Here are some commands to compress and decompress files and folder on Linux: gunzip file.gz: Uncompress a file or folder (.gz or .tgz) unzip file.zip: Unzip... Read more
TrueType has been conceptualized by Apple around 1980 to compete against the Type 1 fonts created by Adobe at that time. Today, the font is mostly used by... Read more
Some individuals may want to have several Linux distributions on a single hard disk. By using a boot manager it is now possible to create the links in... Read more
If you lose your root password the easiest way to recover it is to use the LiveCD Boot with the LiveCD Launch the fdisk command and then use the p option... Read more
If you already have an older version of Opera, first remove it: sudo apt-get remove opera (This operation will not results in the lost of your configuration... Read more
With this command line you can easily retrieve the address MAC of your NIC. $ Ifconfig | awk '/ ^ eth0 / {print $ 5}' A definition is needed on... Read more
Memtest can be used to detect errors in the RAM and is designed to test the RAM's reliability of all Windows-based computers. It checks on the RAM... Read more
You can list all the packages installed using the command: dpkg --get-selections With this tool it is possible to export the list of installed packages,... Read more
TrueCrypt is a software allowing you to protect data by encrypting them. Besides being stable, it available for Linux and Windows platforms. TrueCrypt is... Read more
Linux possess a variety of commands allowing you to monitor the different processes of your system and return information about thier status. The analysis... Read more
HandBrake is a nice software to convert videos, such as DVD to DivX. Here's how to run it under Ubuntu: sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver... Read more
What's the command used to deternime if an AIX machine is 32 or 64 bits. To determine if the system is 32/64-bit: uname-a To get info on your CPU cat /... Read more
Gmount-iso is utility tool to mount you ISO files (from a DVD pr CD). The main advantage is that this program possess a GUI, so no need to make use tricky... Read more
Samba (www.samba.org) is a free file server for Linux ( GNU/GPL license) compatible with Microsoft Windows networks. That is to say, it allows you to... Read more
Most desktop applications used under linux are able to display thumbnails of images stored on your PC. To quicken the display of these images, Linux tend to... Read more
Linux is one of the most popular open source operating systems, and it is supported by a large online community as well. Linux has many inbuilt features for... Read more
I need a Script (VB or BAT : Prefferebly BAT Script) That will search and delete all Files and Folders (Even the folders that contain subfolders and files)... Read more
I want to know how can i assign or modify Ip address or submask under Linux? To define or modify IP addresses of "eth0" interface while giving it... Read more
What's the difference between etc/passwd and the etc/shadow file? In the line: root:my_password:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash The field match:... Read more
It may be needed to view a file without displaying the numerous commentary lines attached to it (especially for the configuration files of your OS) and also... Read more
