Many distributions of Linux have an option to install MySQL. In this case, or even if you compile MySQL, the default password is blank.
Make sure that you set password for the root user. This is the command:
mysql -u root mysql
SET PASSWORD FOR ‘root’@'localhost’ = PASSWORD(’s3cr3tp4s5w0rd’);

Posted on June 24th, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Debian, Open Source, Security, Ubuntu | No Comments »

ERROR: QEMU requires SDL or Cocoa for graphical output
To build QEMU without graphical output configure with –disable-gfx-check
Note that this will disable all output from the virtual graphics card.
While compiling I got the following errors. To solve this problem, I’ve to install SDL library.
sudo apt-get install libsdl-dev
Should works with Ubuntu or any Debian-based distro.

Posted on June 24th, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Debian, Open Source, Ubuntu | 1 Comment »

While connecting to GoogleTalk/MSN, if you see this message:

Server require TLS/SSL for this connection

That’s mean you did not compile Pidgin with SSL support. All you have to do is to install required ssl.
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libnss3-dev
Recompile and all done! Have a try.

Posted on June 23rd, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Debian, Open Source, Ubuntu | No Comments »

Debian change Firefox to Iceweasel. Since Google’s toolbar does not install as the installer does not recognize Iceweasel as Firefox. To get full Google Toolbar support:

in the navigation: about: config
filter for : general.useragent.extra.firefox
change Iceweasel/2.0.0.4 To Firefox/2.0.0.4

Go back to Google Toolbar’s website, and install.

Posted on June 22nd, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Debian, Google | 2 Comments »

First of all, make sure your /etc/apt/source.list doesn’t only contain “main” but “main contrib non-free”. And then, update your APT.
1. Update
apt-get update
2. Install Build Environment
apt-get install build-essential module-assistant wireless-tools
module-assistant prepare
3. Install the driver
module-assistant auto-install madwifi-source
4. Load it!
modprobe ath_pci
That’s it! Have fun and happy surfing.

Posted on June 21st, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Debian | 11 Comments »

Ubuntu.com has an image on the top left hand corner, showing one of the characters wearing a Dell T-Shirt.
Kewl!

Posted on May 24th, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Ubuntu | 1 Comment »

Greetings From Sintok!
Over the past few days, I have been playing with BackTrack 2 Final. I run BackTrack on the top of Qemu. When I ran qemu, I got the following error:
Could not configure ‘/dev/rtc’ to have a 1024 Hz timer. This is not a fatal error, but for better emulation accuracy either use a [...]

Posted on May 22nd, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Open Source, Ubuntu | 1 Comment »

OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Project has similar bug #1 with Ubuntu’s bug #1
OLPC’s bug #1
There isn’t a laptop in the hands of every child
Ubuntu’s bug #1
Microsoft has a majority market share

Posted on May 20th, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Open Source, Ubuntu | No Comments »