Question: I would like to understand the basics of how to write and execute Haskell program on Linux OS. Can you explain it with a simple example? Answer: In this article, let us review very quickly how to write a basic Hello World Haskell program and execute haskell program on Linux or Unix OS. Also, [...]
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Question: How do I locate empty directories that doesn’t contain any files? Also, how do I find all empty files ( zero byte files ) in Linux? Answer: You can use unix find command to get a list of all empty files and directories as explained below. Also, refer to our earlier articles about unix [...]
Question: How do I set multiple home pages in firefox? i.e I would like to open more than one website automatically when the firefox starts. Answer: Please follow the steps mentioned below to open multiple tabs in Firefox during startup. Step 1: Go to Firefox Options Window Go to: Tools menu -> Option menu-item -> [...]
Read technical blogs – There are several technical blogs out there, that produce high quality content everyday. There are 9600+ technology blogs listed in the technorati website. Browse the technology blog list and read the blogs that interests you. As always you can browse our blog archive section for Linux related articles that you might [...]
Question: I would like to understand the basics of how to write and execute Cobol program on Linux OS. Can you explain it with a simple example? Answer: In this article, let us review very quickly how to write a basic Hello World Cobol program and execute cobol program on Linux or Unix OS. 1. [...]
A while back we tried to customize unix prompt to look like Angelina Jolie. Oh boy, didn’t I fail miserably in that attempt? Well, that didn’t stop me from trying an extreme makeover for mysql> prompt. Let us face it. The following mysql> prompt is boring. Nobody wants to see it. Let us change the [...]
Question: How do I get source code of any Linux command? Answer: For Debian family Linux distributions, you can get source code for any Linux commands using one of the two methods mentioned below. Method 1: Get Source Code Using apt-get Step 1: Add a Source URI to sources.lst $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian lenny [...]
As part of the contest we conducted recently, we got 160+ comments from the geeky readers who choose their favorite firewall. Based on this data, the top spot goes to.. drum roll please.. iptables If you are new to any of the top 5 firewalls mentioned here, please read the rest of the article to [...]