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• How to compile program under Linux / UNIX / FreeBSD :

  Q. I’ve downloaded tar ball software but I don’t know how to compile the same? Can you provide the instructions for compiling a program?
  A. Many new users find it difficult to compiling programs in Linux. Usually following steps are involved:
  a] Download tar ball using wget
  b] Untar tar ball using tar command
  c] Compile program using [...]

• How to: Stop X.Org Server :

  Q. How do I start or stop X.Org from a command prompt?
  A. X.org is open-source implementation of the X11 system. It is an open source X11-based desktop infrastructure. Xorg provides an interface between your hardware and the graphical software you want to run. Besides that, Xorg is also fully network-aware, meaning you are able to [...]

• How to: Find the inode size of an ext2 / ext3 filesystem :

  Q. I need to find out inode size of my ext3 file system for recovery purpose. How can I find the inode size of an ext2/ext3 filesystem?
  A. You need to use tune2fs command, which allows the system administrator to adjust various tunable filesystem parameters on Linux ext2/ext3 filesystems.
  Find the inode size of the filesystem
  The -l [...]

• Linux / UNIX: Getting information about reboots and shutdowns :

  Q. I’d like to monitor my UNIX / Linux server reboot / shutdown usage. How do I get more information about reboot and shutdown command?
  A. There is a file called /var/log/wtmp. The pseudo user reboot logs in each time the system is rebooted. Thus last reboot will show a log of all [...]

• Ubuntu Linux: Upgrade Linux Kernel :

  Q. How do I upgrade my Linux kernel version under Ubuntu Linux 7.04 / 7.10?
  A. You can use any one of the following method:
  (a) Command Line Tools - apt-get
  (b) GUI tool
  apt-get command - Upgrade Linux Kernel
  Open terminal and type the following commands:
  $ sudo apt-get update
  Now search kernel version:
  $ apt-cache search kernel-image
  Now install kernel by [...]

• Ubuntu Linux download and install Skype Software :

  Q. How do I install skype software under Ubuntu / Debian Linux?
  A. Skype is proprietary software that allows you to make calls over the Internet using your computer. Skype uses decentralized peer-to-peer technologies, so your calls do not go through a central server, but through distributed servers and other users. It uses its own proprietary [...]

• How to use shutdown command under Ubuntu Linux :

  Q. I’ve just installed Ubuntu Linux on my computer. I’d like to know - how to shutdown Ubuntu box over ssh session?
  A. If you are not using GUI, you can run halt or shutdown command to powerdown box.
  shutdown command
  shutdown arranges for the system to be brought down in a safe way. All logged-in [...]

• Ubuntu Linux: Start / stop / restart OpenSSH / ssh server :

  Q. I need to provide remote access to my server. How do I start / stop ssh server under Ubuntu Linux 7.04 operating system?
  A. You need to run script /etc/init.d/ssh to stop / start / restart OpenSSH server.
  Start OpenSSH server
  Type the following command:
  $ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh start
  Stop OpenSSH server
  Type the following command:
  $ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh start
  Restart [...]

• OpenBSD Install MySQL Server :

  Q. How do I install and run MySQL version 5 database Server under OpenBSD UNIX operating system?
  A. OpenBSD has pkg_add command. It is used to install packages created with the pkg_create command. Selected packages containing pre-compiled applications from the /usr/ports tree can be found on the OpenBSD FTP site or on the official [...]

• Install Multimedia Codecs For Ubuntu Linux :

  Q. How do I install Multimedia Codecs for Ubuntu Linux? Can you suggest Multimedia Player for Ubuntu Linux?
  A. The best way to install Multimedia Codecs under Ubuntu Linux is use Automatix2 software. Please see previous FAQ Howto: Install Mplayer under Ubuntu Linux
  Quick installation: Automatix2
  $ wget http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feisty/main/binary-i386/automatix2_1.1-4.12-7.04feisty_i386.deb
  $ sudo dpkg -i automatix2_1.1-4.12-7.04feisty_i386.deb
  Now Automatix2 can be run from [...]

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