Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts

Friday, May 02, 2014

Tip: Linux Determine File Sizes in your home directory


anil@localhost:~$ du -sh * > largefiles

You can then look inside the file largefiles.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Disk Cleanup : Linux Distribution

Lets assume that you are looking for TreeSize alternative in the Linux world. There are a few disk usage/cleanup tools available under GNome or KDE.

If you have some time, then cleaning up your home directory is pretty simple on the command line:

Assume you want to clean your /home directory.

$> du -H /home > cleanfile

Now when you open cleanfile in your text editor, you should see the files/directories. Looking at the directory names should tell you whether you need those dirs or now.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Linux Wireless Setup Common Problems

1) Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Device or resource busy.

Determining IP information for wlan0... [Failed]

Solution: Change the settings in Network Manager for Fedora (or your distro) to not start the card at startup.

Additionally, add Network Manager and NetworkManagerDispatcher in the services.


References:
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