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From (This article was originally published in Ubuntu Forums but was removed there. Ubuntuguide feels that knowledge about these risks is more important than any misguided attempts to "protect the public" by hiding their potential dangers or protect the (K)Ubuntu/Linux image. The original article has therefore been re-created (and subsequently edited) here.) ATTENTION: It is worthwhile to have some basic awareness about malicious commands in Linux. It is also worthwhile to always enable a Kubuntu screensaver or Ubuntu screensaver with a password so that a casual passerby is not able to maliciously execute one of these commands from your keyboard while you are away from your computer. When in doubt as to the safety of a recommended procedure or command, it is best to verify the command's function from several sources, such as from readily available documentation on Linux commands (e.g. manpages). Here are some common examples of dangerous commands that should raise a red flag. rm -r In Perl

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8 Useful and Interesting Bash Prompts Many people don’t think of their command prompt as a particularly useful thing, or even pay it much attention. To me, this is a bit of a shame, as a useful prompt can change the way you use the command line. Well I’ve scoured the Interwebs looking for the best, most useful, or sometimes most amusing bash prompts. Here, in no particular order, are the ones I’d be most likely to use on my computers. Note – to use any of these prompts, you can copy & paste the “PS1=” line directly into your terminal. To make the change permanent, paste the line to the end of your ~/.bashrc file. 1. This prompt is probably the most amusing one on the list, but remains useful. Example: Code: 2.Change color on bad command Here’s one of my favorites. 3. If you’re the type who wants to pack your prompt full of information, then here’s the one for you. 4. There’s nothing particularly fancy about this prompt, other than the good use of color to separate the different pieces of information. 5. Code: 6. 7. 8.

30 Modern Free Futuristic Fonts Futuristic fonts best for those who have to have something new and ultra-modern. Everybody use serif, sans-serif, grunge and Gothic fonts in projects but futuristic fonts can add innovative sensation to your design. Today we have collected 30 free futuristic fonts for your future projects. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Related posts: 20 Best Free Cyrillic Fonts for Non-English Typography 15 Modern Bold Slab-Serif Fonts for Graphic Designers 20 High-Quality Free Casual Script Fonts 45 Great Free Fonts Having Commercial Use License 20 Hand Picked Tremendous Modern Gothic Fonts 25 Free Elegant Thin Sans Serif Fonts 24 Superb Free Fresh Fonts for Graphic Designers 30 Hand Picked Free Attractive Serif Fonts

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The 50 Best Registry Hacks that Make Windows Better We’re big fans of hacking the Windows Registry around here, and we’ve got one of the biggest collections of registry hacks you’ll find. Don’t believe us? Here’s a list of the top 50 registry hacks that we’ve covered. It’s important to note that you should never hack the registry if you don’t know what you’re doing, because your computer will light on fire and some squirrels may be injured. Prevent Windows Update from Forcibly Rebooting Your Computer We’ve all been at our computer when the Windows Update dialog pops up and tells us to reboot our computer. There’s a couple of ways that we can disable this behavior, however. Prevent Windows Update from Forcibly Rebooting Your Computer How to Clean Up Your Messy Windows Context Menu One of the most irritating things about Windows is the context menu clutter that you have to deal with once you install a bunch of applications. How to Clean Up Your Messy Windows Context Menu Stop Windows Update from Hijacking the Sleep/Shutdown Button

Custom Toolbar Buttons Maker Knowing that installing a huge amount of buttons is not exactly everyone's preference, here is a simple way of making a version of it that has just what you want; thus, keeping the file size as small as possible. Just tick the check boxes, hit Submit, and you have a customized version of Toolbar Buttons for your very own. The extensions generated here no longer match the latest version of Toolbar Buttons. That will be fixed soonish. Using Toolbar Buttons version 0.6.0.8 released Aug 26th 2009. Toolbar Buttons should not be installed at the same time as an extension created here.

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