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 Topic: ToolsThe new items published under this topic are as follows.
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Posted on Jul 07, 2006 - 08:22 PM ::: by sas ::: 2768 Reads
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Cream is a userfriendly plugin which makes it easier to use Vim by normal users. What is unique about this plugin is that it retains all the power of Vim and makes more specialised functions of Vim easily accesible as a menu entry. Also the key shortcuts are remapped to mirror those found in windows editors. Read more about this interesting plugin.
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Posted on Jun 08, 2006 - 05:44 PM ::: by gg234 ::: 1512 Reads
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The cpio command is one of the most commonly used Linux back up tools. The cpio command has two unusual features. Unlike tar , in which the files to back up are typed in as part of the command, cpio reads the files to work with from the standard input (in other words, the screen). This feature means that cpio must be used as part of a multiple command or with a redirection pipe.
cpio must always be used with one of three flags. Flags are options that set the mode in which the command runs. Only one flag can be used at a time, and it must come before any other options. In addition, the choice of flags limits the options that can be used. Each flag also has a gnu option that can used in its place. The gnu option gives a convenient name for each flag: extract, create, and pass- through. Read Full article here
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Posted on May 18, 2006 - 06:15 PM ::: by solrac ::: 2380 Reads
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The find command is one of the most powerful and useful commands in the UNIX programmer's repertoire. It is capable of much more than simply locating files; it can automatically execute sequences of other UNIX commands (free reg. req'd), using the filenames found for input, as this article explains. It is well worth your time to experiment with this command to see what works for you.
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Posted on Mar 28, 2006 - 08:30 PM ::: by cj2003 ::: 963 Reads
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Eric Cowperthwaite has setup five different VM's on his Windows laptop (Fedora Core, SlackWare, Debian, DSL and Puppy) using VMware Player. Read about his experiences.
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Posted on Jun 10, 2005 - 01:38 PM ::: by Anonymous ::: 1808 Reads
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VariCAD announces the release of VariCAD 2005 for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1. This new version of VariCAD with a new 3D kernel brings new enhancements, such as better 3D object displaying, more convenient 3D positioning and solid editing, easier creation of 2D drawing from 3D views, improved snapping and object selection in 3D, and more... Another enhancements can be expected soon.
Free 30-day trial version of this compact 3D/2D mechanical CAD system can be downloaded from www.varicad.com.
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Posted on May 18, 2005 - 01:39 PM ::: by Anonymous ::: 1129 Reads
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CVS, the <a href=https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=dw-linuxcvs&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR&ca=dgr-lnxw82CVSTutorial>Concurrent Versions System, is used by developers around the world to develop software in a flexible and collaborative manner. Whether you'd like to use CVS to check out the latest sources of a particular software package, or whether you'd like to begin using CVS as a full-fledged developer, this tutorial will get both general users and new developers up to speed quickly.
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Posted on Apr 06, 2005 - 03:07 PM ::: by Anonymous ::: 1285 Reads
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When it comes to <a href=http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-oocalc/?ca=dgr-lnxw82XSLT-OOo>importing generic XML into OpenOffice, the user is on his own. This article offers a quick XSLT tool for this purpose and demonstrates the Calc import of records-oriented XML. In addition to learning a practical trick for working with Calc, you might also learn a few handy XSLT techniques for using dynamic criteria to transform XML.
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Posted on Jan 31, 2005 - 10:58 AM ::: by Glanz ::: 4156 Reads
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Xfe - a lightweight file manager for X11
XFE is a light and fast file manager for X11, written using the FOX toolkit. It is desktop independent and can easily be customized. It has a Windows Commander look and it's very fast and small.
The reason I am calling everyone's attention to this file manager is because I have compared with the other lightweight file managers available. According to my tests it is faster and more dependable than the Gentoo FM, Worker, and is more intuitive than even the Rox-filer. Configuring it to your particular needs, based on installed applications is a snap. http://sourceforge.net/projects/xfe
Debian users only need to do an "apt-get install xfe"...
X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X. It is based on the popular, but discontinued,X Win Commander, which was developed by Maxim Baranov.
Xfe aims to be the file manager of choice for all the Unix addicts!
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Posted on Oct 16, 2004 - 04:29 PM ::: by Anonymous ::: 2054 Reads
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This article shows how to access a <a href=http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-knopx.html?ca=dgr-lnxw82-obg-SysRecover>non-booting Linux system with a Knoppix CD, get read-write permissions on configuration files, create and manage partitions and filesystems, and copy files to various storage media and over the network. You can use Knoppix for hardware and system configuration detection and for creating and managing partitions and filesystems. You can do it all from Knoppix's excellent graphical utilities, or from the command line.
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Posted on May 13, 2004 - 04:28 PM ::: by stormcalmer ::: 2202 Reads
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Forgive me if this borders on a rant but this is one of those questions that have puzzled me for years. I read in this week's excellent Debian Weekly News that Debian joined the OASIS project. Cool. OASIS is the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards and to me the most important standard they're working on is a set of common office suite file formats.
Having to deal with Microsoft's file formats is a pain. OOo and other programs handle them okay but there are usually just enough problems to make it a PITA. An OASIS standard for office files would go a long way towards both helping users out and weakening Microsoft's stranglehold in office suites.
The question I have is this: Why hasn't the various free software application projects adopted a common file format?
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