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Interesting Linux commands to show off to your friends. These are quite cool indeed.

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The toilet command prints out large text banners like the Figlet command. Here is an example. The banner is printed in colour. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ toilet –metal "Hello World."   m m ""# ""# m m ""# # # # mmm # # mmm # # # mmm m mm # mmm# #mmmm# #" … Read more

Miscellaneous Linux commands. Some useful tips for the Linux BASH prompt.

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The ldd command will print out a list of all libraries that an executable is linked against. This is the output for a simple “Hello World” command. 20:15:31 tux@linux-v415 ($ ldd ./a.out linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fff171ff000) libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007fe56ef58000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007fe56f2e8000) 20:15:49 tux@linux-v415 ($20:15:31 tux@linux-v415 ($ ldd ./a.out linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fff171ff000) libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007fe56ef58000) … Read more

More lovely MATE and GDM themes for Linux Mint 14.

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More lovely MATE and GDM themes for Linux Mint 14. This GDM/MDM theme is an outstanding example of interface theming artwork and belongs on any Linux computer. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/SystemAccess?content=52145. The Gnome Cupertino theme for GTK 3.0/MATE. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Gnome+Cupertino?content=147061. Flatstudio 1.0.2 for Gnome and MATE. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/FlatStudio?content=154296. This theme will not appear in the theme browser; click Customise and select the theme … Read more

Nostalgia post. Some cool things from the past.

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A nostalgia post with some cool pictures from history This thread will be showcasing the awesome and not so awesome things that sprang up in the past. The Windows `95 operating system was one that came out of Redmond with the taskbar and icons on the desktop that continued relatively unchanged until the Windows XP … Read more