How to view Hidden Files and Folders in Ubuntu/Linux

In the File Browser (Graphical) press the key combination ctrl+h together in order to view all the hidden files and folders. In the command line when listing directory contents (ls) use the option -a eg. ls -ato list all hidden files. Files or folders that start with a . (dot)

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 50 words · icarnaghan

How to view the contents of a tar archive without extracting it using the Command Line

Run the below command to see the contents of the archive without extracting. tar -tf archive.tar The option -t will list the file contents and -f refers to the file archive.

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 31 words · icarnaghan

How to view your PostgreSQL history

PostgreSQL stores all the history SQL commands that were executed in the .psql_history file within your home directory To view it execute the command below cat ~/.psql_history

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 27 words · icarnaghan

I installed phpMyAdmin in Ubuntu 9.04 via apt-get install but when I type http://localhost/phpmyadmin in the address bar in my Internet Browser the page is not found

I installed phpMyAdmin in Ubuntu 9.04 via apt-get install phpmyadmin but when I type http://localhost/phpmyadmin in the address bar in my Internet Browser the page is not found? I have installed PHP, Apache2, mySql and have restarted Apache but still nothing happens when I type http://localhost/phpmyadmin. Create a symbolic link in /etc/apache2/conf.d that points to**/etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf** Files included in the /etc/apache2/conf.d/ directory are included as part of the Global Server Configuration and will load up everytime Apache loads Use the following command to create a symbolic link of apache.conf in the conf.d directory: sudo ln -s /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d sudo = execute command as root ln -s = command used to create a symbolic link Restart Apache with sudo service apache2 restart on the command line Enter the root password Open your browser Type in http://localhost/phpmyadmin phpMyAdmin should now load

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 138 words · icarnaghan

Installing Adobe Air on Ubuntu

NOTE: Tested on Ubuntu 9.10 Open a new Terminal Window Download the following file http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/1.5/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin using the wget command{codecitation class=“brush: bash;"}wget http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/1.5/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin{/codecitation} Save the file in your Home Directory or any other Directory Give the file executable privelages by using the following command {codecitation class=“brush: bash;"}chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.bin{/codecitation} Now run the following command {codecitation class=“brush: bash;"}sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin{/codecitation} to execute the file The Ubuntu installer will open. Now install Adobe Air. Everytime, you open a .air file it will be installed.

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 80 words · icarnaghan

Keyboard shortcut to Insert new rows in Excel 2013

Open Microsoft Excel 2013 Click on the Row Line Number on the left margin Press Ctrl + Shift + + (Ctrl+Shift+Plus Sign) together and Excel will insert a new line above your selected row

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 34 words · icarnaghan

Laptop Touchpad not working in Ubuntu

NOTE: Tested in Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 Open a new Terminal Window and type in the following command and hit Enter gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled true This should solve the issue For more information visit https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 37 words · icarnaghan

Microsoft Word 2013 shows two pages side by side, how to change this to only show one page

Open your document in MS Word 2013. To view a single page at a time, on the ribben select the View tab. Click on the One Page button.

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 28 words · icarnaghan

mount: unknown filesystem type 'exfat' - Fedora 20

Problem: Getting error mount: unknown filesystem type ’exfat’ when inserting USB flash drive to USB port using Fedora Core 20 Solution: Execute the following commands: wget ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/rpmfusion/free/fedora/releases/20/Everything/x86_64/os/fuse-exfat-1.0.1-1.fc20.x86_64.rpm rpm -ivh fuse-exfat-1.0.1-1.fc20.x86_64.rpm Re-Insert Device

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 32 words · icarnaghan

Outlook data file cannot be accessed (error 8004010F)

Error: Outlook data file cannot be accessed (error 8004010F) in Outlook 2010 when Sending and Receiving Emails. Solution: Click on File->Info->Account Settings Under the E-Mail tab click on your E-Mail Account giving the above error At the bottom there is a Change Folder button click on it to change the location where new messages are delived Select the Inbox folder and the error will be fixed

April 7, 2018 · 1 min · 66 words · icarnaghan