The CodeJacked weblog brings to mind a simple, yet helpful command for creating a new directory, and also creating a hierarchy behind that directory. Using mkdir with the -p switch activated will allow you to create a series of directories. To see what I mean, enter the commands shown below and you will […]
The Mac OS X counterpart to VMware player for Windows is available as a beta for Apple users. Virtualizing Linux is a great way to learn the operating system without taking the risk of diving in head first. Previously I talked about the bundled virtual machines available for Mac OS X. You […]
Linux Questions published the eighth chapter of the Beginning Ubuntu Linux book which covers how to use NdisWrapper. If you’ve got an internal wireless card that was not automatically detected by your Linux distribution, you are probably very aware of the annoyances that come with trying to apply the appropriate Windows driver to get […]
Only Ubuntu Linux recently published the planned release schedule for the next release of Ubuntu, code named Gutsy Gibbon. What’s a Gibbon? I’m glad you asked. According to Wikipedia:
Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. The family is divided into four genera based on their diploid chromosome […]
You can get Linux distributions bounded together with VMWare for free. These virtual machines have been around for awhile but I only recently stumbled onto them. There are many versions available and it should streamline the process of setting up your virtual machines. This is a great way to introduce a new […]
The new release of Debian brings with it Doodle, a desktop search for Debian. If you want to install doodle you need to install two packages: doodle and doodled.
Doodle is a tool to quickly search the documents on a computer. Doodle builds an index using meta-data contained in the documents and allows fast […]
Howto forge has a fantastic tutorial that demonstrates how to create an encrypted disk on Linux. The tutorial specifically covers how to use dm-crypt and LUKS. The tutorial is demonstrated on Ubuntu Feisty. Unfortunately, the tutorial requires that you wipe your disk completely clean beforehand. The tutorial requires a decent amount […]
The fourth iteration of the Debian operating system culminates with the release of “Etch.” The last major release from Debian was over 12 months ago which makes Debian Etch looongly anticipated. The free-bees.co.uk weblog has a very detailed installation tutorial to get you started with Etch.
Debian is one of the most common distributions […]
The Open Source Advocate has compiled some very interesting data about the usage of Linux worldwide over the past several years. While the data is far from scientific, it is still a very interesting read. I would bet Ubuntu grabs the top spot in 2007 for the third year in a row. […]
People tend to be very passionate about Javascript. If you are someone who happens to love Javascript than this is an article for you. If you are someone who hates Javascript, sorry. WedCodr has 15 snippets of Javascript that you can drop into your website to add some interesting effects. The […]
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