I have to keep explaining this to newbies – this should be a FAQ, you may want to write it up on pkill9 if it’s not already there, The difference between su and su – Joe
25
Feb
24
Feb
How to get Linux to recognize your mp3 player
Posted by Wayno Published in Audio, Music, Skill Level: EasyThis is a question I see repeatedly on #ubuntu (irc.freenode.net) The answer is simple, yet complex. Most mp3 players are setup to use Windows Media Transport Protocol (MTP). That works great if you use Windows. But how do you get it to work with Linux? The easy way is to change the usb mode on […]
21
Feb
getting df (display free) info that is easy to read
Posted by Wayno Published in Skill Level: Easy, Uncategorizedthis is pretty simple. (from actionparsnip on #ubuntu (freenode)) if you enter: df -h you will get something that looks like: $ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 50G 20G 27G 43% / none 934M 240K 933M 1% /dev none 940M 716K 940M 1% /dev/shm none 940M 260K 940M 1% /var/run […]
17
Feb
Easy way to install java runtime enviorment (jre) in Debian
Posted by Wayno Published in debian, java, Skill Level: EasyAgain playing with Debian Squeeze (v 6.0). There’s no java goodness by default. I looked around a lot of places, that had me doing some crazy things. Here’s all you need to get the jre (java runtime environment) for Debian. Note: This assumes you have a Mozilla Class Browser (like Firefox) previously installed. sudo apt-get […]
17
Feb
I am playing with Debian Squeeze (V6) and ran into issues with sudo. Okay on Ubuntu, you use sudo a lot, and don’t drop into root. Here’s an easy fix! (don’t have to mess with /etc/sudoers) 1. Become root. nwayno@Homer:~$ su root Password: 2. Go to the /etc/ directory cd /etc 3. Backup the current […]
7
Feb
First look at Debian Squeeze
Posted by Wayno Published in debian, loni, Skill Level: Advanced, Skill Level: MediumFirst look at Debian Squeeze Like many of you in the Ubuntu community, I am concerned over the direction Ubuntu is going, especially with the Unity Interface. With the release of Debian 6.0 (Squeeze), I thought I’d take it out for a test drive. Debian is NOT recommended if you are a Linux Noob. Sure […]
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