Installing NetBeans IDE in Linux
Go to the link – https://netbeans.org/downloads/ Select Platform as Linux(x86/x64). Download the installer for NetBeans. From the terminal, navigate to the dire...
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Installing Oracle Database XE in Linux
To install Oracle Database XE: 1. Log on to your computer with root permissions. 2. Go to the following Web site: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/exp...
Downloading Youtube Videos
Go to the link of the video which you want to download. Replace the URL by adding ‘ss’ before ‘youtube’ and press Enter. You are directed to the website where y...
Using Database Link in Oracle
Suppose data from a table X in database D is to be copied into table Y in the same database, then the problem can be solved easily by executing the query – Assu...
Add Desktop Shortcut in Ubuntu
Here’s how to create a desktop shortcut in Ubuntu – Go to the location of the file you want to access from Desktop (using the file explorer). Right click => ...
Installing Ubuntu on Alienware 17 R2
Heres how I could get my Alienware 17 working on Ubuntu – Connect the machine to Internet using a LAN cable. Change these after entering BIOS setup Set boot mod...
Ant-apt-repo : An ant task to create apt repository from .deb files
This is a simple Ant task (hosted here) to create an apt repository from within an Ant project. It is ported from the maven plugin – theoweiss/apt-repo. This ta...
How to use old an android phone as a wireless speaker ?
I recently converted an otherwise useless old android phone into wireless speakers (complementing an old wired 2.1 speaker-set I had). The setup needs two phone...
Run 32bit programs from command line on Windows 7
Run %windir%\SysWoW64\cmd.exe in the start search box. The launched command prompt can run scripts or programs that are 32bit (or uses libraries that are 32bit....
Fix: Control+Space does not work on Eclipse on Kubuntu 14.04
Problem : Ctrl+Space does not trigger auto-suggest in Eclipse, on Kubuntu 14.04. Reason: IBus captures ctrl+space keystroke. Fix: 1. Right click Ibus Icon from...