Reg. Linux User #479288
If you have a .ttf file (lets call it your_font.ttf) that you have downloaded and want to install it as an available font you should follow these steps:
1. Create somewhere to keep your .ttf fonts:
sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom
2. Copy your font there:
sudo cp your_font.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom
3. Run the following command to rebuild your font cache:
sudo fc-cache -f -v
That should be it! Your sexy new font should now be available.
My U100 needs a replacement screen so I’ve been hunting around for some information on how to replace it. I was lucky enough to come across the U100 maintenance manual which I’ve made available here.
If you have an unknown quantity of images in a folder and want to cycle through them and display (in a table or similar) then this snippet should get you started.
Continue reading ‘HOW TO: Load and display images from a folder in PHP’
For Linux I reckon irssi is probably the coolest IRC client out there and has some nifty features for a terminal app. It can be installed with:
sudo apt-get install irssi
One of the first thing you will probably need to do is set it up to auto login. This can be done in a couple of simple steps:
If you want to harden and secure your SSH installation on Ubuntu Linux then there are a few simple steps you can follow:
Continue reading ‘HOW TO: Harden and Secure SSH on Ubuntu Linux’
Dolphin Smart Community Builder is a very cool open source social networking script that oddly does not seem to have much in the way of installation instructions. After some digging around I managed to get in installed by following these steps:
Continue reading ‘HOWTO: Install Dolphin Open Source Social Network Script on Ubuntu’
