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Install Guest Additions Fedora 18

1. $sudo yum update
Please reboot the system if you have just installed a new kernel.

Pre-Installation Setup
Before installing VirtualBox Linux Guest Additions, you need to install gcc, dkms and kernel development module. Use the following command:
2. $sudo yum install gcc kernel-devel dkms

Next you need to mount the Linux Guest Additions Image Disc. Under the VirtualBox menu bar, select Devices >> Install Guest Additions...

Click cancel if they ask if you want to run the disc image.

Install Linux Guest Additions
Once the disc image is mounted, use the following command (case sensitive):
3. $cd /run/media/$USER/VBOXADDITIONS*
4. $sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

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IPConfig Release Renew

Here's How:

  1. Click the Start menu button on the Windows taskbar.
  2. Click Run... on this menu.
  3. If the computer is holding a current IP address, type 'cmd' (without the quotes) in the text box that appears. A command prompt window appears on the screen.
  4. Type 'ipconfig' (without the quotes) to view the status of the computer's IP address(es).
  5. If the computer is holding a current IP address, type 'ipconfig /release' to let go of the address.
  6. Type 'ipconfig /renew' to obtain a new IP address (whether or not the computer is holding a current address).

Tips:

  1. If it is not necessary to view the current IP addresses on a computer, simply type 'ipconfig /release' or 'ipconfig /renew' (without the quotes) in the text box that appears in Step 3.
  2. To bring a computer back onto the network after moving it to a different location, or experiencing an unexpected outage, first release, then renew the IP address. Computers on DHCP networks often (but not always) re-establish network connectivity automatically.
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Adding users to sudoers

If there is a sudo group, you can do the following:

$sudo adduser <username> sudo

This works because /etc/sudoers is pre-configured to grant permissions to all members of this group (You should not have to make any changes to this):
# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo   ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

Otherwise, you can add the user directly

$nano /etc/sudoers

add the following to the end of the file, and save:
username ALL=(ALL) ALL

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Quick SSH on Ubuntu 12.04

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

After the installation, you can SSH onto your machine, this is not secure and good for a home network solution, but you'll need to investigate security if you are going to hang the machine outside a Firewall.

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Example of importing into your local Maven repository

You cannot get to some *.jar files remotely and you still need to build your project, you can use these commands to import into your local repository.

Example:

call mvn install:install-file -Dfile=/c/jars/ehcache-2.7.2.jar -DgroupId=net.sf.ehcache -DartifactId=ehcache -Dversion=2.7.2 -Dpackaging=jar

copy C:\jars\ehcache-2.7.2.jar C:\Users\userid\.m2\repository\net\sf\ehcache\ehcache\2.7.2\ehcache-2.7.2.jar.sha1

Refer: sample-maven-local-import.txt

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Increase size of Virtual Box Drive

VBoxManage clonehd "source.vmdk" "cloned.vdi" --format vdi
VBoxManage modifyhd "cloned.vdi" --resize 51200
VBoxManage clonehd "cloned.vdi" "resized.vmdk" --format vmdk

The above will resize the hard disk up to 50GB (50 * 1024MB).
You will need need to go into Windows Disk Management and extend the drive

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MSTSC / RDP Shortcut Keys

Here's the full list of RDP/MSTSC shortcut hot keys for future reference

ALT+PAGE UP
Switches between programs from left to right.

ALT+PAGE DOWN
Switches between programs for right to left.

ALT+INSERT
Cycles through the programs in the order they were started.

ALT+HOME
Displays the Start menu.

CTRL+ALT+BREAK
Switches the client between full-screen mode and window mode.

CTRL+ALT+END
Brings up the Windows Security dialog box.

ALT+DELETE
Displays the Windows menu.

CTRL+ALT+MINUS SIGN (-)
Places a snapshot of the active window, within the client, on the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on the local computer).

CTRL+ALT+PLUS SIGN (+)
Places a snapshot of the entire client windows area on the RD Session Host server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on the local computer).

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Wifi Tether Settings

Refer: https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

Another Idea to Get to Install from Google Play because Application Blocked by Carrier:
http://www.howtogeek.com/116456/how-to-install-incompatible-android-apps-from-google-play/

Device-Profile: Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
Setup-Method: AutoLan/Routing fix (Enable Routing-fix): Check (Important!)
WiFi-driver reload: Check
Enable Access-Control: Check

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