How to build an Arma 3 mod without needing a P drive.
How to build an Arma 3 mod without needing a P drive. This actually does work very well. This is a very neat trick for Linux Arma 3 players.
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How to run the Arma 3 SOG DLC on a Linux server. This is easy to do.
How to install the Arma 3 SOG CDLC on a Linux dedicated server. This is easy and fun. And how to automatically load missions on the server.
Read MoreUseful SSH tricks for downloading files from an SSH server to your machine.
How to use SFTP to connect to a remote Linux machine and then transfer files easily. This is a great way to send and receive files over a Linux network.
Read MoreLinux users tutorial. A good way for new users to learn the command-line and get to grips with a free open-source OS.
RUTE Linux tutorial, this is very useful for a student of Linux it will help you understand the Linux operating system and how it works under the hood.
Read MoreNice little program to print a nice ascii artwork and a message in your terminal.
The Cowsay program is very useful for printing information in your terminal. There are quite a few cow files allowing many useful avatars to print in your terminal. Install this today. jason@Yog-Sothoth » ~ » $ sudo apt install cowsay Then run this command to list all the available *.cow…
Read MorePrint awesome artwork in your Linux terminal.
Print some artwork to your terminal with these cool commands. These are excellent ASCII artwork samples that could be very nice to have in your terminal. wget -qO- git.io/burger Here is the output of that one-liner. It looks awesome when printed in the terminal. wget -qO- http://git.io/coffee">git.io/coffee wget -qO-…
Read MoreMore very useful shell tricks for using Ubuntu in 2022.
How to clear the screen in your terminal in a shell script. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Music/Youtube] └─$ printf ‘\33c\e[3J’┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Music/Youtube] └─$ printf ‘\33c\e[3J’ Just execute the printf statement and this will clear the screen. This will also clear the scrollback buffer as well. This is another way to accomplish this task. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel…
Read MoreUsing netplan to set up IP Networking on Ubuntu.
I recently set up my server again and I wanted to use it on a network. I removed Network Manager from the system as it was overwriting the /etc/resolv.conf file. Then I set up netplan instead. This allows me to setup a DHCP configuration and get my machine working on…
Read MoreHow to list folders starting with a dot on Linux. This is very useful.
This is how to list all directories starting with a . on Linux. This is a very useful Linux trick. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~] └─$ ls -ld .*/ drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 Feb 12 09:02 ../ drwxr-xr-x 21 john john 4096 Jun 15 15:58 ./ drwx—— 3 john john 4096 Feb 8…
Read MoreHow to use SSH to copy remote files from a server to your local machine.
This simple one-liner will copy all files into a tarball, send the compressed files over a secure SSH connection and then uncompress the files into a local directory. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~/website] └─$ ssh [email protected] -p 2222 "cd arma3/ ; tar cBf – ." | tar xvBf – [email protected]’s password: ./ ./README ./example_urllist.txt…
Read MoreHow to install Linux on an iPhone. This could be a very useful trick I guess.
There is a nice guide here: https://konradybcio.pl/linuxona7/. This is how to get Linux installed on an iPhone. This does not seem to be fully working, but this is only a matter of time until we get the kernel modules working that are required for the OS to work properly on…
Read MoreSome more advanced dpkg tricks for use on Ubuntu and Debian.
Some very useful tips for dpkg and apt on your Debian system. How to unpack a Debian package and other useful tips.
Read MoreAn old version of Lotus 1-2-3 is now available for Linux! This is amazing.
The old Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program for UNIX has been found and ported to Linux. This is incredible. Now fans of this old application can run it on a modern Linux distribution. Linux did not even exist when Lotus 1-2-3 was available on the venerable UNIX operating system, but it…
Read MoreHow to use the sleep command in C. And print multiple items from an array.
There is an easy way to print multiple items from an array in C. The example below shows a simple program that uses the sleep command and will print 5 random items from an array. photos.c1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15…
Read MoreHow to add a directory to your PATH on Linux.
Shell variables (also called environment variables) are placeholders for information and Bash maintains a suite of these to keep track of various settings. Have a look at what shell variables Bash knows about by typing the following: ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Videos] └─$ env | grep PATH PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/usr/lib/wsl/lib:/mnt/c/Windows/system32:/mnt/c/Windows:/mnt/c/Windows/System32/Wbem:/mnt/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/:/mnt/c/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/:/mnt/c/Program Files (x86)/NVIDIA Corporation/PhysX/Common:/mnt/c/Program Files/NVIDIA Corporation/NVIDIA…
Read MoreHow to list the inodes of directories on a Linux machine.
It is possible with ls to list only directories on a Linux system, but you can also list the inode values of the directories on a Linux system. The example below shows how this is done. The -i parameter shows the 📂 inodes value. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~] └─$ ls -ldi — */…
Read MoreInstall a very useful Youtube app on Linux and watch Youtube without a browser.
Watching Youtube in a browser is fun, but you may also use a nice app to watch Youtube instead. This is easily installed on a Linux machine. Install it like this. Firstly, download the Debian package from here. https://freetubeapp.io/#download. Then install the Debian package this way. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Downloads] └─$ sudo…
Read MoreHow to connect to an Android phone with Bluetooth on Linux.
Connecting to Bluetooth on Linux is easy when you use the Bluetoothctl utility. This makes connecting to an Android phone with Bluetooth very simple. I am using Ubuntu for this article on my server. After plugging in my USB Bluetooth adapter, I was able to connect to my Android phone…
Read MoreUseful VIM tips when using this editor on Linux.
Some very useful VIM tips when using this editor on Linux. When you open a folder instead of a file in VIM, you get a directory listing and this allows you to select a file. Just scroll down to the file you want to open and press ENTER. " ============================================================================…
Read MoreThe Xcas mathematics program is very useful for running mathematical calculations on Linux.
I have just discovered The Xcas mathematics program. This is very useful for running mathematical calculations on Linux. Just type in a math problem and click run to see the solution. To install this on Linux Mint or Ubuntu, install the xcas package. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Videos/helis] └─$ sudo apt install xcas┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel…
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