A few tips and tricks on the terminal to make you more efficient when using it. If you know of any other tips, add it in the comments section.
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Customizing the Terminal: 5 Configuration Settings in Bash that makes you a CLI Power User
There are some settings that are very useful if you work on the terminal a lot. Many of the cool ones are not enabled by default – this is a small list of the configuration settings that I use to make my terminal usage more productive.
Continue readingCustomizing the Terminal: Create Useful Aliases
This is part two of the ‘Customizing the Terminal’ series. Part one is ‘Customizing the Terminal: The Prompt‘. In this part, we’ll see how to create aliases to make working in the console easier.
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Most Linux ‘gurus’ spend a lot of time working in the terminal. If you belong to that group, this post is for you. This is a tutorial to configure the terminal prompt to the best possible value for your use. Note: This tutorial is for bash users – these instructions will not work in other shells.
Continue readingRecovering Deleted Data in Linux Ext3 Filesystem: Use Trash Can
As most of you know, Ext3 file system don’t have to be defragmented like the FAT32 or NTFS file systems. This is a nice feature – but this has a bad side effect as well. You cannot recover deleted files. This is a good trade-off in a server environment. Its not practical to run a defragmenter on a live server. It might take hours to complete – and disk access will not be allowed in that time. And most server environment have very strong backup mechanisms – so data recovery is not a big issue. But when it comes to the desktop environment, this is a very Bad Thing.
Continue readingCreating Custom Service Menus in Konqueror
f you are using Konqueror and have not used custom service menus, you are missing out. Just like the Nautilus Scripts in Nautilus, Konqueror also has the ability to customize the context menus. This post will show you how to do it
Continue readingAdding Support for almost All Video Formats/Codecs in Linux
There is an over abundance of video formats right now – fortunately, our favorite OS, Linux, is capable of handling all of them. But some video formats are not supported ‘out-of-the-box’ – in such cases, we have to install the necessary codecs. This guide will show you how install the codecs for just about every video format under the sun.
Continue readingMPD – Music Player Daemon
MPD is not for everyone. Before continuing into the article, a word of warning. MPD is not for everyone. If
Continue readingSound Issue in Fedora 8
Solution for the sound issue in Fedora 8.
Continue readingFive Amarok Tips and Tricks
Rating If the rating feature is turned on you can rate the songs from the player… Settings -> Configure Amarok
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