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Finding the best apt mirror in Ubuntu

Posted by hank, Sat Mar 22 16:27:00 UTC 2008

I wanted to speed up package downloading to set up my apt-proxy today in Gutsy, so I decided to find the correct way to find the fastest Ubuntu mirror. It’s actually done like so (stolen from here):

Click on “System | Administration | Software Sources”
Under “Ubuntu Sotware” tab, choose “Other” in the “Download from” list box.
Choose your country and then click “Select Best Server” and choose the recommendation.

This automatically updates the /etc/apt/sources.lst file. The same utility can also be reached from the Synaptic Package Manager, through “Settings | Repositories”. In action:

It says mirrors.rit.edu is the best one for me. Makes sense.

Tags: guide

wxWASTE on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon

Posted by hank, Sun Nov 11 05:42:00 UTC 2007

Installing the package

Most people will want this. Add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list at the bottom:


# Hankzilla
deb http://modzer0.cs.uaf.edu/~hardwarehank/deb binary/

Then run a sudo apt-get update. Then install it with sudo apt-get install wxwaste. Run it with waste.

Building from source

Get it
Install some dependencies:


# Checkinstall is optional, but it makes it nice since removal is just thru apt.
sudo apt-get install wx-common libwxgtk2.6-dev wx2.6-headers checkinstall

Unpack the source, then ./configure && make && sudo checkinstall
Add a nice menu listing:


# Put this in /usr/share/applications/waste.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.5b4
Name=WASTE
GenericName=Secure Filesharing
Comment=Facilitates encrypted filesharing between trusted clients
Icon=gnome-term-linux.png
TryExec=waste
Exec=waste
Terminal=false
Categories=GNOME;Application;Network;

Configure and have fun!

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Hacking a WRT54G v8 With DD-WRT

Posted by hank, Sat Oct 06 15:20:00 UTC 2007

So, last month sometime, BrainSlayer got DD-WRT working on version 8 of the WRT54G. Now this was great news to me when I read it since I’ve been wanting to get rid of the crappy LinkSys management from the beginning. Some of the procedure worked, and some of it didn’t for me.