How to search the apt packages list for a certain package.

The apt command allows the user to search for a specific package. This is very useful if you do not know the exact name for package installation. This is one way. ubuntu ~ $ apt-cache search vimubuntu ~ $ apt-cache search vim This will return a long listing of all matching package names. This is … Read more

How to free up memory that has been cached in Ubuntu and derived distributions.

To clear the RAM cache in Linux, use this simple command as root. Clear PageCache, dentries and inodes. root@jason-desktop:~# sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_cachesroot@jason-desktop:~# sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches This is a very useful command for clearing the RAM cache if a process has been eating away at your memory and you need to clear … Read more

Magazines now available in the Ubuntu 12.10 dash search results.

The Ubuntu 12.10 dash now has magazines appearing in the online search results as well as the usual music albums and application packages available for download. This is a good thing if you are interested in purchasing a magazine and downloading it. I assume that the magazines are PDF copies that you pay for and … Read more