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restart gdm at linux terminal
Sometimes the Ubuntu 10.04 the gui will freeze and the only thing I can do is move the mouse. I can't interact with programs and I can't change to a different virtual desktop. All I can do is press ...
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Linux GUI scripting
There is a scripting language made for Windows called AutoIt. It can do things like, for example, if a user highlights a word and presses a certain hotkey, it can copy that word into memory, open up ...
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deciphering information from top in Linux
In top, I can see programs that are sleeping but are taking up memory and CPU. If a program is sleeping then how is this possible? Maybe it might have some memory reserved but then what about CPU?
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add directory to /opt
hey guys,
I bought a software for my job which is needed I create a directory in /opt so that I could import licenses of software and launch my project,
the thing is /opt is restricted by admin and ...
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How would you link a number of files (e.g. *.so) by one-liner in Linux?
I need something like
ln -s /from/*.so
But ln doesn't allow such. So how would you do then?
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Linux distribution with good OSS support
I hate the Linux audio systems. It's a mess, everyone knows about it, no one tries to fix it. Anyway, OSS is my choice usually since it supports my sound card, it works just perfectly. Almost no ...
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Is my partition layout okay?
I'm planning to install Fedora on my home computer and have done a little research about how big partitions I need. My suggestion is:
Swap - 4GB
/boot - 250MB
/ - 15GB
/var - 5GB
/home - rest (of ...
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Using old PC as NAS
I have extra P4 PC (Dell Dimension 2400). And I would like to use this PC as NAS. Any advise? What is the best way to make NAS from a PC.
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VMWare server console in Linux
I'm trying to access the VMWare console from firefox using the VMWare plugin. The problem is that it doesn't work on Firefox version 3.6.8. So how can I access the console?
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VMWare Server inventory directory for ISO images
I'm trying to create a Virtual Machine in VMWare Server for Linux. I'm at the part where it asks for an ISO image. The inventory is empty. I don't know what directory this actually corresponds to on ...
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How to make open programs appear in taskbar in Linux
Normally when a program is open an entry is placed on the taskbar in order to easily find it, which is useful when a lot of programs are open. In Ubuntu 10.04, when I moved a program to the other ...
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help with xorg.conf: xrandr on one of two widescreen monitors; rhel5, kde, ATI Radeon X1300
Can anyone help with me configure my dual-screen monitors for rotation?
I have xrandr 1.1. Have tried various approaches, nothing takes. I can't even get the xrandr options to show up in KDE's ...
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Effect on factory setting after installing linux
I have a basic question in my mind about the dual operating systems. I bought a new lenovo laptop G450 which is shipped with Windows 7. Now I want to install Ubuntu Linux as a second operating system ...
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diagnose Linux boot problem with a live CD
I have a system running debian that won't boot after a kernel upgrade. I've tried several things on the system to get it to skip steps to boot, to no avail.
I'm running a live CD on it now, and I ...
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Linux - Xinerama + Compositing or Twinview + Rotation?
Running Linux Mint 9 (gnome) | Geforce 460gtx
Left 1920x1080 (23" asus) | Right 2048x1052 (23" samsung)
I'd like to rotate my right hand monitor to portrait mode for coding (1052x2048) while leaving ...
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How do I fork a process that doesn't die when shell exits?
If I run emacs from the shell:
$ emacs foo &
and then kill that shell, emacs dies.
How can I run a command so that it will not die when the shell dies?
I found references to nohup, but that ...
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Unable to load libstdc++.so.5 on Ubuntu Linux
I'm trying to execute a binary and it says ./xtensoftphone: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. This library is indeed ...
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SSH tunneling for bypassing firewall (http and socks)
I'm having problems setting up the following:
I am on Linux on machine LOCAL (my notebook).
I ssh into a company machine REMOTE which is behind a firewall and ONLY allows incoming ssh connections ...
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How do you run `less` and have it run a search pattern automatically?
I'm trying to run less in Linux, and I want it to search for something immediately after launch.
It's basically like doing this:
$ less
Then press '/', type a search pattern like "^commit \w+$", ...
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Smart tab completion (for directories)?
Are there shell versions that have a more intelligent tab completion?
I'd like to be able to type
cd foo-<TAB>
Then it would show me the possible completions along with numbers that I can ...
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How to minimize typing when frequently changing directories?
What are some good Linux commands to make switching between different directories on the command line easier?
I often have to switch between different directories with long names, e.g.
cd ...
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description for command : chmod 777
I encountered an option for chmod:
chmod 777 /tyr/....
What is 777 for?
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What does logger -f filename do?
The man page is ambiguously worded:
-f file Log the specified file.
There's one example in the man page with no further explanation:
logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM -f /dev/idmc
POSIX is ...
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Get back to grub menu without reboot
I have two separate Linux installations on my system which I can access from grub. Is there a way to get back to the grub menu to access the other system without having to reboot?
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Linux doesn't detect external USB hard drive
In Ubuntu 10.04 all I had to do was turn on my external hard drive and it would automatically be detected and mounted. I just switched over to Ultimate Edition, which I think is Ubuntu 10.04 with a ...
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What is “set environment” variables for?
hey,
i noticed that whenever I execute *.bin files, it is needed to run command setenv PATH...
Can anybody explain me what is the usage of this command?
cheers
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lightweight web browser with emacs-like keybindings
Uzbl uses hjkl for moving around, much like vim does. I was wondering if there was a browser (text based like links, or needing X like uzbl) which would be easy for someone used to emacs key bindings?
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Installing Flash Debug for Chrome when not installed in default location
I do not have the necessary permissions to install anything in var, opt etc. and so have Google Chrome installed in my user folder.
I wish to install Flash Debug, however I can't find anywhere that I ...
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Enable Emacs-like keybindings scheme for all QT applications
As for GTK apps under Gnome environment it's possible to set all applications to use Emacs-like input scheme:
$ gconftool --set -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_key_theme Emacs
$ gconftool ...
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why ./ is needed to run a runnable file?
I'm using ubuntu and I notice many of my runnable scripts won't run unless I precede theme by ./.
For example, if I have a perl script: /home/me/script.pl and I'm currently in /home/me, typing ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid erratic Internet connection
I have a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04 plugged into our office LAN. Everything works fine except the Internet connection. I can open a couple of Internet pages then my browser starts "waiting" for any ...
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What am I doing wrong when a Linux app doesn't find an .so file?
I have just downloaded, configure'd, make'd and make install'ed the Google Log Library to my computer. It built all required files (as far as I can see) and copied the .so file (libglog.so.0.0.0) to ...
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How to read from Iso file?
Are there any linux command which lets me to read Iso file byte by byte without mounting?
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Nautilus crashes when dragging files in Ubuntu 10.04
I'm running Gnome in Ubuntu 10.04. Nautilus used to work fine on my system but now it's doing something strange. Whenever I drag a file out of the Nautilus window to move it somewhere else, as soon as ...
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How to rip Audio-CD to mp3 in Linux console?
I' looking for tool that convert Audio-CD to mp3 in Linux console - ONE good tool.
Using cdparanoia + lame is ok, but... is something else ?
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What role does the /etc/sysconfig/httpd config file have in the configuration of Apache server?
My linux distribution has a file /etc/sysconfig/httpd that appears to be related to the configuration of Apache server
Can anyone explain what role this plays in the configuration and why it differs ...
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Wine crashes when trying to run portable version of Firefox
I think there is something wrong with my Wine setup, but I don't know how to fix it or even what it is. Others have gotten this program to work without problems in Wine. This is the console output ...
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Linux slows to a crawl when unarchiving a big file
I started unarchiving a RAR file that this several gigabytes big. The computer is now going really slow, it's almost frozen. Sometimes I can move the mouse a little, but that's it. The unarchiving ...
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Ubuntu or Kubuntu? [closed]
I have decided to switch from Window to Linux.
Should I use Ubuntu or Kubuntu?
Or there are other handy alternatives?
I'm a LAMP based developer.
Any help would be appreciated.
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How to recover files from linux ext4 harddrive
Just rm -rf *'d home/me/ directory... tried extundelete, didn't recover more than 10% of data.. trying scalpel, taking forever..
Anyone know of a sure fire way to recover data from ext4?
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Programmatically open tab in gnome-terminal, execute command, and have tab stay open
I am trying to write a command that will launch a few terminal tabs, execute something in each tab, and have each tab stay open after the command in finished, so I can look at the output and type more ...
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How to make a Linux program available on all desktops
In Ubuntu 10.04 running Gnome I can right click on any window and it gives me an option to show that window on all desktops, so even if I switch to a different virtual desktop, that window will always ...
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Likewise on Ubuntu - domain user sometimes disappears from Login Screen
I'm using Likewise to authenticate to a Windows Domain on a laptop running Ubuntu 10.04. Everything seems to be working well, except for one thing.
Normally, after the machine boots, I am presented ...
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How can I justify plain text in Linux?
I'm composing a plain text (.txt) document that has left-and-right justified paragraphs. I manually add spaces, breaking words with hyphens if necessary, until the lines are uniform length. To use an ...
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Router Software for Ubuntu (or other linux distro)
I have a laptop with a WiFi card and a network card, and I'd like (for geek factor more than anything else) to run it my router. For sake of argument, lets assume I have good working drivers for my ...
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Is there a way to type the symbol Θ (theta) in Linux using an Irish keyboard?
How can I type the symbol Θ (theta) on an Irish keyboard layout (mostly the same as UK layout) using Linux? Seems a lot of hassle to go copy and paste it from somewhere everytime I need it,.
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Linux services: is there a GUI for services?
I am looking for a GUI program, that shows running services from /etc/init.d (and /etc/init), and allows to manage (start / stop / runlevel) them. What can you recommend?
Background: even though I ...
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Is there a way to diagnose a tar file when, on extract, files are missing but no errors are given?
I have tar files where I archive about 250 files, each about 80 Mb, without compression. In a few cases tar is only returning some of the files. For example, when doing an extract of the file using:
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Which Windows is best for two concurrent users? [closed]
I'm running Windows 7 in VMPlayer under Linux. I made some changes to Windows 7 to allow it to have two people logged in at the same time. However when I do this the sound lags behind on the host ...
