How do I find out If Running Kernel Is 32 Or 64 Bit?

Target Audience: Beginners of Linux/Unix Users

Many beginners of Linux/Unix users might struggle or uncertain when they download softwares for Linux/Unix to choose correct software according to its kernel ie. 32 bit or 64 bit.

The uname command gives you the solution. Execute the following command in terminal:


$ uname -a


If the result contains x86_64, its 64 bit kernel.

If the result contains i386 or i486 or i586 or i686, its 32 bit kernel.

Using find command in linux

find is a powerful command in linux. If u understand it then u can do most thing using it. but in this post i am not going to teach the full power of  it but some basic usage.

This is a simple one finding any .txt file in the home directory of vallu with exact size of 100kb


$find /home/vallu -name "*.txt" -size 100k

here this is a simple one finding any .txt file in the home directory of vallu with size greater than 100kb

$find /home/vallu -name "*.txt" -size +100k

here this is a simple one finding any .txt file in the home directory of vallu with size lesser than 100kb

$find /home/vallu/ -name "*.txt" -size -100k

this is also a simple command which finds any picture with .jpg extenstion which was accesed in past 5 mins


$find /home/vallu/ -name "*.jpg" -amin -5

this command finds any text file which are modified in last one min


$find /home/vallu -name "*.txt" -mmin -1

this command finds any text file which are created in last one day(24 hrs)

$find /home/vallu -name "*.txt" -ctime -1

Get your free personal cloud -Ubuntu One

Introduction to Ubuntu One:

Ubuntu One is a personal cloud for everyone. It's just like syncing files, notes and contacts. You can access your contacts, notes or bookmarks from any computer or the web.
The mind blowing thing in it is you can enjoy accessing your favorite music or stuff from a your iPhone and Android phones. Though this seems to be a small thing it is just not small

now i want to tell the secret that it is not just like syncing files, notes and contacts, its like hosting your personal cloud. woooooo... thats great right. it means you can have your pc where ever and you can share it and if u want u can remove it. ubuntu one gives all cool stuff to monitor the pc, tablets, and what ever u are connected with it.

what u can get with it? ofcrs no need to fly to home if u have all ur stuffs there. what ever u want to do is to sync your folder with ubuntu one.

right now comes with these cool things specified below for free of cost with 2gb of space and if u want more then u can buy some more.

Automatic sync to keep all of your important data the same across all of your computers and your personal cloud.Unlimited computers you can use and there's no limit to the number of Ubuntu and Windows (beta) computers that you can sync.

Anytime, anywhere access everything from your desktop while offline or via a web browser when online

if u are still struck with your virus filled OS. don't worry ubuntu one can be accessed via your OS too. dont think that i am talking about MS platform. i m not gona talk about it anyway. wana try just go to https://one.ubuntu.com/ and enjoy

i have my own cloud with ubuntu one and i have lot n lot of data which i always want to use. guz what its my GF's pics. luv u honey.... ummmmmaaaaaaa.....

UBUNTU the Best Linux Desktop Distribution

There are a lot of Linux distributions that have the primary focus of becoming the next best desktop replacement for Windows or OS X. Canonical's UBUNTU is the great and most contentious group of distro which offers 4 kinds of desktop and special edition for laptops and Live Distros. you can download ubuntu from the following link Download.

Ubuntu edges out its closest contenders, Fedora and openSUSE, because its development team is constantly focused on the end-user experience. Canonical and the Ubuntu community have spent a lot of time and resources on bringing ease-of-use tools to this distribution, particularly in the area of installing Ubuntu and installing applications within Ubuntu.

In addition, Ubuntu's level of support for its desktop products is highly superior, which is important in this class of distributions since it is the most likely to contain users new to Linux. Both the official and unofficial Ubuntu documentation is robust and searchable, a big plus.