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MPD error: problems getting a response from "localhost" on port 6600 : Connection refused

marslert — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:34:22 +0000

Additional sharing for conky part which I shared at http://marslert.com/blog/2007/10/02/conky/ .

I was trying to install conky to monitor my laptop process as I found that my firefox keep hogging. The installation is pretty simple and straight forward as any ubuntu users knew

Unfortunately, I got problem for this installation whereby some MPD error was throwing after I executed conky.

$ conky
Conky: desktop window (12000c1) is subwindow of root window (59)
Conky: window type – override
Conky: drawing to created window (3400001)
Conky: drawing to double buffer
Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from “localhost” on port 6600 : Connection refused

Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from “localhost” on port 6600 : Connection refused

Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from “localhost” on port 6600 : Connection refused

Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from “localhost” on port 6600 : Connection refused

Even though MPD configuration is commented in conky configuration, the error is still throwing. Hmmm, what shall do? Lets install MPD through Synaptic Package Manager to solve problem. Yeah. my conky is rocking now

dhclient eth0

marslert — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:57:47 +0000

A sweet command learned from a senior for retrieving a new IP from a bridged or NAT network.

Useful when working in some virtual OS to retrieve IP.

Even you can kill the process of dhclient if there is problem for retrieving new IP.

First of all, run

ps aux | grep dhclient

to grab the PID and kill it. After that, execute again dhclient eth0.

Select the default Ubuntu Display Manager

marslert — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:49:59 +0000

If you have one day installed any other Display Manager to your Ubuntu, set it as default DM and do not know how to revert the original DM > GNOME, you should execute below command which will solve your problem

sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm

I experienced this caused I installed KDE to my system

dpkg was interrupted

marslert — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:25:14 +0000

dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run ‘dpkg –configure -a

How we get this error? It could be there is any interruption when running apt-get update.

Based on my understanding, I have installed some broken program. I need to reconfigure the last broken installed program.

This is the magic word can use to fix this problem,

sudo dpkg –configure -a && sudo apt-get -f install

Root partition full

marslert — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:18:43 +0000

Somehow, my root partition full even though has 3.7GB disk space. I got this error when update my Ubuntu. So the update command just hang at Terminal and little message prompted me for this

I able to clear some space by this command,

sudo apt-get clean

However, I know there might be some other way which I still looking on. I will keep on share if any update on this topic.

Unable to load Deluge

marslert — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:23:44 +0000

My experience when installed Deluge which I have installed but unable to load it. For first time when load Deluge, it will require to make some configuration adjustment. If there is any error during the configuration. Your Deluge will not able to load.

So, we need to re-configure the setting. But, the previous adjustment config file have to remove.

Deluge config file store at ~/.config/Deluge/ . Just remove Deluge directory and launch Deluge again and you will prompt for the adjustment configure again. You may decide to backup the directory before remove, but will not have problem if delete it

gksudo

marslert — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:39:49 +0000

When you have prompted with a message state : You need to have root privileges , when opened an application. There are few ways actually to deal with this,

type $ sudo application_name , to run under root user
type $ gksudo > a screen will display which you may type the application launch command
right click on application properties > Launchers > add gksudo at the command field there. When execute the application next time, it will run under root privileges

Thats it if have some application that require root privileges to do something.

Blank Screen after 10 minute with xserver-xgl

marslert — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:02:58 +0000

How to get rid if the screen turn to blank when watch movie or etc after 10 minute. Well, I checked that it consider a bug when look at launchpad. But, there is a way to work around by add below line to Xorg.conf,

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “blank time” “0″
Option “standby time” “0″
Option “suspend time” “0″
Option “off time” “0″
Option “screen blank” “0″
EndSection

Try again after restart your system.

Animated Appearance at Ubuntu

marslert — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:48:28 +0000

An error appeared when I change the setting of Appearance at my Ubuntu setting;

The Composite extension is not available

Fixed it by install ‘xserver-xgl’ through Synaptic Package Manager. Then you will get your Ubuntu be more animated.

Reason : ATI’s drivers do not directly support Compiz, need to install a piece of software called XGL.

Synaptic GPG Error

marslert — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:41:18 +0000

Any error similar like

“W: GPG error: http://my.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key “

Try to edit /etc/apt/sources.list

Change all

http://my.archive.ubuntu.com

http://archive.ubuntu.com

http://my.archive.ubuntu.com is the repositories server for Malaysia.