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How to turn on or off colors in bash

Type the following command for just this listing,
$ ls –color=none
Or remove the alias with the unalias command:
$ unalias ls

via How to turn on or off colors in bash.

How to change hostname in Linux

I’m trying to build an Oracle RAC system at work to understand how it works better. As part of this I had to build three Linux systems. I built one, then cloned it (it was a virtual machine in VMware).

But having done that, it of course kept the hostname of the first machine. So I [...]

Dropbox Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy.

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I was reading a post over on LifeHacker about some the Top 10 Ubuntu downloads and one of the applications they mentioned was Dropbox. I’d seen the name around before but hadn’t gotten around to trying it yet. So I decided it was time.

It’s pretty good. If you use Windows, [...]

What’s all the fuss about Ubuntu ?

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I see that Ubuntu has released a new version of its desktop edition. It seems to be a very popular distribution although I haven’t used it myself much, but I might give this new version a try for a while.

I’ve used Red Hat a little and I was running a [...]

Debian Basic Gnome Install

If you would like setup Debian Linux with a very small installation then all you have to do is boot off the NETINST CD and choose NOT to use a mirror. This will install a very minimal system. Which not only takes up very little disk space but is a little more secure.

If you later [...]