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How To Execute Ping Command Only For N number of Packets
Question: When I execute ping command from the command line, it keeps sending the packets until I hit CTRL-C to terminate the ping command output. How can I execute ping command only for N number of packets and terminate the output automatically? An...
Ubuntu Tips: Graphical Monitoring for Processes, Memory, Load Average, and Disk Usage
Similar to Windows Task Manager, Ubuntu offers a system monitoring utility that will display running processes, memory usage, file system usage. Apart from monitoring, you can also take several actions from the system monitor user interface —...
5 Methods to Get Quick Help on Linux Commands
Before heading to Google to get help on a particular Unix command, try the following methods, which will give you a comprehensive help on Unix commands. 1. Using apropos to search man pages Use apropos to search man pages for available Unix commands...
Step-By-Step Guide To Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 With Screenshots – Jaunty Jackalope To Karmic Koala
This guide will help you to upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope to 9.10 Karmic Koala. This tutorial has total of 13 steps with appropriate screen shots. Step 1. Check the Ubuntu Version before Upgrade How to check the current version of Ubuntu...
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Released – Download Now or Get Free CD
Ubuntu is the best Linux desktop distribution, which took the number one spot in our Top 5 Best Linux OS Distributions. Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala stable version is released. You can download it online or order a free CD as explained below. What is ne...
How To Execute SSH and SCP in Batch Mode (Only when Passwordless login is enabled)
When you have the password-less login enabled, you may be either using SSH to execute command in the batch mode on a remote machine or using SCP to copy files from/to the remote machine. If there are some issues with the password less login, your ba...

