‘bzip2’ is perhaps one of the most widely used file compression format in GNU/Linux. It compresses data well, runs fast…
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Recently, I ‘partially’ converted one of me friends to Ubuntu, and he is using Ubuntu alongside with Windows. After few…
When compared with the excellent and robust Ubuntu 12.04 LTS release (at least in my experience), though the current 12.10…
Different operating systems use different file systems. The GNU/Linux for instance, has a lot of file systems, but primarily relies…
Starting with Ubuntu 12.10, users can now install Ubuntu OS and its core files into an encrypted volume (partition) for…
In my experience, each time a new version of Ubuntu is released, for couple of days, the software repositories get…
By default, Ubuntu’s battery indicator does not show the remaining battery life as a percentage, instead it shows the remaining…
The network manager in Ubuntu has the ability to restore the last user saved settings of network hardware devices, upon…
Most Ubuntu users do not need an introduction to ‘indicator-cpufreq’. However, if you don’t know what that is, then ‘indicator-cpufreq’…
‘dstat’ is a very handy tool that generates system resources statistics of your computer. Like most other these type of…
‘Wake on LAN’ is a handy little feature that lets individuals like system administrators to turn-on a computer on their…
‘Camorama’ is a lightweight application that you can use to capture images using your Webcam device. However, its limited functionality…