How to install traditional language fonts in Ubuntu

The multi-language support by operating systems offer a way to type in and read contents of the even traditional languages. Yet there are still some problems persist when you need to install new fonts in your traditional languages. The main problem causes when you visit a website which is in traditional language. Most probably the browser will display junk characters which are unreadable. Here is a how to about installing traditional languages in your Ubuntu machine. 1. First download the font...

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I'm Feeling Lucky in Google

The I'm Feeling Lucky button seen on google's home page is a feature that leads directly to the top-ranked page corresponding to your search keyword. You can avoid the search results page in cases you know the top-rated pages corresponding to your search. For example, you may need to go twitter's home, you only need to do is: type twitter in google's search box and then press the I' feeling lucky button. Then google will automatically redirect to www.twitter.com instead of showing the search results. Adventures...

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How to wipeout your hard disk perfectly in Ubuntu

Here is a command shread which can be used to in bash terminal of Ubuntu to wipeout your harddisk completely without leaving any chances for further recovery. Please dont try it unless otherwise you dont have no other use with your current system... $ shread -v -n 1 -z /dev/hda Options -f, --force change permissions to allow writing if necessary -n, --iterations=N Overwrite N times instead of the default (25) -s, --size=N shred this many bytes (suffixes...

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Orkut affected by Bom Sabado: next threat to social networkng

After the problems that hit the twitter last week, google's social networking website Orkut being hit hard by the “Bom Sabado” javascript worm, which infected users with scraps containing “Bom Sabado”. The word "Bom Sabado" means "Good Saturday" in Portuguese, which is also the official language of Brazil, one of the last remaining Orkut bastions in the world. The worm seems to be posting scraps with the text "Bom Sabado" and also adding affected users to new Orkut groups which is having explicit...

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How to assign an IP address in Ubuntu using command line

Computers may be assiged a static IP address or assigned one dynamically. Typically servers and institutions will use a static IP which will not change each time u get connected. Workstation will use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for IP address assignment. It is more easily to find a system if the IP address does not change and is static. Use the Command Line:     /sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.10.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.10.255     ...

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IP Configuration in Ubuntu

Here is a howto about the configuring ip using networking related files in Ubuntu / Debian systems. File: /etc/network/interfaces     This file contains network interface configuration information  for the ifup and ifdown commands. This is where you configure how your system is connected to the network. Three important Interfaces are:        # lo: Loopback interface (it is an internal            ...

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How to install finch in Ubuntu 10.04

Finch is a text/console-based, modular instant messaging client capable of using AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, and SIMPLE all at once. Terminal acts as the GUI for the finch... And you might fell in love with it only if you are comfortable with the bash terminal also... Installing finch in Ubuntu 10.04 take the gnome terminal and type in as follows : $ sudo apt-get install finch You can install it also using the Synaptic Package...

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C program to fork a new process

Here is a C program to create suboprocess from the current process using fork() system call in Unix. It also identifies and checks both the parent and child process using the process ids... #include <unistd.h> #include<stdio.h> #include<fcntl.h> #include<sys/stat.h> #include<string.h> #include<dirent.h> int main () {   int flag,flag2;   int pid,ppid;   printf("\nHello Worldn");   flag = fork();   printf("\nflag :%d",flag);   if(flag...

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C Program to check the filetype in Unix

Here is a C program that can be used to check the filetype of a specified file... It can check and output weather the file is regular/device/block/fifo file...    #include<stdio.h>                                    #include<string.h>                                             ...

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C Program to show the contents of a directory

This is a C program to show directory contents in a Unix machine #include<stdio.h>#include<fcntl.h>#include<sys/stat.h>#include<string.h>#include<dirent.h>            main(){    struct dirent *p;    char a[50];    printf("\nEnter the directory ---------------->: \n");    scanf("%s",a);    DIR *f=opendir(a);    printf("\n---------------directory...

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How to solve problems in loading Compiz in Ubuntu

The remastered version of the Ubuntu linux with Compiz preinstalled on it might have some working problems on some machines... I have to face the same situation in some of my friends machines with AMD motherboard, when  I  tried to install a version of the Ubuntu which is remastered using an Intel PC. Here is a simple solution through which i have solved this problem to an extend. 1. Click on the Compiz Fusion Icon from Applications >    System Tools 2. Right click on...

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How to install NetBeans IDE 6.9.1 in Ubuntu 10.04

How to install java runtime environment in Ubuntu NetBeans IDE is an open-source, fast and feature full tool for developing Java software. It runs on any operating system where a Java Virtual Machine is available. NetBeans helps to develop java applications and projects with ease and good user friendly environment. Here is the right mechanism to install NetBeans IDE in Ubuntu. You should have to install a Java Virtual Machine in the computer before installing NetBeans. Install Java Runtime Environment...

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How to connect Idea gprs without Nokia PC suite in Windows

There is no need of a software like Nokia pc suite for accessing internet on the Windows machine if you have a modem on your mobile phone. This post describes about connecting to internet with a nokia phone with modem on your computer Connect the mobile to the computer using bluetooth or data cable from the phone. Select Nokia mode on the phone if connection is made through the data cable. Pair the phone with the bluetooth of the computer if the connection is via bluetooth.   On Mobile...

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Remote login using SSH and copying files from remote machines

copy files remotely over internt SSH stands for “secure shell” and its a program and protocol also. Through SSH you can  use the applications that are available in a remote computer on internet even if you don't have it in local machine. Only requirement is a working internet connection and an account in the remote machine.  The OpenSSH program suite, developed by the OpenBSD project, offers a free SSH facility with everything necessary to use encrypted connections on different operating...

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Links: the browser for the terminal

Links is powerful text WWW browser with tables and frames. It runs in linux terminal providing a faster access to internet especially on slow connection. Its completely text based, so that you cant use it  as a complete replacement for usual browsers since terminal can not display images. Also since text based it can be a used for faster acces of internet when you are using mobile internet.    Installing links in Ubuntu Take the terminal and type in as follows  $ sudo...

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