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Download National Geographic’s Wallpapers with a Command-Line Script
Kabatology ~ Open Source, Linux —
Authority: 470
Lovers of kick-ass wallpapers can grab a whole bunch National Geographic’s professional background photos without even visiting the website. You can download National Geographic’s wallpapers one-by-one from the website or use this simple script to a get a whole-them-all in one move. Web Upd8 offers two scripts ...1 day ago -
Tutorial Spotlight: Upgrade to Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) from Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)
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Authority: 538
All you geeks out there, who have 3-4 boxes sitting around running different distros, here is an easy way to upgrade to Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 from Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10. Please note that Lucid Lynx is in alpha, so do it at your own risk . Step 1: Open a terminal window on your Koala and type this: 1: ...3 days ago -
How to burn an image file to USB in Ubuntu Linux?
Reflections of my thoughts... —
Authority: 130
This is a quick tip. In Windows, we’ve lot of free and paid alternatives to write an image file to USB device(e.g ImgBurn , Win32DiskImager ). Let me explain my requirement. If I get a bootable ISO image file of an operating system like Ubuntu or moblin how would you do that if you’re in a Linux environment? ...1 week ago -
GnoMenu 2.0 Released – Now works on Debian and Suse Linux
Kabatology ~ Open Source, Linux —
Authority: 470
GnoMenu applications menu hits version 2.0. This new version now works on Debian and Suse Linux desktops. It comes with lots of bug fixes, speed improvements, and new features. GnoMenu 2.0 has two kick-ass features. It can now be launched from AWN and, you can access your Firefox, Opera, Chromium bookmarks, and ...2 weeks ago -
GnoMenu gets ‘wrapped up’ in Avant Window Navigator (AWN) 0.4 Beta
Kabatology ~ Open Source, Linux —
Authority: 470
GnoMenu , eye-candy Applications Menu will have version 2.0 out soon, maybe on the 15th of this month and Avant Window Navigator, my favorite dock will soon be releasing version 0.4 with support for non composited Linux desktops. Right now you can get version 0.3.9.1 also considered as AWN 0.4 beta from PPA for ...3 weeks ago -
lppasswd: Unable to open passwd file: Permission denied
Planet Malaysia —
Authority: 104
The lppasswd command used to adds, changes, or deletes passwords in the CUPS digest password file which refer to /etc/cups/passwd.md5. In order to create a new CUPS administrator user, enter a command: lppasswd -g sys -a username . I’m having a problem creating a new user with error message: “lppasswd: ...3 weeks ago -
Multiple Boot Partition Tips
Silent's Spot —
Authority: 116
Yesterday, I had a chance to install ubuntu 9.10 ‘karmic koala’ on my laptop. Having read several online reviews made me rethink my strategy. Previously, whenever there’s new ubuntu release, I will always do fresh install. Now, several minor but annoying bug appeared in reviews where I had similar hardware . ...3 weeks ago -
Linux LiveCD Saves Windows Admin Jobs
OpenSUSE Linux Rants —
Authority: 122
Ophcrack is the Linux LiveCD that you reach for when you forget your admin password on your Win32 (incl. XP and Vista) box. From the Ophcrack Sourceforge page : “Ophcrack is a Windows password cracker based on a time-memory trade-off using rainbow tables. This is a new variant of Hellman’s original trade-off, ...3 weeks ago -
grub and knetworkmanager problems in Kubuntu Karmic
Shantanu's Technophilic Musings —
Authority: 92
Blog | Tech Blog | Secure Coding | Twitter | RSS Feed | Get Email Updates I generally move from LTS to LTS releases of Ubuntu but reluctantly had to update my system to Karmic when my old HDD gave in. I also thought of trying out Kubuntu (KDE based) this time as I had heard that its doing a lot of ...3 weeks ago -
Pimping Linux with Gigolo
OpenSUSE Linux Rants —
Authority: 122
As many know, one of my BIGGEST gripes with Gnome and/or GTK-based apps is their inability to NATIVELY support remote filesystem access, like Konqueror does by default, and Kate does by default, and many of the other applications built for KDE do by default. As mentioned in a previous post: “ kio-slave – ...4 weeks ago -
Create an Awesome Command Line Calculator [Terminal Tip]
Lifehacker —
Authority: 816
When you spend as much time at the terminal as I do, having a calculator at your fingertips can be a really useful feature, and the Command-Line Fu web site tells us how to create one easily. To create the calculator, you can just enter this function on the command line to test out how it works, or add it into our ...4 weeks ago -
How to solve a bug in Imagewriter (write a.img file on a USB device)
Computer Borders —
Authority: 107
This week in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we posted a brief suggestion about a problem (better a bug) we found when you used Imagewriter . In fact we tried to write an image on a USB key but it stopped different times reporting in “Details”, as last information /dev/sdh successfully unmounted ; where sdh was ...4 weeks ago -
Technology: PC Tips : How to Convert a Computer Into a File Server
Online Computer Science Degree 360 —
Authority: 136
Converting a computer into a file server involves first establishing a static IP address to prevent disconnection and then mapping a network drive to the server computer. Convert a computer into a file server with tips from an experienced computer programmer in this free video on computer help. Expert: Dave Andrews ...4 weeks ago -
Restore ctrl+alt+backspace Usage in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
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Authority: 538
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala has ctrl+alt+backspace turned off by default. ctrl+alt+backspace is the key combination used to restart the x server. The reasons for this disabling are unclear. One good thing though, is that it is only disabled and not removed. To re-enable the ctrl+alt+backspace behaviour you need to edit ...4 weeks ago -
How to Create a Chat Server with Netcat
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Authority: 538
Netcat is a very powerful network utility for Linux. With netcat, we can perform numerous networking tasks like port scanning, managing connections, setting up servers etc. One very basic usage of netcat is shown here. Create a chat server/Client: Netcat can be used to create a chat server and client. With netcat, ...4 weeks ago -
Generate a Sources.list with the Ubuntu sources List Generator
Techie Buzz —
Authority: 538
Ubuntu source generator allows you to generate a custom sources.list file for your Ubuntu software sources. This will give you a customized software source list with all the required packages for applications you use frequently, and the ones you could not install because you did not find them in the package-manager. ...4 weeks ago -
Download Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
Tech Exclusive —
Authority: 413
All Ubuntu users were eagerly waiting for Ubuntu 9.10, which was supposed to release today and Ubuntu team did not disappoint users. They have released Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala on given date. Ubuntu 9.10 comes with various interesting features that are really useful for normal computer users as well as internet ...4 weeks ago -
Nautilus Scripts for Batch Image Processing Operations
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Authority: 538
Nautilus scripts are one of the biggest strengths of the Gnome desktop environment and the nautilus file manager. With Nautilus scripts, we can perform complex file manager and file specific operation with a few clicks. One such example is editing of images. There are many applications available for editing images in ...4 weeks ago -
Technology: PC Tips : How to Connect to a Remote Computer Using HyperTerminal
Online Computer Science Degree 360 —
Authority: 136
To connect to a remote computer using HyperTerminal, find the application under the accessories tab, type in the IP address of the remote computer and log in with a user name and password. Connect to a remote computer using HyperTerminal with tips from an experienced computer programmer in this free video on computer ...4 weeks ago -
Technology: PC Tips : How to Connect to a Remote Computer Using Telnet
Online Computer Science Degree 360 —
Authority: 136
To connect to a remote computer using Telnet, select the Command Prompt, type in the IP address of the remote computer and log in with a user name and password. Connect to a remote computer using Telnet with tips from an experienced computer programmer in this free video on computer help. Expert: Dave Andrews Contact: ...4 weeks ago
