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Resetting GNOME Settings Gnome is so configurable that sometimes you can end up breaking your window manager. Most local settings for GNOME are stored in hidden directories in your home folder – gnome, gnome2, gconf, gconfd, metacity. You can remove these files to reset all the settings. Method 1: Command line via login screen Method […]
Fix Chrome User Data Dir (Quick Hack) Update: Fix Chrome User Data Dir (Modern Way) Older trick (editing /usr/bin/google-chrome) may not work now since it’s often a binary, not a script. Use one of these instead: Method 1: Run directly from terminal Method 2: Update .desktop launcher (or copy to local first) Method 3: Simple […]
Playing with VLC Binary (just for fun / learning) Note This is just messing around to understand how binaries work under the hood.Don’t do this on a system you actually care about, things can break real quick 😄 If your terminal looks weird (If you see -bash-xxx instead of root@smjrifle)
Initially in your server computer(computer having git repo) say A, edit your gitconfig file add the following save it. now determine your computer’s ip-address via to enable push run the following command note the ip address of your computer and run git serve by typing now in another computer SAY B, you can clone the […]
We usually get error while starting eclipse in fedora after installing from repository. This is caused due to incompatible JVM version. Here is how you install latest Eclipse and JDK 1. Make sure you remove all previous installation of Eclipse 2. Install JDK 3. Download Eclipse from Here 4. Uncompress the downloaded file 5. Add read […]
This isn’t the first time I am asking myself this question, and certainly not the last. When I was a kid, I thought I wanted to grow up and I did but it wasn’t something I was living for. Next I wanted to study computers, I did that too but it was not like what […]
A child is really affected by his surroundings, without a happy and motivating environment one just cannot grow to his full potential. There comes a time when you become a teen and you face a big generation gap with your parents. No matter what you do, it always seems too extreme to them. We all […]
I had a conversation with my friend about how we need people with similar voice to start something, someone who has the passion and vision to enjoy the things rather than someone who just works to earn the green. Then I started thinking what if money wasn’t invented how would the world be, will it […]
So Apple finally launched iphone 5 with hosts of features, were Apple Kidding? Well the phone is thinner, lighter and bigger (4 inch with resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels). They have used Apple A6 processor which is said to be 2x faster than A5. Pixel density and memory remains same at 326 ppi and […]
“Almost every person who uses technology in today’s world uses or has used something that is Linux powered” We have been promoting use of Linux though out NOSK programs, we even had installation session. Most people have Linux as a Dual Boot option (well even I do mostly for Football Manager and Photoshop). However, I […]