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Various useful tips for using Ubuntu.

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How to check the installed Ubuntu version with the command line. Use this command to check the installed version of the Ubuntu distribution. 4.4 Sat Mar 07 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS"4.4 Sat Mar 07 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS" This is another … Read more

How to find the Ubuntu version using the command line terminal.

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The lsb_release -a command will print the Ubuntu version to the terminal. This is how you find out information about your Ubuntu installation. ubuntu@ip-172-31-20-16:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trustyubuntu@ip-172-31-20-16:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 … Read more

More MySQL tips. Listing databases and viewing the MySQL version.

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How to list tables in a MySQL database. mysql> show tables in acme; +—————-+ | Tables_in_acme | +—————-+ | address | | customer | | discount | | order_header | | order_line | | order_shipment | | payment_terms | | phone | | product | | reseller | | salesman | | shipment | | … Read more

Linux Mint 13 maya the best release yet of this distribution. A single repository would make it perfect.

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The Linux Mint 13 maya distribution is the best release yet of the Linux Mint distribution. I wish though it had a single repository like Ubuntu rather than using a combination of the Linux Mint and Ubuntu repositories. That would make it very easy to upgrade in place rather than having to download the ISO … Read more

Firefox 5 final released on Linux.

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Firefox-5-Final-for-Linux-207133.shtml The fifth edition of the best web browser out there, Firefox has hit version number 5 bringing new features to the table; CSS animation being one feature that will either be a good or bad thing depending on the utilisation, many stability enhancements and location aware browsing.Here is a list of the new features … Read more