So you have a Windows hard drive using the NTFS partition type. The good news is that most Linux distributions these days can read and write to it automatically without…
Multi-Tasking at the command line with screenie
The use of the tool screen is well documented throughout the Internet, however it’s third-party accomplice is not. Screenie is a front-end to screen. Why Do I want to know…
Using Vim Scripts to determine whether to set 80 chars word wrap
Here’s a little quick tip for those of you out there that use the ViM text editor. The following is from my personal ~/.vimrc file, it is used to set…
How to play classic adventure games on Linux
Were you ever a fan of those retro computer games like Beneath a Steel Sky, Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion and those Sierra Titles like Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest and…
Dispelling common Linux myths
A lot of people who are either trying out Linux for the first time, or are thinking about using Linux but haven’t yet taken the leap often hear some pretty…
What is X, XFree, XOrg or X Windows?
What X is Not: X is not a product by Microsoft with the letter X before it. X does not affect the way graphical windows on your screen look X won’t let you…
Analysing system performance with ‘Top’
There are literally hundreds of guides on the Internet detailling how to use the ‘top’ command. A very handy command-line tool that has come with UNIX since back in the dark ages,…
How to automatically make your Windows drives become available to Linux on startup.
Here’s a handy utility that will save you any technical nastiness. It’ll make your Windows drives (partitions) show up in the Ubuntu file manager so you don’t have to mount…
Video demonstration: How to get to grips with the GNOME Desktop
Now that you’ve read all about the various different applications you can use every day on your Linux desktop, why not see it in action! The following videos taken from…