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How to Assign Custom Shortcut Keys on Ubuntu 9.10
Ubuntu includes a very limited shortcut key configuration utility which doesn't allow you to assign hotkeys to your own applications or scripts. To get around this limitation, we…
Google Chrome is now available for Linux
Google released a beta version of Chrome for Linux and browser extensions for users of beta and developer builds.The final step for Chrome on Linux will be to…
How to display free disk space of drives (hard disk)
The df utility displays statistics about the amount of free disk space on the specified file system or on the file system of which file is a part.…
How to download and convert Youtube videos in Linux
Utube Ripper is an application written in Gambas that works exclusively on Linux. It's useful to download and convert Youtube videos in a simple and efficient way.You can…
Diamond-like DVD that will last for centuries and is not susceptible to failure
"Never use rewritable discs for long-term storage."— Library of US Congress Website"Storage media such as compact discs and DVDs that were thought to last, don't — they often…
Convert copy protected PDFs to unprotected, using two simple commands in Ubuntu
Use two simple commands to convert a protected pdf into an unprotected pdf.Here in this example i assume the protected pdf file name to be 'protected.pdf'.Now open your…
Change in name from “Ubuntu Netbook Remix” to “Ubuntu Netbook Edition”
Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a custom user interface for the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution designed to play well with laptops with small screens. Instead of dealing with a…
How to download and Install Skype on Fedora 12
These are the Requirements specified by Skype on Linux Beta Hardware requirements 1 Ghz processor or faster.256 MB RAM.20 MB free disk space on your hard drive.Microphone and speakers…
Access different terminals to shut down (kill) programs that have frozen in Ubuntu
You might have had experience with your ubuntu system hang up due to some applications (this happens sometimes with Firefox and some games).You can actually login to one…
Now find the property you want on Google Maps
Google have been working on a particularly interesting project that combines Google Maps and search technology - they have been trying to work out if our search query…
GNOME 3.0 to be released only in September 2010
GNOME 3.0 will be released in September 2010, and in the meantime, they will release GNOME 2.30 in March 2010, continuing their long-standing tradition of six-months releases.Note that…
Lets have a look at GNOME 2.28
GNOME 2.28 is the latest version of the GNOME Desktop: a popular, multi-platform desktop environment for your computer. GNOME's focus is ease of use, stability, and first-class internationalization…