Archive for the ‘ Linux ’ Category

How to disable creation of some_file~ files

  • March 2nd, 2007
  • Posted in Linux

Something that’s been bugging me for a wee while… Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor / -> apps -> gedit-2 -> preferences -> editor -> save -> create_backup_copy (Unchecked)[ READ MORE ]

Installing Trac on Dreamhost

  • November 8th, 2006
  • Posted in Linux

Assumptions This guide was made primarily to help DreamHost customers setup Trac. However, the setup is generic enough, that with only little modification, this guide can be applied to any shared-hosting setup running the Apache webserver. To work, you will need access to shell, and have basic understanding of text editing in shell. Dreamhost provides [ READ MORE ]

Drop-Down Menus

  • June 6th, 2006
  • Posted in Linux

I’ve came across a very graceful css / javascript to implement Vertical & Horizontal Drop-Down Menus by Nick Rigby. (Had it for ages, just don’t want to loose it!!!) Drop-Down Menus, Horizontal Style: Pt 3 Compatibility This menu has been fully Tested using the following browsers: Windows Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 5.5 Internet Explorer [ READ MORE ]

Refresh Font Cache

  • May 6th, 2006
  • Posted in Linux

Refresh Ubuntu’s font cache sudo fc-cache -f -v[ READ MORE ]

Disable Suspend & Hibernation in Ubuntu

  • January 1st, 1970
  • Posted in Linux

For longest time now I’ve been wanting to know how to disable this but never actually got round to finding out… Installing Ubuntu on my sisters laptop has forced my hand… Quite frankly I don’t like them, if it’s using power it’s not saving power. SWITCHED OFF is the best power saving you can get! [ READ MORE ]

Override GTK Theme

  • January 1st, 1970
  • Posted in Linux

If it can be done in windows (WindowBlinds) in surely can be done in Linux.  Of course you can, only after a 10 min Google search did I come across exactly what I was looking for, here. Override what ever theme your running for another on an application basis. Create a file called, ‘cleartheme’ chmod [ READ MORE ]

List of *nix Commands

  • January 1st, 1970
  • Posted in Linux

! …………. repeats commandsalias  …….. this allows the user view the current aliasescal ……….. shows a calendarcat ……….. concatenates and  prints a filecd ………… changes directorieschmod ……… changes the permission on a filechown ……… changes the individual ownership of a filecmp ……….. compairs two filescomm ………. compares two sorted files line by linecp ………… copies [ READ MORE ]

HOWTO: Change GTK Themes and icons for root applications

  • January 1st, 1970
  • Posted in Linux

sudo ln -s /home/<insert your username here>/.themes /root/.themessudo ln -s /home/<insert your username here>/.icons /root/.iconssudo ln -s /home/<insert your username here>/.fonts /root/.fonts Source[ READ MORE ]

HOWTO Convert carriage returns between UNIX and DOS on Debian

  • January 1st, 1970
  • Posted in Linux

The convert carriage returns between UNIX- and DOS-kind of CR, use the tools dos2unix and unix2dos from the sysutils package. Usage is really simple: $ dos2unix filename or $ unix2dos filename where filename is the name of the file to convert. To convert a hierarchy of files starting from current directory: $ find . -type [ READ MORE ]

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