Here is a quick cheat-sheet on How To Compress files in Linux & Unix Zip zip archive file1 file2 file3 Compresses file1 file2 file3 into an achive with filename archive.zip zip archive * Compresses all files in the current directory into an achive with filename archive.zip zip -r archive dir Compresses the directory dir(and its […]
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To get the best graphics performance out of your Samsung NC20, you will need to install the latest graphics drivers. These drivers unfortunatey are not easy to find on the web, so here is a step-by-step installation instructions for driver installation on Ubuntu 10.10. Special thanks to the wonderful folks at Ubuntu Forums(Wonderful source, thumbs […]
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Determine Mounted Filesystem Types on Linux
In linux its very easy to lose track of filesytem types if you have been using it for a while. With the advent of ext4(and NTFS) systems its hard to guess which filesystem type is running on each partition. One of the easiest ways to determine the filesystem type of a mounted filesystem is to […]
Image via Wikipedia Choqok the new and impressive micro-blogging client for KDE is one of the best clients for microblogging sites. The tool available via the default repositories of Ubuntu does not support the latest OAuth authentication of Twiiter. This means that it wont be able to connect to twitter. You will need the latest […]
htop is a simple and wonderful tool to view the current memory usage on a Linux box. The tool is upgraded version of the top command, providing users some interactive menus and even mouse based control of sorting and menu access. To install htop on your ubuntu system, execute the following command in a console: […]