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Remove lines that are in another file

TheLinuxBlog.com — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:52:09 +0000

I had an issue this week where I needed to remove lines from one file if they existed in another file. Looking back it was frustrating as such a task should be simple. I tried all sorts of things. Differencing the two files and using grep to grab the lines I wanted. Whatever I tried just [...]

Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition Review

TheLinuxBlog.com — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:36:01 +0000

Irritated with my Desktop after an upgrade gone bad and an incident with the nvidia noveau driver that left me x less, I decided it was time to re-install. I turned to my bookshelf to find Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition. Normally by the time a book hits my shelf the material is outdated, not necessarily [...]

Goals For The New Year

TheLinuxBlog.com — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:34:08 +0000

As the new year has turned, I thought it would be a good time to go back and look at my goals for 2009. To be honest they were pretty modest and I’d pretty much forgotten what they were, despite this fact I still managed to get 4 out of the 6 done. Getting certified [...]

Syncing your Delicious Bookmarks

TheLinuxBlog.com — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:24:28 +0000

I’ve written about syncing your bookmarks on Linux before. I’ve been using the method with GMarks and the Google Toolbar plugin for some time and it works just fine. I also have a Delicious account that I use for work, that I like to access and save book marks to from any computer., this is where [...]

Best iPhone Error Message Ever

TheLinuxBlog.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Not Linux related at all but I thought it was funny. So, yea. Ignore the giant DISMISS_ALERT button, that’s an error caused by me being stupid, but I thought the actual message was pretty funny. After dialing a “special” number that I strategically obfuscated using gimp and then may have failed to upload the correct one. [...]

When not to script it

TheLinuxBlog.com — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:37:24 +0000

I’ve come across a number of programs in the past and thought to myself, “Why didn’t they script this, it would be so much easier.” After thinking about it for a while it all makes sense now. It seems that I had the shell script bug, everything must be done in the shell! In reality while the [...]

Bash Tips for more efficient terminal usage

TheLinuxBlog.com — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:36:32 +0000

Here are some tips for working in the shell that I use on a daily basis. These may be known to most veterans, please contribute your favorite shortcuts to the comments. But for the most part this is not for the uber leet Linux geek, this is for those new to the terminal. TAB - Gives you [...]

Yum Messed Up

TheLinuxBlog.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:05:33 +0000

So, this morning, when I got to work and booted up, I noticed something was wrong. My machine was not running as usual. It turns out, packagekit was sitting there being a general pain. I just wanted to look busy, so I killed the process. Turns out that wasn’t such a good idea, since it [...]

Backup your DVDs on Linux

TheLinuxBlog.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:01:10 +0000

At an average of around $20 per DVD* most can’t afford to have any of their DVDs lost, stolen or broken. Backing them up is a touchy subject depending on who you talk to, but here is how to do it anyway. Backing up a DVD on Linux used to be much harder than it is [...]

BackTrack Persistent “Press Enter Fix”

TheLinuxBlog.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:37:35 +0000

One of the things that has irritated me about the persistent USB thumb drive installs is the “Press Enter” to continue prompt on shutdown. Luckily, if you have persistent working correctly, the fix for this is easy. Open up /etc/rc0.d/S89casper Search for ENTER and the shutdown string “Please remove the disc and close the tray (if any) [...]