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How To Add The getdeb Repository in Ubuntu Karmic Koala


How To Add The getdeb Repository in Ubuntu Karmic Koala

getdeb has for a long time been a place from where debian users can get the .deb files of the latest softwares before it has been added to the official repository (which usually takes quite some time). Uptil a short while ago, to use softwares from getdeb, users had to go to the site and…

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By Ricky
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How To Put Background Image In Grub (using StartUp-Manager)


How To Put Background Image In Grub (using StartUp-Manager)

NOTE: THIS POST IS FOR JAUNTY NOT KARMIC. If you are using Ubuntu (or any of its variant), chances are you have thought why Grub looks so retro, with its black background and white text, while some other OS like Fedora can have a nice graphical Grub. In this article we show you how to…

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By Ricky

A Complete Guide To Firefox Integration In Kubuntu


A Complete Guide To Firefox Integration In Kubuntu

Firefox is by far one of the best browsers available for Linux and is the prefered web browser of millions. However, if you use Firefox in KDE, you will notice that it sticks out from the rest of the KDE applications and look rather ugly. In this article, we show you how to make a…

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By Ricky

HOW-TO hack a 'chm' file?


CHM is a Microsoft Corp baby. This file format according to me is one of the best things to have happened to computing world. CHM file format facilitates archiving of millions of html files into onesingle file, including the images and all. Now, Linux boxes and mac boxes don`t have built-in support for handling CHM…

 Hacks   How-To   Linux   Microsoft   Pragmatism  

By Debjit
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RPM version of last.fm`s scrobbler client (for RedHat/Fedora/SuSE/Mandriva)


Last.FM has become a phenomena! And there would be very less people who would deny this. I myself is a last.fm fanatic, helps me stay up-to-date with current music trends and latest music from all over the world. Well, music podcasting ( for all budding bath singers 😉 ) is another thing that can be…

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By Debjit

How to set Single-click to select url in address bar in Linux versions of Firefox


You may have noticed that, the Firefox versions that ship for Linux, don`t have the ability to select the url in the address bar on single-click of a mouse, whereas this is set by default in Windows versions of Firefox. If, you feel this feature should be there in the linux version of firefox too,…

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By Debjit

Setting up port-forwarding on the DareGlobal DB108 ADSL Router


Setting up port-forwarding on the DareGlobal DB108 ADSL Router

↑ Grab this Headline Animator DareGlobal DB108 is the router which I have been using, since my last Huwaei MT841 Router broke. Now, this temporary replacement which my ISP has done for me, has put me in a fix. The DB108 is one of the most crappy routers I have ever seen. Only one LAN…

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By Debjit

Disabling the display (X Server) restart with ctrl-alt-bksp


Disabling the display (X Server) restart with ctrl-alt-bksp

Open the xorg.conf file in your favourite text editor. This file, xorg.conf lies in the /etc/X11 folder in most standard Linux installations. Then add the following lines at the end of the xorg.conf file:

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By Debjit

How to force the DiggBar to NOT load on your website ?


How to force the DiggBar to NOT load on your website ?

The DiggBar enables you to Digg, read comments, find related content, and share stuff from any page on the Web. And it’s presented in a short URL format, making it easy to share in emails, on Twitter, and via other services. You can find the DiggBar on all outbound links from Digg.com. This means whenever…

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By Debjit

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