Why and How to Use Ring Instead of Skype on Linux | The source for Linux information I'm fed up with the word "alternative." There, I said it. When you use alternative to refer to an open source application, you are sure to get on my wick. "Linux is an alternative to Windows," "GIMP is an alternative to Photoshop," "LibreOffice is an alternative to Microsoft Office," and so on. The word “alternative” gives a subtle connotation of inferiority to the thing it’s describing. It suggests it’s what we have to make do with, because for Linux there's nothing better. It is like when you say Ring is an alternative to Skype. Installing Installing Ring is pretty straightforward on many Linux distros. On the likes of Debian and Ubuntu, you add a repository, update, and install using APT. sudo sh -c "echo 'deb ring main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ring-nightly-man.list"sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys A295D773307D25A33AE72F2F64CD5FA175348F84 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ring-gnome Likewise for Fedora: Placing a Call
Wikiversity Geek Sheet: A Tweaker’s Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux Editor's note: this post was originally published in July of 2008. It's been updated with current information. Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Right now, the cost of using 2.5" SATA SSDs as exclusive primary storage devices is rather high. For the most part, they've been relegated to executive-class ultra power-miserly and ultra-thin notebooks like the Macbook Air and other high-end business class notebooks running on Windows. At their $2 per GB price point, unless you are really rolling in cash, you probably don't want to be stuffing these with anything less than mission-critical data. Also See: MagicFab SSD Checklist (Ubuntu.com) Tweak #1: If your system motherboard uses a disk caching bus, change the BIOS setting from "Write Through" to "Write Back". [root@techbroiler ~]# hdparm -W1 /dev/sda
How to Install and Configure Conky | The source for Linux information At first blush, Conky is a system monitor that will display pertinent information on your desktop. When you peel past the top layer, you will see Conky is actually much more than that. Not only can Conky display information about your CPU, memory, swap, disk space, temperature, top, upload, download, system messages… it can display things like world time, calendars, email notifications, weather, battery status… the list goes on and on. Conky works in conjunction with themes. I will show you how to install Conky and then how to make use of one of the many themes to configure Conky to suit your needs. Installation Because we’re working with a Ubuntu-based distribution, the installation of Conky couldn’t be easier. Adding a Theme Naturally, you’re not going to want to stick with that generic out-of-the-box theme. To install the qlocktwo-conky theme, you need to follow these instructions: With the .conkyrc file in place, run Conky with the command conky. Configuring Conky Get GUI Conky Rocks
Laboratorio de innovacion democratica Intel Linux Graphics This Project Provides: OpenGL ES specification compliant 3D Graphics driver binary, source code The Value of the Mobile Graphics Project Desktop-Quality 3D Graphics on Mobile Linux* Devices comes from the Intel Open Source Technology Center, providing the first open source driver certified by the Khronos Group under the OpenGL ES 3D Graphics 3.0 specification. The driver enables desktop-like visuals for people that rely on mobile devices for gaming, entertainment, medicine, energy or design. Who It’s For This project is application and system developers working on mobile devices as well as consumers looking for the latest graphics driver. Project Specifics This is an open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification - a system for rendering interactive 3D graphics. Intel Mobile Graphics ties into several other open-source projects: the Direct Rendering Infrastructure and X.org to provide OpenGL support to users of X on Linux, FreeBSD and other operating systems. About Intel Involvement
10 Linux Distributions and Their Targeted Users As a free and open-source operating system, Linux has spawned several distributions over time, spreading its wings to encompass a large community of users. From desktop/home users to Enterprise environments, Linux has ensured that each category has something to be happy about. This guide highlights 10 Linux distributions and aims to shed light on who their targeted users are. 1. Debian Debian is renowned for being a mother to popular Linux distributions such as Deepin, Ubuntu, and Mint which have provided solid performance, stability, and unparalleled user experience. Note that Debian 10.5 does not constitute a new version of Debian Buster and is only an update of Buster with the latest updates and added software applications. The Debian project provides over 59,000 software packages and supports a wide range of PCs with each release encompassing a broader array of system architectures. The unstable distro is the active development phase of Debian. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Conclusion
La Ciencia por Gusto Linux / Unix: Test Internet Connection Speed From Console Over SSH Command Line – nixCraft I have recently rented a dedicated server for my hobby projects and learning CentOS Linux server. I was informed that I am connected to the 100M/s port. How do I test my Internet connection download speed from the console over the ssh session without using HTML5 or Adobe flash/Java applets based websites? How do I test my upload speed from the console? [a] wget – Retrieves files from the web (download speed test). [b] wput – A tiny wget-like ftp-client for uploading files (upload speed test). [c] axel – Another light download accelerator. [d] iperf – Perform network throughput tests. Installation You can use the following yum command to install lftp and iperf under RHEL / CentOS / Fedora Linux: # yum install lftp iperf OR use the following apt-get command under Debian or Ubuntu Linux: $ sudo apt-get install lftp iperf Step #1: Find out download url You need a large size file to test download speed. Step #2: Use lftp command to test download speed The syntax is: Sample outputs:
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AUSJAL :: Menú Superior Linux Commands for Beginning Server Administrators - www.reallylinux.com Allows you to change the timestamp on a file. Most common use: touch filename Using the basic touch command, as above, will simply force the current date and time upon the specified file. This is helpful, but not often used. However, another option that I've used in the past when administering servers, is to force a specific timestamp on a set of files in a directory. For instance, to force a specific date and time upon all files in a directory, type: touch * You can also force a specific date/time stamp using the -t option like this: touch -t200103041200.00 * The command above will change all files in the current directory to take on the new date of March 4th, 2001 at noon. The syntax follows this pattern: YYYYMMDDhhmm.ss YYYY represents the four digit year, then the two digit month, day, hour and minutes.
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