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My Ubuntu

List empty directories using the command 'find'

This is what i tried to list all empty directories : ~$ find . -type d -empty and this is what i got ./.config/transmission/torrents ./.config/transmission/blocklists ./.config/transmission/resume ./.gnome2/eog ./.gnome2/panel2.d/default/launchers ./.gnome2/file-roller ./.update-notifier ./.dosemu/drive_c/tmp ./Templates ./.themes ./.kde/share/mimelnk ./.kde/share/servicetypes ./.kde/share/apps/amarok/albumcovers/cache ./.kde/share/apps/amarok/undo ./.kde/share/apps/konqueror ./.kde/share/applnk ./.kde/share/services ./.gimp-2.6/tmp ./.gimp-2.6/gfig ./.gimp-2.6/scripts ./.gimp-2.6/plug-ins ./.gimp-2.6/gimpressionist ./.gimp-2.6/tool-options ./.gimp-2.6/curves ./.gimp-2.6/themes ./.gimp-2.6/fonts ./.gimp-2.6/levels ./.gimp-2.6/interpreters ./.gimp-2.6/templates ./.gimp-2.6/modules ./.gimp-2.6/gflare ./.gimp-2.6/brushes ./.gimp-2.6/fractalexplorer ./.gimp-2.6/environ ./.gimp-2.6/patterns ./.gimp-2.6/palettes ./.gimp-2.6/gradients ./.icons ./.adobe/Flash_Player/AssetCache/K2USXEKE ./Publi...

Beryl in ubuntu 8.10

Yesterday i tried to install beryl in my ubuntu 8.10....this is what i found.. $ sudo apt-get install beryl-manager Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Couldn't find package beryl-manager Beryl has been overtaken by compiz and I don't think beryl exists any more. So look for compizconfig-settings-manager instead.

Windows Games on Linux

I’d like to focus this time on one special site, which goes so well together with Windows game emulation on Linux that it’s frequently mentioned at WineHQ itself: Home of the Underdogs . “Underdogs”, as it’s commonly referred to, is a site devoted to archiving the forgotten video games of history, from the earliest day to titles as recent as last year, which deserve better recognition. You’re almost guaranteed to find something interesting that you’ve never heard of before. There’s games that just didn’t sell well, games that were released by an obscure company with no promotion, games that were produced by a company that went under, and all sorts of odd bits and pieces. Downloading free abandonware makes for some fun Wine tasting. On a random romp where I just grabbed whatever looked interesting and tried it out, I encountered these gems: Sanitarium While I have yet to have the game go to the second stage without crashing, I might get it fixed. This game is an adventure runner...