DevLog

This is the Devlog - here we write down small hacks or HowTo's that are worth to remember.

The topics are mostly Open Source Software related. The Devlog is more a collection of articles than a blog. The articles are constantly improved and are contributed by various authors.

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How To Enable ddccontrol For Users

By Jakob Hollenstein
First of all install ddccontrol… sudo apt-get install gddccontrol

Add i2c-dev to /etc/modules.

create a file /etc/udev/rules.d/50-i2c.rules

# This file sets the group of the i2c-* devices to "users"

KERNEL=="i2c\-[0-9]", GROUP="users"

Of course make sure, your user is a “users” user… mine was not… here is also a good point to site “man group”:

BUGS
    As the 4.2BSD initgroups(3) man page says: No-one seems to keep/etc/group up-to-date.

sudo addgroup FOO_THE_USER users

after logging out and in (and having the new permission) (and the module) it should be possible to find the right device…

Start “gddccontrol” and create a few profiles (for example a warm dim profile for night, and a bright “cool” profile for daylight work…) (don't forget to save them! (doh!))

Now, add the “Monitor Profile Switcher” and well… have fun.

Setting up Latex to work with 'classicthesis '

I wanted to use the CTAN classicthesis.sty package for Latex. I needed to install several texlive- and font packages to make every option work. Here is a list of it:

sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended

I had to remove the minionprospacing and other minion parameters, because I didn't want to use (and install) the MinionPro font.
Do not forget to use the classicthesis-ldpkg.sty package before the classicthesis.sty.

Pidgin and skype message led-notification

By Thomas Preindl
I found it a good idea using my mail-notification led to notify me about a new message received with skype or pidgin. For this reason I found a nice plugin for pidgin written by Simo Mattila.

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Encrypted USB Disk on Ubuntu Linux and Windows

This sounds crazy, but: Howto encrypt a USB disk with Ext3 filesystem and use it in (Ubuntu) Linux and Windows.

There is nearly no way to destroy your data more safely than encrypting it and forgetting the password. None of the described tools provide any warranty. Use Windows at your own risk.

This HowTo is based on dm-crypt and especially on the tutorial at http://www.saout.de/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=EncryptedDevice by William Owen Smith.

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My Emacs Memory

This is the place where I write down emacs commands and tricks that I often need and often forget. It is not sorted in any way, and of course, it is not complete.

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