Twenty five years ago this month, a man called Richard Stallman announced to the world his intention to create a complete operating system from the ground up. He called it, GNU, which stands for GNU’s Not Unix. Stephen Fry who is an advocate of free software has made a video that tells you all about it. Matt Lee an, FSF campaigns manager and the producer of the film, said... Stephen has generously donated his time to the cause of free software. His ability to communicate a technological and... Read Full Story
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Steve sez, “GNU - a key part of the GNU/Linux operating systems that we love - is 25 years old today. Stephen Fry introduces GNU and wishes GNU a happy birthday. ”
This is a great video — Fry is a nerd hero.
Freedom Fry — “Happy birthday to GNU”
(Thanks, Steve!)
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At default CTRL+ALT+DEL will only make Linux restarting, by modifying file inittab in /etc folder we can change this shortcut to shutting down your Linux box. This shortcut will be useful for standalone Linux box like Linux as Router or a Web Server. Interesting? Ok, now open inittab in /etc folder using your favorite console text editor like VI or pico/nano and search for ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now. Shutdown -t3 -r now is command to force Linux doing reboot in after 3 second... Read Full Story
Uses of Linux? Advanced Featured of Linux? What is Linux? Linux is an operating system. The easiest way to understand an operating system is to look at other popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows and Windows NT, Apple Mac/S, and Sun Microsystems UNIX. An operating system is the 'guts' of any computer or microprocessor. It tells a computer how to do basic tasks such as 'save' or 'share files', 'print documents', 'add users to a network', 'receive input from a keyboard... Read Full Story
Book Description: “Most Indispensable Linux Book” - 2001 Linux Journal Readers Choice Awards Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux Questions You can rely on the fully updated second edition of Linux System Administration for answers to all your questions about installing, configuring, and administering Linux. Written by two Linux experts, this book teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to set up and maintain a secure, effective Linux... Read Full Story
