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Check which services are enabled/disabled on your Ubuntu System
There are various services that an OS provides. If it is Ubuntu then you may at times want to know which one is enabled and which one is not. The best way to know it is chkconfig.
chkconfig provides a simple command-line tool for maintaining the /etc/rc[0-6].d directory heirarchi by relieving system administrators of the task of directly manipulating the numerous symbolic links in those directories. chkconfig has five distinct functions: adding new services for management, removing servicesfrom management, listing the current startup information for services, changing the startup information for services, and checking the startup state of a particular service.
When chkconfig is run without any options, it displays usage information.
To install chkconfig on Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install chkconfig
To check which services are enabled, just type chkconfig in the terminal and press return. It will list all the services available.
chkconfig can be used with options. More can be learnt from the man pages or here.
Get the new Android Market
Google has just announced the release of its new version of Android Market which is the version 3.0.26. Google said the new Android market will be rolled out with the new devices that are going to come. If you are an android owner and still waiting for the new version to hit your phone, then you’re probably missing all the fun. You can right away download this Android market from here and install it like any other application. The new android market has lot more applications and a whole new look. Here’s the video released by the Google –
Social Memories– One of the best Apps of Facebook
Facebook applications are most of the times stupid and full of clowns dancing around and stupid ads. These applications most of the times land you into some junk advertisement with a little treasure hunt for you to find the right link that takes you to the right app.
But here’s one application that I found really intriguing and brought a smile on my face.
It is not everyday that you get an application which is so neat and clean like this one. Social Memories neatly analyzes your facebook account entirely: your facebook statuses, photo albums, comments, likes, events you checked in, photos you were tagged in, friends you interact with and almost everything you’ve done after 1st June 2009 and elegantly creates a picture book containing beautiful infographics of your facebook life. And they call it Social Memories.
Once everything is calculated, you get to see the book in flash version on the application itself though not in a high resolution. You can get the hard copy of it for a price of $32 including the mailing charges.
If you’ve been active on facebook for the past few months, then this Social Memories application is sure to bring a smile on your face.
Here are some screenshots -
