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Ubuntu 8.04 Printing Stops with /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip error
Problem: looking in /var/log/cups/error_log E [28/Oct/2008:10:26:03 +1100] PID 6548 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip) stopped with status 2! E [28/Oct/2008:10:26:04 +1100] [Job 13] Job stopped due to filter errors. Cause: I think this was caused by me running sudo...
Beta means Beta Ubuntu 8.10 is definately Beta
So I installed the development version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 and thought this is great, but when it came time to drill down to actually using it I ran into the following. Network Manager PPTP client connects but builds tunnel which allows ping and smb to pass...
PopTop PPTP Server + Linux Gateways
Suppose you have the following configuration Priv Network A---Windows XP Clients | Linux gateway (iptables NAT etc) | [Internet] | Linux gateway (iptables GRE and PPTP port 1723 NAT'd and forwarded to internal PPTP server) | Priv Network B---<linux PPTP Server>...
rpm2cpio: not found error OpenOffice 3 installation on Ubuntu 8.10 (dev)
I went to Openoffice.org and blindly downloaded the default package "OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz" which is the wrong package for Ubuntu 8.10. The Fix: Go back to openoffice.org, under "I want to download OpenOffice.org" click the "Get more platforms...
Isa Browns Laying!!
A while ago we got some week-old chicks from a pre-school. We have divided our pen in half and kept them segregated from our older birds so we could feed them Pullet Grower mix without them being molested by the adults. However this morning I went into their area and...
How long should Ghost32 take to Image a Drive?
I'm putting this here so I can use it for later. I have the following: 150GB HDD of which 123GB is filled with data on a Dell Optiplex 330 the source computer 1TB Western Digital MyBook Essential Edition as the backup media A copy of the latest Ghost Corporate Edition...