Fix the tilde not working on MacBookAir 6,2 model on Ubuntu 14.04

Just add the following to /etc/rc.local and reboot

echo 0 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/iso_layout

likewise-open (pbis open, power broker) install samba interop

Using the

net -U <username> ads join

will break PowerBrokers connection to AD. For example, you may find that your AD accounts may longer be able to SUDO.

The proper way to link SAMBA to AD via PowerBroker is this:

samba-interop-install --install

Follow the official documentation from

http://download1.beyondtrust.com/Technical-Support/Downloads/files/pbise/Manuals/PBIS_Samba_Integration_Guide_V8.0.pdf

Install Apache Maven 3.2 on Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:natecarlson/maven3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y maven3

echo "export PATH='/usr/share/maven3/bin':$PATH " >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle " >> ~/.bashrc

Install Eclipse Luna on Ubuntu 12.04

Download latest Eclipse from

https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

tar xvzf eclipse-java-luna-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

sudo mv eclipse /opt

sudo vi  /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Eclipse 
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=Eclipse Luna

Delete all files matching certain text

# Delete all .desktop files matching pattern pycharm

sudo find / -iname '*.desktop' -exec grep -l pycharm \{\} \; | xargs rm

fixing installation of udf in firebird 2.5

We need to uncomment the line with value 'Restrict UDF'

For some reason it is supposed to be the default but it is not.

Toggle between keyboard layouts in Debian Wheezy LXDE

 echo '@setxkbmap -option grp:alt_shift_toggle "us,es"' | sudo tee -a /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart