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Jan.25,2008
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Category : Linux
Keyboard shortcuts
CTRL + B Moves the cursor backward one character.
CTRL + C Cancels the currently running command.
CTRL + D Logs out of the current session.
CTRL + F Moves the cursor forward one character.
CTRL + H Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace.
CTRL + P Paste previous line and/or lines.
CTRL + S Stops all output on screen (XOFF).
CTRL + Q Turns all output stopped on screen back on (XON).
CTRL + U Erases the complete line.
CTRL + W Deletes the last word typed in. For example, if you typed ‘mv file1 file2′ this shortcut would delete file2.
CTRL + Z Cancels current operation, moves back a directory and/or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. See bg command for additional information about background.
Command line shortcuts
In addition to the below command line shortcuts, it is also helpful to use the alias command that allows you to specify a keyword for frequently used commands or mistakes.
~ Moves to the user’s home directory.
!! Repeats the line last entered at the shell. See history command for previous commands.
!$ Repeats the last argument for the command last used. See history command for previous commands.
reset Resets the terminal if terminal screen is not displaying correctly.
shutdown -h now Remotely or locally shuts the system down.
For this press e when GRUB selection menu pops up. Now write the following as parameter: init=/bin/bash
Now press Enter. You will get a # prompt. Now write the following command to change your root password.
#passwd
Now enter your new desired password twice.
Reboot your system & now you can login to your system as root with the newly set root password.
First take out your Windows XP bootable disc & boot your system from it. Then enter Recovery console by pressing R. In the recovery console prompt type the following commands:
FIXMBR
FIXBOOT
The GRUB will be overwritten & Windows will restore MBR & its bootloader. Just boot your system & windows will start automatically.
Now Right click on My Computer icon on your Desktop & click Manage. Click Disk Management.
Now remove all Linux partitions (These partitions don’t have any label & have unknown filesystem).
Now create new partition(s) in the free space. Format those partitions in FAT32/NTFS & now you can use them under Windows.
You can also try some awesome utilities like Partition Magic, Gparted to do the same.
Kopete >> http://kopete.kde.org
Pidgin >> http://www.pidgin.im
Download them from the above links & install them.
To configure kopete for yahoo/MSN/ICQ/AIM etc:
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/art
To configure Pidgin for Yahoo/MSN/ICQ/AIM etc:
Click Accounts >> Add/Edit. On the new Accounts window click Add.
Select the Protocol like Yahoo, Google Talk etc. & fill in other required details.
To configure Kopete for Gtalk:
http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/
To configure Pidgin for Gtalk: http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/