Introductions/Download to ORCA MSI Editor of Windows

Posted on December 18, 2008 - Filed Under Windows | Leave a Comment

Purpose
Orca is a Windows Installer package editor provided as part of the Windows Installer SDK and designed to provide full access to the database tables that compose a Windows Installer package. While Orca provides powerful access to all features of the Windows Installer, it is not intended to replace a full-featured [...]

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Following a file in ubuntu using command “tail -f”

Posted on December 17, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment

Many ubuntu users are aware of the command ‘tail‘, which can be used to display the last few lines of a large file. This can be useful for viewing log files, etc.
For example,when you use “tail -f” to view a logfile:

tail -f /var/log/messages

This will give you a scrolling view of the logfile. As new lines [...]

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How to add the Trash icon to your desktop on ubuntu

Posted on December 16, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment

By default,the Trash icon doesn’t exist on the ubuntu desktop.So is it possible to do it,of course and it’s very simple.Please see below guide for detail.
Just type gconf-editor into the Alt+F2 run dialog to open the Gnome Configuration Editor.

Then in the Configuration Editor window,browse down to the following key:

apps \ nautilus \ desktop

On the right [...]

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How to enable ssh service on ubuntu

Posted on December 16, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment

By default,ssh server is not installed on ubuntu desktop edition.So if you want to enable ssh service on ubuntu you must install ssh server .
To install ssh server you just need to run command sudo apt-get install ssh in terminal

sudo apt-get install ssh

Then you can test your ssh service by sshing to your localhost:

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How to uninstall/downgrade flash player in ubuntu

Posted on December 16, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | 1 Comment

Sometimes we need to downgrade the flash player for some specail reasons.For example,I ever met I can upload images in wordpress with Adobe flash player 10,I must downgrade it to Adobe flash player 9 to do my work.Below is a simple guide about how to downgrade flash player in ubuntu.
1.Check which version of flash player [...]

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How to install Amarok in ubuntu 8.04/8.10

Posted on December 14, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment

1.Applications–Assessories–Terminal  to open a terminal
2.Run command sudo -s and input your root password to become a super user

sudo -s

3.Type command apt-get install amarok to install amarok application.

apt-get install amarok

Tip:About how to use apt-get,please see apt-get help
4.Done.

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How to compile the Kernel for your Intel Mac computer

Posted on December 9, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment

Compiling the kernel is an advanced  topic and warrants a bit of a warning.
For any reader that has ever compiled a kernel before we can say that “Compiling a Kernel” isn’t as daunting as the terminology sounds. Benefits of a correctly compiled kernel can result in a leaner kernel that can provide performance increases over [...]

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