Sunday, November 10, 2013

Linux package management

apt-get

Really, you need these commands again? What, you have forgotten the obscure command lines to remove a simple package? Well you are bad and you should feel bad.
Personally I always forget these myself so I thought why not a quick and easy reference for apt-get package management. ‘apt-*’ : APT is acronym for Advanced Package Tool.
Do you like cows?
apt-get moo
Search on my local Linux box connected repositories for something cool
apt-cache search {something cool}
Install an application (from a currently connected repository)
apt-get install {package-name}
List applications that are installed on this
boxdpkg-query –l
or
apt-cache pkgnames | more
Once you know the name of the packages that offended you delete it with
apt-get remove --purge {package-name} [Dave here, note - - is 2 dashes)

If you have upgraded, updated or removed some packages run this to clean up the package cache
apt-get autoclean
If you are running out of space and don't need a cache of local apps, say for example you are connected to the internet, be a bit more ruthless. If you want to see how big it is first (du -sh /var/cache/apt/archives)
apt-get clean
If something is broken use the automatic fix command first
apt-get install –f
If you have not been on this box for while run this to update the lists, and versions of packages in the attached repositories
apt-get update
If you are feeling like you still miss Windows Update use this command
apt-get upgrade
Maybe you just need some extra details on a package in use on this computer
apt-cache show {package_name}


Great reference for this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto





Friday, November 01, 2013

Citrix Universal Print Server/Driver

 

The Universal Print Server uses the Universal print driver, which is installed with the XenDesktop agents. It is so easy I cant believe everyone isn’t doing it.

The Universal Print Server transfers the print job in a highly optimised and compressed format, minimising network use and improving the user experience.

The Universal Print Server includes the following:

  • The client UPClient which is installed via the XenDesktop agent software
  • The UPServer which is a simple MSI install that accepts connections from the clients to the printers on the print server.

Generally in XenDesktop, it is recommended to use Universal print driver. The Universal print driver is a device-independent driver that supports MOST print device. This reduces the number of dedicated drivers required.

The Universal Print Server and Universal print driver have the following policies:

Universal printing optimization[sic] defaults. Specifies default settings for the Universal Printer when it is created for a session:

    • Desired image quality specifies the default image compression limit applied to universal printing.
    • Enable heavyweight compression enables or disables reducing bandwidth beyond the compression level set by Desired image quality, without losing image quality.
    • Image and Font Caching settings specify whether or not to cache images and fonts that appear multiple times in the print stream, ensuring each unique image or font is sent to the printer only once.
    • Allow non-administrators to modify these settings specifies whether or not users can change the default print optimisation settings within a session.
    • Universal printing image compression limit. Defines the maximum quality and the minimum compression level available for images printed with the Universal print driver.

Universal printing print quality limit. Specifies the maximum dots per inch (dpi) available for generating printed output in the session.

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