Archive for January, 2007

Backup and Restore Linux Partitions Using Partimage

Monday, January 22nd, 2007 Posted in How-Tos | No Comments »

Partition Image is a Linux/UNIX utility which saves partitions in many formats (see below) to an image file. The image file can be compressed in the GZIP/BZIP2 formats to save ... Read more..

Create and Manage Virtual Machines Using VirtualBox in Ubuntu

Monday, January 22nd, 2007 Posted in How-Tos | No Comments »

VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Full ... Read more..

Thanks Dave for replying ,but still problem is not solved

Friday, January 12th, 2007 Posted in Questions | No Comments »

Dear Dave, sreenath here.Thanks for replying for my query,but my lady luck is not with me,cause I am still facing the same ... Read more..

Disk ARchive (Backup and Restore) using dar and kdar(dar Frontend)

Friday, January 12th, 2007 Posted in How-Tos | No Comments »

Dar is a shell command that makes backup of a directory tree and files. Its features include splitting archives over several files, CDs, ZIPs, or floppies, compression, full or differential ... Read more..

Delete Qmail Server messages Queue

Friday, January 12th, 2007 Posted in How-Tos | No Comments »

qmail is a mail transfer agent that runs on Unix. It was more secure replacement for the popular Sendmail program. The author offered a $500 prize for the first person ... Read more..

Query from a new kubuntu linux user

Friday, January 12th, 2007 Posted in Questions | No Comments »

Respected, Advance linux users.My name is Sreenath Nair.My problem is that i had recently installed kubuntu 6.06 LTS.I was very happy ... Read more..

up and …running?

Friday, January 5th, 2007 Posted in Fedora Core | No Comments »

Well, I'm up and running with Fedora Core 6. So "var" I'm liking it. I'm liking it better than my Desktop Ubuntu. I'm really seeing the dif. However due to ... Read more..

Fedora Core 6

Thursday, January 4th, 2007 Posted in Installation | No Comments »

I've now got a laptop (Compaq/HP nx9010) with Fedora Core 6 installed. One of the updates killed it every time I tried to apply the update. The update was GNOME-Python2-Package. ... Read more..

Blogging From Ubuntu Using Drivel

Thursday, January 4th, 2007 Posted in Desktop, Ubuntu | No Comments »

Drivel is a GNOME client for working with online journals, also known as weblogs or simply blogs. It retains a simple and elegant design while providing many powerful features. Read Full ... Read more..

Change your Network card MAC ( Media Access Control) address Using macchanger

Thursday, January 4th, 2007 Posted in How-Tos, Networking | No Comments »

Media Access Control address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. In IEEE 802 networks, the Data Link Control (DLC) layer of the OSI Reference Model ... Read more..

Why do you think the Fedora Legacy project is shutting down long-term Fedora Linux support?

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007 Posted in Fedora Core | No Comments »

Why do you think the Fedora Legacy project is shutting down long-term Fedora Linux support? - Lack of contributions from outside programmers 0% Lack of funding 0% Red Hat extending ... Read more..

Time to read…

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 Posted in Ubuntu | No Comments »

Reading is very important when it comes to learning for me. I have a test box on my desk at work, for my linux break fix testing, and I'm learning ... Read more..