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How to access Linux partitions from Windows

Posted in Linux, tagged , , , , , on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There is always a heated discussion on the forums about accessing Windows formatted partitions from Linux, but what if you want to do the opposite? What if you want to access the data you store on a Linux file system from within Windows?
The solution is pretty simple and straightforward, and NO you don’t need to [...]

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10 steps to a prettier, more useful and secure USB pen drive

Posted in Linux, On the Desktop, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 6, 2008 | 9 Comments »

USB thumb drives are one of the most commonly used ways to transfer data if you happen to work across multiple computers. Lets just make the USB drives prettier, useful and secure.
1. Add icons and labels to your drive.
Download an icon you would want to see appear when you plug in your thumb(pen) drive. Place [...]

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Varun at MUO: How about some WINE with Linux?

Posted in Linux, tagged , , , on June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As some of you may be knowing that I also write for one of the best tech blogs MakeUseOf.com
In my recent article I talk about WINE, WINE is used to run Windows games and Softwares on Linux. Actually the uses extend far beyond these, although it is popularly used for playing Windows games on [...]

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Twittering from command line!

Posted in Linux, The Web, tagged , , , , on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Working on a command line has its own benefits and gives you a satisfying feeling! How about twittering from command line? Thats even cooler and yes its very much possible. All you need to have is curl. curl is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax, supporting FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, [...]

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Install Linux – Using External DVD/CD Drive

Posted in Linux, You Question I Answer, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »

As I promised to include your (the readers’) suggestions, comments and questions into my articles, so here is the first of such requests.
Ram has a question for me here which I quote:
Hi Varun,
I have been reading articles here as well as at makeuseofit …please keep writing interesting and useful tips for non-technical guys like me…
I [...]

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Step By Step Tutorial: Installing Ubuntu Linux and Windows on same computer

Posted in Linux, On the Desktop, Step By Step Tutorials, tagged , , , , , on May 9, 2008 | 7 Comments »

This is the Step by step tutorial on installing Linux, just as Mova promised. Refer to the earlier posts on Linux Demystified here and here to know the background of this tutorial.
Prerequisites:

About 5GB free hard disk space.
Working windows installation.
Ubuntu or Kubuntu or Edubuntu cd or a fast Internet connection.
Wubi (not required if you have [...]

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Linux Demystified: A newbie conversation, part 2 – Wubi

Posted in Linux, On the Desktop, tagged , , , , , on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Picking up the conversation between Ruby and Mova about Linux Demystified, here is part 2 of the conversation. Apparently Ruby has received cds through ShipIt and is excited to try out Ubuntu. Mova being the ideal helpful guy for the situation again helps her out. So here we go:
Ruby: Hi Mova, I got Ubuntu [...]

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Linux demystified: A newbie conversation on Linux

Posted in Linux, On the Desktop, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Following is the conversation between Ruby and Mova (fictional characters). Ruby is a charming young girl (just in case you would like to picture ) and Mova is random guy who likes to hang out on IRC networks Ruby has heard of Linux but she is not clear and confident, with all [...]

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