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How to use a swapfile to increase the swap space of your linux system (ubuntu, centos, debian, etc..)
You you have alloted a low space while installing, or you have upgraded your RAM, or you think you need some more swap space then what will you…
Advanced gmail notifier for linux – Checkgmail
Advanced gmail notifier for linux - Checkgmail - lets you control emails from the notification areaCheckgmail Checkgmail is an application that stays in your notification area and whenever…
Removing a Swap File
To remove a swap file: At a shell prompt as root, execute the following command to disable the swap file (where /swapfile is the swap file): # swapoff…
Removing an LVM2 Logical Volume for Swap
The swap logical volume cannot be in use (no system locks or processes on the volume). The easiest way to achieve this it to boot your system in…
Reducing Swap on an LVM2 Logical Volume
To reduce an LVM2 swap logical volume (assuming /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 is the volume you want to extend): Replace /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 with your HD partition. Disable swapping for the…
Removing (or reducing) Swap Space of your linux system
Sometimes it can be prudent to reduce swap space after installation. For example, say you downgraded the amount of RAM in your system from 1 GB to 512…
KeePassX: Password Manager for Linux ( Ubuntu )
KeePassX Password Safe is a free, open-source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager for Linux, Windows and Mac OSX.Originally KeePassX was called KeePass/L for Linux since it was a…
FTP In Linux Via Command-Line
You can connect to a FTP server from linux through command line with ease.Just open a terminal and type:ftp example.comnow you will be asked for name and password…
How to start compiz on bootup (system restart)
After you have install and enabled compiz, you will still not have compiz started on restart.To make compiz start on bootup:Goto "system > preferences > Startup Application"and addcompiz…
Howto create an autostartup script for Debian and Ubuntu systems
You can make one autostartup script for ubuntu(debian) easily, and put commands to be started up automatically at boot. Here’s what you have to do:sudo nano /etc/init.d/local.startupYou can…
wbar: a quick luanch bar( similar to avant and cairo dock)
wbar is a quick-launch bar (not a dock) that has an appearance similar to Avant Window Manager and Cairo Dock. It is GTK (Gnome) based but can work…
Use Startup Manager to change Grub settings
Grub is the bootup utility that controls which OS to load by default and other bootup settings. You can change Grub settings from the Startup Manager:System -> Administration…