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How to May 2, 2010 2 min read

apt-rdepends: How to know the dependencies of a package in Ubuntu

I am sure that this might have happened to you also, when you tried to install a package, and then a message showed "Failed dependencies".Now use apt-rdepends to…

How to Sep 15, 2009 1 min read

How to find out the version (release) of the ubuntu (debian) installed from command line

On several situation you will need to find out the version of ubuntu (debian) installed in a system you are using.For that open the command terminal and type:lsb_release…

How to Sep 5, 2009 1 min read

How to disable the blanking of screen after idle timeout in linux

You may have noticed the blanking of screen after an idle timeout. This may be annoying while you are watching a movie. So If you want to disable…

How to Jul 7, 2009 1 min read

How to install Google Desktop on Ubuntu Linux

Although Google Desktop is not the only search and indexing herrmamienta available on the web, it takes a large company behind it to make it very popular.Well, Linux…

How to Jun 10, 2009 3 min read

HOWTO create your own GDM Themes ( login screens )

Create your own login screens in ubuntu..Components of a GDM ThemeA GDM Theme is basically composed by:* A background image* A screenshot to be displayed in the GDM…

How to Jun 10, 2009 1 min read

HowTo Create your Own Usplash for Ubuntu

Download the tar file from here....and extract it....You can see many image files, one c file, one Makefile and one bdf file.To create a usplash using this...just type…

How to Nov 19, 2008 1 min read

HOWTO mount ISO and DD Image Files

Occasionally, I'll download an image file and want to see what is on it, or make a few changes to it before burning it to CD.The image file…

How to Nov 19, 2008 1 min read

HOWTO Remove a File or Directory Recursively

# rm filename (removes a single file)# rm filename? (matches single character. e.g. filename1, filename2,filename3)# rm filename[1-5] (matches filename1 thru filename5)# rm filename* (removes everything that matches filename. e.g.filename122, filename222, filename.backup)# rm -rf /home/esofthub/directoryname (the -r deletes directorynamerecursively and all its…

How to Nov 12, 2008 1 min read

Howto find Disk usage of Packages in ubuntu

The following command help you to find the disk space used by different packages in ubuntuopen a terminal window and run the commanddpkg-query --show --showformat='${Package;-50}\t${Installed-Size}\n' | sort -k…

How to Oct 25, 2008 1 min read

Howto Install BSNL wll clarity phone in Ubuntu

Hello linixians,Failed to access internet through your bsnl clarity phone....Here is an easy way1. Just download this executable.....bsnlclarity and save it to your home folder.2. Connect your phone…

How to Oct 19, 2008 1 min read

How to Create and Modify ISO Images in Ubuntu

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