Install rpm packages in Ubuntu

Open the terminal window from accessories sudo apt-get install alien Use the following command to install your rpm file sudo alien -i name_of_rpm_file.rpm You can also convert rpm file to deb filesudo alien -k name_of_rpm_file.rpm for install deb file usesudo dpkg -i name_of_created_deb_file.deb ...

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Sending sms from google

You can now send SMS text messages to anyone in your Gmail address book right from the Gmail website. Go to your Gmail Labs settings and enable the “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” feature. The facility is currently available only for US phone numbers.You can send (and receive) text messages via the embedded chat in Gmail website but not from the standalone Google Talk client. Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Messenger and AOL AIM service have had the SMS messaging feature for quite some time now....

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TOP 10 DOS COMMANDS

Below is a listing of the top 10 MS-DOS commands most commonly used and that you will most likely use during a normal DOS session. 1. cd 2. dir 3. copy 4. del 5. edit 6. move 7. ren (rename) 8. deltree 9. cls 10. for...

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An A-Z Index of the Windows XP command line

ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file ARP Address Resolution Protocol~ ASSOC Change file extension associations ASSOCIAT One step file association AT Schedule a command to run at a later time ATTRIB Change file attributesb BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC infoc CACLS Change file permissions~ CALL Call one batch program from another~ CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session...

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How to shut down ur system at a specific time

U may be very much familiar with the option in your television such as on timer and off timer. What is the main advantage of that?If u r watching a cricket match during the night and start sleeping infront of the TVafter some time… Simply u r wasting the power… There comes the off timer to help you…If u set the off time in the timer the TV automatically shuts down when the specified time arrives. Similarly there is an option in windows to do the same purpose. you can do it easily with the “at”...

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Some Nokia tricks : (java based phones only)

Here i am going to share some of the tips that had worked well for my Nokia 5200 mobile phone.I think it may be applicable to your phone also if it is a Nokia phone running on Java Operating System. Hiding a folder in your phone without any 3rd party software.. What u have to do is just rename the folder that u want to hide such that it’s name ends with .otb Example : name —> name.otbU can not perfectly hide the folder with this tweak. The folder that is...

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