August 2009

How To Backup Local Unix Host Using rsnapshot rsync Utility

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 31, 2009

Backup and Restore Linux Local Host Using rsnapshotrsnapshot is an awesome free Linux backup utility to perform rsync backup of both local and remote file system.

This is a series of two articles. In this article, let us review how to install and configure rsnapshot utility to take rsync backup of local file system. In next article, let us review how to setup rsnapshot utility to take rsync backup of remote file system.

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How To Add Timestamp to Unix Vmstat Command Output

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 28, 2009

Question: Vmstat output does not display date and time, which is a pain when trying to store the vmstat output to do some performance analysis.

So, how do I add timestamp to Linux vmstat output ?

Answer: You can display timestamp on every line of the vmstat command output using a simple perl script as shown below.

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3 Websites To Identify Public IP Address of Your Internet Connection and ISP Details

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 28, 2009

Question: How do I find out the public IP address of my internet connection? Also, how do I find out who is my Internet Service Provider?

Answer: You can get your ip address and other ISP information using any one of the 3 websites mentioned below.

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15 Examples to Browse Google From Command Line Prompt

by Sasikala on August 26, 2009

Goosh Google Command Line Shell for LinuxGoosh (the unofficial Google shell) provides command line interface on the web for several Google services to keep the command line junkies happy.

Linux users who are comfortable with command line prompt, will love to surf the net from command line using Goosh.

Goosh allows you to quickly search Google web, images, news and Wikipedia search. The output is presented in a very nice readable command line environment.

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3 Books Giveaway Winners – Learning Nagios 3.0, Hacking Vim and Mastering OpenLDAP

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 24, 2009

I’m happy to announce winners of the 3 books giveaway contest.

Following are randomly selected winners, who will receive the corresponding PDF version of the book.

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Ubuntu Tips: How To Use Windows Applications in Linux Desktop Distributions

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 21, 2009

Question: How to run Windows applications in Ubuntu or any other Linux desktop distribution ?

Answer: Install wine project, which will enable you to use Windows applications in Linux systems.

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Free Windows Backup Software – GFI Backup Home Edition Freeware

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 21, 2009

Question: I use Linux on my laptop and desktop. But my Mom uses Windows operating system for her laptop. She is constantly getting infected with Virus and lost some important files few times. But, she still wants to use Windows. I can at least help her by installing some reliable backup software on her Windows operating system.

How do I take a backup of my laptop / desktop that runs Windows operating system? Are there any Free Windows Backup Software that I can use?

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Vim Editor: How To Setup Most Recently Used Documents Features using MRU Plugin

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 19, 2009

Vi and Vim Editor MRU List for Unix and LinuxAlmost all applications have the ability to display Most Recently Used (MRU) documents.

Vim editor by default does not have this feature. But using MRU.vim plugin, you can use the most recently used (opened and edited) files inside Vim editor as explained below.

This article is part of the on-going Vi / Vim Tips and Tricks series.

This article explains how to install the MRU.vim plugin in 2 easy steps. This also explains about 7 powerful feature of the Most Recently Used Plugin. This will definitely change the way how you use Vim editor.

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