by SathiyaMoorthy on June 29, 2009
A while back we reviewed 15 practical find command examples (Part I). Find command can do lot more than just searching for files based on name.
In this article (Part 2), let us discuss 15 advanced examples of find command including — finding files based on the time it is accessed, modified or changed, finding files comparatively, performing operation on found files etc.,
Ramesh Natarajan: That is my sweet little daughter in that picture. She was very happy to spot the sea lion in the California Long Beach Aquarium.
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by Ramesh Natarajan on June 26, 2009
Question: How can I delete empty directory, directory with files and sub directories in Linux / Unix ? Also, how can I use an alias effectively for rm and rmdir command?
Answer: You can delete empty directory using rmdir command, or directory with content using rm command. Deletion can be done interactively, recursively, forcefully, or through alias. In this article, let us review 5 practical examples that shows how to delete the directories in Linux like systems.
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by Ramesh Natarajan on June 26, 2009
Question: How do I find out the major and minor number of my block device / partition / mount points / SAN disk / filesystem?
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by Ramesh Natarajan on June 24, 2009
Creating users in Linux or Unix system is a routine task for system administrators.
Sometimes you may create a single user with default configuration, or create a single user with custom configuration, or create several users at same time using some bulk user creation method.
In this article, let us review how to create Linux users in 4 different methods using useradd, adduser and newusers command with practical examples.
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by Ramesh Natarajan on June 22, 2009
ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization, which has defined the format for a disk image. In simple terms iso file is a disk image.
ISO files are typically used to distribute the operating system. Most of the linux operating system that you download will be on ISO format.
If you have downloaded an Linux ISO file you typically burn it onto a CD or DVD as ISO image. Once you’ve burned the ISO image in a CD or DVD, you can boot the system to install the Linux OS.
But sometimes, you may just want to mount the ISO file and view the content without burning it to CD or DVD. In this article let us review how to Mount & View iso file as root and regular user in Linux Operating system.
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by SathiyaMoorthy on June 19, 2009
Imagine the situation where you are working on a huge project and the project manager uses Windows and created a project document using Microsoft word 2007 document and send it to the whole team including you.
You can call the project manager and ask him to convert it to txt or pdft and send it to you. But, you are not going to do that. Remember.. you are a Geek . So, you have to find a way to convert it to pdf yourself without asking the project manager to convert it using his Microsoft word 2007 software.
In this article, let us review how to convert almost any file types without the need of having the original software.
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by Ramesh Natarajan on June 19, 2009
Question: How to Fix “Google Gears google.gears.factory.create failed” Error message that I received when browsing a website?
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by Ramesh Natarajan on June 17, 2009
As part of the contest that was conducted a while back, I got around 200 responses from the geeky readers who choose their favorite Linux distributions.
Based on this data, the top spot in the best Linux distribution list goes to…
Ubuntu
My personal favorite was Ubuntu for desktop (#1 in this list) and Red Hat for servers (#5 in this list).
If you are new to any of the distros listed in the top 5, read the rest of the article to understand little bit more about those distros and find out whether your favorite Linux distribution made it in the top 5.
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My name is Ramesh Natarajan. I will be posting instruction guides, how-to, troubleshooting tips and tricks on Linux, database, hardware, security and web. My focus is to write articles that will either teach you or help you resolve a problem. Read more about