Sometimes, assigning IP address using command line is much more easier than
using Network manager applet, here are the SYNTAX with examples
Assigning IP address:
SYNTAX:
ifconfig <INTERFACE> <IP-ADDRESS> netmask <NETMASK>
example:
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.11 netmask 255.255.255.0
According to Daniel Drake (http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html), “udev is the new way of managing /dev directories…”. It creates /dev device nodes corresponding to the device that are present in the system. It relies on matching information provided by sysfs and rules provided by user. It can directly listen to kernel events when the device is plugged in/out using Netlink. In short, udev is a successor of devfs and hotplug sysfs which makes device visible to user space. Udev depends on /proc and /sys file system and that must be mounted beforehand. Continue Reading
Introduction
In this tutorial, we will upgrade linux kernel 2.6.36 to 2.6.36.2. And at the same time we will patch it with the bootsplash patch. We are not going in to details of kernel compilation here, you can find excellent tutorial available out there.
If you want simple,fast and easy way to develop PCBs,then the answer is Fritzing. Its an opensource Schemetic and PCB designing tool. All one need to design is simple circuits on virtual breadbroad. The connections on breadboards are converted into schematic and PCB in real time.
Unlike GNOME, KDE shows all windows on all desktops. There is simple setting to surpass this. Right click on any window on panel( minimized or open) and select Task Manager Settings . From the General option go to Filters and check two options viz. Only show tasks from current screen & Only show tasks from current desktop .
Thats it. Now you can have different windows on different desktops.