Smoothing Fonts in GTK Apps in KDE
Smooth font is one the sleek things I like in graphics, even in my IDEs. Without them; there's nothing I admire in a view. Moved to Fedora some time last…
Plymouth – Installing and Configuring Boot Screen on Debian
By default Debian Distribution doesn't come with a boot screen, but just bunch of debug messages on booting. I know I run a server-like distribution, but I like using it…
How to Reset MySQL Root User Permissions and Password in Linux
Sometime ago, I tampered with my MySQL root permission; I was unable to grant permission to new users, which kept me wondering why I am the root user or is…
PHP-JSONDB: A PHP Class that Reads JSON File as Database
It's funny though. One noon at Cafe Neo in Sabo, Yaba, I was waiting on my friend Magnus while he met his friend. Sipping my coffee and using my laptop,…
huawei3gswitcher: My little Code that Switches Huawei Modem Network Mode
Okay! I found myself using GLO Network, probably because of the cheap Internet data. But that wasn't enjoyable, as their network 3G is not stable, my device is always jumping…
Spoof HTTP Headers Using Squid Proxy Server
What are HTTP Headers? HTTP headers are the core part of these HTTP requests and responses, and they carry information about the client browser, the requested page, the server and…
Downloading Package Source Files and Rebuilding in Debian/Ubuntu
Gets to a point you might want to rebuild a package, maybe to be modified. It is easily done in Debian based systems. We will be using nano for this…
MySQL2MySQLi: A Small Program to Help Migrate from PHP mysql_* to mysqli_*
Stumbled upon a very monstrous PHP project, very old of course, the client complained that the web host refused to downgrade the server for them and this project doesn't work…
This Python Program will Set your DNS Servers in /etc/resolv.conf Accordingly
Etisalat Mobile Communication Network blocked OpenDNS Server which turns out to be the server I use most. So each time I connect to Etisalat, I will go to edit my…
Bluetooth: Fix a2dp-source profile connect failed for XX Protocol not available in Linux
Been a while I've always wanted my Android to stay connected to my Linux via Bluetooth but I always get this heartbroken error message. bluetoothd[778]: a2dp-source profile connect failed for…