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Ah Um: mingus 0.3

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mingus is a music theory package for Python. This post properly announces version 0.3 and gets into some of the issues that were dealt with while developing this release.

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Brain Teaser: Seemingly Random Number List Selection

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What equation, or factor, determines the most econimical 3 digit match lists from our list of 56 lists?

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DIY File Server

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Networked storage is great for doing backups and sharing files between a variety of machines. Over the weekend I added an old 60GB hard disk to an even older 386 PC and built my own. It's surprisingly easy!

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Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5 Screenshots

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Delayed one day, the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development.

Let’s take a quick look at the included applications:

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Number Pools And Guaranteed Combinations Within Fixed Strings

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Introduction to generating number combinations within fixed numeric boundaries.

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Install LAMP server in Debian, Ubuntu, and CentOS

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This is a simple tutorial about installing LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) and phpMyAdmin to help Linux newbie's to setup their own Web server. This tutorial specifically written for the following GNU/Linux distributions:

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Install Compiz Fusion in Ubuntu Gutsy using ATI video Card

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Supported ATI videocard

Taken from fglrx driver description for Gutsy. This version of the ATI driver officially supports:

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Install Asterisk 1.2 auto install script for CentOS 4 and CentOS 5

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I created an auto install script to install Asterisk 1.2 for CentOS 4 and CentOS 5. This script will install the following:

* Zaptel
* Libpri
* Asterisk
* Asterisk Addons
* Open Source G729 Codec

Before running these script, you must install the some software needed to compile Asterisk.
For CentOS 4:

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Online Encyclopedia Shell Script For Linux And Unix

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The world at your command line loving fingertips :)

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Created by eggixyz 16 years 7 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 6 weeks ago
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Apache2 name-based virtual hosting on Debian/Ubuntu

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This tutorial will walk you through the configuration of name-base virtual hosting using Apache2 server in Debian and Ubuntu. The default configuration of Apache server in Debian/Ubuntu is limited only to one website based on your IP Address. We will setup a name-based virtual hosting to have multiple websites using only one machine.

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How the bad documentation hurts GNU/Linux.

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It could be very confusing when a user follow badly written documentation to achieve task. Especially if this task is important and the user is novice.

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Understanding Emacs Mark and Point

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"Another terminology which brings some form of confusion to newbies is the term Mark and Point used in the manual and in descriptions of Emacs editing actions. Truth to be told, I too just had a fuzzy idea what mark was all about when I first started and took point to be where ever the cursor was currently..."

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Video Tutorial - Getting Started with GNU Screen

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GNU Screen is an extremely versatile tool for running multiple terminal sessions within a single one and also offers many advanced terminal features.

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Created by freda 16 years 8 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 7 weeks ago
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Unix and Linux Online Dictionary Shell Script

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A Unix and Linux Command Line Dictionary For Those Of Us Who Love The CLI :)

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Created by eggixyz 16 years 8 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 8 weeks ago
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Things To Know Before Using Linux

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Linux Operating System has been myth for many of the people out there.. Most of the people has wrong inception regarding Linux. Those who dare to make the transition get caught in the partition or they failed to understand the Basics of Linux. “The applications and the OS itself” . Its pretty natural for a Mediocre user to get used to different terms at once..

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