Linux Background Commands
Execute Background Tasks You you can have a command execute in the background with one of two ways: Execute a command with & at the end »
Configuring a static IP address in Ubuntu
To configure a static IP address in Ubuntu from the command line, you will need to edit /etc/network/interfaces sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces iface »
Tar common usage
Common usage for running tar to unzip and extract files from a tarball: tar -zxvf myfile.tar.gz From the man pages these options: -z, --gzip, »
Install node.js from binaries
Here's a quick rundown of how I install node.js in my development environments, which is currently Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. You can get previous »