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This just a log for me (& may be others) to remind me how to generate random passwords on Linux terminal. pwgen is a useful command which can generate both pronounceable and secure passwords. There a few other creative ways to generate random text/password on linux terminal, but pwgen is specially designed for the task and is the most handy.
The usage is quite...
TeamViewer initctl start fail on Linux
Sep 11, 2015
Tested on: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca (Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS) with TeamViewer 10.0.46203
TeamViewer is great! But it keeps a daemon running in background, which may not be very desirable for occasional users. The daemon can be disabled by running:
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$ teamviewer daemon disable
tee:...
tikz.sty not found
May 12, 2015
Tested on: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Trusty Tahr)
This error with pdflatex has been mystery to me for a long time. Surprisingly, it is not easy to find a clear solution online.
ERROR: LaTeX Error: File `tikz.sty' not found.
--- TeX said ---
Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)
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Solution
sudo apt-get...
Connecting to USC Secure Wireless on Linux
Dec 23, 2014
Tested on: Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17, Linux Mint 17.1
USC (Univ. of Southern California) updated its wireless service to have an encrypted and faster connection available to USC faculty, staff, and students with name 'USC Secure Wireless'. Unfortunately for students like me, USC did not document how to use Linux computers with this...
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