Oct 13 2009
Arrows aren’t used in ksh as a default. To enable command history like in Bash, add the following lines in the .profile or .kshrc file:
# Switch to Emacs mode
# Only Emacs mode lets you make use of arrow keys
set -o emacs
# Go back in command history (up arrow)
alias __A=’^P’
# Go back in command history (down [...]
Feb 27 2009
Packard Bell Easynote E6100
Graphic cards aren’t always detected by Linux. This can be a problem as many distributions only support graphic mode installation type, like Ubuntu, Fedora or Debian.
This is the case of my Packard Bell Easynote E6100 and its onboard Via Unichrome card freezing on graphic mode startup.
One solution is to run the installation [...]
Nov 15 2006
Emacs is a very powerful editor available on all UNIX plate-formes and even Windows but it usually needs a bit of tweaking to get some features activated. Check the manual to get a complete list of options. Here’s a small .emacs file that you can place in your home root directory to activate colors for [...]