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svn: Can’t convert string from ‘UTF-8′ to native encoding:
Filenames containing "special characters" can cause an annoying Subversion error message: svn: Can’t convert string from ‘UTF-8′ to native encoding: From the subversion book: Errors like this typically occur when the Subversion client has received a UTF-8 string from the repository, but not all of the characters in that string can be represented using the [...]
Ubuntu for Security Professionals
Protech One is a new security and pen testing linux distribution based off Ubuntu/Debian. Recently I have downloaded the Protech One .iso from their home site http://techm4sters.org/ to take a peek into the distribution. Well I don’t dislike it, booting from the live CD was easy and seems like it is pretty lightweight. The desktop [...]
How to Install Damn Small Linux On a USB
This how to explains a step by step procedure to install Damn Small Linux (DSL) onto a memory stick (USB Card, "Thumb" or "Pen" drive) in Microsoft DOS or FreeDOS.
How To Find Commands To Run Applications In Ubuntu Linux
Whenever you install any particular application in Ubuntu it’s launcher is placed in the appropriate category like Applications, Accessories, Places, or System. But if you are unable to locate any installed application there, then the best way to launch it is through the Run Application Dialogue box. You may open the Run Application dialogue box [...]
Reinstall Your Currently Installed Packages After A Fresh Ubuntu Install
You might need to reinstall a fresh copy of Ubuntu due to many reasons, but guess whats the most hectic thing after a fresh operating system reinstall? It is to install all of the software packages again. Let me share an easy way to install these packages again quickly, in case you need to fresh [...]
How To Get Line Number Count In Vim Editor
In order to make this setting active, we will need to make some small change in the configuration file of the Vim editor. You can find the configuration of Vim in the /etc/vimdirectory with the name vimrc. Open this file by running the following command in the terminal: sudo gedit /etc/vim/vimrc Once the file is [...]

