Island Linux Bits and Bytes of Technology

To recursively add files to subversion (SVN) control from the command line use:

For the rare occasions I need to develop in Windows my setup requires that I edit the hosts file.  The hosts file is a system file and requires administrative permission to update.  To make changes to the hosts file:

There are times where you may want to do a factory reset to wipe your Nexus One Android device back to it's original state.  Perhaps a questionable app was installed or the system has become unstable and the need to implement a factory reset is required:

To install the latest stable version of Google Chrome using an approx caching server first create an entry in your /etc/approx/approx.conf file:

Restart approx to load the new approx entry:

In some workplace situations I use approx to act as a proxy server for Ubuntu packages. Using a proxy makes for rapid updates within the local LAN across multiple machines.

To install the latest version of Virtualbox (as of this date 3.2) create an entry in your /etc/approx/approx.conf file:

Restart approx to load the new virtualbox entry: