Monthly Archives: April 2009

Execute script at startup

Write a script. put it in the /etc/init.d/ directory. Lets say you called it FOO. You then run $ update-rc.d FOO defaults You also have to make the file you created, FOO, executable, using $chmod +x FOO

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.lircrc

begin prog = irexec button = vol+ config = volumeup repeat = 2 end begin prog = irexec button = vol- config = volumedown repeat = 2 end begin rhythmbox begin prog = Rhythmbox button = power config = quit … Continue reading

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[How-to] Build xf86-video-ati-(6.12.2) manually from source

First, get all the dependencies for building from source with: sudo apt-get build-dep xserver-xorg-video-ati Second, get the most recent source package: http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf86-video-ati-6.12.2.tar.gz Unpack the source package: tar zxvf xf86-video-ati-6.12.2.tar.gz Change to that dir: cd xf86-video-ati-6.12.2.tar.gz run: ./autogen.sh && make && … Continue reading

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