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Entries Tagged ‘ubuntu’

Ubuntu: Ctrl-C no longer works in terminal

May.14, 2009 in Linux 10 Comments

The programmers behind gnome-terminal seem to have changed something to do with the way ctrl-c works. Now if you want to cancel a program that has the focus of the terminal and you hit ctrl-c then nothing will happen. That’s because the gnome terminal is trying to copy text to the clipboard - [...]

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Faster internet connection with a local DNS cache

Jan.28, 2009 in Internet, Linux 1 Comment

One of the things you can do to speed up browsing and general internet activity is to create a local DNS cache. A DNS is a Domain Name Server and its purpose is to convert domain names to IP addresses. Every time you type in a domain name your computer has to ask [...]

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Whobethee wherearethee?

Matt Parkins was a commercial IT expert for many years. He is often searching for help, answers and solutions to all kinds of technical questions or problems - he can't be the only one asking these questions so he's put the fruit of his labour here to save you the trouble!