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Sixteen years of working notes — Linux and networking, Django and Laravel deployment, SwiftUI, AWS. Written down mostly so I can find them again.

General Oct 13, 2009 3 min read

Recover deleted files in linux using Photorec easily

PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from Hard Disks and CDRom and lost pictures (thus, its 'Photo Recovery'…

General Oct 12, 2009 1 min read

Create deb file of packages installed in your system

You can create .deb file of any installed package on your system.For this you will need the package dpkg-repack.So install this package by:apt-get install dpkg-repack Now run by typing…

General Oct 11, 2009 1 min read

How to create an ISO disk image of a CD or DVD from command line

The attempt to copy the entire disk image using cp may omit the final block if it is an unexpected length; dd will always complete the copy if…

General Oct 9, 2009 1 min read

Duplicate one hard disk partition to another hard disk

Using dd to duplicate one hard disk partition to another hard disk:dd if=/dev/sda2 of=/dev/sdb2 bs=4096 conv=notrunc,noerrorReplace /dev/sda2 and /dev/sdb2 with your partitios.Note that notrunc means…

General Oct 8, 2009 1 min read

What is DNS hosting service

DNS hosting service is a service that runs Domain Name System servers. Most, but not all, domain name registrars include DNS hosting service with registration. Free DNS hosting…

General Oct 8, 2009 1 min read

what is dedicated server hosting service

A dedicated server is a single computer in a network reserved for serving the needs of the network. For example, some networks require that one computer be set…

General Sep 30, 2009 1 min read

How to Create and Modify ISO Images in Ubuntu 9.04

You can create and Modify ISO9660 files (iso images) graphicaly in ubuntu by using an open source Linux application ISO MasterFeatures: 1. Create an ISO image from scratch.…

General Sep 30, 2009 1 min read

Installing Fonts in Ubuntu 9.04

Installing some common fonts.There are a number of very common fonts, which you can install through APT/Synaptic, including the Microsoft TrueType core fonts (e.g. Arial Black, Times New…

General Sep 28, 2009 1 min read

Swiftfox: an optimized Mozilla Firefox

Swiftfox is an optimized Mozilla Firefox which has different builds depending on your processor which makes it much faster than the normal Firefox because that's compiled to work…

General Sep 27, 2009 1 min read

Firefox 3.5 or 3.6 Ubuntu Repository (deb)

To install the latest Firefox 3.5 (final) or Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu, open a terminal and type:sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main' >>…

General Sep 27, 2009 1 min read

Set your Default Gateway using Route

Want to quickly set the route for your machine from the terminal.Start by opening up a terminal window, and type the following, just make sure you have the…

General Sep 25, 2009 1 min read

LUbuntu: Fastest Ubuntu Yet

The Lubuntu project (Ubuntu based on LXDE) just published it's first ISO. LXDE is a very lightweight and minimal desktop environment using the openbox window manager, the PcManFM…