Consistent ethernet device names in Verne
2011/12/13
Fedora now supports consistent device names across the network with bios device names for the ethernet devices. If you upgraded your earlier version of Fedora then you may need to go to root access to …
rpmorphan – deborphan for the rpm based distros.
2011/12/07
<td> <div class="bash codecolorer"> <span class="kw2">sudo</span> <span class="kw2">yum install</span> rpmorphan …
Backup of files in the directory.
2011/12/01
I was working on some scripts and the changes that I was making in the scripts was very dynamic, which I did want to keep backing up in the version control system. But for the peace of my mind, I …
Linux hardware details.
2011/11/28
Here is one of the scripts that I found on the net while searching for something … Note the URL for the script in the Description.
quadkonsole – multiple consoles to make your life easier
2011/11/21
First lets install quadkonsole: yum install quadkonsole Now, to launch the quadkonsole, just type quadkonsole in the run box (appears with Alt+F2). You will by default see 4 console windows in single …
Free, But Not Full-Featured
2011/11/18
http://www.linuxworld.com/reviews/2010/111710-photo-editor-free-but-not.html Photo! Editor: Free, But Not Full-Featured This free photo editor produces nice images easily, but can’t print or share. By …
Add ssh key to remote host
2011/11/15
Image via Wikipedia […] If you are working on recent versions of the *nix OS like Fedora or Ubuntu then you would know about the commad ssh-copy-id. But if you land up using one of the older …
mplayer – find all the installed codes for audio and video
2011/11/09
Image via Wikipedia […] Some time back, I was trying to find out all the codecs that are installed for my mplayer. These could be the ones that came with mplayer or the ones that I downloaded …
g flag in :s useless in vim
2011/11/05
Some time back there was a post on vim_use list about the “/g” flag for the search and replace functionality of the vim. And the response of “Tim Chase” on the same was very elaborate and interesting. …
using `!#$’ to referance backward-word
2011/11/03
Image by jeffalldridge via Flickr […] Here is something that I found on the commandlinefu cp /work/host/phone/ui/main.cpp !#$:s/host/target Ah well…its very interesting and very useful. Some …
Quickly install most of the things that you need on Fedora.
2011/10/30
http://sourceforge.net/projects/easylife-linux/
gnome-tweak-tool gets a fantastic new Font Selector window
2011/10/27
Here is the quick look at how the Font Selector looks like now. And its not just for the gnome-tweak-tool, its for all the places for font selection. I really loved it. So intuitive to use and …