(Bash): Command to generate random number
Sometimes, we are programming some script in Bash…. and we need (for some reason) to generate some random number. For that…
Tutorials / Manuals / Tips
iptables, an approximation to a real case
The objective of this tutorial is to control our network, avoiding inconvenience from the odd "undesirable guest" who since ...
Details of iptables that we should know
In a previous post, a Linux colleague started with the basics of iptables. Yo, continue logging on your ...
Logging all activity with iptables
Iptables, by default has the filter rule in "Accept all" mode, that is, it lets in and out all connections ...
Xfce 4.10 can now be installed on Xubuntu from the official PPA
Remember I showed you how to install Xfce 4.10 on Xubuntu using a PPA? Well, some users (with good reason) don't ...
Discovering the CLI: From wma to mp3 in 2 steps
Hello to all the vicious and lovers of GNU / Linux environments that like me, we spend the day trying to do ...
Rename multiple files with Xfce 4.10
The guys at Xfce have added a feature in version 4.10 that I hadn't discovered and which turns out to be ...
Installation log: Debian + Xfce 4.10
Xfce 4.10 brings us many new features that I am already enjoying in Debian Testing, but unfortunately, to achieve ...
Xfce Desktop Icon Transparencies
The colleague Gespadas published on his blog a tip to change the color of the background that brings the text of ...
How to install Xfce 4.10 on Ubuntu 12.04
Xfce users on Ubuntu (or Xubuntu) are in luck as Lionel Le Folgoc has updated his PPA ...
[Safety Tips]: The Internet Is Just As Dangerous For Us, As We Let It Be
To understand how dangerous the internet can be for us, we must first understand what is the internet? Internet ……
Geary: New mail client [+ Installation on Debian]
Geary's purpose is to be a lightweight Mail Client for Gnome, and if I'm not mistaken, it was born from ...
Color problem in flash videos
Yesterday out of nowhere I was letting a video load on YouTube and when I put it to run they all see ...
Install Gimp 2.8 on Debian Testing (Wheezy)
Thanks to the Yoyo company we can install Gimp 2.8 guiding us through the tutorial that we can find at this link. The steps…
FW Builder the best !!!!
Hello, I am writing to share my experiences with you, this is my first article so please soft ...
Practical tips to optimize Ubuntu 12.04
Our friend Jako, leader of the humanOS project blog, has published an interesting article for Unity users and…
Do you want a minimalist browser? Python is the solution
What is a Web Browser? Well, simply an application that allows us to view the content of available sites or pages ...
5 ways to resize windows in Xubuntu or Xfce
Exploring the Xubuntu site a bit I came across this article where they show us 5 ways to resize ...
With terminal: download multiple queued links with wget.
Many times we need to download several links from a web page, whatever these links are, we always have some options to ...
Script for automatic backups of your server
Those of us who manage servers know how important it is to have saves, backups of everything ... well, in case of a problem ...
Check if it is a correct IP or not in Bash (function to validate IP)
This is another tip that can help us in certain situations. I do this post more as a reminder, because I know ...
Django course: Installation and first application
Do you remember the excellent Python Course that Eugenia Bahit gave us at Maestrosdelweb? Well, these guys are not standing still ...
How to start iptables rules automatically
Suppose we have our iptables rules already thought out, but no matter how well we write them in a terminal, ...
Cryptkeeper: An easy way to protect your personal data
Suppose we have a folder full of information that we do not want someone else to see (pr0n, important documents ... etc) and ...
[How To] How to convert Debian Wheezy from Ext3 or Ext4 to Btrfs
Normally those of us who use GNU / Linux have used the famous Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 for our partitions, but as we know, they exist ...
Tutorial: Learning to Vectorize with Inkscape
Vector… what is a vector? … A vector, or vector image, is one that (explained in a simple way) can…
Translate / fix Cinnamon applets
Hello  The following article came to me by email, the author is Roberto Baños, and I thank him a thousand times for…
How to install ownCloud on Debian 6.0.4
Our colleague Burjans on his blog has left us a tutorial on how to install ownCloud in Debian Squeeze for de…
The simplest way to edit images in KDE
In recent days I have been extremely busy, and among all that I have had to do ... I have edited several ...
Creating .deb packages with Checkinstall
I am one of many who have had to compile a new version or an application that is not in their ...
With terminal: Cut files with split and join them with cat
Interesting article found in the GUTL Wiki, which teaches us how to cut and join files into parts. With…
How to install Ruby on Ubuntu?
In the last few days I've been a bit busy developing a project for <° FromLinux (that's why my ...
Move the root partition to another disk
In today's tutorial, I am going to explain how you can move the root partition of our Linux distribution to ...
Cinnamon notifications change active window - solution
It will always be nice for me to be able to talk about Cinnamon, the fork of GNOME Shell that has become one ...
LMMS not ringing: solution
LMMS (Linux MultiMedia Studio) is a sequencer software for GNU / Linux that, among other things, allows us to use VST's ...
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: The Novice Adventurer's Handbook
Many centuries ago in the kingdom of N'dic ... Beyond the deep hell, lies the most powerful object ever ...
The latest from this week's <th Forum
Well, I think it's time to start doing the digests for the community forum, so you…
Mount ISO images on GNU / Linux
In the GUTL Wiki I found this interesting article where they show us a way to mount ISO images on our ...
Quickly and easily transfer files between Linux computers
Some time ago I had to transfer files from my test computer, which at that time had ...
FDclone: ​​Lightweight File Manager
How have they been ?, I have been put between files and folders trying to have a little order, in summary: ...
Install and configure Yakuake on KDE
Yakuake is a terminal emulator in the purest style of Quake, the well-known shooter game. While it allows us ...
Enable mouse back / forward buttons in KDE
Hello, welcome to my first post on this fantastic Linux blog. After elav's suggestion in the…
Script to put a frame with Gimp
It is not news that there is a lot of clever thief of loose content out there, who is dedicated to transferring information ...
Command «sl» ... so you don't make a mistake with «ls»
It shouldn't just be me who writes too fast and the letters get wrong or something, this command ...
9 very funny and useless Linux commands + combinations
…. Not to mention this… really, the commands are AWESOME  no need for much introduction, the best thing…
Mayhem Project. Android 4.0.3 on your Nokia N9
I just read this news from GSMArena.com. Users of a Nokia N9, who are not comfortable with MeeGo can ...
LMDE is updated
Many LMDE users (including myself) who complain that our distro does not meet the ...
Manually change the position of the Xfwm buttons
Xfwm is the Window Manager that belongs to the Xfce project and which stands out for being light, beautiful ...
Gajim as a multiprotocol client
What's up, community? Again here bringing some utility for you. How many of us have not used Messenger? Surely ...
How to create Plasma themes in 8 steps
Here you have the translation of a tutorial to create Plasma themes in 8 steps: Copy and rename a file ...
This week's My Desktop + Settings
A configuration or customization on my Desktop has never lasted so long, and I really intend to leave it like that for ...
Convert Gnome-Shell extensions into extensions for Cinnamon
A friend (alaintm) just ported two extensions that he normally uses in Gnome Shell to Cinnamon and he has ...
Tips: Install Cinnamon 1.4 in Debian Testing
We already have Cinnamon 1.4 available, and although the packages for LMDE have not yet been updated, we can now install it in ...
Vitunes. How to have an excellent and minimalist music player
Outside of my almost manic addiction to the console, is my taste for minimalism ... A few days ago, ...
With the terminal: Examples with the Find command
Here are some examples that we can take advantage of when we use Find, a command to search for files or folders. For…
Open the Xfce applications menu with a key
I have seen in many places that Xfce users have asked how to open the application menu using a ...
Aliases: Shortcuts for Terminal
Nothing like a terminal, its ease, its efficiency and its speed help us in our day to day to solve ...
Useful shell scripts in any program
Bash is a computer program whose function is to interpret orders. It is based on the Unix shell and was ...
Some tips for LXDE
LXDE is an excellent Desktop Environment that, as many of us know, offers as its main feature, an excellent use of ...
How to keep using FlashPlayer in Firefox?
As we already know, for now we can only use Flash Player in Linux if we use Google Chrome since ...
Replacing Xfrun for GMRun in Xfce
To run applications quickly in Xfce we can use xfce4-appfinder, which is nothing more than the application ...
Games for the terminal
When we think of terminals, commands, text, scripts, utilities for programmers and ... often come to mind.
Alsi: Chakra Linux data and logo on your terminal
Hi  A few days ago I shared with you a very simple way to display data from your ArchLinux and the…
Manually change the position of Applets in Cinnamon
Cinnamon is still very green in some respects (although it cannot be denied that they have made a great ...
Alsi: Data and logo of your ArchLinux in your terminal
I am and have always been a big fan of the terminal, I like typing commands, I find it simpler (yes ……
Remove Desktops from Overview in Gnome Shell
One of the most successful ideas of the Gnome developers was to use CSS to configure the themes ...
With the terminal: Make snow fall on your console
Interesting and entertaining Script that I found in ParaÃsoLinux which makes snowflakes fall indefinitely on our console….
With the terminal: Download a complete website with Wget
Nothing better than Wikipedia to explain what this tool consists of: GNU Wget is a free software tool that…
Extension to hide some icons from the top panel of Gnome-Shell
By default, on the right side of the Gnome Shell panel we get some icons such as Accessibility, Bluetooth, ...
Extension to integrate Pidgin in Gnome-Shell
We all know that the default messaging client in Gnome is Empathy, so the integration with Gnome…
With terminal: Resize images
Below, different solutions for various problems that arise daily and this time, they teach us how to resize ...
Gedit… for programmers
Some time ago I had talked about Sublime-text, a very, very complete text editor, and its many functionalities….
Dangerous commands in GNU / Linux
I copy the commands and their description (and add my comments in some)  rm -rf / This command recursively deletes…
How to set Firefox and Thunderbird by default on Debian
We show how to default Firefox and Thunderbird to Debian / GNU Linux as replacement for Iceweasel and Icedove respectively.
Anonymous releases Internet Security Manual
Anonymous, every day offers us more, helps us more, understands us more. Just today Perseus just told me that ...
File structure in GNU / Linux
This graphic, although it is not complete (since it is missing the / media, / srv / and / sys directories), gives us an idea of ​​...
How To: Post-Install Chakra Linux
How about a community, this time I will show you what to do after having installed Chakra in our computers, so that ...
Setting up my desktop with Openbox
Some time ago I published on my old blog an article (as a kind of memorandum) on how to configure my ...
Quick Open, another plugin for Geany
Some have been able to use Sublime Text, a very elegant, extensible and usable editor for a programmer; but closed so ...
Powering Python in Geany
This post is divided into two parts, first the basics: static code checking, and then the highlight:…
Install KahelOS from USB
Currently the KahelOS LiveCD is in graphic mode making the installation more intuitive for newbies. Buddy Fredy in ...
Setting up a mixed Debian system
As the vast majority already know, Debian has several branches: Stable Testing Unstable (Sid) But there is also a possibility of ...
Improve the appearance of Gtk applications in Debian KDE
Because my esteemed colleague KZKG ^ Gaara started ranting (as usual) against Debian and the KDE version…
With the terminal: Show the 10 processes that consume the most memory
Reading my RSS I found this interesting tip that will show us the 10 processes that consume the most in our ...
With the terminal: Repeat the previous command with !!
We continue with the interesting and useful commands that we sometimes forget to use, having them implicit in our system. In this case…
With Terminal: find out which command you use the most
I am the type of user who uses the terminal a lot, if I can do something with it I just do it ... it ...
Install Latest Xfce Packages on Debian Testing
I recently told you that I had installed the latest versions of some Xfce components in Archlinux, which have ...
Wallpapers full of commands for GNU / Linux users
Although I don't remember where I got them from, I want to share with you these Wallpapers full of useful commands for our GNU / Linux.
With the terminal: apropos a command to know what another command does
It is normal that in the daily use of our distribution, we do not use even half of the options or commands ...
What Turpial 2.0 brings us + Installation of the development version
For our microblog I have always used Turpial, a client for Identica and Twitter written in Python and developed especially for ...
How to correctly adjust the color in GIMP (and 2)
How to correctly adjust the color in GIMP (and 2) Once you understand how the devices capture and reproduce ...
How to properly adjust color in GIMP
How to correctly adjust the color in GIMP When we were discussing the possibilities of GIMP, in the GIMP topic ……
Fix for font distortion with Intel 82945G / GZ and Kernel 3.x
Since Kernel 3.x came out, I always had problems with my Intel 82945G / GZ chipset, since the typography was ...
Comments highlighted by colors according to the user's rank in Desdelinux
Thanks to the time of our friend Hugo (who I hope will soon be with us giving us his knowledge), it has been ...
Meaning of groups and users in Debian GNU / Linux
In the GUTL Wiki I have found a very useful article where the meaning of each group is explained ...
Windows AeroSnap or Compiz Grid effect in Xfce
Recently a user asked me through the mail if with Xfce we could have something similar to the Aerosnap effect of Windows, ...
Show hidden entries in Ubuntu 11.10 Startup Applications
This tip serves to show some applications that appear hidden in the Startup Applications option in Ubuntu 11.10….
Fix conflict with Wicd in ArchBang
When we have ArchBang just installed it is likely that it will give us the following error when we update: error: error when performing the…
Fix Aufs2 dependencies problem in ArchBang
Aufs2 needs a specific kernel and may give us an error when trying to update ArchBang The solution is to uninstall Aufs2:…
Replace Thunar and Xfdesktop with Nautilus in Xfce
Thunar is the default File Manager that Xfce, which to be simple and light, lacks some ...