Compress PDF-Files on Linux (using Ghostscript)

I recently scanned some letters and wanted to send them via email. However, the filesize was not what I like it to be to send it via mail. I was searching for a command line tool and then came across this page (from Alfred Klomp): Shrinkpdf - just make yourself a nice bash script using ghostscript. Continue reading

Debian Squeeze change root password

Reblogged from Derwynd's Weblog:

== Method 1 ==

Boot into grub, select single user but do not press enter.
Press e to bring you into edit mode.
Scroll down to the kernel line, it starts with "linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6......."
Scroll to the end of that line and press space key once and type

init=/bin/bash

Press Crtl x to boot

$ remount / as rw

$ mount -rw -o remount /

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Well, I just like to reblog this on, so I can be sure I can get back to this ;-)