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install epson l355 on debian/ubuntu

get the dep here: http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Epson/Epson-L355_Series

install it

wget http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/op/stable/debian/dists/lsb3.2/main/binary-amd64/epson-inkjet-printer-201207w_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-201207w_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb
sudo apt --fix-broken install

use cups interface to install printer: http://127.0.0.1:631/

resources: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/cups-what-driver-to-use-for-an-epson-l355-printer-4175495655/

hash passwords for postfix and dovecot

I always have to look this up, so I guess I should write this down:

# hashing / encrypting passwords for dovecot + postfix email users
doveadm pw -s CRYPT

install Brother DCP-7030 on Ubuntu

This printer might not work on usb3 ports, disabling usb3 in bios setup could helps thou:

# download scanner driver from
# http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/linux/en/download_scn.html

# install scanner driver
sudo apt-get install brscan3-0.2.11-5.amd64.deb

# link missing files (if required)
sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/libbrscandec3.so /usr/lib/libbrscandec3.so

Edit libsane udev rules. eg: sudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules

Add the following 2 lines before "LABEL="libsane_rules_end"".

# Brother scanners
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04f9", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"

samba server share on debian 7

# install samba
sudo apt-get install samba

# add fileshare configuration to
# samba config file
# manipulate this to fit your needs
cat << EOF | sudo bash -c 'cat >> /etc/samba/smb.conf'
[sharename]
   comment = Some useful files
   read only = no
   locking = no
   path = /media/sharename
   guest ok = no
EOF

# optional, create new user for samba
#sudo adduser sambauser

# enable unix user for samba authentication
sudo smbpasswd -a sambauser

# restart samba
sudo service samba restart

resources: https://wiki.debian.org/SambaServerSimple

allow sudo for debian 7 user

# install sudo if not installed already
su -c 'apt-get install sudo'

# grant sudo privileges
su -c 'adduser <yourusername> sudo'

replace with the name of the use who will be given sudo rights.

change language in ubuntu 14.10

I needed to change language because non-english error messages are really really hard to understand.

Relevant language settings are located in:

~/.pam_environment

/etc/default/locales

install owncloud on debian 7

Let's jump right into installing owncloud on a plain Debian System:

# add owncloud debian repo
echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:community/Debian_7.0/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud.list
wget -qO- http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:community/Debian_7.0/Release.key | apt-key add -

# install the server software
apt-get install owncloud mysql-server

# now take a look at your generated mysql super-user credentials
cat /etc/mysql/debian.cnf

# use super-user to get a mysql shell
mysql -u debian-sys-maint -p

Create a MySQL user and database for owncloud. Just execute this in the sql shell:

create user 'owncloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
create database owncloud;
grant all privileges on owncloud.* to 'owncloud'@'localhost';
flush privileges;

Great. Now configure /etc/apache2/sites-available/default:

  • Update all occurances of AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All. (to allow .htaccess files)
  • If you're running this behind a reverse proxy which terminates TLS: add SetEnv HTTPS on to vhost.
# add a html forward for directing users to owncloud
echo "<html><head><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/owncloud/" /></head><body></body></html>" > /var/www/index.html

Almost done. Go to url of the fresh installed instance to complete ownclowd setup.


I also installed their linux client:

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:devel/Debian_7.0/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list
wget -qO- http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:devel/Debian_7.0/Release.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install owncloud-client

generate selfsinged key

Generate a 8k x509 self signed ssl key for usage with a web-server like apache2 where both keys are in the same file:

openssl req -newkey rsa:$((1024*8)) -new -x509 -days 9999 -nodes -out apache.pem -keyout apache.pem