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Windows Managers and Desktop Environments in Linux

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Gnome, KDE, XFCE or LXDE. What is the best? That is a very broad question, so let me try to whittle it down a bit. If you’re coming to Linux for the first time from Windows or Mac, you’re not familiar with the very concept of having different desktops to choose from! The only thing [...]

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How to resize the Unity 2D launcher.

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It’s a pretty simple process, just need to edit three files. For those who don’t know Unity-2D uses qt to draw it. So all we need to do is change a few values in the qml files. Unity-2D lives here: /usr/share/unity-2d. The three files we are going to edit are: /usr/share/unity-2d/shell/Shell.qml /usr/share/unity-2d/shell/common/IconTile.qml /usr/share/unity-2d/shell/launcher/LauncherList.qml Shell.qml Find [...]

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Howto for Bash

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Bash scripting is one of the best ways to fully unlock the power of a unix/linux computer. Bash scripting gives you the opportunity to combine many commands into one script and even allows for some programming. Below is a collection of the very best Bash Scripting Tutorials on the net. 1. LinuxConfig.org Bash Script Tutorial [...]

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Mozilla Firefox 7 Final

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Reviewing the mozilla ftp servers, I found the final version of firefox 7, in this version is reduced by up to 60% memory consumption, being that the navigation is smooth. This version also brings improved performance as Direct2D Azure, in which the HTML5 work better, improved synchronization service, Firefox Sync, which also accelerates the process [...]

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Install Ubuntu 11.04

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The Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” released. You can download a CD version from ubuntu.com. The biggest change from ubuntu’s previous releases is Unity, a modern desktop developed by ubuntu team exclusively for ubuntu. Also Ubunty 11.04 is not including the Gnome 3.0. Unity is supported byCompiz Fusion, the 3D desktop of linux. Gnome 3.0 is not using compiz [...]

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New Ubuntu 11.04 is similar to the philosophy of MacOSX

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I was writing and capturing screens when I decided to find notes on Youtube. So you better watch this video.

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Ubuntu 11 Beta 1 is now available for download

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Those who can not wait for the arrival of the final version of Ubuntu 11 announced for the last days of April, probably on the 28th, you can download the first official beta. At the launch is not expected any surprises, just the Beta 1 will arrive with the usual package upgrades: Linux kernel 2.6.1938, [...]

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Enabling and disabling services during start up in Linux

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In any Linux distribution, some services are enabled to start at boot up by default. For example, on my machine, I have pcmcia, cron daemon, postfix mail transport agent … just to name a few, which start during boot up. Usually, it is prudent to disable all services that are not needed as they are [...]

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10 Tips to reinstall software on linux

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Installing software in Linux is nothing like it used to be, but there are still some pitfalls to watch out for. If you follow this little guide, your Linux life will be made simpler and safer. #1: Installing from source when your system is primarily an .rpm or .deb system Many new Linux users don’t [...]

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openSUSE 11.2: Best Linux distro

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First things first, let me once again tell you I’ve become a huge fan of openSUSE. it’s absolutely everything I look for in OS. Now I’m gonna write my experience down. A few slight quirks, which was not SUSE’s fault but since I’m new to it [ well I used it a year ago, but [...]

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Perl : search and replaced

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There are many times when we need to search and replace certain words from files. Doing it manually will be very time consuming. One way to do it is using VI ( my favorite editor !) search n’ replace. The better option is using perl command line search and replace option. The syntax is the [...]

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Reset root mysql password

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By default, MySQL Server will be installed with root superuser without any password. You can connect to MySQL server as root without requiring password or by keying in blank password. However, if you have set the password for root and forget or unable to recall the password, then you will need to reset the root [...]

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Reset root password in Linux

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Consider the case you forgot the root password of your Linux machine. Don’t panic ! You can reset it easily entering single user mode . Following are the run levels in linux. Runlevel 0: Halt System – To shutdown the system Runlevel 1: Single user mode Runlevel 2: Basic multi user mode without NFS Runlevel [...]

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The 20 best Linux websites

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have compiled a list with the most useful websites about Linux (the distro specific sites are not included). They are great resources you can learn from or to find answer to your linux questions. These should be in any linux user bookmarks, so go ahead and look through these links and bookmark your favorite ones: [...]

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