Using and configuring Linux for general use. How to information and tutorials for Linux beginners.
How to remove the Ubuntu eject CD prompt. The following tutorial covers the process of removing the “Please remove the disk, close the tray (if any) and press ENTER to continue” prompt entirely from your USB Ubuntu installation. The process …
Ubuntu Installer Not Detecting Hard Drive: I recently experienced a problem installing Ubuntu on a particular computer. Ubuntu’s Ubiquity Installer was not detecting my SATA hard drive, although sudo fdisk -l found the drive just fine, and the drive also …
Persistent Linux – What is it? After looking through some of the tutorials offered on Pen Drive Linux, you may be wondering what Persistent Linux means. So in the following segment, I will cover my understanding of persistence in relation …
How to Resize casper-rw images. TopoResize is a Free Image Resizing Tool originally written by Chris Semler. Initially created to resize images containing an ext2 or ext3 file system within Windows, such as those found in Colinux. You can use …
Accessing Linux files from Windows. The following process covers methods that can be used to read a Linux ext2 or ext3 partition from Windows. This is useful when you have files on your Linux system you want to share with …
How do I clear terminal history? Can I remove command line history or delete typed commands from the terminal? Is it possible to search and view terminal history? These are just a few questions new Linux users commonly ask.
Access NTFS from Linux. How to Mount and use Windows files stored on an NTFS partition from Linux. The following tutorial explains how to gain access to a Windows NTFS partition using Linux. Reading or accessing NTFS partitions in Linux …
This step by step tutorial explains how a user can install Beryl on Ubuntu Edgy. Beryl is a fork of the Compiz desktop window manager. It is an openGL accelerated desktop that allows the Linux user to attain awesome breathtaking …
This tutorial explains how to fix the Ubuntu Boot to Ram or “toram” feature that was broken in Ubuntu 7.04. Boot to Ram will enable a user to copy the entire Ubuntu live environment to system ram and run the …
The following tutorial explains how to fix the Compiz Ubuntu Desktop Effects missing titlebar problem. If you’ve been toying around with Ubuntu 7.04 and have enabled Desktop Effects “Compiz”, you might notice that the titlebar or window decorations have disappeared. …
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The following is a quick reference list of some useful Ubuntu Linux Shell Commands along with a short description of common usage. There are more, but this basic list was created to help familiarize the newly introduced Ubuntu user who …
What is the default root password in Linux? Most Live Linux distributions are created without a root password. Before installation, the root account is inactive. This is particularly true with Debian and Ubuntu based Live distributions. In most cases, having …
How to easily add a context menu item that enables a Linux user to open files as the root user or administrator when browsing their file system using nautilus. This feature allows the user to navigate their file system and …
The following tutorial covers the process of making Totem Media Player play encrypted DVD’s. This tutorial assumes that your using Debian Linux or a distro based purely on Debian. It will allow you to have your own Debian DVD portable …
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The following tutorial covers the process of changing the default Debian Menu Icon to a custom Icon and in addition change the Debian Menu name. This is for those of us that prefer to use a pure Debian Linux Operating …
The following tutorial covers the process of installing ipw3945 drivers in Debian. Enabling you to get your Intel® PRO Wireless 3945ABG Wireless network card working in Debian. The Intel® PRO Wireless 3945ABG network cards are commonly used in various laptops …
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Installing Compiz in Debian is a relatively simple process. What is Compiz? Compiz is an advanced compositing window manager that uses 3D Graphics acceleration to produce neat graphical desktop effects. Originally succeeded by Beryl (a fork of Compiz), Berl has …
