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Aug
25

Ultimate List of Linux LiveCD

Linux LiveCD is really important to install a basic installation of Linux on a new system. Later you can download your required packages from the internet. This CD can help you to learn how to install Linux just in Seconds. A huge List is given as under:

Name

Live CD Size

Maximum Size Purpose Latest release
Ubuntu 699 4422

Desktop, OS Installation

2010.04
Slax 190 190

Desktop, OS Installation

2009.04
NimbleX 200 200 Desktop 2008.07
Puppy Linux 128 128 Desktop 2010.05
Damn Small Linux 48 48

Desktop, OS Installation

2008.11
BackTrack 1570 1570 Security 2010.01
Knoppix 689 3726

Desktop, OS Installation

2010.01
PCLinuxOS 299 685

Desktop, OS Installation

2010.04
SystemRescueCD 83 257 Rescue 2010.04
GParted LiveCD 117 117 System Administration 2010.03
Debian 140 724

Desktop, OS Installation, Rescue

2010.01
Gentoo 50 1815

OS Installation, Rescue

2009.1
Windows PE 60 900

OS Installation, Rescue

2009.01
dyne:bolic 444 444

Clustering, Desktop, Media Production

2007.12

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Aug
18

Easiest way to Reissue A Command From History In Linux

Linux command line is the best way to utilize the operating system according to your needs by using powerful and easy commands. History command is really great way to see the issued commands in a list. This can help to investigate any problem occurred due to wrong command issued. How to use history command is very simple. Issue the under given command to see a list:

history

Output of history command is given as under:

  493  exit
  494  clear
  495  show run
  496  exit
  497  clear
  498  history
  499  weather -c Alexandria -i KLCH
  500  exit
  501  clear
  502  history

With every command there is a number that can be used to recall the command from the history with just a single special character given as under:

!493

The above command will call the 493rd command from the history and issue it on the command line.

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Aug
16

Happy Birthday Debian

Debian17 Debian was first announced on 16 August 1993 by Ian Murdock and till now it has 14 releases and more than 25000 packages. More information on debian history can found by visiting the link under given: Debian History. The latest stable release of Debian operating system is 5.0 and the team named it lenny. Its completely free and if you like to start using this really nice and marvelous operating system you can get a free copy today and follow the installation instructions to install it on your home or office PC. You can upgrade your previous by visiting the manual pages and if you need to get some help you can get it from the documentation without any problem.

One very important and big news for the professionals that the code for Debian 6.0 release has been frozen and I hope that new release will be available for installation soon. They release team named it squeeze to differentiate from other releases of Debian.

New features of upcoming release are given as under:

  • State of the art desktop environments, based on KDE 4.4.5, Gnome 2.30.0, LXDE 0.5.0, XFCE 4.6.2, X.org 7.5, OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 and many other applications.
  • Stable and current versions of common server software such as Apache 2.2.16, PHP 5.3.2, MySQL 5.1.48, PostgreSQL 8.4.4 and Samba 3.4.
  • Modern interpreters and compilers for all common languages such as Python 2.6 and 3.1, Perl 5.10, GHC 6.12 and GCC 4.4.
  • DKMS, a framework to generate Linux kernel modules whose sources do not reside in the Linux kernel source tree.
  • Dependency-based ordering of init scripts using insserv, allowing parallel execution to shorten the time needed to boot the system.

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Aug
16

Weather updates on Command line Debian Lenny

Command line is really fast and efficient to use in day to day life if you know how to use it. Today I found a very good package for debian lenny command line to watch the weather report. Weather-util is a command line utility to see the weather updates on your debian lenny command line where you just need to enter a very simple command to get the update weather on your screen.

This command-line utility is intended to provide quick access to current weather conditions and forecasts. Presently, it is capable of returning data for localities throughout the USA by retrieving and formatting decoded METARs (Meteorological Aerodrome Reports) from NOAA (the USA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and forecasts from NWS (the USA National Weather Service).

Help can be found from the manual pages written in very simple and clear English. commands are given as under to get the help:

man weather

The above command will give you a complete help with sample examples to get the weather updates on your command line.

How to Install weather-util on Debian Lenny?

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Jul
17

Ultimate List of Linux Books and tutorials

Linux resources can be found for free and easily on the internet but you have to search and find the appropriate one for you. I like to share a list of LINUX books and tutorials for you to get them easily on one place.

linux-Addison.Wesley.The.Art.Of.Unix.Programming.chm 1.5M
Sybex Linux Power Tools 2003.chm 12M
Sybex.Linux.Power.Tools.eBook-LiB.chm 12M
Sams.SUSE.Linux.10.Unleashed.Nov.2005.eBook-DDU.chm 19M
Red Hat Linux Bible – Fedora and Enterprise Edition.chm 14M
Prentice Hall – Linux Desk Reference, 2nd Edition.chm 1.1M
Prentice.Linux.On.The.Mainframe.eBook-LiB.chm 3.0M
Prentice.Hall.PTR.User.Mode.Linux.Apr.2006.chm 1.1M
Prentice.Hall.PTR.UNIX.to.Linux.Porting.A.Comprehensive.Reference.Apr.2006.chm 1.0M
Prentice.Hall.PTR.Self.Service.Linux.Mastering.the.Art.of.Problem.Determination.Sep.2005.chm 1.9M
Prentice.Hall.PTR.Linux.Quick.Fix.Notebook.Mar.2005.chm 2.8M
Prentice.Hall.PTR.Linux.Patch.Management.Keeping.Linux.Systems.Up.To.Date.Jan.2006.chm 6.2M
Prentice.Hall.Linux.for.Programmers.and.Users.Feb.2006.chm 3.6M
Oreilly.Linux.Server.Security.2nd.edition.Feb.2005.eBook-LiB.chm 2.1M
Oreilly,.Linux.Cookbook.(2004).DDU.chm 1.6M
OReilly.Understanding.the.Linux.Kernel.3rd.Edition.Nov.2005.HAPPY.NEW.YEAR.chm 2.8M
OReilly.SUSE.Linux.Jul.2006.chm 5.5M
OReilly.Running.Linux.5th.Edition.Dec.2005.chm 5.4M
OReilly.Linux.in.a.Nutshell.5th.Edition.Jul.2005.chm 1.4M
OReilly.Linux.Server.Hacks.Volume.Two.Dec.2005.chm 2.2M
OReilly.LPI.Linux.Certification.in.a.Nutshell.2nd.Edition.Jul.2006.chm 2.3M
OReilly – Linux In A Nutshell 4th Edition.chm 1.7M

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