how to login as root in ubuntu 10.04

By default you can’t login as root in ubuntu 10.04 or other linux distribution due to the security policy of linux.Suppose you have logged in as root in ubuntu and by mistake you did something wrong then your system may be crash.But administrative power is required in some cases such as in installing some programs …

What is sudo in Ubuntu?

In early days it was difficult to manage the permissions for different users in a multiuser operating system that may be a client or server;suppose every user has a power of a superuser or root then any one of them may be misused the system either intentionally(If the user is smart) or ignorantly(If the user …

how to manage e-books collection/library

Now e-books are becoming more popular and useful.When you have a number of e-books on different categories then it is difficult to keep track of  them.That’s why you need a library manager so that you can manage your collections more effectively.I am going to introduce you with an open source software which is a complete …

new features of ubuntu 10.04

Mozilla firefox : ubuntu 10.04 beta came with the latest verson of mozilla firefox 3.6 ,and the default search engine is yahoo. Desktop : ubuntu 10.04 beta lts came with the latest verson of GNOME desktop(as default) with some new features and programs. Linux-cernel : it has come with 2.6.32-16.25 kernel. Hal removal : the …

Learning Bash-Shell Commands-Tutorial-3

1. mv command : It is used for file from one directories to another.You have to first enter the file_name(that you want to move) and then the new location of that file. SYNTAX : mv filename new_location rk10@rk-desktop:~/Desktop/log$ ls passwd.txt rk10@rk-desktop:~/Desktop/log$ cd ../ rk10@rk-desktop:~/Desktop$ cd test rk10@rk-desktop:~/Desktop/test$ ls login.txt  xyz.txt rk10@rk-desktop:~/Desktop/test$ mv login.txt /home/rk10/Desktop/log rk10@rk-desktop:~/Desktop/test$ …