Control which GTK theme a specific application uses on Linux.

This post will show you how to open a certain GTK application, like Gedit or Firefox, and force it to use a certain GTK theme. This example uses the Gedit editor. I am opening the editor using the BlackMATE theme. jason@Yog-Sothoth » ~ » $ env GTK_THEME="BlackMATE" /usr/bin/pluma   (pluma:5423): Gtk-WARNING **: 09:42:13.729: Could not … Read more

Getting the clock speed of your machine using the dmidecode command.

Getting the clock speed of your machine using the dmidecode command for Linux This command-line example shows that we are using the dmidecode command to get the current clock speed for our machine. This also shows some creative use of the sed command to parse the output and change the “Current Speed” text string to … Read more

Useful way to practice SQL queries online in a web browser.

http://demo.phpmyadmin.net/STABLE/?pma_username=root. This is an online phpMyAdmin installation that allows you to create databases and practice the administration of the phpMyAdmin system online for free. if you want to practice MySQL queries and do not want the hassle of installing a huge package like SQL server 2012 or MySQl; then this is perfect. MySQL underpins nearly … Read more

How to open a window in the centre of the screen on Linux Mint 14.

If you want to be able to start a window in the center of the screen without using Compiz, then the Gdevilspie utility will perform this task admirably. Firstly install this application using the command below. You do not need any extra PPA`s if you are installing this on Linux Mint 14. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~ $ … Read more