Author Archives: ken_fallon

Finally able to open Citrix from Chrome

I have been tracking a long running issue with regard with Citrix ICA client not working in Google Chrome. This has been reported on the Citrix and Google sites but neither seem to supply a working solution. Then today I … Continue reading

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How to install checkpoint ssl extender VPN SNX under Fedora 16 64bit

I have released an update to this blog post: See CheckPoint SNX install instructions for major Linux distributions The SNX saga continues and this time it’s on Fedora 16 64 bit. I followed the steps in my post “How to install … Continue reading

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HPR Scheduling System

I have been trying to learn inkscape so that I could have a vector based version of the HPR logo. This would be useful for printing out large posters for use at the Linux Festivals that we attend. I had … Continue reading

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How to install checkpoint ssl extender VPN SNX under Fedora 16

I have released an update to this blog post: See CheckPoint SNX install instructions for major Linux distributions It’s time for Fedora 16 and the obligatory how to get Checkpoint SSL extender VPN (SNX) working under it. The first step is … Continue reading

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Installing Citrix on Fedora 16/17

The steps involved in getting Citrix installed on Fedora 16 are not that much different to the steps involved in Fedora 14. The major difference is that it is now called Receiver for Linux 12.0 and not ICAClient, Citrix Linux … Continue reading

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Any topic that is of interest to Hackers

It’s not often that I comment on HPR episodes – other than to beg for you to send them in – but I want to make an exception for today’s show. Episode 0853 :: Pat Volkerding of Slackware Linux chats … Continue reading

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Follow symlinks

If you have symlinks to symlinks to … etc, you might find this command useful readlink -f

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Setting time on a Linux client from a Windows PDC

You can set the time on a linux client using NTP, using the ntpd daemon. For a quick and dirty approach you can use the deprecated ntpdate command. The following script will set the time on the pc cat /usr/local/bin/syncclock #!/bin/bash /usr/sbin/ntpdate … Continue reading

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RTE Radio on the command line

If you go to the RTÉ on a device that isn’t running “Real Player” or “Windows Media Player” then you’re out of luck. It’s not that your device isn’t capable of playing it, it’s jut that they don’t make it … Continue reading

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Check Point SSL Network Extender

I have released an update to this blog post: See CheckPoint SNX install instructions for major Linux distributions In what is becoming a bit of a series, today I’ll be covering how to get Check Point SSL Network Extender installed under … Continue reading

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