For many computers and laptops installed with Linux desktops, you can use shortcuts (usually Fn + Brightness_keys) to adjust screen brightness. This does not work for some laptops. Another way to adjust screen brightness is to use the following command.
sudo setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=brightness_value
The value …
VNC on Linux is not secure. Most implementations of VNC servers for Linux allows password only up to 8 characters. Such a VNC server is very vulnerable to brute-force attack. This article discuss a secure way to use VNC. The VNC (vino) server is started only when needed, thus reduce …
The following are ways for a Vim session to interact (copy/cut, paste) with other Vim sessions or other applications.
If you prefer to use X windows clipboard as the default buffer for Vim,
put set clipboard=unnamedplus in your .vimrc file.
This obviously makes …
I had to schedule an event on Doodle. I wanted to fill in all possible regular meeting times (starting at 8:00 am with 30 minutes interval). I am such a lazy guy who never want to repeat the same thing for more than 3 times. Typing all these time …
Install Pulseaudio if you only have ALSA. ALSA alone does NOT work with skype whatever people on the #Debian channel might think and tell you.
sudo apt-get install pulseaudio
Install pulseaudio volume control
sudo apt-get install pavucontrol
Run Skype.
Go to the Sound devices sections. Click on the Open PulseAudio …