Kill all processes of a user
The following command will kill all processes belong to a single user on Linux. pkill -u username Credit: Linux – Kill all processes for a user
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Playing .ass subtitles with mplayer
$ mplayer -ass -sub subtitle.ass file.avi
Profile backup - Mozilla FireFox and Thunderbird
At work, a colleague is struggling to get his PC up and running for a few days now. To add an insult to injury, he also lost some of his Microsoft Outlook back up emails. Seeing what happened to him, it’s a good reminder that I shall back up my files and emails too. I use Mozilla Thunderbird (2.0.0.22), and I found a very nice tool to back up the emails (a.k.a profile). It’s called MozBackup. ...
HOWTO add user to sudoers list in Debian/Ubuntu
You need to have root access to do that. So the first step to become root with the following command: ken@debian:~$ su<br /> Password:<br /> debian:/home/ken# visudo<br /> Now you can add a username to the list. For example: <br /> ken ALL=(ALL) ALL<br /> Save the file to complete the process. Credit: Ubuntu Forum
Vim Tip: Insert Time-Stamp
To insert time-stamp in a file, you can exit from edit mode and type: :r! date