How to debug “There was a system error retrieving the price quotes” in Gnucash Finance::Quotes on Linux

There was a system error retrieving the price quotes. This error is a debugging nightmare as it is not specific, gives no clue as to where the error lies and there is no easy debugging mechanism to find out what went wrong. Nonetheless, all is not lost. In order to debug the problem, open a … Continue reading How to debug “There was a system error retrieving the price quotes” in Gnucash Finance::Quotes on Linux →

Some dpkg useful commands

Below are some useful parameters that can be used with dpkg to work with .deb packages. $ sudo dpkg --get-selections Lists all installed packages $ sudo dpkg -l true* Lists all packages starting with true $ sudo dpkg -L truecrypt Lists all files installed by truecrypt $ sudo dpkg -i timeout.deb Install the timeout.deb package … Continue reading Some dpkg useful commands →

Downgrade dd-wrt firmware from dd-wrt version 24461 to dd-wrt version 24160

Recently, there have been no upgrades to the dd-wrt firmware I use on my routers. Found that the last dd-wrt firmware version 24461, did not permit upgrades to newer firmware due to a bug in it. It also did not allow downgrades to a lower version of dd-wrt via the Web GUI interface or any … Continue reading Downgrade dd-wrt firmware from dd-wrt version 24461 to dd-wrt version 24160 →

Replace comma with new line in a text file using tr in Linux

If you have a CSV file and want to replace each comma with a carriage return or new line in Linux, you can do so using the tr command. Below is an illustration of how it can be done. Open a terminal window, then type the following command. $ cat mycsvfile.txt | tr ',' 'n' … Continue reading Replace comma with new line in a text file using tr in Linux →