Archive for October, 2008

Connect to a Windows remote desktop using Linux

Whilst browsing I found this article of 10 tips when making the switch to Ubuntu Linux.  One of the tips is Remote desktop to a Windows desktop/server. There is a program called rdesktop that allows you to connect to a windows remote desktop sesson on an IP address (over RDP): 1rdesktop [server]:[port] The remote desktop […]

MySQL slow query log

The MySQL slow query log enables you to log all queries that take longer than a specified number of seconds to execute.  This should help identify any queries that are not performing sufficiently. All that is required is two additional lines in the MySQL configuration file “my.cnf” in the [mysqld] section. 123[mysqld] log-slow-queries = /var/log/mysql-slow.log […]