Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction to SSH

Introduction What is SSH? Why use SSH? SSH is a network protocol similar to telnet or FTP, yet slightly different because it offers secure data communication....

Deadly Linux Commands

In every society there is always the good and the bad. The bad are working day in day out to harm the works of...

[Quick Tip] How To Install Add-ons In Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird is a free email application that's easy to set up and customize - and it's loaded with great features! Add-ons are applications that...

Linux Basics: Install .RPM Packages From Terminal

QUESTION: Hi, I am a newbie to a Red Hat based distro I just installed. I have downloaded a series of .rpm packages and wondering...

eepDater: A GUI For Apt-get Package Updates On Bodhi Linux

The Bodhi Linux lead developer Jeff Hoogland has introduced a graphical tool called eepDater for apt-get package updates. The eepDater is A GUI system updater...

How to upgrade to Opensuse 12.1

Opensuse 12.1 Final has been released, the following post will show How to upgrade your 11.X or 12.1 milestones to RC or Final...

phpmyadmin: cannot load mcrypt extension| Solved

This  is  The  problem  page. How  to  resolve  this  issue.? in Fedora  centos   tested  this  solution; #yum  install php-mcrypt # yum install php-mbstring   Now   restart   you apache   with /etc/init.d/httpd ...

Check Email Without Opening Gmail Inbox Using Checker Plus

Hi Guys! Today I’ve came up again with an useful Google Chrome add-on called "Checker Plus" which is used to view, read, reply and...

How to upgrade from Fedora 13 & 14 to Fedora 15

Question :  How to upgrade from Fedora 13 & 14 to Fedora 15?   Answer: Fedora 15  will be out in few  days , to upgrade from...

How To Check Which Program Is Using A Port Via Terminal

You are sometimes trying to install or configure a program and bind it to a port and it throws an error. That means some...

/usr/bin/install: omitting directory includes/rss/extlib

Question: How to  fix this Compiling issue in Nagios ? /usr/bin/install: omitting directory `includes/rss/extlib' /usr/bin/install: omitting directory `includes/rss/htdocs' /usr/bin/install: omitting directory `includes/rss/scripts' make: *** Error 1 make:...

Install Birdie Twitter Client in Ubuntu

Birdie is a beautiful Twitter client for elementary OS. We know that social media has taken all over. Yes, some people love one, some people hate...

How To Enable Minimize and Move Windows Buttons in Elementary OS...

Hey Guys, As the title of the post says, am going to show you how to do the three items listed below in Elementary OS...

Install uGet Download Manager in Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA

uGet is a Very Powerful download manager application with a large inventory of features but is still very light-weight and low on resources, so...

How To Find The Public IP Address Your Network Is Sending

You know that the IP address visible within your network may be not the same with the public IP your network is sending. If...

Howto fix delay in SSH Login

Question : How to fix delay in SSH Login ? Answer  : DNS lookup query is an SSH feature that you can find in most Linux distros,...

10 Commands Every Linux Newbie Should Know – Part 1

Newbies always think Linux distros are hard or difficult to understand so far as the terminal is concerned. Most of them nearly went back...

Useful Commands for Linux Users – Episode 6

Using the command-line in your everyday activities more than the GUI sometimes shows the geek you are. If you haven't read the Episode 5...