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cat /etc/*-release ? finding out Linux release version
2007-11-23 11:49:00 If you have a lot of different Linux distributions installed on many different machines it is easy to forget what distribution version runs on which PC. Well worry not! It is easy enough to findout. On Novell’s Open SuSE Linux, the distribution release information is contained in the /etc/SuSE-release file. Simply cat it to see ... More About: Ubuntu , Fedora , Release , Configuration
cat /etc/*-release ? finding out Linux release version
2007-11-23 11:49:00 If you have a lot of different Linux distributions installed on many different machines it is easy to forget what distribution version runs on which PC. Well worry not! It is easy enough to findout. On Novell’s Open SuSE Linux, the distribution release information is contained in the /etc/SuSE-release file. Simply cat it to see ... More About: Ubuntu , Fedora , Release , Configuration
cat /etc/*-release ? finding out Linux release version
2007-11-23 11:49:00 If you have a lot of different Linux distributions installed on many different machines it is easy to forget what distribution version runs on which PC. Well worry not! It is easy enough to findout. On Novell’s Open SuSE Linux, the distribution release information is contained in the /etc/SuSE-release file. Simply cat it to see ... More About: Ubuntu , Fedora , Release , Configuration
john (John the Ripper) ? a password cracker for Linux and Windows
2007-11-20 11:38:00 Introduction John the Ripper (a.k.a. JtR, or simply john) is a popular fast password cracker for both Linux and Windows . It is quite useful for identifying weak passwords. By weak, I mean ones that do not take a long time to crack. In this article I will show you how to install and use John the ... More About: Tools , Password
john (John the Ripper) ? a password cracker for Linux and Windows
2007-11-20 11:38:00 Introduction John the Ripper (a.k.a. JtR, or simply john) is a popular fast password cracker for both Linux and Windows . It is quite useful for identifying weak passwords. By weak, I mean ones that do not take a long time to crack. In this article I will show you how to install and use John the ... More About: Tools , Password
john (John the Ripper) ? a password cracker for Linux and Windows
2007-11-20 11:38:00 Introduction John the Ripper (a.k.a. JtR, or simply john) is a popular fast password cracker for both Linux and Windows . It is quite useful for identifying weak passwords. By weak, I mean ones that do not take a long time to crack. In this article I will show you how to install and use John the ... More About: Tools , Password
No volume control GStreamer ... found ? no sound on Ubuntu
2007-11-19 12:53:00 Introduction I was introduced to Linux via RedHat distributions, such Fedora or CentOS. With Fedora you tend to learn a lot because so many things are broken! I also used Novell’s openSuSE for a while. I found it to be much more polished than Fedora. SuSE includes Yast configuration utility: a central GUI application where you ... More About: Ubuntu , Sound , Control , Volume
No volume control GStreamer ... found ? no sound on Ubuntu
2007-11-19 12:53:00 Introduction I was introduced to Linux via RedHat distributions, such Fedora or CentOS. With Fedora you tend to learn a lot because so many things are broken! I also used Novell’s openSuSE for a while. I found it to be much more polished than Fedora. SuSE includes Yast configuration utility: a central GUI application where you ... More About: Ubuntu , Sound , Control , Volume
No volume control GStreamer ... found ? no sound on Ubuntu
2007-11-19 12:53:00 Introduction I was introduced to Linux via RedHat distributions, such Fedora or CentOS. With Fedora you tend to learn a lot because so many things are broken! I also used Novell’s openSuSE for a while. I found it to be much more polished than Fedora. SuSE includes Yast configuration utility: a central GUI application where you ... More About: Ubuntu , Sound , Control , Volume
compiz and metacity ? how to replace the current window manager
2007-11-18 12:12:00 In this post I will show how to switch between compiz and metacity window managers using shell commands as well as a GUI tool. compiz is a window manager that uses 3D graphics acceleration via OpenGL. compiz is quite popular because it has matured somewhat and it produces eye-candy desktops. However, they are situations where ... More About: Current , Manager , Compiz , Window
compiz and metacity ? how to replace the current window manager
2007-11-18 12:12:00 In this post I will show how to switch between compiz and metacity window managers using shell commands as well as a GUI tool. compiz is a window manager that uses 3D graphics acceleration via OpenGL. compiz is quite popular because it has matured somewhat and it produces eye-candy desktops. However, they are situations where ... More About: Current , Manager , Compiz , Window
compiz and metacity ? how to replace the current window manager
2007-11-18 12:12:00 In this post I will show how to switch between compiz and metacity window managers using shell commands as well as a GUI tool. compiz is a window manager that uses 3D graphics acceleration via OpenGL. compiz is quite popular because it has matured somewhat and it produces eye-candy desktops. However, they are situations where ... More About: Current , Manager , Compiz , Window
alsamixer and alsactl ? adjust and save ALSA mixer settings
2007-11-17 08:31:00 In this entry I will show you how to change ALSA mixer settings using alsamixer and how to save them using alsactl so that the changes remain in place after reboot. First things first, while there are many graphical audio mixer tools, such as kmix, ALSA does come with a neat command based tool for ... More About: Linux , Tools , Audio , Configuration , Save
alsamixer and alsactl store ? adjust and save ALSA mixer settings
2007-11-17 08:31:00 In this entry I will show you how to change ALSA mixer settings using alsamixer and how to save them using alsactl so that the changes remain in place after reboot. First things first, while there are many graphical audio mixer tools, such as kmix, ALSA does come with a neat command based tool for ... More About: Linux , Tools , Audio , Store , Configuration
alsamixer and alsactl ? adjust and save ALSA mixer settings
2007-11-17 08:31:00 In this entry I will show you how to change ALSA mixer settings using alsamixer and how to save them using alsactl so that the changes remain in place after reboot. First things first, while there are many graphical audio mixer tools, such as kmix, ALSA does come with a neat command based tool for ... More About: Linux , Tools , Audio , Configuration , Save
lprm ? cancel print jobs
2007-11-16 11:53:00 lprm is a useful tool for removal of active or queued print jobs. Lets start by having a look at line printer queue status using lpq utility. Simply type lpq at the shell to produce a list of active and queued jobs for your default printer. More About: Jobs , Print
lprm ? cancel print jobs
2007-11-16 11:53:00 lprm is a useful tool for removal of active or queued print jobs. Lets start by having a look at line printer queue status using lpq utility. Simply type lpq at the shell to produce a list of active and queued jobs for your default printer. More About: Jobs , Print
lprm ? cancel print jobs
2007-11-16 11:53:00 lprm is a useful tool for removal of active or queued print jobs. Lets start by having a look at line printer queue status using lpq utility. Simply type lpq at the shell to produce a list of active and queued jobs for your default printer. More About: Jobs , Print
lprm ? cancel print jobs
2007-11-16 11:53:00 lprm is a useful tool for removal of active or queued print jobs. Lets start by having a look at line printer queue status using lpq utility. Simply type lpq at the shell to produce a list of active and queued jobs for your default printer. More About: Jobs , Print
... xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion ... failed ? Matlab JVM error
2007-11-15 05:42:00 Few days back I have installed Red Hat Fedora 8. I have put Matlab on there as well. When I tried to start Matlab using this command: More About: Error
... xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion ... failed ? Matlab JVM error
2007-11-15 05:42:00 Few days back I have installed Red Hat Fedora 8. I have put Matlab on there as well. When I tried to start Matlab using this command: matlab -nodesktop -nosplash # ©2007 dsplabs.com.au the following error occurred. MATLAB: xcb_xlib.c:50: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock' failed. More About: Error
... xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion ... failed ? Matlab JVM error
2007-11-15 05:42:00 Few days back I have installed Red Hat Fedora 8. I have put Matlab on there as well. When I tried to start Matlab using this command: matlab -nodesktop -nosplash # ©2007 dsplabs.com.au the following error occurred. MATLAB: xcb_xlib.c:50: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock' failed. More About: Error
cups ? fixing cups printer problem: client-error-not-found
2007-11-12 11:57:00 Recently, my CUPS server crashed when I tried to print a pdf document. Strangely, the default printer, CUPS/printer, was replaced by CUPS/abort-job! Accessing GNOME printer configuration under Fedora Linux produced the following CUPS server error message. More About: Printer , Problem , Cups , Error , Client
cups ? fixing cups printer problem: client-error-not-found
2007-11-12 11:57:00 Recently, my CUPS server crashed when I tried to print a pdf document. Strangely, the default printer, CUPS/printer, was replaced by CUPS/abort-job! Accessing GNOME printer configuration under Fedora Linux produced the following CUPS server error message. More About: Printer , Problem , Cups , Error , Client
cups ? fixing cups printer problem: client-error-not-found
2007-11-12 11:57:00 Recently, my CUPS server crashed when I tried to print a pdf document. Strangely, the default printer, CUPS/printer, was replaced by CUPS/abort-job! Accessing GNOME printer configuration under Fedora Linux produced the following CUPS server error message. More About: Printer , Problem , Cups , Error , Client
lsof |grep snd ? how to free a Linux sound device
2007-11-02 10:15:00 Introduction A program attempting to open a sound device for exclusive access may fail, if that audio device is already in use by another program. Also, depending on the capabilities of the audio device, such as whether it is full-duplex or not, errors may occur if capture is requested during playback. The actual error messages produced ... More About: Linux , Free , Sound , Device
lsof |grep snd ? how to free a Linux sound device
2007-11-02 10:15:00 Introduction A program attempting to open a sound device for exclusive access may fail, if that audio device is already in use by another program. Also, depending on the capabilities of the audio device, such as whether it is full-duplex or not, errors may occur if capture is requested during playback. The actual error messages produced ... More About: Linux , Free , Sound , Device
lsof |grep snd ? how to free a Linux sound device
2007-11-02 10:15:00 Introduction A program attempting to open a sound device for exclusive access may fail, if that audio device is already in use by another program. Also, depending on the capabilities of the audio device, such as whether it is full-duplex or not, errors may occur if capture is requested during playback. The actual error messages produced ... More About: Linux , Free , Sound , Device
gnome-screenshot ? screen capture under Linux
2007-10-19 06:36:00 Screen capture in Linux is made simple by using Gnome tool called gnome-screenshot. An example screenshot produced using gnome-screenshot is shown below. More About: Screen Capture , Screen , Tools , Screenshot
gnome-screenshot ? screen capture under Linux
More articles from this author:2007-10-19 06:36:00 Screen capture in Linux is made simple by using Gnome tool called gnome-screenshot. An example screenshot produced using gnome-screenshot is shown below. More About: Screen Capture , Screen , Tools , Screenshot 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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