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Minify files

I use yui-compressor to minify my files. It’s so easy. In Ubuntu (15.04) it’s available via apt-get. To install it (on Ubuntu) type the following in your terminal window apt-get install yui-compressor The command structure to run it is yui-compressor SOURCE > TARGET e.g. yui-compressor …

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Is it a 32 or 64 bit machine?

To find out whether the pc you are working on is actually a 32 or 64 bit machine you have to give the following terminal command: uname -m If it displays i386 or i686 then it is 32 bit. x86_64 is a 64 bit machine.

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ntsysv in Ubuntu

I always thought this was such a handy utility. In Ubuntu there is something similar to check if services are set to start at boot up. apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

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Change to Fedora 17

Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.04 server only to find that the samba server was horribly slow. I replaced it with Fedora 15 and it runs like a train. Yes, I know 15 is an old version but for a production site you don’t want the latest bugs. Also, howtoforge has a stunningly good article on how to …

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