I want to change the gnome keyring password. How to change it? You can change the keyring password in these steps (on gnome 3): Start seahorse $ seahorse Select “By keyring” in the “View” menu On the left side, right click the “Login keyring” item. You will find the “Change Password” option there. It will…
How to squeeze space in Latex? A good tutorial about “squeezing space in LaTex” in here from the Cambridge University’s website: http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/help/tpl/textprocessing/squeeze.html These settings work great for me: setlength{textfloatsep}{1pt} setlength{abovecaptionskip}{1pt} setlength{belowcaptionskip}{1pt} A more aggressive configuration to squeeze space in a LaTex doc: % save space usepackage{enumitem} setlist{nolistsep} % no space between refs usepackage{bibspacing} setlength{bibspacing}{baselineskip} usepackage[small,compact]{titlesec}…
Printing integers in hexadecimal format in Python is a simple task that can be accomplished using the built-in hex() function. By following the steps outlined in this post, you can easily print integers in hexadecimal format in Python. Additionally, by using string formatting, you can control the format of the hexadecimal output to suit your…
How to disable all swaps on Linux to force the application/kernel use the physical memory? To diable all swaps on Linux, run this command as root: # swapoff -a -a means all swaps. Similarly, to enable all swaps on Linux: # swapon -a
When developing a C++ project, debugging is an essential part of the process, as it allows you to identify and fix issues in your code. If you’re using CMake to build your project, it’s crucial to know how to enable debug mode to take advantage of debugging tools like gdb. In this post, we’ll walk…
How to get a file’s size in C? If you have the file stream (FILE * f): fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END); // seek to end of file size = ftell(f); // get current file pointer fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET); // seek back to beginning of file // proceed with allocating memory and reading the file Or, #include…
Converting a string to a long in C is a common operation that can be useful in various programming tasks. In this post, we will explore how to use the strtol and strtoul C library functions to convert a string to a long in C. Using strtol and strtoul The strtol and strtoul functions are…
How to download the video playing in Chrome? Download the video playing in Chrome. Checkout the “FVD Video Downloader”: FVD Video Downloader If you are using Firefox, DownloadHelper ( http://www.downloadhelper.net/ ) can handle videos even youtube very well.
As a WordPress user, you may have noticed that the default HTML editor lacks some of the features that you need for your content. Fortunately, you can add custom buttons to the WordPress HTML editor to make your content creation experience more efficient and productive. In this post, we will explore how to add custom…
The built-in canonical URL function since WordPress 2.9 is great. But under some situation, it is not needed. For example, all the Mingle Forum threads’ canonical URL is set to the URL of the page that contains the [mingleforum] shortcode, which, of course, is wrong. How to diabled it? We can disabled WordPress’s Built-in Canonical…
When managing many hosts, answering 100s of “yes” can make us crazy. In a trusted environment, let ssh automatically add the new hosts to the list of known hosts and free us from typing “yes”es. How to enable it? Method 1. Passing option to ssh ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no username@host Method 2. Configuring ~/.ssh/config To automatically…
By default, Vim does case sensitive search. How to make case-insensitive search in Vim? By default, Vim does case sensitive search. :set ignorecase can set Vim to conduct case insensitive search. However, it also affects substitutions, which is not we want However, how to do a case insensitive search only when it is needed? Use…
Pasting code from another application to Vim is a nightmare. The autoindent features of Vim drive you crazy. How to make it easier to use? Pasting code from another application to Vim is a nightmare. The autoindent features of Vim will drive you crazy. What help you out is the “paste mode”. To paste code…
How to enable the author information in Google search results as shown for many posts? As a post writer, we may want our authorship information to appear in search results. To do this, we need a Google+ Profile with a good, recognizable headshot as the profile photo. Then, verify authorship of our content by associating…
How to disable/delete the current keyrings on gnome? If the Gnome keyrings are not needed, or we forget the password, we can disable/delete the current keyrings. The keyrings are stored under ~/.gnome2/keyrings/ To disabled or delete current keyrings, we can simply delete this folder: rm -rf ~/.gnome2/keyrings/ Remember to backup this directory if you still…
Latex is a popular document preparation system that is widely used for creating scientific and technical documents. Compiling Latex documents on Linux is a straightforward process that requires only a few Latex packages and a set of commands. By following the steps outlined in this post, you can easily compile Latex documents on your Linux…
How to disable automatic comment insertion in Vim? Add to ~/.vimrc: au FileType c,cpp setlocal comments-=:// comments+=f:// More: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Disable_automatic_comment_insertion
How to set up Firefox Sync? The online Firefox help provides a very good tutorial on setting up Firefox sync across computers and other devides: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-set-up-firefox-sync
How to export a work file to PDF in Office 2007? 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS:Â http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7 This download allows you to export and save to the PDF and XPS formats in eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs. It also allows you to send as e-mail attachment in the PDF and XPS…
How to install noip2 on Linux to update my no-ip domain? Check the post at: https://www.systutorials.com/4677/how-to-install-noip2-on-linux/ To make noip2 service automatically update with your latest IP, add a crontab entry for root: 0 */5 * * * /sbin/service noip restart The noip2 service will be restarted every 5 minutes. When the service is restarted, it…