May

14

Howto: Convert a .nrg file to a .iso file in Ubuntu

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it’s very easy in Ubuntu. All you need to get is nrg2iso. First you should install nrg2iso:
sudo apt-get install nrg2iso
Usage:
nrg2iso [filename.nrg] [filename.iso]
Example:
nrg2iso cdImage.nrg cdImage.iso
Now you can easy to mount or burn your iso file in Ubuntu.

May

6

Learning Pdftk by examples

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Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. It allows you to manipulate PDF easily and freely. It does not require Acrobat, and it runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris.
Examples:
Merge PDF Documents
Merge Two or More PDFs into a New Document
pdftk 1.pdf 2.pdf 3.pdf cat output 123.pdf
or (Using […]

Apr

16

How to mount or burn a .bin Image

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I choose a easy way. First change the .bin/.cue file to a standard .iso image. Then use the normal methods to mount or burn the image.
You can also use bchunk to convert bin/cue CD-images to iso Image.
bchunk movie.bin movie.cue movie
Then you can mount the iso image use:
mount -t iso9660 -o loop [isofile] [mountpoint]
To burn […]

Apr

15

RAR archiver in Ubuntu by examples

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rar is one of the common file format use for data compression and archiving. It have a high compression rate and powerful functions. How to decompress a RAR file in Linux? Here is some introductions about rar in Linux system.
How to install RAR Archive Compression and Decompress Software in Ubuntu (rar)
Prerequisites: add universe and […]

Apr

13

tar command basic operations

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The tar (i.e., tape archive) command is used to convert a group of files into an archive (no compress).
Unlike some other archiving programs, and consistent with the Unix philosophy that each individual program should be designed to do only one thing but do it well, tar does not perform compression. However, it is very easy […]

Apr

9

How to change the bootup-screen resolution

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Normal the Ubuntu bootup screen is not with a nice resolution. When you want to change it, do it following steps.

open the menu.list
sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst

find the content like the below
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-28-686 root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash

add the vga= option at the end of the line, if used for 16-bit color, 1024×768 resolution, allowing vga=0×317
specific numerical access […]