Today I wanted to profit from the last updates of the version 35 of Fedora Silverblue distribution. The GUI method didn't work. Googling a little bit around I found the answer. Open the Terminal and use the following command: rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora/35/x86_64/silverblue --uninstall rpmfusion-free-release-34-1.noarch --install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm --uninstall rpmfusion-nonfree-release-34-1.noarch --install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm Then wait for the procedure … Continue reading Upgrading Fedora Silverblue 34 to 35
Creating an anonymous SMB network share
Today I needed to open a SMB share to be accessible outside of the domain, without asking for a password. Followed the instructions of Nikola's blog and it's done. Remark that Winodows is so intuitive that you need written instructions to achieve such a simple task: Share a folder by opening folder properties, navigating to … Continue reading Creating an anonymous SMB network share
Get NTFS/exfat access on CentOS 6.8 i386
Today I needed to have pen drive support on a CentOS 6.8 i386 box. That's how I got it: Getting the NTFS/exfat support su yum install epel-release yum install ntfs-3g yum install ntfsprogs ntfsprogs-gnomevfs yum -y install epel-release && rpm -Uvh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el6/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch.rpm yum update yum install fuse-exfat exfat-utils Actually mounting the device fdisk -l mount … Continue reading Get NTFS/exfat access on CentOS 6.8 i386
Using galleries (or other accesses to ORDER BY FIELD() ) in WordPress over PostgreSQL using PG4WP driver
Issue Galleries in WordPress 3.6 does not show in a setup over a PostgreSQL database using PG4WP driver. Diagnostic The gallery functionality makes use of ORDER BY FIELD() MySQL command that is not handled by the PG4WP 1.3.1 driver. Solution Tweak the driver file ( /path to WordPress install/wp-content/pg4wp/driver_pgsql.php ) to include the following lines … Continue reading Using galleries (or other accesses to ORDER BY FIELD() ) in WordPress over PostgreSQL using PG4WP driver
Regroup linked files inside a Word document (Office 2010/2013)
Problem: Got a Word document (this works with Excel/Powerpoints as well) with linked images instead of embedded ones. Needed to put all of them into the document. Solution: Open Word, and go to ‘FILE’ -> ‘Options’ Go to ‘Quick Access Toolbar’ section Under ‘Choose commands from’ select ‘All Commands’ and select ‘Edit Links to Files’ Click on … Continue reading Regroup linked files inside a Word document (Office 2010/2013)
Installing wifi access points based on DD-WRT with multiple SSIDs and separated networks
Context: In our LAN, we needed multiple wireless access points serving two different SSIDs, a main one with full access to the private network, and a guest one, only allowed to go to Internet. Cheap personal wireless access points do have a guest SSID possibility but only if the router is directly connected to the … Continue reading Installing wifi access points based on DD-WRT with multiple SSIDs and separated networks
Bug: VirtualBox 4.3.18 and VT-x incapable architecture
Symptom: Your VirtualBox VM is crashing randomly after some hours of work with a Guru Meditation alert box. The VM was stable until 4.3.16. The VBox.log shows incidents like this: 04:10:00.862330 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 04:10:00.862334 !! 04:10:00.862335 !! Guru Meditation -2403 (VERR_TRPM_DONT_PANIC) 04:10:00.862364 !! 04:10:00.862415 !! TRAP=0e ERRCD=0000000000000000 CR2=00000000a004ed08 EIP=8b4b3156 Type=0 cbInstr=ff 04:10:00.862466 !! EIP in VBoxDDGC.gc … Continue reading Bug: VirtualBox 4.3.18 and VT-x incapable architecture
rsync error 255
Today I was facing this error in a complex ssh/rsync backup: rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at clientserver.c(778) The origin of this error was, in my case, a problem with the IP address in the "hosts allow" section of the rsync.conf file, resulting in a drop of connection.
Fixing Mail IMAP synchronization in Mavericks
After the update to Mavericks, Mail.app got stuck and wouldn't synchronise mails automatically with the server. Manually forcing the new mail reception worked. The fix is very simple: Go to Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts and choose the IMAP account to fix. In the advanced tab, tick the box "Use IDLE command if the server … Continue reading Fixing Mail IMAP synchronization in Mavericks
Add missing wpsql_errno in PG4WP plugin
Today I tested updating our website based on WordPress using a Postgresql database through the PG4WP driver. Unfortunately, it seems that the author doesn't update it anymore since 2012. Version 3.9.1 of WordPress makes new functions calls to the database that are not handled by the original driver. I needed to tweak 2 parts of … Continue reading Add missing wpsql_errno in PG4WP plugin