K/Ubuntu (meaning Ubuntu and Kubuntu) force the use of sudo rather than allowing users to switch to the root account proper.
In order to run a command that would normally require root privileges, use sudo commandname instead of su.
Since I appear to be able to run any command on my Kubuntu system using sudo, I’m […]
CRON Jobs is the mechanism by which you can tell your GNU/Linux box to perform specified tasks at specified times. Cron (a typical Linux short-cut for the term ‘chronograph’ or perhaps ‘chronology’) is generally used on servers to do things like log rotation and other mundane maintance, but there’s no reason why Cron can’t […]
OK, the title doesn’t really work, but the point is that this is the third way I know of to check if my GNU/Linux box has recognized all my RAM. And probably the geekiest.
At the command line, type the command:
cat /proc/meminfo
This will display the contents of the /proc/meminfo file. One day I really should go […]
Free is a command line application which can give you a quick and dirty look at how your memory is faring during operation.
As you’ve likely figured out by now, to run free open up a console and type free.
This image is of my laptop’s memory usage during operation. I have 512MB of RAM, but 64MB […]
If you’ve just upgraded your system RAM (or are otherwise just a curious person) you probably want to ensure that your system is seeing and using the new RAM. There are three ways to check your system RAM that I’m aware of and those three ways will be the subject of the next three posts.
First […]
As many of you know, I spent the bulk of last year producing 30 episodes of The GNU/Linux User Show. Kelly and I have moved on to our own independent podcast, The JaK Attack, but I’ve always felt a little guilty about leaving the podcast world without a new Linux user type show.
Well, Chess over […]
Novell’s Evolution (formerly Ximian Evolution) is the closest thing GNU/Linux has to Microsoft Outlook. Evolution is a full-blown personal information manager with calendar, contacts, tasks, and email. On the business side of things, it can also authenticate to an LDAP server and publish calendars. I’m sure I’ve missed 90% of its features, but all we […]
After my comments about Slackware in JaK Attack! #6, a listener sent this ‘Slackware Tips and Tricks” PDF to me. I’m not sure who wrote it, but there’s a good walkthrough and good tips on installing Slackware 10.2.
Thanks Gord!
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During my recent foray with Xandros Linux, I identified two things that I had to do to make Xandros usable. The first was to get suspend working, which is covered here, and the second was to gain access to more applications. The Xandros Networks (XN) is sadly bereft of applications.
One of the saving graces of […]
As promised, here’s my first entry on Xandros.
Xandros does not come with suspend enabled out of the box (at least not in the Online Community Edition that I tried). However, if you’re willing to put up with some clunkiness, you can get suspend working with little fuss.
Here’s a link to a Xandros forum post that […]
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