Fundraising for Linux Foundation.

2010-11-13 1 min read Uncategorized
All of us have been benefited by Linux in some way or other and this is due to all the work that is being done by so many organizations and people around the world. I would like to spare some time to tell you about my initiative to raise 100$ for Linux Foundation. Please visit my donation page or click donate on the widget in the bottom of the page. Continue reading

taskcoach – one of the best approach to manage your tasks

2010-10-22 1 min read Fedora Linux
Task coach is task planner with reminder, subtask and time tracking, simply put. More elaborate description : Task Coach is a simple open source todo manager to manage personal tasks and todo lists. It grew out of a frustration that well-known task managers, such as those provided with Outlook or Lotus Notes, do not provide facilities for composite tasks. Often, tasks and other things todo consist of several activities. Task Coach is designed to deal with composite tasks. Continue reading

Browser Conkeror – fast, versatile, easy and configurable

2010-10-20 2 min read Linux
Conkeror is a browser that uses XULRunner and is a highly configurable and programmable browser. Here is the description of the browser from the homepage: Conkeror is a keyboard-oriented, highly-customizable, highly-extensible web browser based on Mozilla XULRunner, written mainly in JavaScript, and inspired by exceptional software such as Emacs and vi. Conkeror features a sophisticated keyboard system, allowing users to run commands and interact with content in powerful and novel ways. Continue reading

Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat 10.10 Post Installation Guide

2010-10-12 1 min read Linux
Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat 10.10 Post Installation Guide ubuntu.jpgUbuntu 10.10 codenamed Maverick Meerkat is released. As you all know Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution since it aims on usability and ease of installation. The new version of Ubuntu comes with Gnome 2.32 and Linux kernel 2.6.35. Of course all software is updated with new versions. The installation has also become very easy and fast. The user has to do only a few clicks until he boots up to his new Ubuntu desktop. Continue reading

[Solved] Abbreviations not working in vim

2010-10-02 1 min read bash Learning Vim Tips
Today I found that abbreviations are not working in vim in my current login. I searched log of blog’s and sill did not find any solution so I decided to take the matters in my hand. To start with I disabled all the plugin’s by moving my plugin directory. This did not help me solve the issue, so the only other option left was to now disable the vimrc file completely. Continue reading

Fedora Linux – Display information about users currently logged on – whowatch

2010-09-04 2 min read Fedora
Here is description of program/utility to display the currently logged in user in a Linux box (tried on Fedora 13 Goddard): Whowatch is an interactive console utility that displays informations about the users currently logged on to the machine, in real time. Besides standard information (login, tty, host, user’s process) you can see type of login (ie. ssh, telnet). You can also see selected user’s processes tree or all system processes tree. Continue reading

PuTTY alternatives - AlternativeTo.net

2010-07-27 1 min read Uncategorized
I like PuTTY quite a bit but do not like the fact that it does not have any tab feature. So, if I am working on multiple machines then un-necessarily I will have too many windows open cluttering my desktop. So, here is the result of my quest to find the alternative: <a href="http://alternativeto.net/desktop/putty/">http://alternativeto.net/desktop/putty/<h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em;">Related articles by Zemanta <ul class="zemanta-article-ul"> <li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/2010/06/05/putty-ssh-without-password/">PuTTY ssh without password (amit-agarwal.co.in) <li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www. Continue reading
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