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Thanks for visiting! This site is intended as a handy reference for anyone who uses Ubuntu or any of its derivatives. Most of the pages are guides for common tasks, but there are also some cheat sheets and Bash scripts.
Much of the content uses the command line or Bash scripting since I love to play around with both of these, and find them to be very efficient at getting things done. There’s still plenty for those who prefer the GUI, though. If I’ve missed anything, or if you’d like to see a page on a topic that hasn’t been covered here, feel free to let me know.
Enjoy your stay!

 

Featured Guides Boot Loader: GRUBTips – Customize how your computer boots with the GRUB bootloader. Graphics: NvidiaDriverHowTo – Install the NVIDIA display driver in Ubuntu or Kubuntu. Networking: NFSHowTo – Network two computers together using NFS. NFSUseCase – A use case networking three computers together using NFS. StaticLANIPHowTo – Choose and assign a static IP. Newsreaders: Newsreaders – Find a Linux newsreader. Package Management: DowngradePackages – Downgrade a package to an older version. LockPackages – Lock a package to prevent it from updating to a newer version. Sessions: TTYSessionHowTo – Run multiple Linux sessions at once with TTY sessions. txt2tags txt2tagsCheatSheet – A cheat sheet with examples of almost everything you could ever want to use the txt2tags markup language for. Ubuntu Server In VirtualBox DatabaseManagement – Use the command line to work with your MySQL database. VirtualBoxUbuntuServer – Set up Ubuntu Server as a virtual machine under Ubuntu or Kubuntu. VirtualBoxWhatNext – What to do next once Ubuntu Server is set up as a virtual machine.

Featured Scripts Backup: Universal Backup Script – A script that will create individual zip files to back up your files and directories. System Files: System Files Script – A script that copies 12 system files to a directory on your Desktop. System Reports System Reports Script – A script that creates 6 system reports in a directory on your Desktop. Writing Writer’s Unblock – A Bash script to help with writer’s block. Cross-Platform D&D BattleMap – A JavaScript stand-alone battle map. Writing Book on a Stick – A stand-alone, fully customizable XHTML page you can write an entire book in. Writer’s Unblock – A stand-alone JavaScript page to help with writer’s block.

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