gui tools

How do I check the ram size from my Redhat Linux desktop system using command line and GUI tools?

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What the differences between a Linux or UNIX software update and an upgrade? How do I perform the both?

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I‘m an extreme newbie to the Linux world, but any time I try to get play files according to a playlist file using mplayer command line it turns up this error:

$ mplayer playlist.m3u
MPlayer SVN-r1.0~rc3+svn20090426-4.4.3 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing playlist.m3u.
Cache fill: 0.00% (44 bytes)

Exiting… (End of file)

How do I fix this and play music without using GUI tools?

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UNIX Disk Usage Command Examples

by Vivek Gite on August 31, 2010 · 9 comments

How do I find out disk usage under UNIX operating systems using GUI, CLI and Perl / shell programs?

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I have installed FreeBSD 8.x on my Laptop with Windows 7 in dual boot mode. But I’m unable to connect to the LAN or Internet using Atheros AR8132 card. How do I configure this card under FreeBSD?

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Apple OS X: Open .Rar File / Extract rar

by Vivek Gite on May 18, 2010 · 1 comment

I know how to open .rar file under Linux, but how do you open .rar file under Apple OS X UNIX using command line and GUI tools options?

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Q. I’m new to Linux and installed CentOS on my Laptop. How do I create a file from bash prompt without using GUI tools? A. Linux / UNIX offer many command line tools and text editors for creating text files. You can use vi or JOE text editor. It is a terminal-based text editor for [...]

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