Add these handy bash aliases for efficiency
"In the beginning was the command line" is not the just name of a great book by Neil Stephensen (read the text here), but a way of life for many Linux users.
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100 % free Linux distributions
On this, July 4, 2010, the day the United States celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I thought I would take a moment to celebrate that sa
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Manage your tasks in Linux
We all have too much to do.
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Epiphany: An efficient, but different, web browser
After I set up RGBA support in Ubuntu (see my article "Enable RGBA support in Ubuntu"), I sat about to find applications that could replace non-GTK+ application
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KDE releases final bugfix version of 4.5
If you are a user of KDE then big things are happening in your world.
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KDE Accessibility tools
For those with disabilities, using a computer can be a serious challenge.
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Creative wallpaper and images with Fotowall
We all like wallpaper.
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Linux Games: Chromium B.S.U.
It's been a long time since I offered up a nice Linux game for the Ghacks audience.
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Password protect files and folders in Linux
Security sometimes equates to sanity.
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Vinagre remote desktop connection for Linux
Do you administer Linux machines? Or do you just need the ability to remotely connect to your Linux machines from other Linux machines? If so, are you looking f
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Old school Linux tips
Some times you just have to pull some tricks out of the vault.
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Keep your passwords safe in Linux with KeePassX
How many passwords do you have to remember? Or how many client passwords do you have to keep hidden away from prying eyes? If you have too many passwords to rem
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Guake: Hide-able terminal goodness
As you well know, I am a big fan of the Linux command line.
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Setting up a network printer in Fedora 13
I have been bragging to everyone how user-friendly Fedora has become with it's most recent release for a while now.
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Restrict network access by time or IP address with Squid
There are a number of reasons why you would want to restrict network access.
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Gnote: Fedora 13 note tool
I take notes.
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Tweak your RGBA enabled desktop
Recently I covered the addition of RGBA support in Ubuntu (see my article "Enable RGBA support in Ubuntu").
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Zarafa: Fedora's Exchange "killer"
For any open source advocate, one of the biggest needs is an Exchange-like server.
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Backing up with Deja Dup
In a recent article I introduced to the Ghacks readers the latest release from Fedora (see "Fedoras Lucky 13").
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Firewall your Fedora
If you are new to Fedora, or if you are now returning to Fedora from a long haitus (since Fedora 9 for me), Fedora 13 has been a welcoming experience.
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Enable RGBA support in Ubuntu
There was talk, some time prior to the release of 10.
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Pino: Fedora's default social tool
Where would we be today without social networking? I have heard many tales how a social tool has saved a life or joined two lives together.
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Fedora's lucky 13
The number 13 is usually associated with bad luck.
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Cool bash scripting trick with arrays
If you do much bash scripting then you know there are some pretty nifty tricks you can pull off with it.
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Easy desktop notification system
Tired of having to get clever with your bash scripts so that you can be notified when something happens? What if you want instant notification on an event? Say
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Adding directories to your PATH
One of the things I really like about Linux is how it handles a file's ability to be executable.
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Does Linux need to be defrag'd?
I get this question a lot.
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Contain Junk email in Evolution
I've done a few articles about the Evolution groupware client here on Ghacks and I promise more.
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Edit Linux man pages with gmanedit
I can't tell you how many times I have used a man page only to find either an error (due to author not updating) or that the man page itself was confusing [&hel
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Hard Drive Diagnostics Software GSmartControl
Nothing is worse for a computer user than a hard drive that is nearing the end of its life cycle as hard drive crashes or unreadable sectors could lead to data
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Copy partitions with gparted
I wanted to continue with the rescue theme, but since Partimage is limited in it's file system support, I thought I would go another route.
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Copy partitions on your system with Partimage
Partimage is a unique open source rescue tool in that it can be used as an installed application or as a stand alone rescue tool with SystemRescueCD.
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Backup and restore Evolution
How many times have you migrated from one Linux box to another, only to say goodbye to your email and knowing you were going to have to set your email client up
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The OpenSuSE "Welcome Tool"
I have said it over and over again, Linux installations needs a Welcome Screen.
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Installing applications from the command line in OpenSuSE
So far in our OpenSuSE series we have covered OpenSuSE (see "Why not try OpenSuSE"), YaST (see "YaST: Yet Another Setup Tool"), and Installing software (see "In
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Installing software in OpenSuSE with YaST
Let's continue our hayride with OpenSuSE.
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YaST: Yet Another Setup Tool
YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) is the central, open-source installation and system administration tool for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise distributions.
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Why not try OpenSuSE 11.2
I spend much of my time here on Ghacks using and talking about Ubuntu.
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Browse your Samba shares with pyNeighborhood
A long time ago, in order to scan your Samba shares, you used a tool called LinNeighborhood.
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GNOME desktop navigation guide - Orca
For those who are less than fortunate and have severe vision problems, using a computer can be a task that is nearly impossible without either the help of other
