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Download CentOS 6.1 CD / DVD ISO

CentOS Linux version 6.1 has been released and available for the download. It is a community-supported operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 6.1. CentOS Linux is considered...

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Linux: 20 Iptables Examples For New SysAdmins

Linux comes with a host based firewall called Netfilter. According to the official project site:netfilter is a set of hooks inside the Linux kernel that allows kernel modules to register callback...

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Linux / UNIX Desktop Fun: Let it Snow On Your Desktop

Feeling lonely this holiday season? Try Xsnow. This little app will let is snow on the desktop. Santa and his reindeer will complete your festive season feeling with moving snowflakes on your desktop,...

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FAQ Updates: Dec/22/2011

Our FAQ section is updated in last few days with new howto:Linux: Find Out What Partition a File Belongs ToLinux: Neighbour Table Overflow Error and SolutionLinux: Run fsck On LUKS (dm-crypt) Based...

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30 Best Sources For Linux / *BSD / Unix Documentation On the Web

Man pages are written by sys-admin and developers for IT techs, and are intended more as a reference than as a how to. Man pages are very useful for people who are already familiar with Linux, Unix,...

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Adobe Flash v11.2 and Above Will Only Be Available For Chrome Browser on Linux

Adobe announced that the Flash player for Linux will only be available for Google Chrome browser on Linux and has announced their plans to abandon future updates of Flash player for Linux. From the...

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Video: Who Writes Linux Kernel?

Linux kernel is the most prominent examples of free and open source software. The Linux kernel has received contributions from thousands of programmers and companies around the world. This...

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FAQ Updates: April/03/2012

Our FAQ section has been updated. Here are latest howtos:Linux / Unix: scp Copy All Hidden Dot FilesUnix / Linux: Find Information About The Process Including All Command Line ParametersCarry Private...

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HowTo: Wake Up Computers Using Linux Command [ Wake-on-LAN ( WOL ) ]

Wake-on-LAN (WOL) is an Ethernet networking standard that allows a server to be turned on by a network message. You need to send 'magic packets' to wake-on-lan enabled ethernet adapters and...

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Is My Mac Computer Infected With The Flashback Trojan?

The Flashback Trojan, is a trojan horse affecting personal computer systems running Apple Mac OS X. More than half a million Apple computers have been infected with the Flashback Trojan.

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20 Examples: Make Sure Unix / Linux Configuration Files Are Free From Syntax...

In Linux and UNIX in general, services are configured using various text files,in the /etc/ directory trees. A typical server system could have dozens of configuration files. It is important that you...

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Linus Torvalds Wins Millennium Technology Prize

The Millennium Technology Prize is the largest technology prize in the world and it is awarded once every two years by Technology Academy Finland. The Awarded is given for life-enhancing technological...

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FAQ Updates: May/03/2012

Our FAQ section has been updated. Here are latest howtos:Bash source Command: $0 Can Not Determine It’s Own LocationUnix / Linux: Display Color Man PagesLinux / Unix: Colored Man Pages With less...

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Create Custom URL Shortener For WordPress Based Blog In a Five Minutes

You can create URL redirection service for your blog within five minutes using nothing but web server's mod_redirect module. For example, when you type or share a url io9.in/t/5159 you will be...

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Linux debugfs Hack: Undelete Files

Undeletion means restoring files which have been deleted from Linux ext3 file system using rm command. Deleted files can be recovered on ext3 or ext4 file systems using the debugfs program. This quick...

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As the reader of this site you are our most important critic and commentator. I value your opinion and want to know what I'm doing right, what I could do better. Understanding your background and...

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8 Linux Commands: To Find Out Wireless Network Speed, Signal Strength And...

Linux operating systems comes with various set of tools allowing you to manipulate the Wireless Extensions and monitor wireless networks. This is a list of tools used for wireless network monitoring...

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Linux / FreeBSD: PDFCrack A Command Line Password Recovery Tool For PDF Files

I already written about howto remove a password from all PDF files under Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution in a batch mode. However, many user want a simple command to recover password from pdf...

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Download Of The Day: Firefox 13 – Linux / Windows / Mac OS X

Firefox version 13.0 has been released and available for download. Firefox 13.0 is the fastest and smartest web browser. You will see new tab and home page user interface. The Home Page now includes...

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30 Handy Bash Shell Aliases For Linux / Unix / Mac OS X

An alias is nothing but shortcut to commands. The alias command allows user to launch any command or group of commands (including options and filenames) by entering a single word. Use alias command to...

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