Crazy Linux

In this tutorial Mike Chambers explains the basics of how to get setup with AIR on Linux.

Sorry, previous time video wasn’t embedded correctly, fixed this.

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This is a tutorial showing an alternative to accessing usb in a virtual machine using virtualbox if all else fails. Host operating system is Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.

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The following video helps you understand howto use Gslapt to install, upgrade or remove applications on your installed GoblinX (Slackware) system.

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The X Window System is a magnificent platform for many uses, but using it to run an application over a slow network is nearly impossible. This is an introduction to NX, a technology that makes remote applications fly even over commodity internet.

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Webcams are notorious for their lack of support under Linux. But thanks to GSPCA, many webcams now have functional V4L drivers. This tutorial covers the building, installation, and configuration of the GSPCA drivers, including how to adjust color balance and brightness directly at the kernel module level.

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If you are a Windows user before, there is no ver command in Linux that can be used to check the version of Ubuntu server.  In  Linux  or  Ubuntu  server specifically, there are many commands that can be used to check operating system version.

The first command that can be used to check Ubuntu server version is, as Ubuntu suggest, the lsb_release -a command. Here is the example:

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We can assign user to a group during adding a new user account. But how do we add existing user to a group? This tutorial is a guide on how to add user to a new group. The right Linux command for the job is the usermod command.

This is some information about Linux usermod command from manual page:
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File compression usage basics.

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