I have been thinking about this for a long time… I always ask and wonder for myself, “How do I get a fancy progress bar in the terminal (i.e., using C/C++ code)???” I got this thought when I was coding for my huffman lab program. I was thinking “If we input a large file > [...]
Guide to a happier unix life – screen
On June - 15 - 2009
Everyone using unix in their job will once in a while have to run a long running process. Usually right before leaving the office to go to dinner. If you have to check on it later to make sure it finished right then you are stuck with redirecting the output to a file and look [...]
Making OpenSolaris and Ubuntu Coexist: Grub Config
On April - 19 - 2009
I have been wanting to write this post for a long time. But could not find much time for the same. Anyways Once you install Ubuntu and OpenSolaris together (on the metal installation i.e., dual boot) you will face some grub issues.
There are two ways in which you can install the two operating systems:
1. Install [...]
Update to OpenOffice.Org 3.x on Ubuntu 8.10
On February - 12 - 2009
I guess we all know that Ubuntu 8.10 ships with OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 and, if you want to use the new and improved version, then this guide is for you! However, we will not do a fresh install of the OpenOffice suite, as we will instead only upgrade the current version in Ubuntu Intrepid.
What do I [...]
ubuntu > VirtualBox > Windows Xp – Sharing folders tip.
On February - 11 - 2009
!Ubuntu Rocks!
Introduction:
Today morning as I got into my class, my little friend Aswathy (I call her achu) bounced up and asked me for help. On enquiring, what the matter was, she told me that she wanted to install IBM RSA for her projects; but she was having vista!! Ok now I knew that RSA works [...]
[Reliance NetConnect] Setting up an automatic internet connection
On January - 7 - 2009
I depend on Reliance ZTE/CDMA for Internet access. I configured the dialing by using the wvdial PPP utility, and I issue the wvdial command ( See my earlier post on connecting to internet using Reliance ZTE modem ) to connect to the internet in Ubuntu 8.10. There were some issues and drawbacks with the wvdial [...]
USB modem on Ubuntu – Zte MG 880 Reliance
On December - 5 - 2008
Your modem is a peripheral device to Linux, like a CD-ROM drive, hard drive, or a mouse. Your modem will be connected to a serial port, which means that one of the serial devices in the /dev directory actually points to your modem. You may notice that there’s also a file, /dev/modem, which serves as [...]
Using apt-get behind a proxy (Ubuntu)
On July - 20 - 2008
It is difficult to use apt-get in ubuntu when you are behind a proxy. To be able to install packages behind a proxy, you need to have a few details:
username: The user name with with you get through the proxy
password: The password with with you get through the proxy
proxyserver: The proxy server
port: The port with [...]
