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What is the reason for rmdir(1) and rm(1) to co-exist?
I use BSD and Linux every day, I have never had a circumstance which I must use rmdir(1) rather than rm(1). What's the purpose of rmdir's existence?
Thank you!
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Wireless Realtek RTL8187B on OpenBSD
I have a virtual machine with vmware running OpenBSD system. Im my home I have a wireless network that about two or tree desktops are conected. The router is a TP-Link TL-WR740N with Realtek RTL8187B ...
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Is it possible to run a Linux / BSD app on a mac?
I don't care if I have to add libraries or build whatever on my end. I'm just hoping since OS X has the foundations of Unix that there's some way to run a Linux or BSD client. Specifically, we need ...
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What BSD is the most friendly to a laptop? [closed]
Don't get me wrong here, I'm just probing opinions.
I'd like to try BSD on my laptop, to learn more, to have fun with:)
I'm currently choosing between NetBSD and OpenBSD, just a whim.
What I'm ...
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Does using GMAKE, no longer make it possible to license my software under BSD?
If I create from scratch a software tool, but I want to use GMAKE (vs FreeBSD "make") to build my tool from source, does using GMAKE prevent me from license my tool under a BSD license since my tool ...
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Questions about installing BSD on a *technically* external HDD
A little bit of background:
1) I have a 160 GB hard drive from a netbook
2) I also have a SATA->USB enclosure that the drive fits in perfectly
Now, I'd like to install some flavor of BSD (probably ...
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How much BSD is in OSX Lion? [closed]
OSX is commonly seen as the graphical shell on top of BSD. Lately, it seems as though Apple is adding more and more to 'core' OS functionality (sandboxing, versioning). Is there a steady progression ...
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Why doesn't ls -lh show the total size of all the files and directories in each directory?
For example, it shows the kernel as being 18M but the Applications folder as being 3.8K
BSD/Darwin
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compare cygwin to bsd
I have a Windows 7 laptop and I need UNIX/LINUX for an application. I have run across Cygwin which creates a UNIX 'shell' so that you can run software that requires this on your PC. One of the ...
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Linux distribution with preference for permissive licenses
Is there a Linux distribution with a preference for permissive free software licenses (such as the BSD license), or, in other words, for avoiding GPL and other copyleft licenses? I do know about the ...
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DragonFlyBSD and VirtualBox
Has anybody tried to run DragonFlyBSD (32-bit) over VirtualBox on a Windows (64-bit) host?
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Lenovo S20 workstation allergic to Linux?
I got a new Lenovo S20 and I am having trouble loading Linux. I've loaded these variants with no success:
Ubuntu desktop
Ubuntu server
Linux Mint
CentOS
vmWare esxi
The live CD's run, and very ...
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Copy files off FreeBSD
I have a FreeBSD machine that I have to copy everything off the drive. The fielsystem is UFS and not readable by any other operating system. (great...)
I have a USB flash drive (FAT32) I need to copy ...
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Is there a BSD equivalent to “!!”?
I often find myself issuing a command that I do not have the proper elevated privileges for.
On Ubuntu I could use
sudo !!
This would issue the same command with sudo privlidges. Is there an ...
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Custom router distribution
I am looking at custom router firmware and came across DD-WRT, Open-WRT, PFSense, etc. Is it possible to install whatever OS you want onto the router, assuming you have the correct drivers for the ...
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Linux vs. BSD. Decide for Me [closed]
So I've decided to format one of my hard drives that I barely ever use and install a free, open operating system on it alongside my Windows 7 install. I'm torn between what I want to install, so I'm ...
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Hibernating/Saving state of a gnu-screen, to resume after reboot?
Is it possible to hibernate or save the current state of a gnu-screen to resume after reboot?
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How do you create virtual folders from saved search
I would like to have on unix-like platforms, the same functionality as to Windows 7 Library folders (aka virtual folders) you see in Windows Explorer.
Gnome Nautilus do that kind of virtual folders ...
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com.apple.named.conf.proxy missing
I've seen a number of references to /etc/com.apple.named.conf.proxy for use with named in Internet Sharing on Mac OSX. On my Snow Leopard 10.6.6 Macbook Pro, though, no such file seems to exist. Is ...
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What to you use as a “fuser -v -n tcp” alternative on Mac OS X
The fuser command on Mac OS X is rather primitive and can't check for processes listening on a specific port. Does anybody know a good alternative? It it enough to know which process listening on that ...
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How to install GCC or a compiler on FreeNAS 7.2
I have a NAS, running FreeNAS 0.7.2 (FreeBSD 7.3).
I have tried to install Flexget, but it requires some pysqlite dependency. I have python 2.6 and python-setuptools.
Running ...
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Keeping the wireless connected
I’m running OpenBSD on a computer which is connected via wireless to the network. It is a well supported NIC and I’ve had no problems with it from a hardware perspective.
Unfortunately my wireless ...
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Operating systems worth trying or forks with something special [closed]
My current choice :
Bsd : Pc-bsd and freebsd
Linux : Archlinux, Peppermint os one, Ubuntu studio, Mythbuntu, Edubuntu, Backtrack, Slitaz and freenas
Windows : Windows FLP and Windows 7
Mac : just ...
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Find BIOS update for HP Pavilion xt966
I installed FreeNAS on a HP Pavilion xt966. Every three seconds or so I message comes up on the console.
acpi_tz0: _TMP value is absurd, ignored (-270.2C)
From what I have been able to find this is ...
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Is there an equivalent for AnyDVD on Unix?
What would be the equivalent to AnyDVD on Unix (linux,*bsd etc)?
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Difference between linux and BSD
I want to know the differences between Linux and BSD .Which is efficient. Because they have some of the similarities with them.
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Create a file whose size in bytes is the percentage of free space on a disk
I needed a command-line method of creating a file whose size in bytes is the percentage of free space on a disk. I intend to run it via cron every five minutes, but first a shell script will do.
The ...
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Inverse multiplexing to speed up file transfer
I have send a large amount of data from one machine to another. If I send with rsync (or any other method), it will go at a steady 320kb/sec. If I initiate two or three transfers at once, each will go ...
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Lightweight Linux distro that includes developer tools? (or, the most BSD-like Linux)
I cut my teeth on Minix and Slackware 1.1, but I've been in the OS X Wilderness for the last few years. I'm trying to standardize on a Linux distribution for personal and work-related use on less ...
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Practical differences between OpenBSD and FreeBSD? [closed]
I have OpenBSD installed as a router/firewall, and have been thinking about trying either OpenBSD or FreeBSD out as a desktop system, as well.
What kind of practical differences (not philosophical, ...
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Linux or BSD “smart” watch?
Many many years ago (2001) IBM were working on a Linux watch with Bluetooth (if memory serves). I wonder if anything like it is available now?
Specifically, I'd want a watch that tells time and runs ...
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Mass renaming, *nix version
I was looking for a way to rename a huge number of similarly-named files, much like this one (a Windows-related question) except that I'm using *nix (Ubuntu and FreeBSD, separately). Just to sum up, ...
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Why aren't all Mac applications easily portable to Linux?
Since the Apple OS-X operating system is a UNIX derivative (BSD), and the underlying (Intel) Mac architecture is the same, why isn't it very straightforward to get Apple-specific applications running ...
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Do you use FreeBSD or OpenSolaris as a desktop OS? [closed]
Share you success stories of using FreeBSD or OpenSolaris as an alternative to the Linux desktop. What advantages do you think there is of choosing either over Linux?
