Installing Webmin on Ubuntu 12.04

March 8, 2025July 16, 2012 by Vik

Edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file on your system and add the lines : deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib deb http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge contrib You should also fetch and install GPG key with which the repository is signed, with the commands : cd /root wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc apt-key add jcameron-key.asc You will now be able to install with the commands : apt-get update apt-get install webmin All dependencies should be resolved automatically. Reference: http://www.webmin.com/deb.html

WOL on Fedora 17

March 8, 2025July 11, 2012 by Vik

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN

Installing VNC Server on Fedora 17

March 8, 2025July 11, 2012 by Vik

This was a bit of a research but here is how I did it: http://stevejenkins.com/blog/2010/03/set-up-vnc-from-windows-to-fedora-12-over-the-internet/ http://owldevx.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/vnc-server-fedora-16/ http://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=Fedora_16&p=x&f=2

Building a Linux HTPC

March 8, 2025July 10, 2012 by Vik

It’s been a while since I have blogged not beacuse of laziness but because I am working towards having my own website where I could continue this blog and start many more interesting things. For this purpose, I have been learning Ruby on Rails as I think I want to build something on a new technology not PHP which I am not very interested in. I am also not wanting to use any CMS software. …

Adding a user to the sudo file

March 8, 2025April 28, 2012 by Vik

Configuring SUDO1. Open a terminal.2. In the terminal enter the following: su –login -c ‘visudo’ 3. Press enter, at the password prompt enter the password for root, then press enter.4. A display similar to the following will be displayed: # sudoers file.## This file MUST be edited with the ‘visudo’ command as root.## See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.## Host alias specification# User alias specification# Cmnd …

Installing Ruby on Rails on Fedora 16

March 8, 2025April 28, 2012 by Vik

I had somewhat of a hard time setting up a machine for my Ruby on Rails experiments but fortunately I was able to set up one after banging my head on the wall several times and with the help of several internet articles. So, here’s what I did: 1. First make sure you have apache, curl, git, mysql, sqlite and node.js installed (You might not need all of them). For this simply run the following command: …

Wow! A life saver!

February 22, 2012 by Vik

Excellent video showing how to knead dough (atta) using a food processor.

Building a HTPC Part 4

March 8, 2025February 19, 2012 by Vik

It has been a while since I have blogged about my HTPC project. I must say the project has progressed really well and I am happy with my HTPC. There have been a lot of enhancements done to my HTPC. Here are the ones I would like to mention: Hardware Blu-ray drive: My HTPC finally has a blu-ray drive, and it is rocking! Thanks to my generous girlfriend who bought me this for the Valentine’s Day. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222 …

How to start a movement?

May 16, 2022February 17, 2012 by Vik

A truly inspiring video by Derek Sivers on TED. Must watch.

MBA, thoughts, etc.

May 12, 2014February 3, 2012 by Vik

I was thinking about the real benefit of being in an MBA school and then I remembered about my initial intention of joining the MBA program. My original intent was to get exposed to brilliant talent, team up and satiate my entrepreneurial self by doing out of the box stuff. Stuff, successful or unsuccessful, after graduation could make me not feel I have wasted my 2 years of grad school. In addition, I wanted to …