[SOLVED] Problems Installing VMWare Tools in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Server as Guest in VMWare Server
Posted by Mr. IT Guy | Filed under IT in General
I tried to install Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Server edition as a guest system in my VMWare Server and got into a problem installing the vmware tools. I mostly follow the instructions given here with some changes with regards to the lack of GUI (X11).
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Tags: 8.04, hardy heron, Linux, ubuntu
[HOWTO] Migrating Cacti From One Server to Another
Posted by Mr. IT Guy | Filed under Howto, IT in General, Linux
Here’s what I did to transfer my cacti from and old beat up server to a newer one. My old server is running Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) and my new server is running Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron).
- Install Cacti on the New Server
- Turn Off Cacti at the Old Server
- Migrate the Database
- Copy the RRD Files as XML
- Reconvert the XML back to RRD File
- Activate the New Cacti
More details available after the jump.
Tags: Linux
[HOWTO] Enabling DVD in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
Posted by Mr. IT Guy | Filed under Howto, IT in General, Linux, Operating System
This is completely illegal in the United States due to some copyright law. This site does not condone illegal activity; thus, if you’re in US, you’re on your own when you do the following.
Run the following command from the Terminal:
sudo apt-get install totem-xine libxine1-ffmpeg libdvdread3
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh
You only need to this ONE time only.
[HOWTO] Update/Upgrade/Refresh to Official XP SP3 from Beta XP SP3
Posted by Mr. IT Guy | Filed under Howto, IT in General, Microsoft
- Open Regedit
- Goto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion - Delete the following keys: CSDBuildNumber and CSDVersion
- Install Windows XP SP3 (Don’t restart!! If you restart, start from step 1 again)
Tags: beta, Microsoft, windows, windows upgrade, xp sp3