Articles Posted in the Linux Category

  • Functions reference in SpeedCrunch

    Quickly Perform Complex Calculations Using SpeedCrunch in Linux Mint / Ubuntu

    by admin on Apr 23, 2013 | No Comments">No Comments

    SpeedCrunch is a high precision scientific calculator for Ubuntu / Linux Mint which is easy to use and powerful too. It is a great tool for performing scientific as well as advanced mathematical calculations and all of these functions can be directly performed using the keyboard functions that are a part of it. To install [...]

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  • ufw enabled

    Quickly Setup Firewall In Linux Mint/Ubuntu Using Gufw

    by admin on Apr 08, 2013 | No Comments">No Comments

    UFW is a simple and effective firewall available in Linux Mint / Ubuntu. One of the earlier posts described how to configure ufw directly through the Linux terminal. Now, the same can be done easily through a front end application – gufw. This is basically a simple and easy to use ufw settings tool that [...]

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  • Secure Shell: A Cool ssh Plugin For Chrome Browser

    Secure Shell: A Cool ssh Plugin For Chrome Browser

    by admin on Mar 28, 2013 | No Comments">No Comments

    Here’s how to install and use Secure Shell, a cool ssh plugin for Chrome browser: 1. In chrome web store, search for ‘ssh’. You should see ‘Secure Shell’ by ‘extensions@chromium.org’ team. Click on ‘Add To Chrome’ to install the plugin. 2. Click ‘Add’ to confirm the installation. 3. In the chrome apps list, click on [...]

    Posted in Apps, Linux, Windows

  • Using htop to list CPU cores

    Two Ways To Find Out Number Of CPU Cores In Linux Mint / Ubuntu

    by admin on Mar 22, 2013 | No Comments">No Comments

    Here are a couple of ways to find out the number of CPU cores when using Linux Mint / Ubuntu : The graphical way : 1. Go to System > Administration > System Information. 2. Drill down to “Devices” and select “Processor”. The right pane shows the number of CPU cores for the given system. [...]

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  • Shared folders list in Linux Mint/Ubuntu

    How To Access Linux Mint / Ubuntu Shared Folders From Windows

    by admin on Mar 14, 2013 | No Comments">No Comments

    Earlier posts described how to access shared folders from Linux Mint / Ubuntu where the shared folders were residing on Windows systems. Now, to access shared folders that are on Linux Mint/Ubuntu from Windows, here is a simple method : (This example shows how a Linux Mint system named “Darkstar” with local IP address 192.168.0.102 [...]

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  • PHP info

    How To Setup LAMP Server On Ubuntu / Linux Mint

    by admin on Mar 11, 2013 | No Comments">No Comments

    One of the earlier posts showed how to setup XAMPP on Linux Mint/Ubuntu system. This is great for setting a test web setup but instead of relying on a single XAMPP package, each of the individual components can also be installed separately namely Apache, MySQL and PHP. This is especially applicable when building an Ubuntu [...]

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