KDE users get a nifty little app called KRunner that allows them to run all sorts of actions on a number of different resources available to the current user. Actions vary in a number of ways, allowing users to do things like launch applications, open web pages, play music, open documents, search for files, and so on.
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How to save your Linux screen space — Tiling window managers can boost productivity
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You probably already know that a tiling window manager is one of the alternatives often provided by distributions alongside the standard Gnome or KDE Plasma desktops.
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Using awk Operators for Math Functions
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This tutorial describes how awk can use operators to increment or decrement as well as other arithmetic functions. awk uses four arithmetic functions:
+ addition
- subtraction
* multiplication and
/ division.
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Positional Parameters in the Bash Shell
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The positions of variables in a Bash Shell script may be used by the script as a reference. These built-in parameters are useful methods for building scripts.
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Pardus 2011 review
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Pardus is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution with roots in the National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE), Turkey. Pardus 2011, the latest stable release, is the first to ship with a new installation program, which brings LVM and RAID support to Pardus. This article presents a detailed review of Pardus 2011, made available for download on January 20, 2011.
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Control Your Network Traffic with Wondershaper in Ubuntu/ Debian Linux
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f you are a Network Administrator with little knowledge in Network Protocols and IPtables, don't worry you can also control your network traffic with a simple tool named wondershaper. It Works on Linux 2.4 & higher.
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Using Pipes in the Bash Shell
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There are a number of ways you can use pipes in the Bash Shell to send the output of one command into the input in another command.
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Understanding GNU/Linux File Types
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There are 7 GNU/Linux file types: regular files, directories, character device files, block device files, domain sockets, named pipes and symbolic links. This tutorial explains each with illustrations.
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Scripting User Commands in Bash
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How to use a Bash Shell script to record the activity of users. This
script is useful in rebuilding the actions of users as they work at
the command line.
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Understanding Signals with Processes
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Processes are required to respond to signals sent to them. This is one way a user can communicate with signals and control them.
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Linux Mint Debian Edition review
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Linux Mint Debian Edition, or LMDE, is the edition of Linux Mint based on Debian Testing. The latest release was made available for download on December 24, 2010. LMDE was announced as an alternate edition of Linux Mint in first week of September 2010. A review of that release was focused on the installation program. This article presents a more detailed review of this distribution.
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Manual disk partitioning guide for Linux Mint Debian Edition
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Linux Mint Debian Edition, or LMDE, is the edition of Linux Mint based on Debian Testing. The latest release was made available for download on December 24, 2010. The installation program on this edition is similar to the Ubiquity installation program, which is used on the main edition, the one based on Ubuntu.
Read more »Coding styles comparison in the Open Source Software world
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A comparison of some elements of coding style for many Open Source projects: Linux, GNU, Qt, Gnome and others, with useful links.
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Ultimate list of linux,unix commands you must know
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Pardus Corporate 2 beta review
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Pardus Corporate 2 is the corporate (professional) edition of Pardus, the Linux distribution developed and maintained by the National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE), Turkey. This is the first beta, released on December 13. The final release will be made available on February 16, 2011 (see the release schedule).
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