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Edit the default boot in linux grub

Published: 21 May 2011 | Updated: 02 Oct 2015 | Author: Mentor
The boot of almost all Linux systems is now managed by GRUB, this is a Multiboot boot loader that can be highly customized. To edit the GRUB we have to edit the file menu.lst that can be reached at the path: /boot/grub/menu.lst An example of the menu.lst file is the following: timeout 10 color black/cyan yellow/cyan shade 1 viewport 3 2 77 22 splashimage (hd0,4)/boot/grub/mdv-grub_splash.xpm.gz...

Login as Root in graphical mode on Mandriva

Published: 08 Apr 2011 | Updated: 03 Oct 2015 | Author: Mentor
Almost every Linux distribution does not allow you to login as root, that is as superuser, in graphic mode. On Mandriva is easy to ensure that the system allows us to log-in in this way, we have just edit the file kdmrc . If the mandriva distro uses kde3 the kdmrc file is located in the following location: /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc if the mandriva distro uses KDE4 then kdmrc is located in the following...

How to change extension to all types of files in a folder

Published: 30 Nov 2009 | Updated: 26 Jul 2015 | Author: Mentor
Many times we may have to change the extension to a large amount of files of the same type in a folder and not being offered by the OS any option to do this we have to manually changhe the extension of any of them, or we can use third-party programs, or we can use a simple trick... So here's how: Enter in the folder Create a new shortcut In the shortcut path write cmd / c ren *.original extension...

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