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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
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How to install a FTP server in Windows 7?


How to install a FTP server in Windows 7?

In this article we will tell you how you can install a FTP Web server along with your IIS webserver in Windows 7 as well as a standalone installation.

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By Debjit

How to manage settings for an IIS web server and FTP server in Windows 7?


How to manage settings for an IIS web server and FTP server in Windows 7?

Windows 7 comes with an inbuilt IIS web server and a FTP server. We have already shown you how to install an IIS web server or an FTP server on your Windows 7 system. In this article, we will tell you how to manage the settings for either of IIS web and the FTP servers…

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By Debjit

How to fix the “Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml)” error in Fedora?


Update: This problem has now been resolved by the Fedora Community. But you may still not be able to download the updates properly from the mirrors due to the busy network and rush. The recently released Fedora 11 Leonidas has some issues with it’s regular update process. Many users are getting a strange error which…

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By Debjit
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How to install linux build and kernel headers for fedora/redhat/centos?


Installing Build and Kernel Headers for your Linux distribution is very easy using the  yum tool available in Red Hat based systems. Fedora which is the Community’s free Red Hat , can also have the Linux Build and Kernel headers installed using the yum tool. Just use the following command to install the build and…

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By Debjit

How to install linux build and kernel headers for ubuntu/debian?


How to install linux build and kernel headers for ubuntu/debian?

Installing Build and Kernel Headers for your Linux distribution is very easy using the apt-get tool available in Debian based systems. Ubuntu and it’s variants being derived from Debian, can also have the Linux Build and Kernel headers installed using the apt-get tool. Just use the following command to install the build and header files…

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By Debjit

Redirect visitors to domain.com from www.domain.com and vice-versa in Apache


Redirect visitors to domain.com from www.domain.com and vice-versa in Apache

In order to get  maximum Google juice to your website, you should make sure that all your content point to one universal URL. For eg. If you use www.yourdomain.com as your website address then make sure that you set this as the default hyperlink to every file on your server. Then do not use domain.com…

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By Debjit

How to set the currently playing track/song in Amarok as your status in Pidgin using AmarokPidgin


How to set the currently playing track/song in Amarok as your status in Pidgin using AmarokPidgin

For some unknown reason, I (as well as many other) like to set my currently playing track as my status in Gtalk and other IM clients. In Windows, with Gtalk and Winamp, this can be done done very easily. (From Winamp 5.5, there is a bit of problem.) But in Linux neither the GTalk client…

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By Ricky

How to change the default search engine in the Flock search bar


How to change the default search engine in the Flock search bar

The default search engine in the search bar of Flock  Browser is Yahoo! Unlike Mozilla Firefox, you can not change the default search engine in the Flock Browser with a single click. In order to change the default search engine in the Flock Search bar, you should take the following steps: Go to Tools >…

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By Debjit

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