Tag: "Linux"

How To Use Windows Special Keys In Linux

Why are all the new keyboards sold with special Windows keys on them? How about making them do real keyboard functions while in X Window? Here is how.
First you need to find out which key mapping you are using. Usually it will be US, it might also be en_US, ca or else. Locate the file, [...]

How To Detect Two Ethernet Cards in Linux

To configure an ethernet card in Linux, you need to enable it in the kernel. Then the kernel will detect your ethernet card if it is at a common IO port. But it will stop there, and will never check if you have 2 ethernet cards.
The trick is to tell the ethernet driver that there [...]

What Is a Linux Distribution?

An operating system consists of a lot of files that perform a lot of different functions. And because there is no Linux Corporation to package and distribute the files that make up Linux, the task of getting Linux onto your computer in working order, along with the applications that you are likely to want, has [...]

Basic Linux Commands

Basic Linux Commands

Here’s a list of basic commands in Linux.