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How to connect Mobile Broadband in the ubuntu linux

On September 16, 2012

I have Reliance Netconnect + Broadband and I tried to connect internet in my ubuntu linux box. First I tried to connect it by using the Network Connection manager but I failed in it. So I tried with wvdial package to connect with Internet. Wvdial is a point-to-point protocol and it dials the modem and [...]

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Easy method to update bootloader in linux

On September 16, 2012

Recently I had an issue with my linux box bootloader. I had install Windows 7, Fedora and Ubuntu in my machine. After the installations over I restart my machine and found that there was no fedora entry in the bootloader of ubuntu. Ubuntu failed to update the fedora linux grub in my case. So I [...]

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How to install Skype on ubuntu linux

On August 4, 2012

Skype is used to make calls between PC, mobiles and other communication devices. Skype software is free to use but the software is proprietary product. So it is not avail in the ubuntu default repository. In order to use Skype in your ubuntu linux, you need to add third party repository. Skype is avail in Canonical [...]

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How to change the Apache HTTP port number

On August 3, 2012

The default apache HTTP Listen port number is 80. If you want to change this port, you need to edit the httpd.conf file. If you have installed apache http server from source code, then the default installation path is /usr /local/apache2 or if you have installed it  using repository then the apache configuration file httpd.conf is [...]

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Glipper , Parcellite – Best clipboard utilities for linux

On April 10, 2012

Sometimes we feel unhappy to copy and paste the contents repeatedly. Clipboard utilities helps you to get rid from this task. Its very useful to the users those who are using terminal and text editors,  especially the power users ( Linux/Unix Administrators ) of linux.  The clipboard utilities allows you to store all the copied [...]

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How to mount iso image in linux

On March 20, 2012

Mounting an iso image is very simple and this simple tutorials explains you how to mount an iso image under a directory in linux. An ISO image is an archive file of an optical disc. ISO images can be created from compact disc , certain collection of files and directories by using ISO image creating [...]

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How to change hostname in linux

On March 18, 2012

This guide explains you how to change your hostname on your linux machine. How to change hostname in Redhat / CentOS / Fedora / RHEL I would like to set “client52.linuxinternetworks.com”  as a hostname name for my client host and 192.168.1.52 is my private ip address.  We need to edit some configuration files in order [...]

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How to install skype on ubuntu 11.10 / 11.04 / 10.10 / 10.04

On January 23, 2012

Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Go Applications → Ubuntu Software Center → Search “ Skype” [...]

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Ubuntu Software updates notifier

On January 23, 2012

GNU/Linux and other open source software releases their updates frequently and it is not possible to monitor all those updates and install all the required updates at every time. It is an unpleasant task to check the updates for certain package regularly. Due to these reasons we may miss some important updates of certain software. To [...]

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How to enable ubuntu software updates automatically

On January 23, 2012

Installation of software updates are very important in every operating system. We can either configure the installation of package updates manually or automatically in ubuntu linux. This article explains you how to enable the installation of software package updates automatically in ubuntu linux operating system. Open your terminal and run the update sudo apt-get update [...]

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