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Why would you suggest ubuntu over windows 7, despite the fact that it's free...?

Hi, Here is a simple shell script to check total CPU and Memory consumption by Linux Servers. #!/bin/bash echo "`date +"%D %T"` `ps aux | awk...

Hi, Here is a menu driven shell script. It can be a very handy tool to control number of services using one script. while : do clear ...

What's so great about it? I've installed it with the kde gui. Is it faster with less errors as opposed to windows operating systems? I'm a relatively...

Yahoo mail is introducing new terms and conditions which, by default, allow them to read your emails (including emails written to you by others)....

Afternoon, Thought I'd better introduce myself before I bombard you all with questions, ofcource I will use the search function first!. I have...

Greetings, I would like to introduce myself to this community because I have been able to learn much about linux and appreciate all the help this...

I wouldn't normally consider myself an "early adopter". In fact for a lot of modern technology, I'm a determined non-adopter. I don't have an ipod or...

Linux Mint Debian Edition is based on the testing branch of Debian, this gives a true rolling release with up to date software but on occasion an...

I shall be sorry to do so because this has been my favourite distro so far. But some packages are getting too big for me to build them. Firefox has...

hey, trying to learn linux on my old laptop and I'm having a rough time with the install. I used to use linux just because it was free, now i want...

Hello everyone, I'm liquidfractal and I'm a PhD student in Canada. Not so long ago I made the leap from a shared hosting account to my own VPS (my...

It has been a number of years since I recorded anything on my computer using a microphone. I have used wave in the past to do this. I recorded four...

Hi, this post is to inform the interested of a new distribution in the making project Vanillux! Here are some of the hightlights (more...

Here is a description of the latest botnet creator, TDL-4. It's a boot-sector virus which is said to be practically undetectable. It even has its own...

Hello Everybody I have been working four months with Linux servers. I am starting to learn it. I still have a lot to learn about Linux :-) ...

Yesterday I was reading an article in the Independent about how Android is exploding in the smartphone/tablet world. It didn't mention the word...

Using putty I created 5 files: main.cpp, employee.cpp, address.cpp, employee.h, and address.h I have a file that will invoke the make command, but...

I really think Linux is great. I know sometimes things get broken and it's frustrating, but many times that's just individual programs and packages....