Feodra 10-Cambridge November 21, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in Fedora, Know your Linux OS.Tags: Cambridge, Fedora, Fedora10, Know your Linux OS, Linux, Linux related links
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Its fresh, its sexy and its coming your way soon.
Yes, people, hold your breaths for Feodra 10-Cambridge is coming and if there are no further hiccups than it should in your lap on 25th Nov, 2008.
The new Fedora 10 promises oodles of new refereshing features that will literally take tour breath away.
One of the significant modifications is the replacing of the regular looking RHGB graphical boot:
with the new fresh and animated Plymouth and to a layman, it will seem like one of the better modifications in Fedora till date:
Also included into this release are these new features:
1. Gnome 2.24
2. Netbeans IDE
3. Sugar Desktop
4. Eclipse 3.4
For the full feature list, please visit the following link:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/10/FeatureList
Cheers!!!
Updating Fedora September 13, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in Fedora, Know your Linux OS.Tags: Fedora, GNU, Linux, Update
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In case you tried to update your Fedora after the new key was assigned to the packages and it gave you a dependency error, please try
“$ yum -y install fedora-release”
if this says that package already updated
“nothing to do”
then please visit the following site and download the rpm and follow the instructions as given on it.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_new_signing_key
Switching to skin mode on VLC September 8, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in Know your Linux OS.Tags: GNU, Linux, skins, VLC
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Bored of the same old plain look of your VLC media player? Want to give it some exciting new looks? Well did you know that VLC supports highly customizable skins through the skins2 interface.
Here’s how you enable the skin mode on this awesome media player:
Preferences->Interfaces->Main Interface.
Now click on the drop-down menu titlted “Interface Module” and change the setting from “Default” to “Skinnable Interface”
Now click “Save” and restart the player and Voila!!!
Not just this, VLC supports all Winamp2 and XMMS skins.
Click on the image below to view fullsize screenshot
HaHaHa August 30, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in Know your Linux OS, Linux vs MS.Tags: Linux, open source, superiority, windows
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The Linux File System Hierarchy August 29, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in Know your Linux OS.Tags: file system, GNU, hierarchy, Linux, man, manual page, newbies
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I strongly advise all you Linux newbies to go to your terminal and type:
“man hier”.
Its the manual page describing the file system hierarchy. I feel that in order to work conviniently GNU/Linux, the knowledge of which folder in the filesystem is
Glossary August 26, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in General Talk.Tags: Glossary, Linux, LUG, Manipal, Terms and definitons, wiki
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Started my work on a glossary on wiki where the definitions and brief explanations are given for some basic terms that we come across in our daily life while using GNU/Linux.
Here’s the link:
http://wiki.lugmanipal.org/Common_Words_and_Definitions
LOL, this is hilarious August 26, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in General Talk.Tags: funny, jokes, Linux
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i caught hold of this thing on the Ubuntu forum- read it ROFL
Trying to please the wife with Linux
Trying to break the hold that Windows has over my wife, and hoping to wipe the hard drive to leave room for Linux only. I felt almost certain that Ubuntu would move her in a better direction.
I said: Try this out darling, its the most popular Linux… and rightfully so. I’m sure you’ll adore it.
She said: What’s this gay orange bird on the background? What do you think I am? You are sick! Then she bitchslapped me.
So next I installed Xubuntu, feeling confident that the mouse mascot would win her over.
I said: Try this one dear. It is so very fast and efficient. She took one look at it.
She said: Do you think I want a friggin mouse on my desktop? Are you some kind of idiot? You’ve got an efficient mouse up your butt! Then she bitchslapped me.
So I then installed Debian thinking that going to the very heart of Linux would stir her sense of tradition.
I said: Look honey, this is the most stable of them all.
She said: You fool, it looks more gay than the Ubuntu ostrich. Then she bitchslapped me.
So, thinking that super-fast might get her hotrod blood pumping, I installed Mepis antiX.
I said: Try this one sweetheart, there are faster ones but this is very cool.
She said: WTF!!! Now you think I’m some sort of devil worshipper? Then she bitchslapped me.
So, thinking that something a bit more conservative would un-stimulate the Windows brainwashing she had succumbed to, I installed Mint.
She said: Ohh, that’s nice.
I said: But Mint is just a blatant ripoff of Ubuntu. I’d rather have Ubuntu.
She said: How dare you accuse them of being ripoffs. It’s very professional looking. Then she bitchslapped me.
So, finally admitting defeat….
I said: OK sugar pie, I’ll just leave Windows on the computer.
She said: Actually, I kind of enjoy trying out all the distros. Then she bitchslapped me.
MORAL: For some people, the artwork means everything. Let my story be a warning to all well-intentioned husbands.
Hello world! August 25, 2008
Posted by Suyash Kumar in General Talk.Tags: CSE, Fedora, Linux, OS
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After making my previous blog, i felt the necessity to make my own technical blog for myself for 2 reasons:
1, Because i am an engineering student in the field of computer science and engineering.
2 After switching from Microsoft Windows(blech!!!) to Linux(Fedora to be more precise), i felt it neceessary to have platform of my own where i could praise it to my hearts fill.
Hope it proves helpful to all those linux newbies out there.
Enjoy
