rom time to time it can be necessary to free up space on a file system. A quick way to do this is to create a list of large files in a directory hierarchy.
The following example will look for files in a directory hierarchy and list files, that has a file size of more than [...]
lack borders around movies and movie clips is a huge problem on the internet. Black borders is a result of video editing and bad handling of resolutions and aspect ratios, such as 16:9 and 4:3.
Removing black borders can be done with a video editor, such as FFmpeg, which is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, [...]
a href=”http://www.bash.org”>The GNU Bourne-Again SHell (bash) is the command line interpreter, that executes commands from the standard input, such as keyboard, or from a file, such as a automated script. It is used in many operating systems, such as Ubuntu.
In the following example, the default command line prompt for a user on an Ubuntu operating [...]
nstalling a network printer means, that the Ubuntu desktop computer will be able to sent print jobs to a remote printer over the network.
In this example, we will install a Brother HL 4050 CDN network laser printer in the Ubuntu 10.04 operating system.
We visit the homepage for Official Ubuntu Documentation. We click Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. [...]
n this example, we want to restore client data from a non bootable corrupt Windows file system on a working harddisk. The client want the restored data on compact disc (CD) media.
This procedure can be used with other operating systems and file systems as well.
We attach the harddisk to a computer, that support the harddisk [...]
he trash bin on an Ubuntu operating system, and many other operating systems as well, is a desktop feature, that some users will find usefull upon accidental deletion of files. However, the trash bin uses a number of hidden directories in order to work. These makes a mess and takes up space on file systems. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »hanging password on a Unix or Linux operating system is normally straight forward. However, changing password on an Ubuntu operating system can be a problem.
Let us test this. In our example, we want to have the password for a non privileged user changed.
We boot up an Ubuntu 9.10 operating system. We log on as a [...]
n this digital age, scanning of documents is an important part of the document handling proces. However, not all document scanners are user friendly – and fail to scan a number of paper documents into a single multipaged Portable Document Format (PDF). Instead, users end up with a number of PDFs. Some might even be [...]
Read the rest of this entry »kype is a little piece of software, that is used to make free calls to other users of Skype, anywhere in the world. Skype can also be used to call phones and mobile phones at cheap rates. Skype is free to download.
In this example, we will install Skype on a Ubuntu 9.10 operating system.
We visit [...]
