apt-get install ttmkfdir #mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/malayalam/ move the font here. #ttmkfdir > fonts.scale #mkfontscale #ttmkfdir > fonts.dir #mkfontdir #xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/truetype/hindi/ #xset fp rehash #fc-cache -fv … How to install fontsRead more
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Rapid cooling of earth by volcanic eruption
1. Volcanic ashes covers earth’s atmosphere reducing the sunlight on earth. 2. Sulphur dioxide from volcanic eruption reacts with water vapour in upper atmosphere and … Rapid cooling of earth by volcanic eruptionRead more
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Idling myths
Myth 1: Each time you start your car you waste more gasoline than if you let it idle. Wrong. Automotive engines do not operate efficiently … Idling mythsRead more
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Turtle Airships: Not Slow, But Hardshelled
Edward de Bono, the champion of lateral thinking is credited with saying “It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be … Turtle Airships: Not Slow, But HardshelledRead more
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To add a new menu in grub
edit /boot/grub/menu.lst add the following with correct partition. # for QNX Neutrino title QNX Neutrino root (hd0,3) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 To get partition details … To add a new menu in grubRead more
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Carbon Dioxide Production Much Faster than Originally Anticipated
About all that carbon dioxide we’ve been spewing into the atmosphere – yeah, it’s worse than we thought. That seems to be the main take-away … Carbon Dioxide Production Much Faster than Originally AnticipatedRead more
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To reconfigure xserver
run this command # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-org or # Xorg -configure
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mount a partition
put this line in /etc/fstab FAT partition with read-write permission /dev/sda5 /media/d_drive vfat user,fmask=0111,dmask=0000 0 0 NTFS partition with read only permission run this command … mount a partitionRead more
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How to configure apt
cd to the folder where the deb files are kept. Run following cmds # dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz edit /etc/apt/sources.list file … How to configure aptRead more
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How to change host name
To change host name in debian change in /etc/hostname