Ubuntu Socks Proxy

I realised that Ubuntu (mine is 10.04) has a system wide Socks Proxy setting while kubuntu dont. It is a simple setting from Proxy Server menu. Write your proxy host and port number and apply it to system-wide. In my case because I do a dynamic ssh port forwarding to my localhost at some port, I wrote at Socks server part "localhost" and my forwarded port number.

Vista To Access a Samba Share

To be able to access a samba share or printer from Windows Vista, it is not enough just share it on the linux side. One needs to make
sudo smbpasswd -a username
where username is the username on the vista side. And give him the password of his Vista account.

Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu One Unable To Add Computer

Recently installed Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 to a machine and tried to use UBuntu One. It is by default installed.But couldnt make the machine connect to Ubuntu One account. Here is the solution
u1sync --authorize.

Openbsd php

Recently installed php 5.2.10 to Openbsd 4.6. Tried to execute a simple script with failure. Then recognised that the script should begin with <?php not with <?. :)

Ubuntu installer wont recognise my hard disk

Yes 10.04 Lucid Lynx didnt recognise my sata hard disk.So the install failed. A quick search revealed that after starting up the live cd and getting live ubuntu system, one needs to "sudo apt-get remove dmraid" to be executed to finally make the installer recognise the hard drive.