1. Create the .desktop file:

   nano ~/.local/share/applications/Eclipse.desktop

   Paste this in:

   [Desktop Entry]
   Encoding=UTF-8
   Version=1.0
   Type=Application
   NoDisplay=false
   Exec=/path/to/eclipse/eclipse
   Name=Eclipse Comment=Launcher for Eclipse

   Each line is pretty self-explanatory. Edit to suit your needs. As soon as you save the file, you will be able to see your new shortcut in the list.

2. (Optional) Give the shortcut a nice-looking icon:
   You probably noticed that your icon is an ugly diamond. To pretty it up, you simply have to add one more line to the desktop file.

    Icon=/path/to/eclipse/eclipse.svg

   Your application may have included a png icon, but to make it really look nice, you should grab an SVG file of the logo from somewhere. Arch has a very simple packaging process which lets you examine all of the package building elements through their webpage at http://www.archlinux.org/packages/. I was able to grab the SVG which the package uses like this:

   wget -O eclipse.svg http://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/trunk/eclipse.svg\?h\=packages/eclipse

wbinfo -n "Domain Users"

It will spit out the SID for the Domain Users group. Something like this:

S-1-5-21-((some number))-((some number))-((some number)) Domain Group (2)

Take that number and change the Pam_winbind.so line in /etc/pam.d/common-session to look like this:

session sufficient pam_winbind.so require_membership_of=S-1-5-21-((some number))-((some number))-((some number)

I have verified that this configuration works under ESXi 4.1.0, 260247 and a new Squeeze install. All of the essential functions like being able to see guest OS information on the Vsphere summary page and performing “Shut Down Guest” and “Restart Guest” all work as expected. If your experiences vary, please leave a comment

This should all be performed by the root user (otherwise prepend ‘sudo’ to the commands if you must use sudo).
The first thing you need to do is add the ‘contrib’ archive to your apt sources config:

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the ‘contrib’ to the end of these source lines. I use the debian.uchicago.edu repository, so mine look like this on a new install:

deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ squeeze main contrib
deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ squeeze main contrib

After you save changes to the file, simply update your package list and perform the install:

apt-get update
apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-source

You might see an error that looks like this:

Loading open-vm-tools modules: vmhgfsFATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
 vmmemctlFATAL: Module vmmemctl not found.
 vmsyncFATAL: Module vmsync not found.

Don’t worry, this is because we have not installed the kernel modules for some of the more advanced VMware functions like the vmhgfs file system, Memory Balloon (vmmemctl) Driver, and vmsync, which helps freeze the VM while taking snapshots.
To install these kernel modules, we’re going to use module-assistant. It will compile the modules for your kernel:

module-assistant auto-install open-vm -i

The ‘-i’ puts module assistant into non-interactive mode. It wont ask you to confirm any additional package installs necesarry to set up the build environment.
If you’re running a server without a Graphical environment, you’re finished. If you want features such as automatically adjusting the VM’s monitor resolution or allowing your mouse to seamlessly move between your host system and the VM, you need to install one more package:

apt-get install open-vm-toolbox

Now you won’t need to use CTRL+ALT to switch back and forth.

# tar -C /root -zxvf /media/cdrom0/VMwareTools-8.3.2-257589.tar.gz

This will redirect the extracted files into the /root folder. simple

apt-get install brasero-cdrkit

Now, .ISO (ISO9960) will be an available disk format for you under Brasero.

Please read the FAQ regarding xbox360 file format compatibility.  It may help you pick better options for your particular files than the general ones i offer below.

The solution is simple: Use Avidemux.

1. Install avidemux. To install it is simple. It’s in the Ubuntu repositories and I imagine you can also find it in other distros quite easily.
2. Open avidemux and open the mkv you want to convert. If prompted some garbage about 264 and safemode, just use safe mode and dont worry about it.
3. Select File -> Properties. This will tell you some info on the formats in use in your video file. Take this opportunity to identify what the xbox doesn’t like. When you are finished, click OK. If you want a second opinion, open up the folder with your mkv in it. Right click -> properties -> Audio/Video tab. This will also tell you the video and audio formats.
4. We obviously know that it wont play a video in a MKV container, so first thing to do is change the “Format” dropdown to say “MP4″ (you can, of course use AVI, but the majority of files I run into are h.264 and aac audio. For this combo, you want mp4…)
5. From the Properties menu, recall the video codec. H264 files show as “AVC1″ inside of avidemux. I’m sure theres a technical reason for this, but do you want to talk about it or watch your video?
   Most of the time, you can leave the video droptown in avidemux on “Copy” this is nice because it means that your processor wont be re-encoding the video. This saves you quality and time.
6. From the properties menu, recall the audio codec. If you have a video with AAC stereo audio, leave the dropdown on “copy”.
   This is where most of my files need some love. Many MKV’s have 5.1 surround audio tracks. This is great, but not for an xbox360. To mix the audio down to stereo, select AAC on the audio dropdown, then click “filters”. In the mixer dropdown, select “stereo”.
7. Click “save”. Avidemux will prompt you for a filename for the converted file. It does not default a file extension, so do yourself and your xbox a favor and add one yourself like “<videoname>.mp4″.

Once avidemux is finished with your file, it’s ready to go.

http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

#!/bin/bash
if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
	TRANSCODEDIR="."
else
TRANSCODEDIR="$1"
fi
for file in "$TRANSCODEDIR"/*
do
	HandBrakeCLI -i "${file}" -o "${file}.mp4" --preset="iPhone & iPod Touch"""
done

Save that into a .sh file like “handbrakefolder.sh”

/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

In Debian 4 (etch) it is in this file:

/etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules

To apply changes in Lenny: “udevadm trigger” or “udevtrigger” (in Etch)

1. Do a hard reset on the machine
2. When you arrive at the GDM screen, DO NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING.
3. press CTRL + ALT + F5. Your screen will switch over to a text console.
4. Log in.
5. Install the Nvidia glx driver

sudo aptitude install nvidia-glx-new

6. Reboot the machine.

sudo reboot

**Confirmed using Blackberry Tour (9630) on Verizon. **

What we will do is use a program called ‘barry’. http://www.netdirect.ca/software/packages/barry All we need to do is install some packages from the repository below. These commands are from the terminal, so launch it from “Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal” in the Menu.

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

add these lines:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/doctormo/barry-snapshot/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/doctormo/barry-snapshot/ubuntu karmic main

install the repositories key.

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 113659DF

Now update your package list

sudo aptitude update

and install the programs:

sudo aptitude install libbarry0 barry-util barrybackup-gui

Thats it! now to create the connection, the command will vary depending on your provider. The ones they have preconfigured are: ATT Cingular, China Mobile, KPN Nederland, O2 Ireland, Rogers, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Verizon.
the syntax is :
sudo pppd call barry-{provider}

for Verizon:

sudo pppd call barry-verizon

You’ll see a bunch of output, and it’ll tell you that the connection is up. to close it down, press (CTRL+C). Make it pretty by creating an application launcher on your desktop.