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The Linux Kernel Part 1 This is the first of a three part tutorial that provides an introduction to Linux Kernel compilation. 2. The Linux Kernel Part 2. UNIXhelp for users. Practical Unix. Course Description A practical introduction to using the Unix operating system with a focus on Linux command line skills.

Practical Unix

Topics include: grep and regular expressions, ZSH, Vim and Emacs, basic and advanced GDB features, permissions, working with the file system, revision control, Unix utilities, environment customization, and using Python for shell scripts. Topics may be added, given sufficient interest. Fullnews. How to Compile Linux Kernel from Source to Build Custom Kernel. Linux kernel is the life force of all Linux family of operating systems including Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora.

How to Compile Linux Kernel from Source to Build Custom Kernel

For most part, you don’t need to compile the kernel, as it is installed by default when you install the OS. Also, when there is a critical update done to the kernel, you can use yum, or apt-get to update the kernel on your Linux system. Fullnews. BBC Attacks the Open Web, GNU/Linux in Danger. The Web is one of the most dramatic demonstrations of the power of openness, alongside free software, which not coincidentally runs most of it and the rest of the Internet.

BBC Attacks the Open Web, GNU/Linux in Danger

At the heart of that openness lies HTML, a completely open way of sharing information. So what would be a really stupid thing you could do to try to throttle that openness and innovation? Why, yes: adding DRM to HTML so that you can lock down Web page elements: This proposal extends HTMLMediaElement providing APIs to control playback of protected content. The API supports use cases ranging from simple clear key decryption to high value video (given an appropriate user agent implementation). What free software should everyone have? : AskReddit. What's your favourite free game/software that you think everybody should know about? : AskReddit. Untitled. Java. Linux. i3 - improved tiling wm. Linux. Superb Linux command line tools and tricks for Linux geeks. I have gathered some of the best and most widely used linux command line tools and tricks from all over the web and from my recent Linux System Programming training from Cisco conducted by one of the best teachers I have ever had in quite some time, Mr.

Superb Linux command line tools and tricks for Linux geeks

Chandrashekar Babu. I use all or most of these commands at work and home frequently. Hope you find it useful and most importantly mind-boggling, fun and interesting, something that will keep you occupied over a long and boring weekend:) 5 Great Linux Commercials. Linux is NOT Windows. In the following article, I refer to the GNU/Linux OS and various Free & Open-Source Software (FOSS) projects under the catch-all name of "Linux".

Linux is NOT Windows

It scans better. If you've been pointed at this page, then the chances are you're a relatively new Linux user who's having some problems making the switch from Windows to Linux. This causes many problems for many people, hence this article was written. Many individual issues arise from this single problem, so the page is broken down into multiple problem areas.

Problem #1: Linux isn't exactly the same as Windows. Best linux distributions. Browse Like Bond: Use Any Computer Without Leaving a Trace with Tails. Combine Multiple ISO Files To Burn A Single Bootable ISO Image. There are hundreds of Live CDs available on the Internet these days free of cost.

Combine Multiple ISO Files To Burn A Single Bootable ISO Image

Many of them are indispensable for a variety of purposes. I consistently find use of one or the other. You can have GParted for partitioning, Backtrack for Pen Testing, System Rescue CD as a rescue CD, CloneZilla to clone your hard disk, DBN to completely wipe off data of your hard drive and then there are hundreds of Linux distributions that you can find as a bootable CDs. Full Circle Magazine. Linux Kernel in a Nutshell. SCSweeps comments on I've tinkered in Ubuntu before but it's the primary OS on the netbook I've ordered. Where can I learn the basics and beyond? Bash Shortcuts For Maximum Productivity. It may or may not surprise you to know that the bash shell has a very rich array of convenient shortcuts that can make your life, working with the command line, a whole lot easier.

Bash Shortcuts For Maximum Productivity

This ability to edit the command line using shortcuts is provided by the GNU Readline library. This library is used by many other *nix application besides bash, so learning some of these shortcuts will not only allow you to zip around bash commands with absurd ease :), but can also make you more proficient in using a variety of other *nix applications that use Readline. I don’t want to get into Readline too deeply so I’ll just mention one more thing. By default Readline uses emacs key bindings, although it can be configured to use the vi editing mode, I however prefer to learn the default behavior of most applications (I find it makes my life easier not having to constantly customize stuff). Command Editing Shortcuts Command Recall Shortcuts Command Control Shortcuts Bash Bang (!) !! Image by djhsilver Related. Alias Man Page. Create an alias, aliases allow a string to be substituted for a word when it is used as the first word of a simple command.

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Syntax alias [-p] [name[=value] ...] unalias [-a] [ ... ] Key -p Print the current values -a Remove All aliases If arguments are supplied, an alias is defined for each name whose value is given. If no value is given, alias will print the current value of the alias. Without arguments or with the -p option, alias prints the list of aliases on the standard output in a form that allows them to be reused as input. The value cannot contain any positional parameters ($1 etc), if you need to do that use a shell function instead. Linux News and Information. Clonezilla - About. SystemRescueCd. The Home of the Fedora Remix Done Right. Free windows. Home - Haze OS. LinuxBBQ - Roast your own! The Incredible Guide to NEW Ubuntu Karmic Koala [PDF]

DOWNLOAD Lion, King of the OS Jungle: Your Ultimate Guide. This free Mac OS X Lion Guide from MakeUseOf outlines all the new features of Lion, and how to use them.

DOWNLOAD Lion, King of the OS Jungle: Your Ultimate Guide

Lion. The king of the big cats. Every new version of Mac OS X has had its own name. Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, and now Lion. Deliberate or not, calling this version of OS X the king of the big cats brings along some big connotations. So, what does this ultimate version bring to the table? Table of Contents §1 – Introduction §2 – Getting Started With OS X Lion. Eli the Computer Guy. Firefox Tweak Guide. Author: Koroush Ghazi Last Modified: May 2016 Printable Version: Printing Guides Introduction.