Organise your love, marriage....and divorce, by the command line: a Debian how-to.
Read more »10 Reasons Why I Switched To Ubuntu
I’ve been running Ubuntu as my sole OS on my laptop for around 8 months now. I’ve had dual-boots and dabbled in Linux for servers and stuff for around 10 years or so, but this is the first time I’ve had it as the only OS on a system, that I use for day-to-day.
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Safely Patching Your Veritas Root Mirror Disk On Linux Or Unix
How to safely patch your Linux or Unix root disk using Veritas Volume Manager mirroring.
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[emacs] Humane Code Highlighting and js2-mode
"...Steve Yegge’s Javascript editing mode for Emacs, js2-mode, really takes this kind of 'ambient usefulness' to the next level. That’s because it doesn’t just use colors and styles to indicate syntax, but to indicate semantics as well..." -- http://code.google.com/p/js2-mode/
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Wormux 0.8
Wormux [is] a crazy turn-based battle game where you pitch (FOSS-inspired) animated characters against each other to find the last man standing.
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Getting your Dell service tag number from command line in Ubuntu
If you’re using Ubuntu with a Dell computer, there is a handy command to get your service tag number.
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Transforming your Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop to look like Mac OS X
Step by Step detailed instructions on how to make your Ubuntu 8.04 desktop look like Mac OS X.
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Design, Develop and Deploy a Fully Featured Website with New book on Ruby on Rails
Building Dynamic Web 2.0 Websites with Ruby on Rails is a new book from Packt which helps users to design, develop, and deploy a fully featured website using Ruby on Rails. Written by A. P. Rajshekhar, this book is a tutorial to create a complete Web 2.0 website with Ruby on Rails.
Read more »Linux Installation Guide: So easy, even your grandmother could do it!
I have been running Linux exclusively on my computers since Ubuntu 6.04 was released. For nearly as long I’ve been helping non-geek friends install it on their systems as well. Three years ago this often included kernel compilations, unrecognized hardware, and a lengthly, error prone installation proccess for installing multimedia codecs.
Read more »Getting started with Ruby on Rails development on Linux and chosing the perfect IDE
Recently, I forayed into the cool world of RoR and my immediate question was, how to get started and which is the best IDE to start my RoR journey with. I found loads of options and I have decided to list them here for the benefit of others, who face the same problem. I will also detail the installation of the IDE that I am currently using, which I feel is the easiest for newbies to start with.
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Install IpodLinux on your iPod
iPodLinux is an open source venture into porting Linux onto the iPod . So far, they have successfully ported a customized uClinux kernel to the iPod, and written a simple user interface for it dubbed podzilla. Additional applications and modules have been written, adding many capabilities not found in Apple’s firmware.
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How to install Firefox 3 RC1 in Ubuntu Hardy
To install Firefox 3 RC1 on Ubuntu Hardy, go ti System > Administration > Software Sources. Then go to Third-Party Software, click Add, and add this (auto install):
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Linux Corner: The rules of internet etiquette
If you're a Linux user, you probably use a forum, mailing list, or IRC chat room for getting community support. After all, it's free (as opposed to commercial support), has users that understand your problem (no more tech support stupidity), and often, the original developers for really bad problems. However, not all answers are treated the same.
Read more »There's something about LaTeX...
"... that makes writing documents fun! It might have something to do with the fact that even with the default settings, the output looks awesome. For a guy whose document-writing experience has been limited to OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Word, the whole thing feels very liberating.
Read more »Linux offers one alternative to Microsoft's Windows
I left Windows a little over a year ago and have not regretted it. Bill Gates has plenty of money without me. I admit it was a scary step to take. I had never before tried another operating system, other than the occasional Mac that someone else owned.
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