arch latex bug

hey folks! Have you got this nasty error message? This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-1.40.14 (TeX Live 2013/Arch Linux) restricted \write18 enabled.---! /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/latex.fmt doesn't match pdftex.pool(Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) Then you should do the following: … copying the *.pacnew files in /etc/texmf over the non .pacnew files and running fmtutil –all fixes the issue. Found here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=166163

October 2, 2013

Grub 2 and the VGA parameter

It was annoying to have only a resolution of 640x480 in the virtualbox instance of my new debian virtual instance. So I have had to do something. Here [1] I found the solution of the already well known problem: In Grub2 the vga= parameter is deprecated. To set a screen resolution for your console you can do the following log in as root edit /etc/default/grub uncomment the GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 and change the resolution to something you can use e....

October 1, 2013

change gnome-keyring password

With seahores it is very easy to change the default gnome-keyring password. Do the following stuff: In seahorse, in the “View” dropdown, select “By Keyring”. On the Passwords tab, right click on “Passwords: default” and pick “Change password.” Info found here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME_Keyring

September 17, 2013

waiting for my laptop ...

hey folks, I wait impatiently for my new laptop. I was searching couple of weeks for a new device, because my old Lenovo T61p give up its service after five loyal years. You guessed it - motherboard and the Nvidia were dead! [1] Thanks to my brother I’ve got an old 17" MacBook Pro as a loaner. Now I’m cured - don’t want to have a Mac anymore. So I’ve looked for other devices and compared Samsung, Lenovo and Mac....

September 17, 2013

how to restart udev

hey folks, if you need to refresh your /etc/udev/rules.d/config.rule and for example add some embedded devices, take your editor and do so: #EnergyMicro J-Link Device SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1366", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0101", GROUP="users", MODE="0666" if you don’t want to restart your service or reboot your machine to enable your changes, here is a really handy command: udevadm control --reload happy coding and developing! http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/udevadm.html

June 26, 2013