Unable to run openoffice in headless mode

Question I want to automoate some PPT -> PDF conversions, so I want to run openoffice in headless mode for scripting. On my machine with X running I can start opemoffice in headless mode via soffice -accept=”socket,port=8100;urp;” -headless This doesn’t seem to work on a server with X not running. $ soffice -accept=”socket,port=8100;urp;” -headless /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin [...]

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MicrosoftKeyboardHelper and MicrosoftMouseHelper

Question I have neither a Microsoft Mouse nor a Microsoft Keyboard, nor any Microsoft software installed on my Mac. Why then do I have MicrosoftKeyboardHelper and MicrosoftMouseHelper running in my process list? Their parent process is launchd. Asked by brianegge Answer Could the computer have had a Microsoft keyboard or mouse connected at any time [...]

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Keeping more history in GNU screen

Question When scrolling up through the history of screen session with ctrl+a ESC (the output in terminal), it only goes back a small number of lines. How do I configure screen to keep (much) longer history? I’d like to configure this globally and permanently, not per session. Asked by user124114 Answer You can add defscrollback [...]

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What do I need to open on my Windows Firewall to allow GFI Security Endpoint functionality

Question I’ve been asked to switch off my firewall so that GFI Security Endpoint will work properly, I’m not switching off my firewall! What do I need to do on my windows firewall to allow GFI Security Endpoint functionality? Thanks Asked by JMK Answer A search of GFI’s knowledge base using the search term “firewall [...]

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