Display Linux memory usage in real-time
If you want to display your memory usage in real-time, do a watch -d “free -mt” It will display used and free memory every two seconds.
Keep your GNOME fonts organized
You don’t have to mix your favorite fonts with the ones that came with the system. Instead, you can make a .fonts folder in your home directory and drop all your new GNOME fonts in there.
Convert VMWare image files to QEMU .img
Many hobby operating systems on the Internet allow the user to run them inside a virtual environment like VMWare. However, not many provide a way to run the operating system inside QEMU. With this simple command however you can convert a VMWare image file to something QEMU can read: qemu-img convert vmware_file.vmdk -O qcow qemu_file.img
Squeeze out information about your hardware
There are a lot of ways to find out information about your hardware in Linux. From the simplest free or lspci to a more detailed information like the one the follows.Open up a console and type sudo dmidecode | more You’ll get specifics on the motherboards serial number, chassis manufacturer and other useful stuff like… Read More »