Add ssh key to remote host

2011-11-15 3 min read bash Learning Linux Solaris
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 versions like Solaris or something where the command is not present, then probably you need a simpler solution to this. One of the simplest solution is with a lot of assumtions, simply copy the id_rsa file to remote server and hope it works. Continue reading

using `!#$’ to referance backward-word

2011-11-03 1 min read bash Linux
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 explanation: !# – means the current command (similar to !! being the last command) $ – represents the last parameter :s – is used for substitution. Related articles CommandLineFu: Amazing Collection Of Command Line Gems [Linux & Mac] (makeuseof.com) Oh, the Iron-y (ftalphaville.ft.com)

Quickly install most of the things that you need on Fedora.

2011-10-30 1 min read Fedora
easyLife is a user friendly program that installs packages on Fedora as well as adjustments most users want. It makes new users’ experience easy and fun, providing the means to set the OS up quickly and painless. This app does not really require any more introduction. http://sourceforge.net/projects/easylife-linux/ [][1]Easy Linux for Fedora Related articles How To Install Ailurus 10.05 On Fedora | HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials (amit-agarwal.co.in) Fedora 16: Linux home for lost Ubuntu GNOMEs (go. Continue reading

gnome-tweak-tool gets a fantastic new Font Selector window

2011-10-27 1 min read Fedora
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 amazingly good to look. This is what a good design and thinking can do. Kudos to Gnome team for coming up with this. [][1]Font Selector for Verne Related articles Cum instalam interfata Gnome 3 in Linux Ubuntu 11. Continue reading

Fedora 16 screenshot with conky and bmpaenl2

2011-10-21 1 min read Fedora
For all those who used to keep complaining about the bottom panel of Gnome which used to show a list of windows, you can get it back with bmpanel2 (there are lot of other options too, but this one is light.). You can have themes for the panel also. And the best part about using gnome-shell is that I always getting a feeling that I now have more space on the Desktop. Continue reading

Cont: Get yourself some more conkyrc files.

2011-10-12 1 min read bash Learning Linux
Last time we got ourselves some conkyrc files from the ubuntu forums. But that scripts gets the files only from the First page of the thread. Lets extend this further and get the script to get all the conkyrc files. There are some 1048 pages in the thread, I am showing pages 1 to 3 but you can change 3 to whatever number you want 🙂 count=0 for i in {1. Continue reading

Get yourself some conkyrc files.

2011-10-05 2 min read Fedora Linux
If you are looking for some nice conkyrc files, then you can head over to : Ubuntu Forums In this thread you can see some very nice conkyrc files with screenshots. You can browse through the thread and get the one that you like. But if you are like me and would like to download all of them to see the features and commands in each of them then you would need to copy each of these files and paste them separately. Continue reading
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