Posts In Category Open Source

Access Recovery Console in Ubuntu on a Virtual Machine

on July 5, 2010 by Wolf in Linux, Comments (1)

The standard boot sequence of Ubuntu 10.04 is direct to log-in splash screen, unless you are running two or more operating systems on a “dual-boot” set-up.   In a virtual machine, […]

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The site wasn’t broken but I fixed it

on April 3, 2010 by Wolf in Linux, Uncategorized, Comments (0)

http://wiki.sourcefreedom.com was rendered unusable by a database error that hid the front page. It is now up and running so you can enter your Linux info for the community again. […]

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SourceFreedom Linux Top 10

on November 1, 2009 by Wolf in Linux, Comments (0)

Have you contributed your top 10 Linux packages to the Wiki at SourceFreedom.com?  The idea is to develop a community-based how-to list of what a new Linux user and later […]

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Mysterious Ubuntu 8.10 Log-in Problem Solved

on February 23, 2009 by Wolf in Linux, Comments (0)

I updated one of our machines from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 about a week ago and an error appeared.. The mouse and keyboard input were ignored at the log-in screen. […]

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Linux Easter Eggs

on February 13, 2009 by Wolf in Linux, Comments (1)

Easter Eggs in programming are undocumented features.  These are usually passed down by word of mouth.  Here are three Free the Fish This is a GUI Egg.. Hit [Alt] + […]

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Linux CLI Keyboard Shortcut for Directory-Contents

on January 14, 2009 by Wolf in Open Source, Comments (0)

Discovered by researcher Gean Huston last week.  The keyboard shortcut “(Alt)/” = “ls -a”  without the color-coding. Gean was doing a standard Command-line exercise when his finger slipped.  Much to […]

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Is the FBI Helping Nigerian Scammers?

on August 10, 2008 by Wolf in Coaching, Internet Scams, Open Source, Comments (10)

I got a very interesting email purported to be from the FBI, who say I have not sent my proper remittance to the Ministry of Finance (I didn’t know we […]

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Want Help Installing Ubuntu?

on May 12, 2008 by Wolf in Open Source, Comments (0)

If you are considering loading Linux, and you happen to be in Atlanta GA on the 17th, you can get a chance. The Ubuntu Loco GA is having an installfest […]

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