This is a quick how-to on installing Windows 7, Server 2008/R2, Windows 8 and Server 2010 using a USB flash drive. The reason I do this is because of the speed and not having to use, or be bothered with burning a DVD. I will give you the steps I have taken along with some of […]
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Ubuntu: My day-to-day Linux commands
And now a bit of the day-to-day Linux commands I use in Ubuntu ls -l This the most common command that all *nix users use to show the file(s) in list format. rm -rf <filename(s)> To delete a file, use this command. Be careful, no retrieval will help you to get your file. /etc/init.d/networking restart I […]
Windows/Mac/Linux: Video chat app Skype released updates today for its Windows, Mac, and Linux versions, each with its own new improvements and bug fixes. Download the new version now Improvements made to Skype 5.10 for Windows: Select and pin your favorite contacts Facebook and Skype contacts combined into one Contacts list Easier to understand premium […]
I recorded a mp4 video file and I would like to strip away the audio because i just don’t need it. Using ffmpeg in ubuntu made this task a very simple one. Simply run the following command: ffmpeg -i file-in.mp4 -vcodec copy -an file-out.mp4 As you see, a very quick helpful solution.
Yes! I forgot my password to a fresh install of Ubuntu. Thankfully I can recover using the following steps: 1. Turn your computer on. 2. Press ESC at the GRUB prompt. 3. Press e for edit. 4. Highlight the line that begins “kernel ………”, press e 5. Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash […]
There is something out there and if you follow the white rabbit you might just find something, even if it isn’t what you were orginaly looking for. With that I offer you the blue pill to some Ubuntu terminal fun. The program name is cmatrix. What a fitting name because what the terminal program does is scroll matrix code text […]