Tag Archives: Ubuntu

How to cut videos from the command line in Ubuntu 12.10 and later (Mint 14 and later)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Ahmed Tawfik

avconv -i DP4U12.ogv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -ss 00:00:00 -t 00:04:20 DP4U12_complete.ogv The above command preserves the same format of the input file, where: DP4U12.ogv is the input file DP4U12_complete.ogv is the output file The command cuts the video from … Continue reading →

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How to extract multi-part, e.g. .z01, .z02 type of zip files on Ubuntu

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ahmed Tawfik

I couldn’t extract an archive that I downloaded from edelivery which was in 3 files, 1.zip, 1.z01 and 1.z02: In order to extract on Ubuntu, do the following: zip -s- Input.zip -O output.zip This will gather the Input.zip file and … Continue reading →

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How to change your hostname in Ubuntu without restarting

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Ahmed Tawfik

Replace your old hostname in the /etc/hostname file with the new one: “sudo vi /etc/hostname” Replace your old hostname beside the 127.0.0.1 in the /etc/hosts file Run the following “sudo service hostname start” Exit the terminal and open a new … Continue reading →

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This is post number 300

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Ahmed Tawfik

WoW! Way to go, this is my post number 300, but I must of course say anything useful or a good piece of new, mmmm, here it is: A free guide: Getting started with Ubuntu 12.10! http://ubuntugeek.tradepub.com/free-offer/getting-started-with-ubuntu-12.10/w_ubun04?sr=adv&_t=adv:Ubuntu%20Manual%20Project  

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Ubuntu, is it ready for Tablets? Unity Vs. MATE

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Ahmed Tawfik

Today I did a test, comparing the Unity desktop, which is Ubuntu’s default now, on Ubuntu Quantal, to the MATE desktop (forked from Gnome 2) on Linux Mint 14 (also based on Ubuntu Quantal), all 64-bit. The test was run … Continue reading →

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