To create a new swapfile on your Linux machine to complement the existing /swap partition; the dd command will come in handy. This command will create the swap file as a loopback filesystem. adeptus-mechanicus ~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=524288adeptus-mechanicus ~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=524288 This command…
Read MoreLinux no longer has support for the 80386 CPU. this is the first CPU to run Linux and now that it is so outdated; it is time that support was dropped for this ancient CPU. Linux has so many features nowadays that it makes no sense to support an ancient…
Read MoreThe ATI Radeon graphics card I have is working rather well when I have the drivers installed; but the open-source drivers leave a lot to be desired. I will probably be using the Fedora 17 Linux distribution in the future; I just need to chroot into the Fedora installation and…
Read MoreFlynn using the UNIX machine in the TRON legacy movie. He is logging in with a user that does not have a home directory defined so the / folder is used instead. This is what happens with a Linux system as well. The second screen-shot shows the /bin/history command being…
Read MoreUsing the VIM editor for Linux is a good way to edit configuration files and write programming code. if the VIM editor is not installed on your system then type sudo apt-get install vim. To type text once you have entered the editor, press the i key to enter editing…
Read MoreI am trying out the PC-BSD 9.0 live DVD at the moment, this distribution of FreeBSD comes on a variety of ISO images, I downloaded the 2.1 gigabyte Live DVD and loaded it up on my Core i3 machine. The KDE desktop is working well, even though this distribution does…
Read MoreLinux is not Windows. http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm This is a very good web page that explains the fundamental differences between Windows and Linux. There are many fundamental changes you need to make when making the switch from Windows to a Linux machine, the major changes difference is that Linux is not as…
Read Morehttp://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2011-06-08-018-41-NW-DP Search engine giant Google has discontinued it`s dedicated Linux and *BSD search pages, preferring a standard unified search page instead, this is part of the new Google, where search quality has improved considerably and now you can search using search terms like [ubuntu nvidia issue] or [fedora 15…
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