Create a USB bootable Ubuntu – Install Ubuntu on your USB device / Pen drive

May 24th, 2010 by Giridhar | No Comments | Filed in Howtos, Linux

Every one knows that Linux is much secure than Windows and most of the distros are free to use. But still what is holding you back from using Linux. Yes I heard that, It is difficult to install on your local PC or laptop and also you don’t want to throw away your current Operating system. Fair enough, so what about if some one give you preinstalled Linux distribution which can sit on your USB drive and boot from there. No need to change anything on your PC or laptop so it is very safe and straight forward. (more…)

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Install and Run Safari 4 on Ubuntu Linux using Wine

February 25th, 2010 by Giridhar | No Comments | Filed in Linux

Safari is the well known browser which is default in MAC OS X, they have a version for Windows. But still there is no Linux flavors available. Here is the hack to run Safari browser on your Ubuntu installation. (more…)

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Install Mozilla Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu 9.10

February 3rd, 2010 by Giridhar | No Comments | Filed in Linux

Install Mozilla Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu 9.10
mozila firefox logoMozila Firefox 3.6 is released with improved speed and one click persona support. I am explaining  how I installed Mozilla on my Ubuntu 9.10. I downloaded latest mozilla firefox for linux and stored at a location on my home folder called ‘dload’. This would be a seperate installation and your old version of Firefox will be still available, but latest version is set as default. Also it will retain your old setting. (more…)

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What is SET UID , handling permissions in Unix explained

November 20th, 2009 by Giridhar | No Comments | Filed in Linux

linux-penguinAccess control in Unix is based on user IDs. SetUID is one of the Unix concept which is poorly documented and largely misunderstood.Here it is explained with a simple example. If you understood the concept consider subscribing to my RSS feed. For more Linux/Unix tips click here (more…)

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Alternative for chkconfig in Ubuntu – sysv-rc-conf – enable or disable services at startup

August 31st, 2009 by Giridhar | 1 Comment | Filed in Linux

ubuntu logoAlternative for chkconfig in Ubuntu – sysv-rc-conf – enable or disable services at startup (more…)

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15 steps to configure samba on Ubuntu

August 27th, 2009 by Giridhar | 4 Comments | Filed in Linux

15 steps to configure samba on Ubuntu (more…)

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Excluding directories and files while taring in Solaris

August 10th, 2009 by Giridhar | No Comments | Filed in Linux

Excluding directories and files while taring in Solaris

I need to tar every thing in /home/ excluding /home/logs , this is how I does on solaris (more…)

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How to login without password using putty- Private key / Public authentication – ssh

July 13th, 2009 by Giridhar | 2 Comments | Filed in Linux

How to login without password using putty- Private key / Public authentication – ssh

linux-penguinThis is how I setup a password less authentication using putty to one of the unix/linux box.
I am assuming that you are trying to login from a windows box using the ssh tool ‘putty’ to a Unix/Linux box. (more…)

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15 free operating system (OS) and the download links | Operating system reviewed

April 21st, 2009 by Giridhar | 3 Comments | Filed in Linux, Reviews

15 operating system reviewedIf there are any friends who thinks that Windows and Linux are the only Operating systems available. Here is a list of free operating systems available on internet with the links. Don’t be surprised to see the huge list of Operating sytem @ wikipedia.
If you are new to the term Operating System, then have a look at How stuff works. (more…)

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What is umask and how is umask set | all about umask

April 16th, 2009 by Giridhar | 5 Comments | Filed in Linux

what is umask and how is it setwhat is umask (unix)

umask is nothing but user file-creation mask, which will decide the file permission for a newly created file in Unix.
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