I am Binny V A, a Freelance Web Developer on the LAMP Platform(Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) based at Cochin, Kerala, India.
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| 1 Rip DVD using Mencoder
Rip a DVD to an AVI file using mencoder mencoder dvd://1 -dvd-device /mnt/Image/ -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -alang en -oac mp3lame -o /dev/null | 2 | 3 lsmod - Show Loaded Kernel Modules
This command shows the kernel modules that are currently loaded. # lsmod Module Size Used by vboxdrv 55088 0 autofs4 [...] | 4 Commands for Idle Time
I run this command when I go for lunch or something - these commands take a while to run. sudo /bin/bash /usr/sbin/makewhatis -w; sudo /usr/bin/updatedb; sudo /home/binnyva/Software/System/chkrootkit-0.47/chkrootkit | 5 Fish Alias/Function Location
The alias/function of the fish shell are stored at ‘/home/username/.config/fish/functions’ | ||
| 6 | 7 Exaile - Music Player for Gtk+
Exaile an amarok clone for Gnome - and I have to admit - I am impressed. Exaile is a music player aiming to be similar to KDE’s Amarok, but for GTK+ and written in Python. It incorporates many of the cool things from Amarok (and other media players) | 8 Linux Shutdown Commands
Three commands that could be used to shutdown a linux system. shutdown -h now init 0 telinit 0 | 9 Install Java JRE in Linux and Use it as a Firefox Plugin
Download the installer from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp cd /usr/local/ mkdir java cd java sh /home/user/location_of_jre_installer/jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin cd /usr/local/firefox/plugin/ [The folder where firefox is installed] ln -s /usr/loca | 10 Kerala BarCamp 2 - In Cochin
Following the success of the first barcamp in Kerala, we are organizing a second one. This time it will be at Cochin. The date and venue has not been decided yet - we want it to be decided by the community. For those of you who don’t know what a Ba | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Using Dvorak in Linux Console
If you are a user of the dvorak layout, this command will let you use that layout in the console… loadkeys dvorak | 14 | 15 Create a Directory Tree in One Command
You can create a directory tree using just one command in Linux mkdir -p /tmp/dir1/dir2 | 16 MWMs - A Dying Breed
I belong to a dying breed - within a few years, there will be none of us left. We are being killed systematically by the onslaught of technology. Yes, I am one of the few remaining MWM - a Malayalie Without a Mobile. All my friends have deserted to the ot | 17 Create a Sound File from a Text
You can create a wav file of a written text using this command echo "It's such a beautiful day! Why are you in front of the computer?" | festival --tts echo "It's such a beautiful day! Why are you in front of the computer?" | text2wave -scale 5 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 Linux Command to Erase Rewritable CD
Erase a Rewritable Disk cdrecord -v gracetime=2 dev=/dev/cdrom -eject blank=fast -force | 22 Defining Web 2.0 - At 3 Levels
Web 2.0 - almost everyone have heard the term - but few are sure about its meaning. Unfortunately, it cannot be defined easily. People in different fields have their own unique definitions for the term. In this article, I will attempt to define the term | 23 | 24 Check for Bad Blocks in HDD
Linux Command to search the Harddisk for bad sectors sudo badblocks -v /dev/sda | 25 | 26 Command to mount a Samba Share in Linux
Mount a windows network share in Linux using Samba mount -t smbfs -o username=user,password=pass //WinClient/share /mnt/share |
| 27 Modify timestamp in Linux
Modify timestamp of a file or directory touch -t 0712250000 file #(YYMMDDhhmm) | 28 Mount Windows Partion
Mount a Windows FAT partition. If it is an NTFS partion, use ‘ntfs’ instead of ‘fat’. Make sure that the kernel support ntfs if you want to do that. mount -t vfat /dev/hda5 /mnt/d | 29 | 30 About Geeks and BarCamps
We are organizing a BarCamp in Cochin. Before you get excited, let me put your mind at ease - its not that kind of a bar. There won’t be any lawyers there. What, that’s not the ‘bar’ you have in mind? No, it is not that kind of ba | 31 | ||