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Command/App of the Week: vimdiff

Command/App of the Week: vimdiff
Vimdiff starts Vim on two (or three or four) files. Each file gets its own window. The differences between the files are highlighted. This is a nice way to inspect changes and to move changes from one version to another version of the same file. See vim(1) for details about Vim itself. When started as gvimdiff the GUI will be started, if available. In each window the ’diff’ option will be set, which causes the differences to be highlighted. The ’wrap’ and ’scrollbind’ options are set to make the text look good. The ’foldmethod’ option is set to “diff”, which puts ranges of lines without...
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LXLE Gives New Zest to Old Machines

LXLE Gives New Zest to Old Machines
LinuxInsider: Lubuntu eXtra Life Extension, aka LXLE, is based on Lubuntu, a version of Ubuntu running LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment). Trust me on this, you will not recognize many Ubuntu traces topside. If you have yet to experience the LXDE desktop, prepare yourself for a wonderfully smooth computing experience. LXLE is an ideal distro for aging computers. It also is a no-sweat transitional OS from Microsoft Windows XP. It uses an optimized LXDE user interface. Chances are excellent that you will not want to move on to — or return to — any other Linux distro once you try it....
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Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Officially Released by Canonical

Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Officially Released by Canonical
Canonical has just announced that Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (Precise Pangolin) has been officially released for its Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Highlights of Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (Precise Pangolin): LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5.7; GNOME has been updated to 3.4.2; The IcedTea Java plugin is no longer installed as part of the ubuntu-restricted-addons package but it is still available for install; Nautilus quicklist support has been added to Unity launcher; There is a new way to quickly search and access menu and indicator actions, called the “HUD” (Heads-Up Display); When...
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Unix: Tracking down ghost accounts

Unix: Tracking down ghost accounts
IT World: Are you confident that all the accounts you manage are still required and still current? Or might some of them be ghost accounts that you should have blocked five years ago? Here’s how to check for last activity. Visit Website
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