Linux : How-To: Changing the default text editor

There is a few software that will use the editor command to find out what text editor to use. Example commands will be dch to add a new .deb changelog entry, revision control softwares when prompting for a commit message …

There is basically 2 ways for changing the default editor:

* System wide * [...]

Linux : How to test microphone with Audio Linux Sound Architecture

How to test microphone with Audio Linux Sound Architecture – ALSA

1. List of sound devices 2. Test MIC 3. Play test-mic.wav

Sometime a need comes to test microphone for use with VOIP applications such us Skype. The simplest and easiest way to test microphone ( MIC ) on your linux system is to use [...]

Free Tool : LightScreen – A Free Screenshot Capture Tool for Windows

Lightscreen is a simple tool to take screenshots of your desktop and applications in Microsoft Windows. Lightscreen allows you to automate the tedious process of saving and cataloging screenshots. Once you install Lightscreen, it operates as a hidden process in the background. However, you can invoke the Lightscreen GUI via the System tray icon. Talking [...]

Linux : Remmina – Remote desktop client

Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers, who need to work with lots of remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks. Remmina supports multiple network protocols in an integrated and consistant user interface. Currently RDP, VNC, XDMCP and SSH are [...]

Linux : E-mail Alert on Root SSH LoginLinux

check out this nice tutorial on email notification for root logins. Keeping track of who logs into your server and when is very important, especially when you’re dealing with the super user account.

1. Login to your server and su to root, I know the irony!

2. cd /root

3. pico .bashrc

4. Scroll to [...]