Setting Linux Timezone

Posted by sabba

Replace your/zone with something like Europe/Rome or Asia/Singapore:

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/your/zone /etc/localtime

Example: if you want to set Europe/Rome as your local timezone:

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Rome /etc/localtime

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Install VLC plugin for Firefox

Posted by sabba

Install VLC and plugins (make sure you have a “multiverse” repository activated):

sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-* mozilla-plugin-vlc

the plugin file will be located in:

/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/libvlcplugin.so