Miscellaneous Linux tips for the Linux desktop.
Some very useful Linux desktop tips for manipulating windows on the desktop.
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How to refuel a BTR in Arma Reforger and other tips.
Some very useful tips for Reforger Conflict game play.
Read MoreSome very useful VIM tricks for Linux.
Some very useful VIM tips for Linux. Do a word count.
Read MoreInstalling Ubuntu is a lot of fun. Some helpful tips.
Some very useful tips and tricks for using Ubuntu on the desktop.
Read MoreA few very useful tricks for Linux in 2023.
Some very useful tips for using Alma Linux on the desktop.
Read MoreGood things about Arma Reforger.
A few nice things about the new game Arma Reforger.
Read MoreHow to list all users in the /etc/passwd file.
How to get information about users on a Linux system easily.
Read MoreSome very useful Linux tips.
Why having a separate home directory is a good thing when you need to reinstall Linux for some reason.
Read MoreSome very useful Linux shell tips and tricks for the bash shell.
A couple of very useful shell tips for Ubuntu users in 2022. These should be very helpful to all Linux terminal users.
Read MoreSome tips for using MySQL. How to get information from a database.
How to use plain text queries in MySQL database to find certain strings in a database instance. This could be very useful.
Read MoreLinux MPV tips and tricks for playing files on your Linux box.
Some more very useful tips for the MPV movie player on Linux. How to play a Youtube video and select the resolution.
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 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 MoreSome very useful tips when working with IP addresses on the Internet.
Get the IPv6 address of a website very easily with this simple one-liner. jason@. PWD: ~. -bash. 3.2.57. 29 $> host ipv6.google.com | awk ‘FNR==2 {print $5}’ 2404:6800:4006:811::200ejason@. PWD: ~. -bash. 3.2.57. 29 $> host ipv6.google.com | awk ‘FNR==2 {print $5}’ 2404:6800:4006:811::200e This works just fine to get the required…
Read MoreUbuntu Linux tips and various tricks to master the command-line interface.
Ubuntu Linux tips and tricks for using it on the desktop. The main thing about using Linux is getting it installed is one thing, but getting various hardware working and configured is another. Nvidia drivers are one major stumbling block for willing Ubuntu users. Here is a nice tutorial that…
Read MoreVery useful MPV tips for playing movies. These are very useful tricks.
Very useful MPV tips and hotkeys When playing a movie in MPV and you wish to inspect a certain scene, press the SPACE key to pause and then the < and > keys to move a frame at a time backwards or forwards to see a frame by frame analysis…
Read MoreMore very useful Ubuntu tips.
Working with files: Deleting a file in Ubuntu. Deleting a file in Ubuntu is very easy. Just select the file in the file manager and hold SHIFT and press Delete. Uzipping a zip file. Type unzip and then the filename to unzip the file. This will be unpacked into the…
Read MoreLooking after your Windows PC and some useful tricks.
Windows tips and tricks to secure your system Windows tips and tricks to secure your systemAdd a legal notice to the Windows login screenWrite protect USB drivesDisable autorun in Windows 10 Using Ccleaner to optimise the registry. The free Ccleaner application is very useful for cleaning the registry. This application…
Read MoreCommon errors and troubleshooting commands for Linux.
Some useful Linux tips and troubleshooting commands Windows tips and tricks to secure your systemAdd a legal notice to the Windows login screenWrite protect USB drivesDisable autorun in Windows 10Some useful Linux tips and troubleshooting commandsHow to install the restricted codecs in UbuntuHow to boot an Ubuntu live ISO from…
Read MoreVery useful Linux tips for 2021.
There are still some very useful tips for using Linux in 2021. Just like this. Getting the size on the disk of a folder. The du -ack -h | tail -n 1 command will do this. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~/Music] └──╼ ╼ $ du -ack -h | tail -n 1 8.2G total┌──[[email protected]]─[~/Music] └──╼…
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