a document of a plodding mind
Last year, I posted this quick tutorial on the SMBA YouTube channel walking through the steps to use a MIDI controller with Jack using Xubuntu 20.04. I am posting it hear just for the sake of consistency and good housekeeping. Hopefully, I’ll get to make some more of these soon.
So, I did a fresh install of Xubuntu 22.04 on a Dell Latitude 7390 with an Intel UHD 620 display adapter. I had some issues with the machine locking up just a few minutes after startup. I was able to resolve this by adding the following kernel option to the /etc/default/grub file. The resolved that…
In the event that anyone decides to use a junked iBook in a Linux environment, I’m hoping that this article might save someone a lot of experimentation. The Problem: Started having trouble getting packet information through Soundmodem after a system upgrade to Kernel version 2.6.36-gentoo-r8. I began to investigate the sound card using Audacity then…
For those who have gotten into the idea of typing commands as little as possible, here’s out to pipe the output from tar straight into a gzip file. tar cvf – myfile.jpg | gzip > myfile.tar.gz tar cvf – folder | gzip > folder_backup.tar.gz Take note of the second example and notice how folder does…
forgetting is the bane of my existence. don’t ask why. i’ve forgotten this syntax enough times that i should have it tattooed on my upper arm. in fact, I think i’ve posted it on my own site before and forgotten about that. find /path/to/files* -mtime +5 -exec rm {} \; the first argument is, of…