Use rsync to backup files on Linux
you can use rsync to backup files on linux as follows:
rsync -av /etc/passwd /etc/group 11.11.11.11::etc /etcbak
But you may need to enter your password, which can not achieve automatically backup, if you do not want to enter yours password each time, you can use ssh-keygen to generate a key, public key will be stored in /root/.ssh [...]
Install Feed Reader on Ubuntu
Liferea is a Rss feeds reader based on GTK+ ,which is simple and fast.
It tries to fill this gap by creating a fast, easy to use, easy to install news aggregator for Gtk/Gnome,which is an indispensable tool for reading rss feeds.
Direct installation:
sudo apt-get install liferea
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Setup dual monitors on Ubuntu
Here is a short tutorial on how to setup dual monitors on ubuntu:
1. Download NVIDIA driver and install.
2. Backup xorg.conf :
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
3. Edit xorg.conf :
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Then
Adding the following code in the ‘Device‘ paragraph:
Option “TwinView” “on”
Option “MetaModes” “1280×1024,1280×768″
Option “SecondMonitorHorizSync” “28-80″
Option “SecondMonitorVertRefresh” “43-60″
Option “TwinViewOrientation” “RightOf”
4. reboot the system.
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