How to unmount an encrypted partition?

Unmount the partition umount /mnt Unmap the partition cryptsetup luksClose securebackup

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How to mount an encrypted partition?

Map the partition cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdXN securebackup Mount the partition mount /dev/mapper/securebackup /mnt

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How to setup partition encryption?

To setup partition encryption on Ubuntu, perform the following steps: Install the required software apt-get install cryptsetup For more security, erase the partition you want to encrypt with one of

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How to backup and restore Windows 7 activation files

It is possible to backup and restore the activation status of Windows 7 Backing up the activation files To backup the activation status, backup the following files. Administrator access rights

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How to use the loop device on Unix?

The loop device on Unix lets access a file as a block device.  Disks are block devices.  So, it is possible to use a file as a disk.  The first

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How to control the brightness of the display from command line?

You can set the brightness of the display by issuing this command within a shell echo 3 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness where 3 is the brightness level. Its value is from 0

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How to restore the normal scroll bars in Ubuntu 11?

Simply create a file named /etc/X11/Xsession.d/80overlayscrollbars and put into it the following line: export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 or simply execute the following command echo “export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0” > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/80overlayscrollbars You need to do

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