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Enable Automatic Login in Ubuntu Server

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:13:03 +0000

Ubuntu makes it easy to enable automatic login if you’re using a login manager such as GDM. But what to do in case you don't have GDM. Here’s how to enable automatic login.

How to Keep Your Ubuntu System Clean

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:49:09 +0000

If you are an geeky user who keeps installing various software and updates then with the passage of time you will feel that your system is messed up. Ubucleaner is a shell script which lets you clean your Ubuntu system by removing the following:

apt cache
Config file for Uninstalled .deb packages
Unused Kernels

Prevent Accidental Shutdown/Reboot in Ubuntu

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:28:40 +0000

If you are a command line geek then you would have often entered the wrong commands many times, some of which could lead to accidental shutdown/restart. Molly-Guard is a command line script which prevents you from accidentally shutting down or rebooting your Ubuntu system.

How to retain changes in Backtrack 4 installed on USB

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:37:31 +0000

In this article we will describe how we can create a bootable Backtrack 4 USB Drive that will save all the changes we make on the USB itself. In this scenario we will use 2 USB Drives. One USB drive of 1GB and the 2GB USB drive which will hold our changes.

Google Chromium Alpha Finally Released for Linux Users

admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:36:39 +0000

The team that is developing the Open Source version of the Google browser for Linux has finally released the alpha version of the Internet browser. The Chromium for Linux version was in pre-alpha stage for quite some time. Even the pre-alpha versions of the Chromium web browser were fairly stable but the alpha release marks a new milestone in the development.

Things to know before Replacing Windows by Linux

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:57:21 +0000

All those who have been using Windows since Long and want to try linux then you should prepare yourself before facing Linux. Here I have tried to list out some similaritites as well Differences among the two operating systems which will be helpful to when you start with Linux.

4 Tools to play Windows Games on Linux

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:51:01 +0000

Playing Windows games on Linux is not really a difficult task. Most gamers are reluctant to migrate to Linux because they have this misconception that Windows games cannot be played on Linux. How wrong they are. If you are one of those avid gamers that I mentioned above, here are 4 ways that you can play Windows games on Linux.

Run linux apps on Windows

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:38:55 +0000

ulteo-logoIt is a known fact that the Linux community has been trying to woo Windows users to convert to the open-source operating system: The latest version of Ubuntu comes with a Wubi installer that allows you to try Hardy Heron in Windows (without physically install it) and now came Ulteo Virtual Desktop that enable you to use Linux application just like a native Windows app.

Whats New in Fedora 11

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:57:21 +0000

Fedora 11 has been released for the Beta testers on 31st March 2009 a week later than the scheduled date. This is the first and only Beta version of the Fedora 11 project codenamed "Leonidas". Fedora 11 final release, which is scheduled on 26th May, will include several new features and noteworthy improvements, such as RPM 4.7, which will reduce the memory consumption of complex package activity, tighter integration of PackageKit, faster boot time with a target goal of 20 seconds, and reduced power consumption thanks to a major tuning effort.

Converting ext3 to ext4 Filesystem

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:45:51 +0000

Some time ago ext4 was released and available for Linux kernel. ext4 provides some additional benefits and perforce over ext3 file system. You can easily convert ext3 to ext4 file system. The next release of Fedora, 11, will default to the ext4 file system unless serious regressions are seen. In this quick tutorial you will learn about converting ext3 to ext4 file system.