Notes, fixes and guides.
Sixteen years of working notes on Linux and networking, Django and Laravel deployment, SwiftUI and AWS. Written down mostly so I can find them again.
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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' >>…
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…
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…
Two Useful Commands for Your Linux Server
Want to back up files and documents on your laptop or desktop PC to a server? Assuming both machines run Linux, you can do that with just one…
Check your unread messages in Gmail, from terminal
Using the following command, you can check your unread messages in gmail, from terminal:$ curl -u username --silent "https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom" | perl -ne 'print "\t" if //; print "$2\n"…
SystemRescueCd: A Complete System Rescue Disk Based on Linux
SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash.It aims to…