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Linux to be the First Operating System to support USB 3.0


Linux is all set to become the first Operating System to supposrt USB 3.0. Intel hacker, Sarah Sharp has released the first drivers for USB 3.0.

 Linux   News  

By Ricky
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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:

 Hacks   How-To   Linux  

By Debjit

Use OpenDNS to protect yourself from all phishing attacks under the sun


Use OpenDNS to protect yourself from all phishing attacks under the sun

In this article we will tell you how to use OpenDNS to protect yourself from a phishing attack.

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By Debjit

500 OOPS error in vsFTPd


If you get the error while starting vsFTPd, which reads somewhat like this: [root@fed ~]# /etc/init.d/vsftpd start Starting vsftpd for extern: 500 OOPS: vsftpd: not configured for standalone, must be started from inetd [FAILED] Don`t panic. Normally inetd is not included on a default Fedora 8 installation. The default network daemon used is the xinetd….

 Linux   Networks   Troubleshoot  

By Debjit
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Broadcast your computer`s start time and shutdown time to twitter


You can use the twitter api, curl, your twitter account and an always on Internet connection to broadcast the start and shutdown times of your workstations. This can be done with the help of this nifty little script.

 Ideas   Linux   Programming  

By Debjit

How to install Virtualbox Guest Additions for a Linux Guest?


How to install Virtualbox Guest Additions for a Linux Guest?

In this article we will show you how to successfully install Virtualbox Guest Additions for a Linux Guest.

 Articles   How-To   Linux   OS   Virtualisation   Windows  

By Debjit

What extra features are available to you on a Guest OS after installing Virtualbox Guest Addtions?


What extra features are available to you on a Guest OS after installing Virtualbox Guest Addtions?

Virtualbox Guest Additions are a way to spice up your Guest OSes so they they also behave as just the normal  OS and do not face any limitations. Once you install the guest additions successfully (you can read our step-by-step Virtualbox Guest Addition install guide in case of any problems), you have the following new…

 Articles   Linux   OS   Reviews   Virtualisation   Windows  

By Debjit

How to change/improve the display resolution for a Linux Guest OS on Virtualbox?


How to change/improve the display resolution for a Linux Guest OS on Virtualbox?

We daily get many emails from our readers complaining about not so good resolutions they get after installing  a guest Linux OS on their Virtualbox. Even, we at digitizor face problems configuring the same. So in this article we will tell you how to successfully change the display resolution of your Linux Guest OS on…

 Articles   How-To   Linux   OS   Virtualisation  

By Debjit

How to switch between different screen resolutions in linux without restarting Xorg or X display ?


How to switch between different screen resolutions in linux without restarting Xorg or X display ?

In this article we show you how to switch between different screen resolutions in linux without restarting Xorg or X display ?

 Articles   How-To   Linux   OS  

By Debjit

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