How to Send a Text File As an Email Attachment in a Shell Script
Shell scripts are commonly used Unix or Linux users. These scripts are code written for the "shell" or the command line interpreter of an operating system. When using a command line interface, several...
View ArticleHow to Format a Fedora NTFS Thumb Drive
Fedora is a free, open-source Linux operating system backed by Red Hat. Fedora includes a graphical desktop environment by default, in addition to command line tools and server software. One of the...
View ArticleHow to Install a Dual Boot With XP and Redhat
Dual booting a system means having the option to choose either Windows or Linux when the computer is turned on. Red Hat is a Linux company that produces the free Fedora distribution for desktop users....
View ArticleHow to Disable a Linux Touchpad While Typing
Linux operating systems have evolved from a small, text-based system used by programmers and hackers to a fully-functional, graphical and user-friendly desktop environment. In the past, simple...
View ArticleDetection Tools for a Memory Leak in Linux
Memory leaks occur when a program reserves a certain amount of your computer's memory for a process, and then fails to release that memory. This decreases the amount of memory available for other...
View ArticleHow to Mount a DVD ISO With Linux
Unlike most other major operating systems, Linux provides simple, built-in support for mounting and reading ISO images as if they were a real disk. While most file managers that come with Linux will...
View ArticleHow to Use DD to Make a Bootable ISO Image
DD is a Unix program that does low level copying of raw data. It is useful in copying raw device files such as backing up boot sectors. DD is a very powerful application and using it incorrectly can...
View ArticleHow to Install Mandriva With a Virtual PC
Mandriva is a Linux distribution with two free versions, Mandriva One and Mandriva Free. The Free and One versions differ only by the inclusion of non-free software (e.g., drivers, video decoders and...
View ArticleHow to Configure Apache Server in OpenSUSE 10.3
OpenSUSE is a free, community-supported Linux distribution backed by Novell. OpenSUSE is the community version of and test bed for the SUSE Linux Enterprise product, designed and marketed for...
View ArticleHow to Mount a Windows Drive on Solaris
Solaris is one of the Unix operating systems. It was developed by Sun Microsystems and is now owned by Oracle. The Solaris operating system uses a file system that is different from the Windows file...
View ArticleHow to Reinstall a Debian Package
The Debian Linux operating system uses the Advanced Package Manager (APT) for software management. APT installs software from an online software repository. The software is available as packages....
View ArticleHow to Install an RPM BIN File in Linux
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) files contain binary program files and settings to install a software package in Linux. RPM files are no longer used only in Red Hat Linux. Other RPM Linux systems include...
View ArticleHow to Remove Duplicate Files in Linux
The Linux operating system uses the command "fdupes" to find and delete duplicate files. The "fdupes" package, which includes the software necessary to run the "fdupes" command is available through...
View ArticleHow to Learn AIX Online
IBM, one of the world's leading companies in the computer industry, offers a Unix-based operating system called AIX for companies to use to solve their technology solutions. AIX stands for Advanced...
View ArticleHow to Install OpenOffice on SUSE Enterprise 11
SUSE Enterprise 11 is a commercial version of the free OpenSUSE Linux operating system, owned by Novell. Enterprise Edition is a business solution designed to be intuitive, to be stable and to provide...
View ArticleHow to Install Dreamlinux With Windows XP
Dreamlinux is a Linux distribution based on Debian. It is a full operating system that can be installed on any modern computer. To install Dreamlinux, an ISO file must be downloaded. ISO files can be...
View ArticleHow to Use Grep to Search a File in Reverse
Grep is a powerful Unix/Linux command-line utility for searching large files, such as computer log files, to pinpoint lines which contain the desired information. For example, in a long computer log...
View ArticleHow to Install Linux Mint 9 on a Dell Dimension 8200
The Dell Dimension 8200 is an older desktop computer featuring 512 megabytes of RAM, an 128MB nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600, a speaker system and a 17-inch monitor. While the Dell Dimension 8200 would be...
View ArticleLinux & Web Building
Free and open-source software options for Linux cover every step in a typical website building work flow: brainstorming, coding HTML and CSS, creating graphics and uploading your completed site. For...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Linux Console Applications
The graphical user interface (GUI) has become the face of modern computer systems. Most users are so used to sleek-looking windows, dialogue frames and buttons that the classic command line, your...
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