Archive for December, 2008

How to get multimedia support in Fedora 10

December 5, 2008

There is a repository RPMFusion.org from where you can get the multimedia related software.
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How to get “Show Desktop” button to my Fedora 10 (KDE4) Panel

December 5, 2008

Read Full Article on step by step approach to add “Show Desktop” button with screen shots.

How to find file name of the script with in a bash shell script

December 5, 2008

With in a bash shell script, you can use the very first command line argument ($0) to find the name of the script.
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GNU Make – How to compile all c files in present directory

December 5, 2008

The “shell” built-in function supported by GNU Make can be used to get the list of C source files in a directory.
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Why GNU Make always says `target’ is up to date

December 5, 2008

Sometimes GNU Make just says evrything is up to date without compiling any modified files.
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Bash shell script to convert string from lower to upper case

December 5, 2008

The tr command can be used to change the case of a string variable.
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Why my application can’t open more than 1024 or 4096 sockets in Linux

December 5, 2008

Linux sets a default limit on number of FDs that can be opened by a process. These limits can be changed with Super user permissions.
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How to get exit code of previous command in Bash

December 5, 2008

A special variable can be used to get the exit status of last command executed.
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How do I configure HTTP proxy settings in Firefox Browser

December 5, 2008

Find the step by step procedure with diagrams/screenshots in my article at http://TechPulp.com/.
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