Fatresize: Re-size your Fat File System via Command Line

On November 19, 2011, in General Linux, Ubuntu, by dipin

Fatresize is a command line tool for resizing MS Windows FAT16 / FAT32 file systems. Installation $ sudo apt-get install fatresize How to use: Fatresize follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-’). A summary of options is included below. -h –help: Show summary of options. -s –size: [...]

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View your BIOS Settings via command line using dmidecode and biosdecode

On October 27, 2011, in General Linux, Ubuntu, by dipin

The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) generates a standard framework for managing and tracking components in a desktop, notebook or server components , by abstracting these components from the software that manages them. Modern mother boards are compatible with this standard. For a lay user it means that the BIOS settings can be watched from your [...]

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Converting IMG files to ISO images via Command Line in Ubuntu

On October 26, 2011, in General Linux, Ubuntu, by dipin

Some time you will find CD images with .img extensions. IMG files are raw-data copies of optical media and are primarily used to store CDs with odd properties,such as sectors which need to have read errors when read. Conversion to ISO format removes this information,as ISO format does not support this. You can manipulate such [...]

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qrencode: Generate QR code via command line on Ubuntu

On October 25, 2011, in General Linux, Ubuntu, by dipin

A QR Code (it stands for “Quick Response”) is a mobile phone readable barcode.simply encode a URL into the QR Code and then point a mobile phone (or other camera-enabled mobile) at it. If the device has had QR Code decoding software installed on it, it will fire up its browser and go straight to [...]

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Xrandr: Solve Screen Resolution Issues via command line in Ubuntu / Debian

On October 23, 2011, in General Linux, Ubuntu, by dipin

Xrandr (X Rezise and Rotare) is a command line utility available in your Linux system for reseting and resizing your screen resolution. So, if there is any issues with your display, no problem you can fix it from a Terminal. First You have to find the possible resolutions with xrandr -q $ xrandr -q Screen [...]

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How to download torrent files from command line(Linux Terminal)

On October 17, 2009, in Uncategorized, by Dipin Krishna

This can be achieved by using the ultra-lightweight text-based BitTorrent client “rTorrent”.If you are using Ubuntu, you can install rTorrent via Synaptic Package Manager, or with this command: $ sudo apt-get install rtorrent You can also get rTorrent HERE. Now, we will start using rTorrent. But first, download a ‘.torrent’ file. You can download it [...]

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FTP In Linux Via Command-Line

On September 19, 2009, in Uncategorized, by Dipin Krishna

You can connect to a FTP server from linux through command line with ease.Just open a terminal and type: ftp example.com now you will be asked for name and password if present.Then, here is a list of commands to useCommands may be abbreviated. Commands are: ! debug mdir qc send$ dir mget sendport siteaccount disconnect [...]

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Find details about your ISO images from the Linux command line

On September 8, 2009, in Uncategorized, by Dipin Krishna

If you want to find the details of an iso image before burning or using it, you can get that by just typing this at terminal: isoinfo -d -i filename.iso You’ll be show the details of the iso file, such as volume size, whether the image file is a bootable one, and many other valuable [...]

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