From the monthly archives: September 2011

How to disable Linux FC graphical boot (start in text mode)

By On 27 September 2011 · 1 Comment

For those of you wondering how to make Fedora Linux boot into text mode – here’s how to disable the graphics boot/login screen:

If you are running an older distribution you need to edit the file /etc/inittab (must be root) and change

id:5:initdefault:
    to
id:3:initdefault:

If you […]

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How to change my terminal prompt (PS1)

By On 26 September 2011 · Leave a Comment

On newer distributions you can easily change your terminal prompt, (which is controlled by the PS1 environment variable, btw) by adding a file with the prompt format string to the /etc/profile.d directory. You may name the file whatever you like, e.g. set-prompt.sh, but make sure that inside it there is a line that sets PS1 […]

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Linux clock shows invalid time (UTC vs Localtime problem)

By On 20 September 2011 · Leave a Comment

In a Linux multi-boot system it often happens that one distro shows correct system time and another does not. The problem is in how the startup scripts interpret the hardware (BIOS) clock when setting the OS time (the so called System Clock).

If you want to learn more about this (and fix this problem PROPERLY!) […]

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How do I add/remove/edit items in my WindowMaker menu?

By On 1 September 2011 · Leave a Comment

The wmaker menu (the list which appears when you right-click on the desktop) is stored as a text file in ~/GNUstep/Default/WMRootMenu.

Edit it with your favoruite editor to add new menu items to your Window Maker menu.

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