Top 5 non-Microsoft OS 2011
by:mayur khokhar softwere enginier
5. Google Chrome OS
It is an open-source Linux based operating system. Google Chrome OS is loaded with advanced security features that are not found in any other operating system. You can even use Chrome OS without installing any anti-virus. It is completely web oriented OS and is best suitable for netbooks. Suitable hardware is being developed by various computer brands for implementation of Chrome OS.
Get Chrome OS free.
4. FreeBSD
Free BSD is known for its speed and strength. This operating system is basically used in web servers, and it is based on UNIX. Free BSD is very safe and easy to operate. This is one of the most compatible operating system; you can easily use this operating system with Mac OS and Linux. Free BSD is used in various companies and personal computers but still everybody is waiting for its matured version. Free BSD occupies very little space in hard disk. Free BSD is one of the safest operating systems regarding web servers.
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3. Sun Sloaris
Solaris is an UNIX based operating system, and it was basically developed by Sun Microsystems. Scalability is the most famous feature in Solaris. It also supports features like time slider, ZFS and Dtrace. Preloaded with many special features’ Solaris is one of the major operating systems, which provides you extra comfort and ease. Solaris does not support every platform. It is compatible with SPARC and x86 related workstations. Oracle is now constantly trying to improve the code to provide Solaris with more compatibility. Solaris is widely used in large organisations where huge numbers of computers are interrelated. This operating system is well known for its symmetric multiprocessing.
Get Sun Solaris.
2. Ubuntu
Ubuntu is open source Linux distribution. This operating system is available for both Personal Computers and web servers. Ubuntu has more than 12 million users worldwide making it the most successful Linux distribution. Approximately, half of the total Linux desktops are Ubuntu. It is secure, fast and reliable operating systems. Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird are default browser and email client used in Ubuntu. The login screen, desktop graphics and user interface are really impressive.
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1. Mac OS
Developed by Apple Inc., Mac OS is the default standard for all Macintosh computers – iMac and MacBooks. This UNIX based operating system is the finest of all operating systems. Loaded with thousands of applications, which will make you feel amazing. It occupies a very small space in hard disk and enables you to perform various actions, which are impossible in other operating systems. Graphical user interface is very friendly and easy to use. Mac OS is one of the safest operating systems ever made. Mac OS doesn’t support pirated software, and this feature keeps it safe from malware, spyware and various viruses. The latest version of this Operating System is Mac OS X Lion available at a price of $29.99.
If you want to install Ubuntu, you can try Wubi. Wubi is a simple installer for Ubuntu. With Wubi you can install or uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application. Just download the latest version of Wubi and run it. Select the partition where you want to install Ubuntu,the language, the space for installation, the username, the password and the version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Netbook, Kubuntu, Kubuntu Netbook, Xubuntu, Mythbuntu). Wubi works on any version of Windows and you need at least 384 MB memory and 5GB space on your HDD.
If you want to try another distribution of Linux, you should download UNetbootin. UNetbootin can create a bootable Live USB drive, or it can make a “frugal install” on your local hard disk if you don’t have a USB drive. UNetbootin automatically downloads the distribution you want or it uses the iso image you have already downloaded.
Linux System Monitor, Comin’ Up!
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Why Conky? The name is funny, it’s lightweight, has support for a bunch of popular music players, IMAP/POP3, and can even be extended using Lua support or any of your own pieces of code. Sounds pretty cool, right? Sure, you may say that this is a program for experts, but that is completely wrong, since Conky works great out of the box, although you may want to take a closer look at its documentation to take full advantage of all the goodies coming in the box… This is the free Linux system monitor I have for you today, and if you want to see more screenshots, just go to this page. That’s all, folks!
System Rescue CD
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… but since everyone is looking for freebies these days, let’s move on straight to System Rescue CD (SystemRescueCD, if you want). What about it? Oh, well, you can run it from a CD or even some USB stick, as long as your system is capable of booting from such a device (if it’s not really ancient, that shouldn’t be a problem), and if you want to download the latest version, you should go here. The official mumbo-jumbo looks like this: “SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk. It comes with a lot of linux software such as system tools (parted, partimage, fstools, …) and basic tools (editors, midnight commander, network tools). It requires no installation. It can be used on linux servers, linux desktops or windows boxes. The kernel supports the important file systems (ext2/ext3/ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, btrfs, xfs, jfs, vfat, ntfs, iso9660), as well as network filesystems (samba and nfs).”
If you’re not scared of Linux, you should grab this at once. After all, you can easily troubleshoot Windows-based systems with it, and there’s plenty of documentation for beginners. Oh, yeah, and I should also remind you that we’re talking about a freebie, don’t you think? That’s all, folks, good luck!
How To Take A Screen Shot
mayur khokhar softwere enginier
First of all, let me say that, no matter the operating system you’re using, the Print Screen key is worth its weight in gold. The big difference between Windows XP and Vista is that most Vista versions come with a tool built specifically for taking screen shots, while XP doesn’t have such a thing. Anyway, taking a screen shot is much easier than those who haven’t done it so far may believe, and if it takes more than 1 minute to do that, then you may have a problem… How To Take A Screen Shot In Windows XP
1. Press Print Screen to capture the entire screen, or Alt+Print Screen, to capture only the active window.
2. Open the Run window (Win key+R), type in mspaint, and then press Enter, or choose the old way – Start> All Programs> Accessories> Paint.
3. Once Paint opens, simply press Ctrl+V to paste the contents of the clipboard (your screen shot, obviously); the old way is to open the Edit menu and click on Paste.
4. Press Ctrl+S and choose the destination where you want to save the screen shot. Beware that default image format is BMP, and the resulting file can be pretty large, so be sure to save as JPEG, GIF, or PNG (TIFF files are also pretty large).
In Windows Vista Home Basic, you’ll be doing about the same thing, and no matter what Windows OS do you have, there are plenty of free image capture tools to play with, for example the one coming with PhotoScape.
How To Take A Screen Shot In Windows Vista
If you don’t have Vista Home Basic, then your version surely has the Snipping Tool, so here’s how to use that one…
1. Open the Snipping Tool simply by typing snip in the Search Box and clicking on its name, once it appears (if you have similar programs, for example a game called Sniper, those will also be shown).
2. Click the arrow pointing down in the right side of the New button to choose the selection mode (free-form, rectangular, window and full screen capture modes are available).
3. Select the area you want to capture, and then work on your image, if you consider it necessary.
4. When everything’s done, save your work (PNG, GIF, JPEG and MHT files can be saved by Vista’s Snipping Tool) or send it through email right away!
How To Take A Screen Shot In Mac OS X, Linux, or any other OS
If you’re using anything but Windows, things should be about the same. After all, the Print Screen key also works in Linux and Mac OS X… and I am sure that if you’re using anything but Windows, most chances are that you know how to take a screen shot already, right?
These being said, I only have one question remaining: how do you take screen shots?
How To Delete File Contents In Linux
softwere enginier mayur khokhar
In Linux, deleting file content while keeping the file is quite easy! Just use the following command from command line:
cat /dev/null > YOURFILENAMEI recommend you to backup the file first, because you never know when something bad can happen…
Personally, I use this command quite often on my servers, and it works like a charm every time.
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