Tag Archives: Linux

Fixing DNS Issues with Linux Mint 18

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Ahmed Tawfik

A problem that has been bugging me for a while on my Linux Mint 18, that the DNS is not working properly and on a random basis. What I could fix it with is that I just did the following: … Continue reading →

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The Fastest Way to Download a Website Offline

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Ahmed Tawfik

One Word & One Command: HTTrack, that’s the word To install it on Ubuntu: sudo apt install httrack Then, to run it: httrack http://www.xyz.com –max-rate=1000000000 –sockets=50 –disable-security-limits –display –max-rate is the download rate where 1000 = 1 KB/sec, so I am … Continue reading →

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How to force usage of DNS name instead of IP in ownCloud

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Ahmed Tawfik

Sometimes when sharing a link in owncloud, especially on the mobile and desktop clients, the links are using the IP address instead of the DNS name. This behavior can be changed by using the overwritehost parameter in the config.php file … Continue reading →

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Monitor Linux CPU Frequency in RealTime

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

watch grep \”cpu MHz\” /proc/cpuinfo Source

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How to change the Linux prompt

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Sometimes the Linux prompt doesn’t look really attractive and/or practical, like for example bash:/ or sh:/ which is really annoying. To solve this, you need to use the PS1 environment variable and append to it what you need: Go to … Continue reading →

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