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Question: When I execute ping command from the command line, it keeps sending the packets until I hit CTRL-C to terminate the ping command output. How can I execute ping command only for N number of packets and terminate the output automatically? Answer:.
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Similar to Windows Task Manager, Ubuntu offers a system monitoring utility that will display running processes, memory usage, file system usage.  Apart from monitoring, you can also take several actions from the system monitor user interface —...
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Before heading to Google to get help on a particular Unix command, try the following methods, which will give you a comprehensive help on Unix commands.1. Using apropos to search man pagesUse apropos to search man pages for available Unix commands on a...
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This guide will help you to upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope to 9.10 Karmic Koala. This tutorial has total of 13 steps with appropriate screen shots.Step 1. Check the Ubuntu Version before UpgradeHow to check the current version of Ubuntu? You...
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Ubuntu is the best Linux desktop distribution, which took the number one spot in our Top 5 Best Linux OS Distributions.Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala stable version is released. You can download it online or order a free CD as explained below.What is new in...
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