With netcat, we can perform numerous networking tasks like port scanning, managing connections, setting up servers etc. One very basic usage of netcat is shown here.

Ubuntu Source List Generator will give you a customized software source list with all the required packages for applications you use frequently.

ntp and nfs services, once disabled can speed up the boot time of Ubuntu or any other Linux distro by quite some seconds.

A few months back, Grub was upgraded to Grub2. Grub2 has been reprogrammed from scratch, giving it better modularity.

There are many applications available for editing images in Linux but a nautilus script has it’s own advantages.These are the five nautilus scripts you can use for fast image editing.

Nautilus scripts can extend the behavior of the Gnome desktop and acts as plugins to the environment. Here are some of the general questions on Nautilus and Nautilus scripts.

Ubuntu is no doubt the most popular Linux distribution out there.These are the three Ubuntu based distributions worth trying out- gOS, Linux Mint and Ultimate Edition.

Shake is a file-system independent defragmentation software. Shake is very effective for defragmenting the ext3 Linux file.

Linus Torvalds gives Windows 7 a big thumbs up! The event was a Japan Linux Symposium and Microsoft had set up a Windows 7 booth right across the venue.

Using the power button to shut down a frozen system can severely affect your Linux installation. You can alternatively use REISUB.

I am a big fan of password managers. They make work easier and my personal favorite is LastPass. But, I recently came across this open source application KeePassX which fares quite well compared to LastPass. Licensed under the GPL, KeePassX is free and Open Source. Even more than that, the application is cross platform and [...]

I had covered installing Wifi on Ubuntu for Atheros Wifi cards earlier in this post. To install Wifi for Broadcom on Ubuntu, follow the steps below.

OEM’s have requested for a 32-bit Ubuntu Linux with PAE. In response to this, Karmic Koala has PAE enabled by default.TO use 4 GB, download the PAE package.

Today comes a good news for those bitten with the linux bug. The Fedora Foundation has released the first and the last Beta for Fedora 12, its mainstream consumer linux distro.

Based on the webkit engine, Uzbl forms the base for a totally customizable browser. It passes the acid 3 test with a perfect 100/100 score. Uzbl can be used on Ubuntu and other Linux based PCs.