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How To Remove A Non-Empty Directory in Ubuntu

It’s really very simple.
Bring up a terminal window.
At the command prompt type sudo rm -r <directory-name>
So, if you wanted to remove a directory called ’spare’ that was in the directory ‘etc’ which is itself off the home directory you would simply type without the quotes ’sudo rm -r /etc/spare’
The system will prompt you for your [...]

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Ubuntu Update

This article first appeared in The Eye
I decided to try and keep a little ahead of the game, so I tackled an Operating System Upgrade on one of my desktops.
It currently runs Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), and I went for the next release, Hardy Heron, which is still in beta, with a final release due [...]

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Skype in Ubuntnu

I like command line installs. usually very quick too.
Here is how to install Skype, the popular instant messenger and VOIP client.
open a shell (terminal).
type the following:
sudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list
this brings up your repository source list in the editor Kate. You may wish to use another such as vi or gedit. If so, substitute that name [...]

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