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To display the disk space available / used for each partition in Linux, execute the following command in your terminal: df -h The -h option lists the results in MB…

Simply run the following three commands in your terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer You will be asked to accept the terms and conditions, and…

Simply run the following three commands in your terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer You will be asked to accept the terms and conditions, and…

This guide will explain how to create a database in MySQL, add a new user to MySQL, and grant permissions on that database for the new user. Login to MySQL…

Install phpMyAdmin by executing the following command in your terminal: sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin You will be prompted with a number of questions through the installation process: Select apache2 as…

Sometimes the little bugger hides itself ? To restore the toolbox in GIMP click on the main software window and press: CTRL + b

PDF Chain is a neat piece of software which allows you to merge and split PDF documents as well as add backgrounds to them. PDF Chain can be downloaded here:…

To install Maven on Ubuntu 14.04 execute the following command in the terminal: sudo apt-get install maven This will install Maven 3.

Step 1 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa Step 2 sudo apt-get update Step 3 sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks

The Xmx flag specifies the maximum memory allocation pool for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), while Xms specifies the initial memory allocation pool. That means your JVM will be started with Xms…