DELL D830 Install Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10 Dual boot

Enter BIOS - Set SATA operatation to ATA

Boot the system using DOS disk
Delete all partition
Create two partition

Enter BIOS - Set SATA operatation to ACHI

Boot the system using Window 7 DVD
Install Windows 7 in first partition

Boot the system using Ubuntu 11.10 CD
Install Ubuntu in Second partition

Unix

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Installation
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Boot Loader
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nano /boot/grub/grub.cfg
cut / paste (^k and ^u) menu entries in right order
set-grub-default 0
update-grub

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grub commands
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root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1
initrd /boot/initrd
boot

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File System
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Recrusing Listing:     ls -R
All Files:                   ls -A
Files only:                 ls -l | grep ^-
Directory only:         ls -D
Sort by Filesize:        ls -S
Sort by Time            ls -t
Sory by Extension   ls -X
Find                         grep


Change owner
chown -R k:k /store

Change permission
chmod -R 777 /store

Find disk space
df -h /store
du -hc /store

$ sed -n '/WORD1/,/WORD2/p' /path/to/file


Compress
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tar
sudo tar -xvf


Disk utilities
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sudo apt-get gparted
sudo gparted

Find Disk details
sudo fdisk -l

Check Disk
fsck /dev/sda1
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Programs
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Updates
sudo apt-get updates

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uTorrent
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http://www.howopensource.com/2011/08/install-utorrent-in-ubuntu-fedora/
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cp /opt/
sudo tar -xvf
sudo rm -rf
sudo chmod 777
sudo ln -s
utserver -settingspath
http://localhost:8080/gui

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Lib
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ldd

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System 

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CPU info
cat /proc/cpuinfo


Memory info
cat /proc/meminfo


Log 
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dmesg
lspci


/var/log/dpkg.log
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Network
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sudo dhclient -r
sudo dhclient eth0


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DNS
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apt-get install bind9
apt-get install dnsutils


Change Hostname
nano /etc/hostname
nano /etc/hosts
or
hostname ka

DNS lookup tool
dig

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Security
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sudo useradd -d /home/k -m k -s /bin/bash
sudo passwd k


usermod -G admin k
cat /etc/passwd
cat /etc/group

expire immediate
sudo -k

change to root
sudo -s
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Miscellaneous
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root password
create admin user

skpe
voip client
chrome
flashplayer

apt-get install  rssh
apt-get install vnc4server
apt-get install vncviewer
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
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