Category Archives: Linux

Multiple Tomcat instances on Ubuntu

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Brian Pontarelli

I’m spent about 6 hours total working on getting multiple instance of Tomcat to run on Ubuntu and finally wrote some scripts that I’d like to share with folks. These scripts do the following: 1. Setup the box to host … Continue reading →

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My latest Ubuntu setup

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Brian Pontarelli

I’ll keep editing as I go: Install LaunchBox bash$ sudo apt-get install gnome-launch-box bash$ gconf-editor Open apps->gnome-launch-box->bindings and set activate to <Super>l This allows gnome-launch-box to be activated using the Windows-L shortcut. Next setup gnome-launch-box to start automatically. Open System->Preferences->Sessions … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu VPN issues

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Brian Pontarelli

I figured out how to get Ubuntu to correctly connect to a Windows style PPTP VPN. Apparently there are a number of large issues with NetworkManager that make it all but unusable for VPN. The fix is enormously simple, so … Continue reading →

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Dell and Ubuntu!

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Brian Pontarelli

and Dell is starting to ship computers pre-installed with Ubuntu. I would assume that these computers have been specifically built to ensure compatibility, which isn’t all that difficult these days, except for the video cards. I feel like this is … Continue reading →

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Linux looking good, behaving badly

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Brian Pontarelli

I’ve been trying to get my Linux machine to look nice and this has been causing some amount (read LOTS) of headaches. I just wanted to start a post about all the things that Linux folks need to fix in … Continue reading →

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