Vincent Danen
38 Stories
A look at Ubuntu Upstart
Techguide Ubuntu's Upstart system is an event-based replacement for SysV init that handles the starting of tasks and services during boot.
Tags: Linux, Networking, Fedora Project, Apple Mac OS X, Ubuntu, FC10, Service, Fedora Core, Grep, Vincent Danen
Using pam_mount to automount filesystems at login
Techguide Pam_mount can take a password entered at login and use it to mount an encrypted filesystem. It can also mount non-encrypted filesystems.
Tags: Linux, Infrastructure/architecture management, Configuration File, Authentication, File System, On-demand, Password, Mandriva, Network File System, Vincent Danen
Set up a dual-head display with Fedora
Techguide Vincent Danen found a few things that were different than he was used to in setting up a dual-head display with Fedora 10, and shares them in this article.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Open source, Linux, Fedora Project, Screen, Tool, Video, laptop screen, Vincent Danen, X
Mirroring Web sites with wget
Techguide Vincent Danen demonstrates the basics of wget for mirroring entire Web sites.
Tags: Open source, Mirroring, Security, FTP site, HTML page, Wget, Site, Vincent Danen, exploit code, researcher
Configuring VoIP in Twinkle
Techguide If you need a reliable and capable SIP softphone for Linux, Vincent Danen suggests using the feature-rich Twinkle to configure its use.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, SIP, Fedora Project, Twinkle, Phone, laptop computer, VoIP, authentication, headset
Converting Subversion repositories to Git
Techguide Cloning an existing Subversion repository is a great way to learn about it with "real" data. Vincent Danen shows how.
Tags: Open source, Repository, Fedora Project, Subversion, CVS Corp., SVN, Vincent Danen, Canada, Linux Distribution, Linux
Tweeting from the command line
Techguide Find out about a simple script that will allow you to send tweets from the command line.
Tags: Open source, Web 2.0, Script, Twitter Inc., Web 2.0, Red Hat Inc., Social Media, Vincent Danen, API, Canada
Master Vim basics and power user tips
Techguide Vincent Danen, who has used vim for a number of years, says he picked up new things and seriously tweaked his vim configuration after reading "Hacking Vim" by Kim Schulz.
Tags: Open source, Chapter, Red Hat Inc., hacking, Vincent Danen, remote system, spell checker, Perl, text editor, GUI
Use tabs to open multiple files in vim
Techguide Read about the basic tab commands and find out how to combine them with key bindings to make the most of a powerful editing tool.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Tab, GUI, Red Hat Inc., File, Tool, Vincent Danen, text editor, console
Create custom keybindings in vim
Techguide Find out how you can work smarter in vim by adding and changing keybindings to more familiar commands.
Tags: Linux, Open source, C, Red Hat Inc., Mode, Vincent Danen, Canada, Open source, Linux, team
Manage dotfile configuration with subversion
Techguide Keeping dotfiles up-to-date on differing systems can be challenging. Find out how to use version control, such as subversion, to manage these files.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Repository, Red Hat Inc., SSH, CVS Corp., SVN, computer, Vincent Danen, Canada
Get a multi-item clipboard with Glipper
Techguide The productivity application allows users to store and re-use clipboard contents, and retains clipboard history across sessions.
Tags: Open source, Operating systems, Fedora Project, KDE, Hotkey, Item, GNOME, Tool, Apple Mac OS X, applet
Is the new Komodo 5 worth the upgrade?
Techguide The Komodo 5.0 toolset for developers is taken for a test drive to find out if its new features are compelling enough to make the software a must-have.
Tags: Linux, Security, Tool, ActiveState Tool Corp., TCL, CVS Corp., Mozilla Corp., Vincent Danen, Komodo 5, Komodo Edit
Create your own yum repository
Techguide Learn how to create your own yum repository with the createrepo tool. One thing it allows you to do is distribute specialized packages within an organization.
Tags: Open source, Operating systems, Infrastructure/architecture management, Repository, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., client system, Tool, Yum, computer
Encrypt filesystems with LVM
Techguide The Logical Volume Manager allows for easy partitioning in Linux and offers encryption by volumes, not just an entire partition.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Volume, File System, CentOS, Password, Vincent Danen, Canada
