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How To Configure Apt Sources.List - For Complete Newbies

http://www.howtoforge.com

So you were playing with your Apt sources.list and somehow ruined it. No matter how hard you try you cannot get it back. Every time you try to install a package you get error messages. Now what?

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Create your own Live CD in 7 Steps

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

Knoppix made live CDs popular—and with good reason too. Do you want to check whether a distribution works well with your hardware, or to show off the latest Compiz Fusion magic, or maybe you have a presentation to do and you want to make sure you have the same environment to show it in as you had to create it? A live CD can help with all of these scenarios.

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How to use Quake-style terminals on GNU/Linux

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

We know all about how powerful the GNU/Linux terminal is. However, it’s a pain to have to fire up a terminal emulator like Konsole or gnome-terminal, wait for a few seconds for it load, and then have to keep Alt-Tabbing to it.

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How to turn your USB key into a bootable PCLinuxOS system

http://distrogue.blogspot.com

If you're a hardcore Linux geek, you'll want to take Tux with you wherever you go. Even if you're a normal user, you probably wouldn't mind having a penguin in your pocket. These are 100%-tested instructions on installing PCLinuxOS 2007 or later to a gigabyte-or-larger USB key.

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Linux Newbie’s Survival Guide - Ubuntu Edition

http://linuxbraindump.org

I wrote this document for new Ubuntu Linux users who are trying it for the first time solo, that is, without a friend or colleague who is experienced with setting up and supporting Ubuntu Linux.

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Configure Startup Programs In Ubuntu!

http://tipsosaurus.com

For those of you using a Linux OS, you might have wanted to start a particular program or application at start up - when you login.

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Hardening Linux

http://www.itwire.com

Linux is an enterprise-grade operating system and is capable of the utmost security. However, many installations fall short because the out-of-the-box setup routines have to cater for the lowest common denominator.

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How to Install Tor to Surf Anonymously in Ubuntu Feisty with Firefox

http://www.ubuntugeek.com

This article explains how to set up Tor in Feisty based on my own experience (with Gnome interface). Tor is a program that allows one to surf through a local proxy with a routed IP address (so the webpage you surf does not have a record of your own IP address).

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CompizFusion: ***Updated guide for Ubuntu 7.04***

http://fosswire.com

This guide is about as “official” as a 3rd party how-to can get. Amaranth is the Compiz Developer and Maintainer for Ubuntu. Use this guide if: 1. You are installing CompizFusion for the first time. 2. If you are having trouble with other 3rd party sources 3. You just want to try something new

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Customizing your screensaver in GNOME

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

One popular screensaver in Ubuntu is “Floating Ubuntu”, which displays a number of Ubuntu logos floating around the screen.

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Hands on: Tips and tricks for Ubuntu

http://www.whatpc.co.uk

Over the past few months, we’ve looked at the installation and configuration of Feisty Fawn, the latest release of Ubuntu Linux, which is perhaps the most popular free Linux distribution available.

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Securely Delete Files in Linux

http://www.maximumpc.com

It used to be that only paranoids cared a whit about shredding their data—or their office paperwork, for that matter. But these days, there really are people out there just waiting for you to slip up and expose your private data. Fortunately, if you're running Linux, deleting sensitive information is fast and easy with the 'shred' utility.

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Fixing Ubuntu’s Achilles Heel

http://www.techpersona.com

Out of all the Linux distribution to replace your old Microsoft’s Windows OS, Ubuntu has to be one of your choices. It seems to be one of the easiest to learn and operate. I know that there are other Linux users that may disagree, but you cannot deny that there are pages after pages of information on “how to” segments on the Internet.

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GNU/Linux Partitioning: A Myth

http://linuxevangelist.blogspot.com

It’s annoying to read so much about partitioning under GNU/Linux being hard.

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MOC Audio Player — advanced tricks

http://polishlinux.org

The program MOC was reviewed in recent article called MOC — Console Audio Player for Linux. It was written by Roman Tworkowski. Even though we live in the times of cute graphical interfaces e.g. Compiz, KDE, etc. I consider the MOC player to be a better solution for some users (including myself) than the very popular applications Xmms or Amarok, and the other visually appealing players.

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