 12 maxpoll 15
server 1.south-america.pool.ntp.org minpoll 12 maxpoll 15
server 2.south-america.pool.ntp.org minpoll 12 maxpoll 15
server 3.south-america.pool.ntp.org minpoll 12 maxpoll 15
server time.apple.com minpoll 12 maxpoll 15
server clock.via.net minpoll 12 maxpoll 15

And then, start the daemon once again, it will print a message while connecting to the remote ntpd servers:

% sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/NetworkTime/NetworkTime start
Starting network time synchronization
Looking for host 0.south-america.pool.ntp.org and service ntp
host found : imp-254.topgroup.com.ar
Looking for host 1.south-america.pool.ntp.org and service ntp
host found : c8daab2b.maxiweb.com.br
Looking for host 2.south-america.pool.ntp.org and service ntp
host found : titan.cais.rnp.br
Looking for host 3.south-america.pool.ntp.org and service ntp
host found : mail.wholenet.com.ar
Looking for host time.apple.com and service ntp
host found : time7.apple.com
Looking for host clock.via.net and service ntp
host found : clock.via.net

Let it run a couple of minutes, and then query it, like this:

% ntpq -np
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
 200.218.171.44  .INIT.          16 u    -  68m    0    0.000    0.000 4000.00
 146.164.48.5    .GPS.            1 u  136  68m    1  324.722   -3.956   0.001
 64.209.30.130   128.2.1.22       3 u  135  68m    1  239.466    9.647   0.001
 200.80.32.170   91.189.94.4      3 u  134  68m    1   10.275  -12.162   0.001
 17.151.16.23    17.254.0.49      2 u  133  68m    1  219.404   -6.055   0.001
 209.81.9.7      .GPS.            1 u  132  68m    1  230.757   -0.375   0.001

Saturn's pictures

Amazing pictures from Saturn.

Saturn from Space

Updates dujour

Updates & more updates.
And once again, a kernel update. Everything seems to be fine

2009-07-02 01:15:12 status installed linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic 2.6.28-13.45
2009-07-02 01:15:12 status installed linux-headers-2.6.28-13 2.6.28-13.45
2009-07-02 01:15:14 status installed linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic 2.6.28-13.45
2009-07-02 01:15:14 status installed linux-libc-dev 2.6.28-13.45

The current Ubuntu desktop

Well, the browns have to stay put for a while...
Switched to a blue looking Ubuntu for the moment.

Uncompressed copy on Image Shack