Are you new here? Subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’ve been wondering if using Linux actually makes me more productive.  I can think of a few reasons why a Linux user may be more productive but I can also counter those reasons with ways running Linux can make you unproductive.  Ultimately, I [...]

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The Ubuntu development team has released Intrepid Ibex Alpha 1, which will eventually become Ubuntu 8.10.
Here is the official announcement:
“Once the baby is strong enough to follow its mother, the pair joins other
mothers and babies. The youngsters become independent quickly. An ibex
kid can jump on its first day of life, and it joins kid groups [...]

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I don’t know about you but I find the login sound on Ubuntu pretty annoying. Here is a quick, nice and easy way to disable it.
How to disable Ubuntu Login and Logout sounds
Navigate to System > Preferences > Sound then click the Sounds tab.

Set the Log Out and Log In sounds to “No Sound” [...]

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It may be a bold statement to make, especially considering the fact that I’m by far no Ubuntu fanboy.  My background in Linux began with Slackware, and I’ve always preferred the more simplistic distributions that allow you to have complete control over what goes on.  However, as the demand and the user base for Linux [...]

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Dan Craciun posted a nice article on his blog titled What is the best way to learn linux? that got me thinking just what some of the best ways to learn Linux are.  Dan and I agree that reading documentation is one of the best ways to learn Linux in general.
Dan uses the famous quote [...]

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If you have a video card capable of running a composition manager like Compiz, you may be interested in running the Avant Window Navigator for Ubuntu.  This document will explain the steps you need to take to install and configure the Avant Window Navigator on Ubuntu 8.04.
The Avant Window Navigator (AWN/Awn) is a dock-like navigation [...]

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If you want to delete your bash history, there are a few options you have.  First you must understand that the history of your bash session is stored into RAM and then written to ~/.bash_history when you log out of the bash session.  So even if you delete the ~/.bash_history file, your current bash session [...]

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Here is a quick tip on how to use sed to replace a line in a text file from the command line, without opening it.
Replace a Line in a File
First, replace the text you want with sed and output it into a temporary file to ensure that it is correct:
# sed -e ’s/original-text/new-text/’ textFile [...]

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Here is a quick tip on how to use sed to add a line into the middle of a text file from the command line, without opening it.
To clarify, let’s say you have a text file that has four lines:

Line1Text
Line2Text
Line3Text
Line4Text
Using sed, you can append a line anywhere you want with a simple command without even [...]

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The Linux Foundation and kernel developers alike have finally decided to speak out by issuing a statement on closed source drivers, recommending “that hardware manufacturers provide open source kernel modules.”
Here’s the entire statement:
The Linux Foundation recommends that hardware manufacturers provide open source kernel modules. The open source nature of Linux is intrinsic to its success. [...]

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