tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248599612011-11-27T15:25:58.113-08:00A Resource for New and Intermediate Linux UsersCeri Shawhttps://profiles.google.com/108201496676646216371noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24859961.post-84876244497414984872008-08-13T16:10:00.000-07:002008-08-13T16:47:44.360-07:00

(Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin ) or How I Learned to Love The Command Line "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again." Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism Firstly let me say that I am a keen supporter of the 'Ubuntification' ( see footnote ) of Linux. I use

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Navigation and Morels, cd, mkdir, touch, catgeditIn Part 1 of this series we looked at the wide range of commands available in the Linux Terminal. Now its time to use some of them. Of course we will not be exploring their complete capabilities. For that you will need to consult the relevant 'man' pages but we will be looking at a small subset of commands and exploring basic usage. Let us suppose

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Opening The Terminal For The First timeMany people coming to Linux for the first time are wary of the command line. It has a fearsome reputation It is supposed to be difficult and hard to grasp. In fact it is a language which you can learn if you choose to, gradually increasing your vocabulary and mastery of the syntax at whatever pace you find comfortable. Of course you do not need to learn it

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(Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin) Extend Your Context Menu With Nautilus-ActionsIn a recent post I extolled the virtues of the command line. Today I want to suggest a tip for avoiding GUI tedium. I know that many people argue that the 'average user' is comforted by uniformity in the appearance of the desktop apps that he/she uses. We are all supposed to prefer using ONE app for the same task

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(Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin)A recurring theme in the endless series of "Is Linux Ready for the Desktop?" articles is the proposition that using the Bash shell is too complex for the average user. The underlying assumption being that the "average user" is only capable of clicking buttons in a GUI and will be confused beyond all hope of recall if he/she has to type a couple of syllables in

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(Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin)Access Controls With ACL and EicielTraditionally Unix-based systems have dealt with the issue of sharing access to files and folders by tweaking group permissions. As the numbers of new Linux adopters grows in the wake of the Dell and Walmart initiatives perhaps it is time to publicize a more intuitive ( and GUI based ) option. Linux is designed from the

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(Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin)An Experiment With 'Code to Text' RatiosI have only recently begun to initiate myself into the mysteries of Search Engine Optimization. We all know that Inbound Links from highly ranked sites are the main determinants of Page Rank. Keywords continue to play a role with some of the minor search engines. I have been told that all but 'Teoma' and 'AllTheWeb'

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(Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin )Of the many tools which can be used to create and manipulate PDF files on a Linux system pdftk is probably the most powerful and useful. It can:- Merge PDF Documents Split PDF Pages into a New DocumentRotate PDF Pages or Documents Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required) Encrypt Output as Desired Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data or XFDF Data and/or

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( Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin )Get the Script here.This is the latest in a series of articles designed to encourage people to make their own apps on Linux. It is hoped that either:-a) The script will be useful to someone as it stands, or:- b) The code can be cannibalized and put to better use by anyone wishing to experiment and customize.The script makes use of a few simple functions

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( Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin )Script here Recursive text substitution in multiple files is not a task that the average end user is called upon to perform very often. But lets suppose that you have a couple of web sites either with a hosting company or on your own server. Let us suppose further, that you want to change the mailto link address on every page on your site. Not a problem if

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Here at the 'Jolly Penguin' we love to embed stuff. What blogger doesn't? Easy access to free quality content is a dream come true. In the past the mighty 'Google' has led the way in this department:- YouTube, Spreadsheet entries via Forms (see earlier post) but today we want to sing the praises of Scribd.Basically Scribd is a site where you can upload, publish and share your documents. They

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(Reproduced from The Furtive Penguin)Putting Cron To Use On The Desktop Cron can be very intimidating for new Linux users. It can only be used from the command line and for some unfathomable reason most Linux distributions insist on opening users crontabs with a command line editor.... sometimes nano, sometimes vi. Either one requires an hour long tutorial in order to achieve basic competence.

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'Unicize' Your Ubuntu Box NowReprinted from Furtivepenguin.net A recent' Global Announcement' in the Ubuntu Forums has no doubt given many people cause for concern. The announcement entitled ' ATTENTION ALL USERS: Malicious Commands ' notes that there has been an increase in the number of malicious commands masquerading as friendly advice to new users being posted in the forums. There are an

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Six Commands To Run Daily on A Linux Server To Monitor Performance and Security Having acquainted themselves with Linux on the Desktop many people have opted to run an internet or home intranet server on their distribution of choice. Running a home server on a LAMP stack can seem an intimidating prospect. Installation from disk is easy enough and there are a wide range of distro's to choose from

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OK so some of them are a little older than that but it's still a fine collection:-Error MessagesLinux and Vista error messages compared and contrasted.Penguin AttackPenguin assaults Windows 2OOO box with large hammer.Linux Kernel Swear CountVital statistical resource.Why Linux will not displace WindowsAn expert speaks! Running Windows Viruses With WineA golden oldie worth revisiting.

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I was recently advised by a successful webmaster on a usenet group that kittens are better than porn for increasing traffic to your site. So.... here without any further ado we proudly present our very own gratuitous cat pic in a blatant attempt to increaase traffic. The cat in question was caught avidly studying an O'Reilly Guide to Linux Server Security. She would not reveal her ultimate

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