Here’s how to install the newly-release KDE 4.3 in Ubuntu Jaunty.Open up your sources.list file: sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list add the following line at the bottom of the file: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main Save the file and do a sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
In Debian-based distributions (and here I’m also talking about the widely-spread Ubuntu), there is no rc.local file preinstalled. The good thing is that you can make one easily so you can have a place to put commands to be started up automatically at boot. Here’s what you have to do: sudo nano /etc/init.d/local.autostart You can… Read More »
If you ever wondered what that mysterious ISO file you downloaded two years ago is, and don’t want to burn the image, you can view details of the volume with a simple command: isoinfo -d -i filename.iso You’ll be given details like the volume size, if the image file is a bootable one and other… Read More »
Once in a lifetime you might forget your root password. If that happens, reboot your distro and at the GRUB prompt press “e” to edit the first line. Make sure the new entry sais “linux single”. Press “b” to boot the new entry line. You’ll be thrown into single user mode and given a BASH… Read More »