June 2012

Computers, GNU/Linux, Open Source, Server

Generate EAN,UPC,ISBN barcodes in Ubuntu / Debian Linux

‘barcode‘ is a utility in Debian GNU/Linux distribution used for generating common 1-D barcode: EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC, ISBN, code93, code128 & codabar. barcode outputs file in postscript format which can be converted to PDF with the ‘ps2pdf‘ utility Usage: 1. Outputs isbn barcode and converts it to PDF file $ barcode -o barcode.ps -e isbn […]

Computers, GNU/Linux, Ubuntu/Debian

Ubuntu TV Preview & Features

Here are the preview of Ubuntu TV, a line of Ubuntu powered device designed for home consumers. A class of Smart TV device, Ubuntu TV supports few key features: Youtube Integration Intelligent search Cloud Storage via Ubuntu One Social Networking Integration Tablets / Smartphone dock option Support for 3rd party application and games Visit Ubuntu […]

Computers, Internet Stuff, Server

How to send Email with SMTP using Telnet in GNU/Linux

SMTP is a protocol to send email over the internet and it is documented in RFC821. Sending email using Telnet is straight-forward if you know how to do it. telnet smtp.example.com 25 MAIL FROM: <example_from @ example.com> RCPT TO: <example_to @ example.com> DATA From: [John Doe] <example_from @ example.com> To: [Jane Doe] <example_to @ example.com> […]

Computers, Desktop, GNU/Linux, Internet Stuff, Server, Tips & Guides, Ubuntu/Debian

Backup your Gmail account in Ubuntu Linux with gmvault

This is a follow-up of my previous post “What to do when your Google disabled your Gmail account?“. Here’s how to download all emails from your GMail account with Gmvault: Download and setting up gmvault 1. First you need to install python-pip [bash] sudo apt-get install python-pip [/bash] 2. Then using ‘pip’, install gmvault [bash] […]

Computers, GNU/Linux, Server, Ubuntu/Debian

How to mount exFAT (used in SDcard / USB Drive) filesystem in Ubuntu

exFAT is a filesystem developed by Microsoft for use in flash drives or portable storage devices where the use of NTFS is not feasible. exFAT is inteded to be supported on consumer devices such as MP3 players, cameras, mobile phones and video recorders. However filesystem formatted with exFAT are not currently supported by Ubuntu (as […]

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