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Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software.

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How to: Zip contents of a directory, excluding certain sub-directory

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Have you ever wanted to zip an entire directory, but exclude the contents of one or two (or more!) sub-directories, using PuTTy (or another terminal) over SSH. I know I have – this is a great way to backup a website, or make a copy of a website, and exclude big folders you don’t need, …

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How to Use Sky Go (and other Silverlight 5+) Video on Ubuntu (and other) Linux

This tutorial describes how to get SkyGo working on Ubuntu Linux. Other linux distros may work, as may other video services, such as Netflix, NowTV, though it will be most successful for those that use Silverlight. As my long winded title suggests, this tutorial will allow the potential online video viewer who has made the …

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How to find file creation / modified date using Unix commands in terminal window

If you’re ever using PuTTy or another terminal window to SSH into your server and you want to know “how old is that file” (or, at least, what date was it last modified) then the command below will allow you to find out just that information! How to find file creation date using Unix ls …

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