IRC client for «Irssi» console
Greetings, today as is my habit looking for software to install and test I came across this IRC client for the ...
Tutorials / Manuals / Tips
NewSeven: Transform KDE in Windows 7
Voucher. I know that many users of our blog do not support "copies" of other desktops, but from experience I know that ...
[New] OpenArena Server
OpenArena (for those who do not know it) is a free game of the genre Firts Person Shooter (come on, FPS), clone of ...
The dark side of the mosaic (III): XMonad
It seems that I have done a lot of praying and it is that until today I do not wear a millimeter of ...
HowTo: FTP service using MySQL database
Despite some uncertainty that may surround MySQL, personally I still prefer to work with this DB to use ...
Terminology: The Ultimate Terminal
Our dear friend Perseus has started a new personal project, a blog to be more exact, and in one of ...
[HowTo] Show / Hide applications on a specific desktop
The other day they consulted me on IRC, how was it possible that I separated the applications that I use in Xfce ...
Problems with Gnome Shell (or Cinnamon) and Conky?
Recently doing some configuration and installation tests of conky on my Mint 13 with Cinnamon 1.6 I realized ...
How To: Uninstall MATE and replace it with KDE in Sabayon 10
Here is a tip to uninstall MATE (desktop environment) and install the popular KDE. We will assume that the user has to ...
Installing Sabayon Gnu / Linux X - "Mate"
As we had commented in a previous post here on the blog, the output of the tenth version of Sabayon ...
Introduction to the dark side of mosaic
What a far-fetched title I have found for this ... But first of all, I introduce myself. I'm anti and this is ...
Install Cinnamon 1.6 from repositories
Cinnamon 1.6 is now available in the official Linux Mint repositories from the Romeo (unstable) branch for all ...
Ultimate solution for streaming radio with IDJC on CrunchBang Linux 10 and Debian Squeeze
After a weekend of struggling with configurations, dependencies, repositories, and bugs of different sizes, my mind was ...
Commands to mount partitions easily using fstab
We open the terminal and execute the following command: sudo nano / etc / fstab then we edit adding the partition or disk that we want, ...
The titles <° FromLinux in your Conky
Hello colleagues, today I bring a quick and practical guide. Has it ever crossed your mind to see the headlines of <° Since ...
Debian Wheezy + KDE 4.8.x: Installation and customization
Some time ago I published an article that showed how to install and configure KDE 4.6 in Debian Testing, and this one that ...
[OpenBox] Add desktop icons via PCmanFM / SpaceFM
PCmanFM is LXDE's default file manager, we generally use it to move, copy and delete files, also ...
Send messages between terminals, and / or users connected by SSH
On some other day I have needed to send a message, notification or notice to users who are connected by ...
Ping command with response date and time + colors
From the Linux-Explore blog I get this interesting tip. As they say that a picture is worth a thousand words, ...
Fluxbox: Installation and commissioning
Fluxbox is, along with Openbox, one of the most popular and used window managers today. In this…
BE :: Shell Installation and Configuration
I had already told you about BE :: Shell, and in this article, I will explain step by step how we can install this beautiful ...
OpenBox Installation and Customization
Hello colleagues, today I bring you a simple guide on how to install and configure Openbox. For many it is against known, ...
Remove duplicate lines from a file
I am making a dictionary of the most used passwords, the popular or frequently most used by users (… don't ask…
LIGHTTPD - a very agile and lightweight web server
Platform: windows, linux, solaris, openbsd, irix, aix Language: English Web server whose primary objective is to…
htaccess [UserAgent]: Do a certain action depending on the user's UserAgent
It's been a long time since I posted two articles on htaccess, and since it's been a while, I'll refresh the ...
Keep your MySQL databases secure by creating separate users and permissions
I have always been a friend of good practices, much more if they help us to maintain the safety of our ...
GIMP, Creating Wallpaper for the Blog
Today I have a lot of free time so I decided, taking advantage of the fact that I have not seen movement in the blog about this ...
Debian Sources List Generator
Hi, I don't know if you knew it, but for Debian newbies, I think this tip will be useful ... Searching ...
What is each port on the system used for?
Some time ago I wanted to know data on system ports, to know what each one was used for, its usefulness ...
Convert manuals (man) to PDF
Many of the GNU / Linux users when we want to know how a program works, check its options, or simply read its ...
Show which package weighs the most on your hard drive with DPKG
This time I show you a very simple way to know which is the installed package that weighs the most in ...
Recover passwords from PDFs
Many of us, for various reasons, password different types of documents or files, but many ...
Advanced package searches with Aptitude
Aptitude is a tool that helps us to Install / Remove / Purge / Search programs that we have installed in Debian and derivatives. Its use is ...
Keyboard shortcuts for the console (or terminal)
We continue looking for a way to facilitate our work with the terminal and this time, I bring you a series of ...
Deleting multiple files the easy way with MC
MC (Midnight Commander) is a powerful tool created by Miguel de Icaza (yes, the same creator of Gnome) that has ...
How to set the origin of our default folders
When I had a computer at home, so that the rest of the family could use it, I added several users. In that…
Tips: Change the icon of the Deadbeef tray
DeadBeef is one of my favorite audio players when in GTK environments. The ugliest DeadBeef icon ...
Disable the Touchpad in KDE while writing
In the short time that I have been using KDE, I have been able to confirm my opinion that it is the most complete Desktop...
[How-to] Use Syslinux on Manjaro Linux and not die trying
Hello to all <° Linux readers. This time I bring you a post that can be especially useful, ...
Record with your microphone in the simplest way possible (for KDE, Gnome, Unity, Xfce, etc)
For a few days I was wanting to finish some video tutorials about something new that I have learned, I wanted to use a microphone ...
How to know what unsuccessful SSH attempts our server has had
Not long ago I explained how to know which IPs have been connected by SSH, but ... what if the username or password ...
Kill a process with a single command
Many times we need to kill a process through a terminal. If we know the full name of the process (for example: kate) no ...
[HowTo] Integrate Box.com to Linux
The other day Pavloco showed us how to better integrate Dropbox into Xfce, and although I'm not a fan of ...
Copies with process bar in terminal with gcp
Hello, I keep putting tips for terminal work ... this time I want to show you how detailed and enjoyable it is ...
Shorten URLs with a command (Bash)
One of the tasks I like to do is look for tips or useful things to do with Bash. I just found ...
MPD: A versatile demon for music.
Hi good day. Let's talk about the versatile MPD: Music Player Daemon by its original name in English. According to…
How to use Dropbox on Xfce (Thunar)
Many XFCE users have been abandoned to the favoritism of some services by other desktop environments. By…
How to have notifications in KDE similar to Ubuntu
Plasma notifications in KDE are really useful as they unify certain and certain alerts that could be of interest ...
Practical uses of the Zenity dialog box
I frequent the forums in my country a lot… and honestly, it is rare to find something interesting. However in one of ...
[Howto] Generate Arch Linux software packages and derivatives
One of the things I like the most about Arch Linux and its derivatives is the tremendous ease of creating ...
Chop to better understand the Crontab
How many of us have not experienced that we need to run a script every so often, or every so often,…
With the terminal: Alphabetize the content (lines) of a file
In my spare time I start to randomly check system commands ... that's why I often find it interesting ...
Installing Pencil Sketcher in .deb distributions
For those who don't know, pencil is a graphical interface layout program based on the gecko engine of ...
How to know your public IP with a single command
From erjaimer's blog I get this very useful tip. It happens that erjaimer explains to us how in ...
The terminal can be beautiful too
Many of us use our terminal as a tool to work, the fastest way (sometimes the only one) to get out of a ...
Video2brain, learning in Spanish
I'm sure that with the arc of time we have spent in front of our computers, at some point we have ...
Configure XFCE with ElementaryOS Luna skin
I have always said that Xfce is a very configurable desktop and you can achieve almost the same (or better) results ...
Send data to the KDE clipboard from the terminal
I'm someone who always tries to learn new geeky stuff... yeah, the weirder the tip, the more interesting I find it …
Zombie processes
Reading an elav entry I remembered that in a forum someone asked for help as their system was slow, some ...
Replace Thunar with PCManFm in Xfce
As all Xfce users know, Thunar lacks many options that make life easier for us on a daily basis such as ...
Have the Gnome 2 menu in Xfce without installing anything
Hello!! Today I'm going to show you how to have the practical menu of the old Gnome 2 in Xfce without ...
[Tips] Improving LXDE
Since a good part of the blog articles are destined to Xfce, KDE, and the occasional criticism ...
Install and configure Plank in Debian Testing + [My desktop this week]
Yesterday we saw my desktop on the PC that I have with KDE, and today we will see the desktop that I have on my ...
10 Platforms to learn to program
Navigating I found these links, they are about programming, while reading, I came to certain places where they mentioned invisible learning, which ...
htaccess [Redirect]: Rules, regulations, control over your content published on the network
A few days ago I talked to you about htaccess, I gave you an introduction and everything Well, as I said at the end…
Bash script to make a backup of your important things
My parents and acquaintances often joke that I am a 'mole' with technology, that I have broken more devices ...
Display / open a terminal in your file browser (Nautilus or Dolphin)
If you use KDE, you probably use Dolphin, and I think you will find this post interesting And…
Encrypting emails with GPG
I will try to make a practical guide as universal as possible for any Linux, Mac and Windows distribution, on this ...
Autocomplete file and folder names in Bash in upper or lower case.
Those of us who use the terminal daily, as I said on another occasion, always look for a way to make the ...
[dd] Uses in GNU / Linux systems
As we all know, the dear dd [dd command on GNU / Linux systems] is a great guy to do…
First steps with Ubuntu 12.04 [Ubuntu Manual]
Ubuntu is one of the distributions that qualifies as "friendly" for new users, and with that philosophy ...
How to color syntax in VIM
The usual use of the console (or terminal) is very comfortable for certain tasks, and we almost always look for ways and ...
Compton, a lightweight composer you must try
Those who chat with me on IRC know that I am a fan of lightweight desktops. I spend it in ...
[Python] Program a bot for IRC
Today I'm going to teach you how to program a bot for IRC. First of all, for the ...
htaccess [Introduction]: Rules, norms, control over your content published on the net
When we share something on the network, and I refer specifically to hosting, we need a server like Apache, Nginx, ...
Access restricted sites with GNU / Linux using SSH.
It is very common, especially in companies, that there are certain sites to which access is restricted ...
Tips: How to get WiFi (Broadcom 43XX cards) in Debian and derivatives without internet connection [Update]
Hello friends from FromLinux, elruiz1993 greets you with a quick trick that will save us a lot of trouble. Raise your hand who ...
Configure SSH on another port and NOT on 22
SSH is without a doubt the bread and butter of those of us who manage networks. Well, we need to control, manage ...
Change the position of notifications in Cinnamon
Today a user asked me in a comment how to change the position of Cinnamon notifications, and my answer ...
Remove pop-ups in Cinnamon
One of the novelties that Gnome Shell included in its interface is that, when an application calls a window ...
Style your terminal prompt with these 4 variants
Those of us who use the console emulator, terminal or whatever they want to call it every day, we always look for the way to ...
How To Fedora: Everything you wanted to know about YUM and did not dare to ask (Part I)
YUM (Yellow dog Updater, Modified): It is a command line software manager (CLI) to update, install and uninstall ...
How To Fedora: Install, Search and Remove applications graphically (GPK-Application and Apper)
On many occasions, the more “experienced” GNU / Linux users try to share our experience with newcomers (or with ...
Using VIM: Basic Tutorial.
I never thought I was going to say this, but I'm incredibly liking the best editor out there for ...
How to install the latest Radeon driver in Ubuntu / Mint
For those of you who have followed the latest news on Phoronix, surely you have already found out that version 12.4…
How To Fedora: Install Windows Fonts
In this How To we will see how to install the fonts: Arial. Comic Sans, New Times Roman, among others, in an easy way, ...
[unpkg] Uncompact easily on the console
I have to admit that I am ding lazy to unpack on the console. I have never learned 100% what they are ...
Create your own Xfce 4.10 repository in Debian Testing
If you are a Debian Testing user, and also use Xfce as a Desktop Environment, you should know that there is a way ...
How To Fedora: Install Cinnamon As An Alternative To Gnome Shell
Not comfortable with Gnome Shell? Continue reading then, since in this How To we will see how to install Cinnamon ...
Install Screenfetch
Sreenfetch is a script which shows us the information of our system on the screen. To install it write in terminal ...
How To Fedora: Upgrade to the New Version with Preupgrade
In this How To we will see how to update one or more previous versions of our Fedora to ...
How To Fedora: Installing Fedora 17 DVD and LiveCD
In this How To I will teach you how to install Fedora DVD, since having more configuration options, I could ...
How To Fedora: Install Nvidia GeForce 6/7/8/9/200/300/400/500 Drivers
This time I will show you 2 ways to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers: Before: Install the RPM Fusion repositories Verify ...
How To Fedora: Add Support for Unzipping Files
This How To will be very short;). To add this type of support to our system, we need: Add the repositories ...
How To Fedora: Install Audio / Video Codecs and DVD Support
By default our beloved distro does not install the audio and video codecs for licensing reasons :(, but no ...
Extremely useful tip if you use the terminal (Join CD command with LS ... and many more)
I am one of those who uses the terminal much of the time (console, bash, shell, whatever you want to call it), for X or ...
How To Fedora: Install RPM Fusion Repositories
What is RPM Fusion? is a fusion of Regate, Freshrpms and Livna, our goal is to simplify the experience ...
How To Fedora: Spanishizing our system (locale)
This time I installed Fedora LiveCD on my computer, it turned out that it did not bring full support for our language, because ...
How To Fedora: Install the Flash Plugin (32 and 64 bit)
To install the Flash plugin we do the following: We log in as root (if we have not done so ...
How To Fedora: Install Microsoft Office 2010 (i386, i686, x86_64)
Many of the GNU / Linux users find ourselves in the "need" to work directly with Microsoft Office for thousands of ...