Raggle - RSS Feed Reader for the Command line

Raggle is a feed reader that I just discovered for the Command Line. You can import opml files or just add the feeds you want manually.To install:sudo apt-get install raggle
To run you just type raggle in the command line. To import an opml file you just type:
raggle –import-opml filename
If you just want to add one [...]

weechat-curses

weechat-curses is the IRC client that I am currently using. to install ‘ sudo aptitude install weechat -y -r ‘ I add the -y and -r tags to automatically say yes to install and also to install the recommended files (weechat-curses, weechat-plugins, etc).
To run weechat you need to open the terminal and then type in [...]

Ubuntu-Classroom

What are you doing to help out ubuntu? Are you a new user, that doesn’t know where to start? Is there a place to go for help?? YES!! IRC irc.freenode.net #ubuntu-classroom….check it out!!
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Jabber love

I had to change my jabber account due to unforseen circumstances. It is now sdudenhofer@jabber.org.
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So you need some system info?

Alright, so maybe you need to get some vital system info. But you would rather not have to try to learn it all from the command line. All the lspci’s etc are sort of confusing. So to take a look at your system info you need a little program called sysinfo. So lets install it. [...]

System Backups

So I have decided that I may need to do backups since, I seem to blow my computer out of the water occasionally. so on to the how to. I am using sbackup. Which in ubuntu is very easy. Just type sudo apt-get install sbackup. It will install automagically for you.Then to get to the [...]

Music Players

Linux has various music players and they all offer something different. So I shall try and send you down the right road to musical bliss.
Exaile: Is the music player that I just switched to….it is supposed to be the “amarok killer” although I’m not sure if that is the case. Seems to be a pretty [...]

Flash Fix

Per the request of a new linux user here is the fix…http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=636397 is the original fix.
to get flash working….
1. you need to uninstall the previous versions of flash you have installed.
a. open terminal
Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
b. Type in sudo apt-get remove –purge flashplugin-nonfree
c. Open Add/Remove Programs
Search for Flash (verify that both flash [...]

A call for Twitter

Ok, so I am on Twitter and I have only 1 friend….add me!!
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Basic Command Line commands

The command line interface is a great interface to perform functions in Ubuntu. To get to the Terminal (CLI) Click on Applications go to Accessories and then Select Terminal.
A basic command is ls this lists the files in the current directory. ls lists all yor files and color codes them. You can also type in [...]