by WebDevRobert | Feb 1, 2011 | Linux Administrator
The gzip (GNU zip) utility is a software package for compressing files. It was originally designed to replace compress, as it does a better job with compression and it is free from patented algorithms. A .gz extension is created when gzip is used to compress files....
by WebDevRobert | Feb 1, 2011 | Linux Administrator
If you’ve ever found yourself looking for a free micro$oft office alternative, you may have stumbled on OpenOffice, the free and open productivity suite. If you remember much news from a year ago, you should remember the headline “Oracle buys Sun” in...
by WebDevRobert | Jan 6, 2011 | Linux Administrator
When working in Linux, files aren’t located in the same directories as in micro$oft Windoz. Those of you familiar with Linux, already know this. If you use Mozilla’s Thunderbird for email, you may need to access the Thunderbird User Profile directories. I...
by WebDevRobert | Nov 16, 2010 | Linux Administrator
Title changed from: How to "uMount" a hard drive in Kubuntu 10.10 Yesterday, How to Mount a hard drive in Kubuntu 10.10 – Today, How to uMount a hard drive in Kubuntu 10.10 Don’t worry, it is just as simple. If you didn’t read...
by WebDevRobert | Nov 15, 2010 | Linux Administrator
Title changed from: How to "Mount" a hard drive in Kubuntu 10.10 I recently installed some updates, which were held back during the normal apt-get update/upgrade process. Doing so, caused issues between the NVIDIA driver and the X Window System. This left me...
by WebDevRobert | Nov 12, 2010 | Linux Administrator
There are many times when specific disk information is useful. You may need to know specific information about a disk in order to partition, format, and mount a disk. It is also quite common to look up disk information to find issues with a disk which may not be...
