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Unpack an RPM

Just needed to unpack an rpm on my Ubuntu Box so I could send my brother one of the chkconfig init.d scripts. To do it required the following: sudo apt-get install rpm # need this for rpm2cpio utility rpm2cpio therpmyouwantounpack.rpm | cpio -idmv

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Save Energy Go Green

I was reading some Dell promo stuff talking about intel vPro technology which gives the ability to boot a remote computer which has been shutdown as long as it's got a network connection and power to the motherboard. Amazing stuff. And having it would mean you can...

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Ubuntu 9.04 Intel Video Fix

Since installing Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 I have had a problem with my Intel embedded graphics card not being able to play video. Mplayer Error Message: "X11 error: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)" Discover your Video Chipset: lspci -nn | grep VGA My Video...

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