A quick tip. I couldn’t find this from a quick search when I really needed it.
The problem – command line programs like fetchmail use the system wide openssl CA certificates to verify the authenticity of the server certificates they are provided when they connect to an SSL server like POP3 or IMAP.
Sometimes, you will have [...]
Entries Tagged as 'ubuntu'
Adding new CA certificates in Ubuntu (Jaunty)
August 8th, 2009 · Comments · tech
Using the official Flickr uploadr on Ubuntu
July 6th, 2009 · Comments · tech
I normally use jUploader for uploading photos to Flickr from my Ubuntu Jaunty box. However, since I got the amazing Panasonic DMC-LX3 compact camera, I have been uploading HD videos too to Flickr. Now none of the FOSS tools that I know of support video right now. Since I insist on uploading photos in the [...]
Tags:flickr·linux·ubuntu·wine·winetricks
Removing encryption from (legitimate!) PDF files on Ubuntu
January 10th, 2009 · Comments · tech
Many service providers have started encrypting the statements that they send you. While at some level, it does add some amount of security when the path to your inbox is not very secure. However, it is sometimes a major pain when you want to archive your emails. This is because every provider has decided on [...]
Using ffmpeg on Ubuntu to convert DV videos for video sharing websites
September 21st, 2008 · Comments · General
To begin with, this is the problem that I had. I had recorded a short clip using my Panasonic NV-GS330 camcorder. I had to upload it to Vimeo, my video sharing website of choice.
From the camcorder to the computer
Importing the video from the camcorder to the laptop was not much of a problem. I plugged [...]
Tags:ffmpeg·kino·linux·panasonic·tech·ubuntu·video·video editing·vimeo
Why I returned my Mac
August 5th, 2008 · Comments · General
I realize the title of this post is a bit provocative, but I could not think of any other way to put it.
Some weeks back, I got a new Mac Book Pro at work. This was my first exposure to Apple’s computer products, and after the initial few moments of aah-ooh’s wore off, I started [...]
Giving up on bcm43xx in Gutsy beta
October 8th, 2007 · Comments · General
The only major issue that I have felt in my use of Ubuntu till date(and to be fair, this is not ubuntu specific) is the problems I keep having with wireless setup. I can live with any of it’s other flaws.
In earlier releases, the problem had been WPA support. The default install didn’t have wpa_supplicant, [...]
Moved over to Gutsy
October 6th, 2007 · Comments · General
Just upgraded my notebook to Gutsy a couple of days back. It is still in beta and would be released on 18th October.
I recently changed my desktop over to Gnome from KDE. I have been a Kubuntu/KDE user for years, but the look and feel of KDE has remained tacky for a while now while [...]
Mark Shuttleworth on free and “non-free” Linux distros
January 19th, 2007 · Comments · Uncategorized
Mark Shuttleworth writes in this blog post on a topic I get really emotional about:
We have to work together to keep free software freely available. It will be a failure if the world moves from paying for shrink-wrapped Windows to paying for shrink-wrapped Linux.
Go to any Linux event in India and you will find the [...]
Tags:canonical·foss·fsf·mark shuttleworth·redhat·software freedom·ubuntu
Ubuntu Edgy out in October end
October 12th, 2006 · Comments · General
Haven’t written in ages. So thought I would write down something that I am really looking forward to right now. My distro of choice Kubuntu/Ubuntu is releasing their latest on October 26. From this blog, the RC will be out on 19th Oct. I started using Dapper from RC release itself, and that is what [...]
