Dpkg is the Debian package manager dpkg is a medium-level tool to install, build, remove and manage Debian packages. The primary and more user-friendly front-end for dpkg is dselect.dpkg itself is controlled entirely via command line parameters,which consist of exactly one action and zero or more options. The action-parameter tells dpkg what to do and options control the behavior of the action in some way.
david23's blog
How to Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Ubuntu
Submitted by david23 on Thu, 04/19/2007 - 04:15Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Java applications are compiled to bytecode, which at runtime is either interpreted or compiled to native machine code for execution.
Automatix2 Overview Guide in Ubuntu Feisty Fawn With lots of Screenshots
Submitted by david23 on Sun, 04/15/2007 - 10:41Automatix is a graphical interface for automating the installation of the most commonly requested applications in Debian based Linux operating systems.
List of Bandwidth Monitoring Tools For Linux
Submitted by david23 on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 09:54Bandwidth in computer networking refers to the data rate supported by a network connection or interface. One most commonly expresses bandwidth in terms of bits per second (bps).This is hude list of Monitoring Tools For Linux Users.
Desktop Search Engine with Doodle in Debian
Submitted by david23 on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 09:54Doodle is a tool to quickly search the documents on a computer. Doodle builds an index using meta-data contained in
the documents and allows fast searches on the resulting database. Doodle uses libextractor to support obtaining meta-
data from various file-formats. The database used by doodle is a suffix tree, resulting in fast lookups.
Howto Setup Streaming Media Server in Ubuntu GNU/Linux
Submitted by david23 on Thu, 04/05/2007 - 03:05If you have a large music collection then streaming it across a LAN, or the internet, is a logical thing to do with it. This is simple guide how to setup Streaming Media Server in Ubuntu GNU/Linux
How to install OTRS (Open source Ticket Request System) in Debian
Submitted by david23 on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 10:31OTRS is an Open source Ticket Request System (also well known as trouble ticket system) with many features to manage customer telephone calls and e-mails. The system is built to allow your support, sales, pre-sales, billing, internal IT, helpdesk, etc. department to react quickly to inbound inquiries.
Galternatives - Graphical setup tool for Alternatives Configuration in Ubuntu
Submitted by david23 on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 10:30There are several programs fulfilling the same or similar functions to be installed on a single system at the same time. For example, many systems have several text editors or different web browsers installed,Multimedia players,graphics editors at once.
Bash Shell Keyboard Shortcuts For Linux Users
Submitted by david23 on Mon, 04/02/2007 - 09:27The default shell on most Linux operating systems is called Bash. There are a couple of important hotkeys that you should get familiar with if you plan to spend a lot of time at the command line. These shortcuts will save you a ton of time if you learn them.
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Beta Preview
Submitted by david23 on Sun, 03/25/2007 - 08:53This is very detailed Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Beta Preview with nice screebshots.This preview includes Easy-to-install codec wizards,Migration assistant,Plug and play network sharing with Avahi,network manager,windows mount tool,artwork,help center,desktop effects,new partition tool,gnome control center.
