Do you want to display a funny message when you log in to your shell or terminal. Linux mint's Terminal does this. Here is how you can make it on your terminal.
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Create Live USB of any Linux OS
I found a very easy tool to make live usb linux OS..here it is..
Select the OS you want from the list.. or Select a disk image.
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Howto Create Bootable Ubuntu USB Pendrive : An Easy Method
Power users of Ubunto knows howto create a Bootable Ubuntu USB PenDrive. But Newbies have some confusions. From Ubuntu 8.10 onwords Ubuntu included a tool for making usb bootable. It is very simple.
USB Startup Disk creator tool
Requiremets:
1. A USB Pendrive with Minimum 700 MB
2. An Ubuntu CD or Ubuntu CD iso file.
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Command Line Basics: Pipelining Output
One of the most powerful features of the Linux command line interface, (and other shells that conform to the POSIX standard) is the ability to pipeline output from one command as the input to another. This is done using the vertical bar or pipe character [ | ].
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Booting Moblin v2 beta live image using an USB drive
Once you have burned an USB drive with a Moblin v2 image, you can follow the steps shown in the video in order to boot a live Moblin v2 image.
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Installing 32-bit Support Into 64-bit Fedora
If you’re running newer hardware, there are some definite advantages to installing a 64-bit operating system. But, if you still need to run any 32-bit applications, you’ll need to have the 32-bit support libraries installed. Different Linux distros handle this in different ways.
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Howto Install PHP GD (PHP Graphics) support in Ubuntu / Debian
PHP is not limited to creating just HTML output. It can also be used to create and manipulate image files in a variety of different image formats, including GIF, PNG, JPEG, WBMP, and XPM. Even more convenient, PHP can output image streams directly to a browser. You need to install GD Library for this purpose. Simply you can do this.
Read more »An introduction to GNUnet
Anonymity and deniability in distributing information are two of the goals of the GNUnet project. At its heart, GNUnet is a mechanism to share content with others without revealing who generated the content or who accessed it. It also provides intermediate nodes in the network with the ability to deny knowledge of the contents of any traffic they forward because they are unable to decrypt it.
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Lets work together.
The Linux community is very fragmented. This does not have to be a bad thing at all. Diversity is important for innovation and choice for users. However, because there are so many different projects, people sometimes get at other Linux users within the community.
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Back To School: Ubuntu Laptop Pick
As Ubuntu popularity grows, more and more students are recognizing the added features and potential savings offered by an Ubuntu laptop. Netbooks and laptops are the students solution to computing because of obvious portability reasons.
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Ziproxy is forwarding, non-caching, compressing HTTP proxy server.
Basically it squeezes images by converting them to lower quality JPEGs or JPEG 2000 and compresses (gzip) HTML and other text-like data.
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New Themes For Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
One thing that I look forward to each time a new distro is released is the artwork, theme and overall graphical setup of each distro. As Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala matures we are getting closer and closer to seeing the default desktop, theme, splash screen and other graphical enhancements.
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awk: Find and Replace text
The basic function of awk is to search files for lines (or other units of text) that contain a pattern. When a line matches, awk performs a specific action on that line.
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Vista User on SimplyMEPIS 8.0.10
Lets take a closer look at how intuitive the SimplyMEPIS 8.0.10 Live CD really is for a Windows user. I’ve introduced SimplyMEPIS to a lifelong Windows user and documented the “cans” and “can nots” of his first 2 hours on this Linux distribution.
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4 Linux Books For Beginners
Here are 4 Linux books which are ideal for a beginner:
1. A Newbie’s Initiation To Linux – Download (1.90MB)
2. Introduction to Linux – A hands on guide – Download (1.52MB)
3. Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference – Download (2.13MB)
4. GNU/Linux Command−Line Tools Summary – Download (682.45KB)
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