Insert a comment on command line for reminder

2009-12-05 1 min read Bash Linux

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Insert a comment on command line for reminder

$ ls -alh #mycomment

Comments can be used directly on the command line so I can save in the history a brief description of what command does.

* View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites * View all commands by vgagliardi

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by David Winterbottom (codeinthehole.com)

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Happy Diwali wishes

2009-12-01 1 min read Linux

All the BEST and my best wishes for Diwali to all my readers.

<img title="Diwali Wishes" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/diwali-fireworks-cc-sumith-meher.jpg" alt="Diwali Wishes" width="800" height="799" />

<img title="Diwali Celebrations" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/windowslivewriteramazingbangaloreasolaceinpictures-a3b8diwali21.png" alt="Diwali Celebrations" width="640" height="382" />

Sorry about the delay in the wishes.. was held up with one of my 250GB HDD crashing..

Linux Installation Guide

2009-11-25 1 min read Linux

Paradise for Linux Installation Guides on laptops is <a href="http://tuxmobil.org/mylaptops.html" target="_blank">here. Can you imagine that this tuxmobile page hosts around 8,000 guides on Linux Installation on Laptops. I assume that this will be probably the biggest list on single page for Linux installation. The page lists various hardwares of laptop where you can install linux and how to install it.

So what are you waiting for … got a laptop, see if yours is listed here.

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Some good and nice open source books worth downloading.

2009-11-22 1 min read Learning Linux

There is a nice article <a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4491" target="_blank">here b<span class="byline">by Alastair Otter. He has given links to different Books that are worth reading.  These include:

<span class="byline">1)<a href="http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517984/" target="_blank"> http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517984/

<span class="byline">2) <a href="http://en.flossmanuals.net/DigitalFoundations" target="_blank">http://en.flossmanuals.net/DigitalFoundations

<span class="byline">3) <a href="http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Tutorials/Animation/BSoD/Character_Animation" target="_blank">http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Tutorials/Animation/BSoD/Character_Animation

<span class="byline">4) <a href="ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/debian/pool/non-free/r/rutebook/" target="_blank">ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/debian/pool/non-free/r/rutebook/

<span class="byline">to name a few, along with others. Its worth reading the article. While you are at it don&#8217;t forget the gems known as comments.

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feh – versatile image viewer works from command line too.

2009-11-21 2 min read Fedora Linux

To install :

sudo yum install feh

From the info for the feh package:

feh – versatile image viewer works from command line too
premier image file handling library. feh has many features,
from simple single file viewing, to multiple file modes using
a slideshow or multiple windows. feh supports the creation of
montages as index prints with many user-configurable options.

One of the reasons, I install feh as one of the first packages on any installation is the reason that it can open multiple images like in stack. To make things even more simpler I create a alias like this:

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5 Sites To Find Free Alternatives To Popular Software

2009-11-21 1 min read Linux Uncategorized

And sometimes there are software you find irksome and think things could have been better. In any case, I always like to try out a few alternative software choices before I settle with any particular application mainly for two reasons: One, you would never know how good or bad the one you are using is until you try some alternatives and two: a bit of choice and competition can only be for the good of us users! Your motivation might be different: perhaps you want to find a free software that does the same task as the paid software you are using or maybe your favorite Windows application is not available on Mac or Linux.

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