One of the most fundamental things you may want to do from the command line is to list the files in the current directory. That’s where the ls command comes in. ls stands for, you guessed it, list.
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If you’ve got a netbook, then you’re probably wishing you had a little more vertical room on your monitor. The default setup on GNOME includes two panels that take up valuable space at the top and bottom of your screen. Here’s a few tips to free up some space on your GNOME Desktop layout.
Continue reading Space Saving Tips for Your GNOME DesktopThe beta version of Mozilla Firefox 3.5 is out and available for download. The process I’m going to show is to install the beta without removing your current installation. This is just a basic testing setup. If you want to do a true full install, follow the directions in the Ubuntu documentation. First off, download …
Continue reading Install the Firefox 3.5 Beta in LinuxSometimes you just need a DOS boot disk. Many motherboard manufacturers and computer companies only provide DOS based BIOS update utilities. A further challenge is that many computers no longer have floppy disk drives. The solution is to create a bootable USB drive that boots to FreeDOS. The beauty of this method is that you …
Continue reading Create a Bootable USB Drive with Ubuntu and FreeDOSIf you’ve recently updated your Ubuntu installation to version 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), then you’ve probably noticed that the update manager starts up automatically when there are updates available. The old behavior was to provide a notification icon in the system tray. If you prefer the new behavior, great. Leave things alone. If you would like …
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