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How to overclock your Ubuntu Linux System

Posted on 31 January 2010 by admin

Overclocking is sometimes essential for your computer . Here are a few tools which enable you to overclock your Linux systems . Overclocking nvidia based video cards can be done with a small tools named  nvclock  and Perlmon . To install nvclock for your ubuntu linux , issue the following commands .

$ sudo apt-get install nvclock-gtk

Now your program is installed and to start it use the command  “nvclock_gtk”

After installation , you can change parameters like GPU clock and Memory Clock

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Perlmon is another utility which is used for overclocking . Perlmon can be downloaded from here and unpack the file .

Now install the perlmon 0.2.0 by the following commands

$ cd /path/PerlMon-0.2.0
$ sudo perl Installer

To start perlmon type “perlmon”

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Convert your nero images to iso images in Ubuntu

Posted on 21 January 2010 by admin

Here is a simple program named nrg2iso which converts .nrg file to .iso file in Ubuntu.  Ok , here we go .Follow the steps :

1. Fire up your gnome-terminal and login as root and install the program nrg2iso .

# sudo apt-get install nrg2iso

2. Enter the command to convert nero image to iso image .

# nrg2iso file.nrg file.iso

Hey,  you have successfully converted the image ..

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How To Mount iso In Ubuntu

Posted on 21 January 2010 by admin

One of my friends asked me , how he could mount an  .iso  image in Ubuntu , via commandline , even though he knew how to mount it with iso mounter in ubuntu. So here is a step by step procedure to mount an iso image .

1.Fire up your gnome -terminal from  accessories ->terminal .

2.Make a directory in /mnt /disk with root privilege ,  # sudo mkdir -p /mnt/disk .

3.Use mount command to mount the iso to the new directory , # sudo mount -o loop filename.iso /mnt/disk  .

4.Now you have successfully mounted your .iso image , to list the files in the iso image change to that dir using cd command

# cd /mnt/disk

5.Now to list the files and folders use the ls command , #ls

You are done , now you can use the iso image just like a directory .

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Great Linux Games including 3D Games!

Posted on 20 January 2010 by admin

Most of the gamers just stick on to Windows Vista because they think of games ie. the real GAMES only go with windows!. Well that is a misconception! There are also many smart games with quality Graphics and also many opensource funny games. The greatest fact about this is everything is free!!. Well many people does not even think of the possobility of games in linux!. Well I did!! Here are my results!! .. There are a lot of games, linux only games, 3D games,games for both linux and Windows etc!! …

Well I reached another conclusion!! Why the hell people use Vista?

These are my compiled list of Games!!

1.Maniadrive

There is a passion for young gamers for the racing games!.. Well games like need for speed is currently dominating the racing world, but there are games for linux too!! Check out the game!.. Its a cool 3D game with medium Graphics. A 3D game for linux users!!

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maniadrive 3d game for linux

2.America’s Army

Intrested in Games like half life etc.. Well we have games like that in linux too!!. We have a bunch of 3d platform game or even more.. Well from my findings I think this one is the most intresting one. This is a 3d shooting war like game with nice cool graphics! I have included a video link that prove the same. The game is so smooth compared to the other windows Games! This one is a bit funny too!!

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3.The Battle for Wesnoth

The first game that come to our minds while thinking of the stratergy games is Age Of Empires and Rise Of nations!! Well then you have not ever searched for linux stratergy games for sure!!.. Well there is a ton of such stratergy games!! I bet you will like them!.. Most of the users search for such games and end up in sites that refer to small games that usually disappoints the stratergy freaks!.. Well I think this one does not!. You need to give this one a try!. Its less like AOE . but is very funny!! linux games are!!

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4.Regnum Online Game

There are cool online games for linux! which I bet you can’t resist playing! Regnum is a 3d oline game in which you can configure yourself, I mean the appearance and then get yourself inside the 3d world!. Well this game is for absolute freaks.. and this too has a very nice game graphics compared to the other online games. More over its a place to meet your friends begin a teamwork and defeat the enemy!.Just see the game play video! its too hard to resist!!

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5.TuxRacer

This was one of the most popular game in linux in 2001. I remember playing these type of games in my friends house!.. I can’t imagine who does play these games now!! ..Well This one still deserves the first place . This was the one during that time!.. Just check out the Video!!

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Basic Linux Commands worth knowing ..

Posted on 20 January 2010 by admin

Linux is an operating system  with a powerful shell , which enables you to do almost anything ,even though  that couldn’t be done with a GUI. Linux possess a hierarchical, unified filesystem which consist of directories and files. I wrote this tutorial mainly for noobs , keeping things simple . First thing you should remember is that bash commands are case-sensitive . “LS “is not same as ” ls “. Secondly don’t try to learn everything in a single day . Take your own time .. So let’s get started .

Take time to understand the following chart , everything in explained in detail , it shows hierarchical filesystem of Linux os.

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To start , fire your terminal , if you are using Ubuntu Linux , take accessories and from it select terminal . Here i mention the usage after the ” -” symbol.

Commands :

list directories -ls

change directory -cd  dir

Make a directory – mkdir directory-name

Remove a file -rm filename

To change file-permissions use chmod and chown (  chown for changing owners and chmod for changing mode of file )

Usage – chmod 777 filename .

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2- write

1-write ( for allowing read only functionality to all use chmod 444 , if you need to add write functionality too add (4+2) , ie , chmod 666 .

Remove a directory – rm -R directory

Remove all files in a directory – rm *

To view the contents of a file – cat filename

To rename a file – mv old filename new filename ( same can be used for changing from one directory to another ).

To redirect output to a file you can use the symbol “  > “. For eg : Inorder to paste “reviewglitz.com ” to a file name reviewglitz just issue the command-

reviewglitz.com > reviewglitz.txt  in the terminal .

To open a text-editor type “nano filename “, nano is a nice text-editor for beginners .

To view your computer’s ip address and network properties – ifconfig (identical command for windows is ipconfig).

To view open connections in your computer -netstat

Processes in the computer can be listed with the command -ps

To kill a process issue – kill pid , where pid is a number you see when you issue ps command .

To list background jobs -bg

To bring a job to foreground -fg job

To connect to a server issue the Linux command – ssh -l username  ipaddress of server

To search text use the “grep” command in bash -grep “pattern “  files

To find files in your computer use the commands – whereis filename and locate filename

To view the date – cal or date

To show disk-usage df

To print the current logged in user – whoami

To show distro name and  version -uname

To find whether a host is alive use ping – ping ipaddress

To download a file use wget – wget filename

Press control +C to halt current command and control + Z to take the command to background .

To compress and decompress file use command tar – :

for .tar files – tar cf  filename

for tar.gz files – tar czvf filename

for tar.bz2 files -tar cjvf filename

The thing you should note is that compression and decompression commands vary only in the letter ” c ” and  ” x “. If you need to decompress use the command combined with ” x ” and for compression use “c “.

Please post your comments , so I can rectify my errors .

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Ubuntu Linux walkthrough for beginners

Posted on 09 January 2010 by admin

Linux is one of the best operating system available in the market. The main advantages of Linux is that it is free and offers better computing experience.The whole series of videos have been picked from youtube ,so as to provide a base for usage of Ubuntu Linux . Additionally some videos are given simply for fun. So start fire the Linux spirit. Also don’t forget to post your comments.

Origin of Linux operating system

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Tutorial showing how to install Ubuntu

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Basic Linux Commands

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Gnome Walkthrough for beginners

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Installation and Updation of softwares in Ubuntu

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Run Windows XP in Linux with virtualbox

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3-D Desktop in Linux

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Ubuntu Linux outperforms Windows Vista

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Linux vs Windows funny

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Ubuntu 9.10 ,to take over windows xp to a mere application

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Ubuntu 9.10 ,to take over windows xp to a mere application

Posted on 08 January 2010 by admin

Reclaim your life with the new ubuntu 9.10 .What it has given you is a Smooth Shuffle to your computer and your life.Your old Windows XP would be with you running inside your new linux .Don’t believe it? .Here i am ,to tell you how it happens .You download an Ubuntu 9.10 cd burn it run it.Ok ,i know you all need to change to linux not because you love linux it is because you need to get rid of that ugly trojans ,junk files,viruses, bugs, security flaws,non responsive applications and what else you need to change.But you are not doing it because you dont want to loose your faavourite files with which you have fallen in love years ago.Ok do the impossible.

Reboot your computer with the disk and a USB drive .Now go and get yourself a cup of coffee.You have done a lot ,you deserve one.Oh! what is this ,something is happening to my computer ,dont care it will be allright.Go for a walk when you return you can see your computer running xp as an application in it with the new os ubuntu just waiting for you.

How does it happen.Ubuntu converts your windows XP to a virtual partition and copies it all files and settings and make it run as a virtual machine in your computer.Does it sound great .Yes the Era of free software is not far away…. Ubuntu 9.10 launches on 28th october ,beta version is available here.

Also take a look at five linux tricks you should know ,kde vs gnome and top 7 linux distributions .

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About me : I am just a fan of Linux

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