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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

How to Access Linux Partition from Windows : Linux Reader


How to get safe and quick access to Linux file systems? DiskInternals Linux Reader is a new tool for do this. This program act as a bridge between MS Windows and Ext2/Ext3 Linux file systems. This easy-to-use tool runs under Windows and allows you to browse Ext2/Ext3 Linux file systems and extract files from there. Linux Reader is absolutely free. Download it Here
Monday, March 2, 2009

How to Make Password Protected Encrypted Text Files Using vi Editor

You can make encrypted text file with Password Using Famous Text Editor vi.

For Making an encrypted file , Use vi -x filename to edit a new file. Then vi will prompts you to set a password, after that it will encrypts the contents of the file. Whenever you access this file, vi will ask for the correct password.
Thursday, December 4, 2008

Howto install Skype 2.0 in ubuntu linux

Skype is todays most popular application for voice chat and telephony which is used for internet conversations. The latest Skype release for Linux is 2.0.0.7

Installation in Ubuntu

1. Install the needed dependencies


sudo apt-get install libasound2 libc6 libgcc1 libqt4-core libqt4-gui libsigc++-2.0-0c2a libstdc++6 libx11-6

2. Download the DEB package and install it
Download the package from the official website here . At the time of writing the package is called skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb.


sudo dpkg -i skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

The Skype is now available in /usr/bin/skype. You can run it by typing ALT+F2 and entering skype in the run dialogue that appears.
Saturday, November 8, 2008

Device manager for Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex

gnome-device-manager is a very useful program for managing devices and device drivers in Ubuntu Linux.

Install
$sudo apt-get install gnome-device-manager

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