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How to open a tar file in Unix or Linux
2007-10-12 23:57:00 A lot of the downloadable Linux or Unix files found on the internet are compressed using a tar or tar.gz compression format. So, knowing how to open or untar these compressed files becomes very important. In the following examples, we will explain how to untar both popular formats and how to extract the contents ... More About: Open , File
How to make Totem Media Player play encrypted DVD's
2007-10-09 17:34:00 The following tutorial covers the process of making Totem Media Play er play encrypted DVD's.This tutorial assumes that your using Debian Linux or a distro based purely on Debian. It will work on our pendrivelinux version allowing you to have your own pendrivelinux portable media center. If your getting error messages like the following, this ... More About: Player , Make
How to Upgrade from Etch to Lenny
2007-10-06 19:15:00 How do I upgrade from Debian Etch to Lenny? The other day, one of our subscribers had asked us just that. Upgrading to a newer version of Debian is actually relatively simple and for the most part, can be done in very short time with just a few quick steps. So if you have Debian ...
How to add a user to the sudoers list
2007-10-06 02:09:00 How to add a user to the sudoers list? Beleive it or not, this is a fairly common question and in all reality the answer is quite simple. Adding a user to the sudoers list on a fully installed Linux system such as Debian is only possible via the command visudo. User s in the ... More About: List
USB Simply MEPIS install
2007-10-05 22:55:00 The following USB Simply MEPIS installation tutorial was created per the request of Jason Frothingham. He couldn't fathom why we didn't list a USB install tutorial for the ever so popular MEPIS Linux. Well Jason, here it is. In the following tutorial we cover how to install, boot and run MEPIS from a USB ... More About: Mepis
How to open files as root via a right click
2007-10-02 17:49:00 The following tutorial explains how to add a context menu item that enables a Linux user to open files as the root user when browsing their file system using nautilus. This script feature allows the user to navigate their file system and open or edit any file or directory as the root user of ... More About: Open , Click , Files , Root
USB Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon install
2007-09-28 10:06:00 USB Ubuntu 7.10 install from Linux: This tutorial enables you to install, boot and run Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon ) from USB. In addition to installing Ubuntu to a USB device and then booting Ubuntu from USB, this tutorial will enable you to automatically save your changes and settings back to the stick and further ...
Making Ubuntu 7.10 - Casper Persistent
2007-09-27 21:46:00 Making a casper persistent Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon): With the coming release of Ubuntu 7.10 code named "Gutsy Gibbon", most of the portable linux community is likely going to want to run Ubuntu Gutsy from CD, USB or emulated using Qemu. So it only makes sense that, at the very least, we should ... More About: Makin , Tent , Casper
USB Ubuntu 7.04 persistent install for Linux users
2007-09-22 05:29:00 USB Ubuntu 7.04 install from Linux This tutorial enables you to install, boot and run Ubuntu Linux 7.04 from USB "and save your changes back to the stick". When booting Ubuntu in persistent mode, it uses a "casper-rw" partition to save your changes back to the drive, restoring them on each boot. The tutorial ... More About: Users , Tent
USB Ubuntu 7.04 persistent install
2007-09-22 04:47:00 USB Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn install This tutorial explains how to install, boot and run Ubuntu 7.04 from a USB flash thumb drive using Windows, the Ubuntu Linux CD and a new custom FIXED initrd.gz to correct the persistent feature that was previously broken with the original 7.04 release. Upon completion of this tutorial, the ... More About: Tent
USB Gentoo 2007.0 install
2007-09-21 21:00:00 In the following USB Gent oo tutorial will cover how to install, boot and run Gentoo 2007.0 from a USB device using Windows. Gentoo is a popular Linux version named after the Gentoo Penguin. Gentoo was originally created by Daniel Robbins with a goal to create a smaller portable Linux distribution that only included required ...
How to make Ubuntu 7.04 Casper Persistent
2007-09-20 18:17:00 Making a casper persistent Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn): Since the initial release of Ubuntu 7.04, much of the portable linux community has been eager to run Ubuntu 7.04 persistently from a USB device or emulated using Qemu. It only makes sense that we should be able to save and restore settings changes via a persistent ... More About: Make , Tent , Casper
Portable Qemu Persistent Pendrivelinux
2007-09-19 18:28:00 The following tutorial allows a user to boot and run the Portable USB Pendrivelinux compilation (based on Debian) directly from a folder on a portable USB device, external hard drive, internal hard drive, Ipod, etc… All without ever restarting your Windows computer. In addition, the user can install new programs, make changes and ... More About: Tent
Accessing a Linux Ext2 or Ext3 partiton from Windows
2007-09-19 04:34:00 How to access a Linux ext2 or ext3 partition from Windows . Do you have files on your Linux system you would like to share with Windows? This is especially useful if you dual boot Windows and Linux on your machine. Maybe you have some mp3's, Video's, Favorites, e-Mail and more you would like to have ...
Mounting a Windows XP NTFS partition in Linux
2007-09-19 04:11:00 How can I access my Windows XP NTFS partition from Linux ? The following tutorial explains how to gain access to a Windows NTFS partition using Linux. Reading or accessing NTFS partitions in Linux is important for many reasons. Some users repair Windows Operating environments using Linux, while others use a dual boot operating environment ... More About: Partition , Windows Xp , Mount
Run a Live Linux CD from within Windows
2007-09-18 15:03:00 Normally, the tutorials featured here pertain to running Linux from a USB flash pen drive or other portable USB device. However, this tutorial explains how to run that Live Linux CD/DVD you might have sitting around from within Windows . The advantages are two fold. You can run Linux on top of Windows from ...
Testing your system for USB boot compatibility
2007-09-17 22:20:00 The following tutorial will enable a user to check if a computer system can boot from a USB device and ultimately determine if the computer can boot a Linux version from USB. In addition to testing your PC for USB Linux boot capability, the "Memtest86" system memory diagnostics program that is included, allows the user ... More About: System , Testing , Compatibility , Boot , Stem
Restoring Your USB Key partition to it?s original state
2007-07-19 21:36:00 After having tooled around with a USB Linux version using your multi partitioned flash pen drive, you might find it necessary to revert it back to a single fat partition (restore the flash pen drive to it’s original state) that can again be read by all computers. For those working from Linux this ... More About: Original , State , Partition , Origin
Creating a bootable USB Ophcrack
2007-06-12 16:38:00 Ophcrack is an open source Windows password cracking utility that uses rainbow tables to find passwords. It can be run from Windows, Linux or Live CD. The following tutorial explains how to install and boot Ophcrack from a portable USB device. Since the Live CD version (running from a SLAX core) is already ... More About: Creating , Eating , Boot
Ubuntu for mobile devices
2007-06-07 20:11:00 Scheduled for launch in October 2007, Canonical Ltd. has recently said that they plan to provide a Ubuntu version for mobile internet devices. This includes Ubuntu Mobi le and Embedded editions. It won’t be long before we are all using Linux in one way or another. The following information has been quoted directly from here ... More About: Devices , Vice
Pendrivelinux installation from CD
2007-06-07 01:53:00 The following tutorial will enable a user to install USB Pen Drive Linux to a flash pen drive via a customized basic Debian Linux Live CD. This installation method is especially convenient for those who may currently be running Windows on their computer and or do not have easy access to a Linux PC to ... More About: Alla
Create Your Own Live Linux CD or USB distribution
2007-05-31 19:39:00 Creating your own custom Live Linux CD or USB distribution is not complicated. However, there are many different approaches depending mainly on which Linux base you decide to use. Many popular Linux distro’s such as Knoppix, Ubuntu and DSL are based on Debian so for the following tutorial, we are going to focus on ... More About: Distribution , Tribu , Create
VGA Boot modes to set screen resolution
2007-05-24 20:17:00 A simple way to set your screen resolution and color depth for most Live Linux distro’s is via the use of the vga=parameter boot option. For example at boot you might type: Live vga=795. This would set your system to boot using the Live label with a screen resolution to 24bit 1280X1024. Here ... More About: Screen , Boot , Solution , Cree , Resolution
USB Pendrivelinux install from Linux
2007-05-16 16:35:00 The pendrivelinux team has put together a USB Pen Drive Linux package based purely on Debian Linux. The USB Linux package is currently available in .img format. Installation is simple and just requires copying the .img to a USB device and then creating a live-rw partition if you wish to store your changes. We think ...
How to clear the terminal command history
2007-05-15 22:44:00 Clearing typed commands from terminal history: By default, up to the last 500 command lines a user types in the terminal window are saved into a hidden .bash_history file. The previously typed commands can be readily accessed by using the up and down arrow keys. This makes it easy to retrieve and reuse your ... More About: Terminal , History , Clear , Hist , Comm
What is the default root password?
2007-05-14 23:47:00 Setting the default root password: Some Live Linux distributions are created without a root password by default (the root account is inactive). This is particularly true with Debian based distro’s like Ubuntu. Setting a root password can allow us to access some essential tools such as the synaptic installer. In most cases, having no root password is ... More About: Password , Pass , Fault , Sword , Root
How to find your Linux Kernel Version
2007-05-14 23:09:00 Checking your Linux Kernel Version : Once your up and running with your favorite Linux distribution, you might find the need to install additional software packages or drivers. Some of these software applications or drivers can be specific to a Linux Kernel version in which case you will need to find this information. Find ing the Kernel Version, Release information and Operating ... More About: Sion
Recommended USB Linux flash drives
2007-04-25 17:28:00 Recommended USB flash drives for portable Linux installation: Recently, we have been testing many different USB flash devices, commonly referred to as flash drives, pen drives, thumb drives and memory sticks for Linux and BIOS booting compatibility. We have come to the conclusion that there are some drives that work great with the USB ... More About: Flash , Flash drives , Comm , Lash
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn has arrived
2007-04-19 17:06:00 Canonical Ltd announced the official release of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn this morning. It’s considered a secure and feature rich alternative to Windows. Including the Linux 2.6.20 kernel and the GNOME 2.18 desktop environment. Some feature highlites of the Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Linux desktop edition are as follows: More About: Arri
Qemu Persistent SLAX Linux tutorial
More articles from this author:2007-04-02 22:36:00 The following process enables you to bring SLAX with you on a portable USB device and then proceed to run SLAX from a Windows client PC without rebooting. In addition, your personal settings and changes are automatically saved back to the stick and restored at boot. This is accomplished using Qemu emulation software in conjunction ... More About: Linux , Tutorial , Tori , Rial , Slax 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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