Real-time Trend

Read a real- time trend of Australian Open and notice the description of status doesn’t have to contain a very specific data, but a trend that tells a movement of interests in graphical. This is about the whole story.

This service @ Google derives from Google Trend

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Post- install Packages after Ubuntu Desktop Setup

After default install of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, here are the additional dpkg to apply:
network-manager-vpnc ubuntu-desktop p7zip gimp imagemagick seamonkey chromium-browser pidgin kvm libvirt-bin ubuntu-vm-builder bridge-utils acroread sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jdk ubuntu-restricted-extras scim-pinyin skype usb-modeswitch rcconf ssh openconnect

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Remove an app @ Facebook in 3 steps!

I’m surprised that I have so many applications linked in my Facebook account. Adding an application in your account of Facebook is as simple as just one- click. But how to remove your unwanted and spammy application? In 3 steps >

  1. Account
  2. Privacy Settings
  3. Edit your settings, Apps and Websites @ the bottom left

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VPNC Android GUI Package

Credit: http://ubergeeky.com/blog/167-vpnc-android-gui-package

Forget my post about running VPNC from the G1 terminal. Wmealing has just released the Android package that does it all in GUI form. Grab the get-a-robot-vpnc package now.

Not much to add, except “oh the awesome!”. Here’s a little screen shot of the add connection GUI…

If you have trouble figuring out what to enter into those fields, check out my old get-a-robot-vpnc post for some hints.

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IBM Service Delivery Manager (ISDM) Download from eXtremeLeverage

ALL file downloaded from eXtremeLeverage are good. The files naming reference + md5 checksum for verification:

ISDM_for_System_x_6of12_V721.tar CZK1BML > icbtivsam_part01.tar 278b95932fdb8405acbb1d6c11ea019a
ISDM_for_System_x_7of12_V721.tar CZK1CML > icbtivsam_part02.tar f665c8b7dd5a6ea8b2b78fc5b07b341f
ISDM_for_System_x_8of12_V721.tar CZK1DML > icbtivsam_part03.tar f68225a101fdf9a529870c5f4120b075
ISDM_for_System_x_9of12_V721.tar CZK1EML > icbtivsam_part04.tar d2a0222f7422ca9b1b3ac2005132e565
ISDM_for_System_x_10of12_V721.tar CZK1FML > icbtivsam_part05.tar d40cdf1c1d497180cba5b358fde7684e
ISDM_for_System_x_11of12_V721.tar CZK1GML > icbtivsam_part06.tar 8b2b0eb70d8ba5e9a4a57e976812db95
ISDM_for_System_x_12of12_V721.tar CZK1HML > icbtivsam_part07.tar ea6eb6d14c52de4fcdfc665cf1be9dc3

Cat all above 7 files overall tar, after merging the pieces:  f511d9e075eb953ea962db7f720dea2b

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Linux Command Test to New Hire @ Company :)

I was asked by my manager & team to compose a tiny test of Linux command line for new hire @ development. Share it here:

  1. ssh -X: what does “-X” mean?
    Answer: enable X-window forward over SSH on port 22
  2. What is “authorized_keys2“? What does 2 mean”? Where is it supposed to stay?
    Answer: enable passwordless login in SSH2 protocol in ~/.ssh/
  3. What is “createrepo Server
    Answer: to create a YUM repository in directory of “Server”
  4. How can I know detailed launched kernel in Unix?
    Answer: uname -a
  5. How can I know whether KVM package installed in Redhat and Ubuntu?
    Answer: rpm -qa | grep -i kvm and dpkg -l | grep -i kvm
  6. What does “lvcreate -L5G -n redhat VolGroup00” mean?
    Answer: to create/ new a logical volume (lv) in 5G size, named “redhat”, on top of volume group (vg) named “VolGroup00″.
  7. What does “set -o vi” mean? Where could it be run?
    Answer: to set vi editing mode in shell. Either in a BaSH shell or put it in bottom of /etc/bashrc for login shell
  8. What difference between “rpm -Uvh PACKAGE_NAME” and “yum install PACKAGE_NAME
    Answer: rpm one = install specific & particular rpm package named PACKAGE_NAME. yum install = install rpm package named PACAGE_NAME, and with associating dependent package(s) from repo.
  9. What is “yum install kvm libvirt virt-manager“? What purpose of such command?
    Answer: to install kvm libvirt virt-manager packages. To install/ enable Kernel- based Virtual Machine in Linux
  10. What does “gpg –output doc.gpg –encrypt –recipient blake@domain.org doc” mean?
    Answer: to encrypt “doc” file, by using public key of blake@domain.org, then output result into doc.gpg
  11. What is “iptables -L -n -v?
    Answer: to list (-L) firewall rules in selected chaim in iptables. -n = in numberic, -v = verbose
  12. How can I check default installed java info?
    Answer: java -fullversion
  13. How can I know default java home setting?
    Answer: echo $JAVA_HOME
  14. What is result of “lslpp -l bos.rte.libc” on AIX?
    Answer: rte = runtime environment. To tell runtime libc version, aka AIX version.
  15. What does “chkconfig xinetd off” mean?
    Answer: to disable xinetd daemon from all runlevels.
  16. What is “sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward =’1′“?
    Answer: turn on IP_forward in system control. Take effective immediately without reboot.
  17. What is “tcpdump -i eth1 ‘proto UDP and (port not 53)’“?
    Answer: to capture all UDP traffic packet, but besides on port 53, in tcpdump.
  18. Describe the following block in httpd.conf?
    <virtualhost *:80>
    ServerName
    smallblue4.watson.ibm.com
    Redirect / http://spirit125.watson.ibm.com/smallblue
    </virtualhost>
    Answer: redirect all http traffic hitting smallblue4.watson.ibm.com over port 80 to spirit123.watson.ibm.com/smallblue
  19. What is “echo 0 > /selinux/enforce“?
    Answer: temporarily disable Security Enhancement Linux
  20. What is “/etc/init.d/iptables status“?
    Answer: to check iptables (firewall) running status.

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Enable WCDMA 3G Wireless @ Ubuntu 10.04

WCDMA 3G Wireless: Huawei e1750

Service Provider: China Unicom

  • Install USB driver then reboot
    sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch
  • Go to nm-conntion-editor > Mobile Broadband > Add … >

  • Configure
    APN: uninet
    PIN: 1234

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