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Changing The Frequency Of StartUp Disk Checks On Linux

Image via Wikipedia Linux systems commonly run on ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems. These file-systems have a built-in feature to tell the operating system to do a disk check while booting up if the number of times the disk has been mounted exceeds a certain number. Most commonly the count is set to 30. This is an […]

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Setting Up Simple Dropbox Integration with Ubuntu

Image via CrunchBase The default installer of Dropbox for Ubuntu works with the Nautilus file manager. But this integration is not always desireable, below is a method to install Dropbox on your Ubuntu box without installing Nautilus.

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Antivirus in Linux…

Off late I have been looking at Antivirus solutions in linux.  Logically it seems like a great idea to me.  Most of the really bad viruses attack the antivirus system directly and cause major damage to the system, having your AV in a opertating system that is much more secure gives you a better guarantee […]