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What is /bin/dash? I noticed that the default system shell /bin/sh was changed to /bin/dash. Why was this change made?

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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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Kill Process In Ubuntu Linux

by Vivek Gite on December 7, 2010 · 2 comments

How can I kill a process using the bash command prompt? Do I always need to kill the process using PID?

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The NAT based connectivity is useful for easy deployments. However I want to use full bridging, where the guest is connected directly to the LAN. How do setup and share physical network with host and rest of the LAN under Linux?

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HowTo: Linux Install LibreOffice

by Vivek Gite on October 1, 2010 · 6 comments

How do I install newly released LibreOffice under Debian, Ubuntu or Fedora Linux?

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I get lots of e-bills (utility, telephone, Internet, mobile, cable and so on) in a PDF format for my small business and I need to forward those to my accountant. However, all PDFs files are password protected. I don’t want to share my account password with anyone to just open my bills. Evince is a PDF document viewer capable of displaying password protected files but it cannot remove the password. How do I remove a password from all PDFs under Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution in a batch mode?

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Linux Convert an MP3 File to WAV Format

by Vivek Gite on November 3, 2009 · 10 comments

How do I convert an MP3 file to WAV format under Linux using a shell prompt?

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