Installer file name

I always forget for ubuntu what is their installer file type name (like .msi for windows)

32 bit .deb (For Debian/Ubuntu)
64 bit .deb (For Debian/Ubuntu)
32 bit .rpm (For Fedora/openSUSE)
64 bit .rpm (For Fedora/openSUSE)

windows or linux(ubuntu)?

In this post is discussing about which OS (operating system) you should use
When I said linux it focused on ubuntu but this might also apply to other Linux OS too

I do belive (im Malaysia) majority is using Windows. So lets start using my believe...

You 100% cannot use ubuntu when
- You are a gamer. Cause most of game was on Windows

If you still insist using ubuntu while you are a gamer
- Yes you can try, install ubuntu inside windows (they called it wubi i think)

You 50% (might can) use ubuntu when
- Using it as home user; surfing, typing and chatting
- Another 50% goes to your 'resistance to change'

Here is my resistance to change from windows to ubuntu
1. Im used to Microsoft office, using open office is weird. This is first time, after 2 month of using it I can say "I like open office a bit more than ms office"

2. Surfing - There is no google chrome. Well can actually download it. Just "Installation in Windows is different in Linux"

3. Chatting - Ubuntu dont have Yahoo Messanger (not sure about MSN). But luckly they have empath or pidgin. You can still chat but less feature compared to YM. The best part using empath is "No advertisement + Faster!"

4. Used software - Let say you used to certain program like 'Yahoo messanger'. This software does not exist in Ubuntu, so either you find alternative or leave it

Repeat, 'you used to windows until you feel like dont want to use linux' is common and this is the most reason of 'dont want to change' aka 'resistance to change'. I myself happen to have this feel

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What so good about Linux ? (focused on Ubuntu). Well, this is most likely my experience and opinion.

good thing #1
Better security. All you virus from windows will not work (No virus). Remember better doesn't means impenetrable. But it do better than windows in almost all of the case

How to apply this 'good thing #1' ?

1. If you have a 'home PC' and you kids or parent is using the PC. You PC have high % of getting virus or malware or what ever dangerous stuff. This is the solution and the reason I keep suggesting it to others

2. If you were student and keep getting virus from 'Lab' (this is typical way for Malaysians PC to get virus, usually pendrive is the transfer medium). This linux will solve the problem 100%

3. If you create 2 type of user. The lower user cannot access the other files. Err... this is linux security like folder owner and folder group permission stuff. I never care about this. but in case you have 'sensitive data' Linux can help it

4. You dont need to buy Kaspersky on install antivirus. yeay!


good thing #2
I admin installation in Linux is hard (you need to use command line in special software). but ubuntu make it easy, you have a feature like 'add remove program in windows' but it 10x advance

1. They have 'update manager' this is to install or update driver

2. They have 'add remove software'. It can remove and also ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! free software. There is tons of free software outside

How to apply this 'good thing #2' ?

1. My parent like to play solitaire in Windows when free time. If you use ubuntu you can ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! games for free and the game is better than windows. This only apply for small and simple game, as I said 'home typical user' (not gamer sejati!)

good thing #3
Faster, better, stronger, harder...
This most likely what I hate on Windows after using Ubuntu

Windows have a little but yet annoying problem when it come with thumbdrive/pendrive
- SLOW
- Cannot eject, something was in use

So if you use Ubuntu you can feel the smoothness in detecting pendrive, eject is easy and transfer file is also FAST!
The main point is 'Stable' I guess

So... thats it I know

Thanks
Myself

Redhat I always use command

Last update, 25 April 2011
This is not only for Redhat, but for most of Linux machine (I think)

Source of this command is from here. I keep using them
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/4/html/Step_by_Step_Guide/s1-manipulate-current.html
http://redhat.activeventure.com/71/gettingstartedguide/s1-managing-working-with-files.html

This is a good reference for VI - Visual Editor (Command line interface for text editor)
http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.html

Check folder size

du -hs /path/to/directory

Check harddisk space

df

List all the content within the current folder (or path)

ls OR ls -all

Remove file

rm thefilename.txt

Move file

mv thefilename.txt /home/asipo/

Delete directory and all its content

rm -rf /home/asipo/backupdocuments

Zip a file or folder

zip -r iWantTheZipFileNameToBeLikeThisOkay.zip theActualFileName.txt

Unzip a file (not sure for folder)

unzip thefilename.zip

Change folder owner

chown -R asipo.asigroup '/var/www/smellynomore/app/tmp'

Change folder permission

chmod -R 777 '/var/www/smellynomore/app/tmp'

Copy all except one folder
Taken from here http://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-questions-answers/44010-copy-entire-folder-except-one.html

shopt -s extglob
cp -r A/!(B) dest_dir

Execute bin file

chmod u+x qt-sdk-linux-x86-opensource-2010.05.1.bin

./qt-sdk-linux-x86-opensource-2010.05.1.bin

Connect to server and control it (Telnet / SHH I think)

ssh -p 22 asipi@langit.com.my

Zip file

I always forget bout this, so its for myself note
zip -r filename.zip files

Fedora Install LAMP

Lazy to write, so
http://techchorus.net/how-install-lamp

restart the LAMP
service mysqld start
service httpd start

How to install x-debug
http://paulslinuxbox.net/blog/linux/eclipse-php-and-xdebug

Install RMPFusion

Keywords
install RMPFusion
Fedora cant play mp3 file
Fedora packages: failed to install signature

What is RMPFusion
If you are new to Fedora. RMPFusion is a 3rd party software source list
Means all installer that is 'FREE' but 'NOT REALLY FREE' like flash player was listed here

Some EMO EMO
I create this tutorial because I cant play mp3 file because of failed to install the 3rd party software. The reason was not on the software source but on the signature key that not being teach during "how to install the 3rd party source list". Probably this is easy but IM USING WINDOWS!

Start the Tutorial
Go to http://rpmfusion.org/

1st step - Put RMPFusion in yor list
Download the .rpm file. These file is an installer to make RMPFusion as your 3rd party source list
Note you need to Install both Free and Non-Free

2nd step - Verify the Signature
Download the signature
Import the signature


This is the link where I learn how to install (import actually) the signature http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_new_signing_key

To put it simply su -c 'rpm --import NAME_OF_THE_SIGNATURE_FILE'

In my PC it will be

cd Downloads
su
mypassword1234
ls
su -c 'rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-13'
su -c 'rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-13'