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openSUSE 11.2: Best Linux distro

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 that [...]

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Perl : search and replaced

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 following.
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Reset root mysql password

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

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 3: Full multi user mode [...]

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The 20 best Linux websites

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:
1)www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux
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Getting around Windows Activation when Virtualizing

Scroll down to Setting up Automatic Activation to see the process if you are not interested in the background.
Background
When I first setup my VMware Server to run an existing Windows Install from a physical partition, I was asked to reactivate Windows XP before I could use it as a guest OS. All this required [...]

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The Open Source

The traditional business model for companies is to create a product and/or provide a service to customers in order to receive payment and hopefully exceed operational costs to generate a profit. However, what happens when you are not creating a product or service, but instead ideas? How do you make a profit? How can you [...]

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Best Free Linux Book: Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference

Website
www.ubuntupocketguide.com

Author
Keir Thomas

Format
PDF

Pages
152

This book is a concise companion for everyday Ubuntu use. It provides a good grounding in getting to grips with the Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 distributions.
Topics covered include:

Installing & Configuring Ubuntu
Learning how to use the desktop covering logging in, layout, virtual desktops, and useful applications
Understanding how user accounts and the filesystem work
Getting to grips [...]

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