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check out some #vlc media player skins http://bit.ly/sFzf4 #linux via http://unixmen.com

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append contents of file 1 to file 2 with cat file1 >> file2 http://bit.ly/QR4EH #linux

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replace spaces in filenames with underscores with rename -v 's/ /_/g' * http://bit.ly/10Lt7S #linux

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move to the next occurrence of x on the command line with Ctrl+] x http://bit.ly/1Gf39T #linux

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visit Sneer Well for a large collection of #ubuntu wallpapers http://bit.ly/1n5BfZ #linux

We’ve previously showcased some really nice Ubuntu themes and Windows wallpapers. This time around we want to give Ubuntu a try. This following entry is dedicated to all you Ubuntu users. We figured you could wear it proud and for starters, a nice Ubuntu wallpaper on the desktop.

Finding sets of nice looking Ubuntu wallpapers was one challenging task and here’s what we managed to collect - 60 Beautiful Ubuntu Desktop Wallpapers. Full list after jump.

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sudo apt-get install youtube-dl to download #youtube .flv files at the command line http://bit.ly/SKMOi #linux

ffmpeg -i example.flv example.avi to convert the video to .avi format

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replace spaces in filenames with underscores with ls | while read f; do mv "$f" "${f// /_}";done http://bit.ly/EebEE #linux

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at the command line cut one word to the right of the cursor with Alt+d to paste it back at the cursor use Ctrl+y http://bit.ly/kP1JM #linux

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list dot files with ls -ld .[A-Za-z0-9]* http://bit.ly/1PThp #linux

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delete all lines containing a colon with sed '/:/d' http://bit.ly/1TkE8 #sed #linux

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