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linux shell, keep task alive for specified time
I am looking for a tool to keep a task alive (restarting if necessary) for a specified amount of time (in seconds), and then kill it and stop. For example: keep_for 3600 rsync foo bar:faz should for ...
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Font configuration on Linux dual-head configuration with DPI's at 90 and 150:
I have a laptop with a 15" screen and a resolution of 1920 X 1200 and a 22" external monitor running at 1680 X 1050.
This means the laptop runs with a dpi of 150 and the monitor runs at a dpi of 90. ...
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Web clipping / note taking software on Linux
I use this great web-clipping and note taking app called Evernote on my Windows machine.
However, there's no Linux version of Evernote (doesn't work properly in Wine).
I would like to get some ...
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Recommendations for a PDF viewer with “web browser”-like navigation
Am looking for a PDF reader that can navigate PDF files like a web browser (IE, when I click a link that takes me to another part of the doc, I should be able to go back by pressing Ctrl+left arrow). ...
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Mount Windows share on Linux boot
I'm running VirtualBox in Windows. I have Ubuntu Linux 10.04 installed as a VM.
Whenever I log in I have to run to following command to mount my shared Windows web dev folder:
sudo mount.vboxsf ...
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Xorg: How can I map AltGr to the CapsLock Key (to toggle 3rd level symbols)
as many others I don't need CapsLock. I want to reassign it such that it has the function of AltGr.
I use Kubuntu 9.10 but I think there must be a solution which is distribution independent.
I ...
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installing linux on a mac
i have mac pro and i wanted to install debian on it but i guess i have problem now.
i have windows 7 installed on bootcamp partition, before i started installing linux, i created a partition size of ...
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Fluxbox startup file not working
I am placing apps into my fluxbox startup file as per the instructions, however nothing starts up except fluxbox.
It doesn't matter what app I try, so it isn't an app problem.
here is my startup ...
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Lesser known Ubuntu desktop applications [closed]
So, this Ubuntu software center comes with 100s of applications of all types.
In this version they have disabled rating, making it hard to find how good it is.
I found gnome-shell today, that seemed ...
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use theme for X11
HI all
sorry for my bad English
My program (GTK) runs in Linux (Ubuntu) without any problem and its themes are fine but when I change my system to run just X and then my program, it runs but without ...
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How to copy symbolic links?
I have directory that contains some symbolic links:
user@host:include$ find .. -type l -ls
4737414 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 user group 13 Dec 9 13:47 ../k0607-lsi6/camac -> ../../include
4737415 ...
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accidentally concatenate a large file on a remote system
Every once in a while on a computer I'm ssh'd into, I will accidentally type "cat largefile.txt" and my screen will start rushing with text for the next 10 minutes. I'm always working in a screen ...
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*nix: Run as different user GUI
I want to run an application using only GUI as a different user. Not root. I want the user to be presented with a dropdown of system users, select one, enter the password, and the app gets run as ...
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How to calibrate Wacom tablets under Ubuntu Lucid?
I've been using Wacom tablets on Linux for quite some time, almost exclusively in Ubuntu, and in previous versions I've used xidump to track input values. I would use that information to put ...
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Is there a difference between an Ubuntu Live CD and an Ubuntu Install CD
I ordered for an Ubuntu Install CD and obtained a CD by post (Ubuntu 9.10). Is this a Live CD or an Install CD ? What exactly is the definition of a live CD ?
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Problem setting command-line console resolution. vbeinfo in grub2 does not report all resolutions
I have a Asus EEE PC 1005P which I installed a Command-line system on using the Alternate Installer CD of Ubuntu Lucid Lynx. Altough I think this is a general linux and grub2 question. I do not have ...
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How to do grap data between two file in Linux?
I have two .rtf file....
The first one have this content:
Apple, Orange, Banana, Noodle, Chip
The Second File is something like this:
Apple I love eat Apple.
Banana I hate Banana.
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Reboot from windows to linux with grub
I have machine with Windows and Linux with GRUB, only with remote access. Is there any way to chage default OS in grub from windows? I know how to achieve it from linux, something like
echo ...
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How to mount remote samba share from local host with multiple groups?
I am using mount.cifs to mount a remote samba share (both client and server are Ubuntu server 8.04) like this:
mount.cifs //sambaserver/samba /mountpath -o ...
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How to delete files on the command line with regular expressions?
Lets say I have 20 files named FOOXX, where XX is the number of the file, eg 01, 02 etc.
At the moment, if I want to delete all files lower than the number 10, this is easy and I just use a wildcard, ...
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compare file timestamp in bash
How do I compare the timestamp of two files?
I tried this but it doesn't work:
file1time=`stat -c %Y fil1.txt`
file2time=`stat -c %Y file2.txt`
if[$file1time -gt $file2time];
then
doSomething
fi
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How to “flush tor circuit”
On Windows I have used XBBrowser, which provides a custom version of Firefox suited to using Tor.
XBBrowser provides a button, flush tor circuit, which will setup an entirely new connection and exit ...
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Basic connectivity issues between Win 7 and XP mixed wired/wireless network
Setup:
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate desktop hard wired to Asus WL500gp router (WL500gpv2-1.9.2.7-d-r1445 firmware)
Several Bridged VirtualBox VM's running XP, 7, ubuntu server 10.04, Mint 9 and SuSE 11.2
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Formatting the BASH command prompt
I would like to change the formatting on my BASH prompt from this:
anon@machinename.domain.poo:~/some/very/annoying/long/path$
to something like this:
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How to maintain a SSD drive on Ubuntu?
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 on a Intel X25-M PostVille 160 Go SSD drive with ext4. How can I tell if there's something wrong ? What should/can I do to maintain its performance/health ? Should I use ...
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WMII Terminal Width of 80 Columns for xterm (colrules)
I'm trying to get WMII to split horizontally at 80 columns for xterm, but I'm only seeing a way to do this via percentage. It would be nice to be able to set it by something other than percentage for ...
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Why does my screen turn black after installing ATI on Ubuntu 10.04?
I'm having a problem installing the drivers for my video card. I've just finished installing the driver, rebooted the OS, and the monitor starts up in energy saving mode and doesn't boot Ubuntu.
What ...
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How to convert aspell dictionary to simple list of words?
I want to get list of all words from aspell dictionary.
I downloaded aspell and aspell polish dictionary, then unziped it using:
preunzip pl.cwl
I got pl.wl:
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hippie
hippies
hippiesowski/bXxYc
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Location of truetype fonts
I would like to create a small script that installs a few truetype fonts on the user's system. On my Ubuntu machine the truetype fonts are located at /usr/share/fonts/truetype. However, I'm not sure ...
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Dell Dimension running Fedora12 does a “Sleeping Beauty” and I am not a “handsome prince”!
Dell Dimension 2350 with a Pentium IV processor and integrated video and network chips running Fedora12 does a "Sleeping Beauty" and I, apparently, am not a "handsome prince"!
The system puts video ...
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Set default system audio output port (for all accounts)
The default output audio port Ubuntu doesn't work on my system. It should be "Analog Mono Output/Amplifier", instead of "Analog Output/Amplifier". I can easily change that in sound preferences, just ...
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Running a web server with an encrypted file system (all or part of it)
I need a webserver (LAMP) running inside a virtual machine (#1) running as a service (#2) in headless mode (#3) with part or the whole file system encrypted (#4).
The virtual machine will be started ...
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How to make pdnsd just use one probed server not to flood with server uptests?
Why pdnsd responds slowly/fails many requests to it even if it has found working upstream server?
I want pdnsd to just use the DNS server {it has probed,that is proven} to work and search for other ...
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Set up Ubuntu to boot in Terminal mode with all service running
Im running a virtual linux server on a low-end system, and i wold like to configure the server to boot in terminal window and not to the Gnome log in window, this is because of the low specs on the ...
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Need suggestions for a Sigle Board Linux Computer?
I need suggestions for a single board computer, with these requirements:
Runs linux
Wifi
(I/O module?)
Does not need much computing power. I'm using it for applications like twittering when the ...
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how is the the linux console displayed to the user and how does the user go about changing the consoles display settings?
I've been searching for the last two days on trying to understand how the console displays itself to the user and how to change the console settings. I've had some luck along the way but nothing that ...
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How to upgrade XBMC Live via command line?
I've been unable to do a fresh install of XBMC Live 9.11 to my hard drive. Everytime it fails at the Install System step. But I am able to get XBMC Live 9.04.1 to install successfully.
How do I ...
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Python crash issue in Fedora 12
How to fix the following issue and what's the problem. Due to this problem, everything that uses python is not working.
/lib/librt.so.1: symbol
pthread_barrier_wait, version
GLIBC_2.2 not ...
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cp command force
currently there's a xxx dir already in /home/yyy I'm trying to overwrite it
cp -fr ../xxx /home/yyy/
doesn't work still prompts me to overwrite the individual files. how do I fix it?
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Linux: grab audio from a video clip
I'd like to take audio track from a video clip in FLV container and save it to something playable by portable music players. Are there any easy to use tools for that? I know how to do that using ...
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Uninstall Git completely on Ubuntu?
I installed Git on Ubuntu Lucid (latest) manually as following.
cd ~/tmp
wget http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.7.0.6.tar.gz
tar -xzvf git-1.7.0.6.tar.gz
cd git-1.7.0.6.tar.gz
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How to access a network folder in Ubuntu using the terminal
I am new to Ubuntu(and Linux for that matter) and I am trying to access files using the terminal. The network folder is on my Desktop, but when I go to the Desktop folder via the terminal, the ...
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External monitor image not centered in the screen
I'm using Xorg 7.5 on a Radeon HD4870 with the FOSS radeonhd server on my HP 6830s. The laptop has a VGA connector and I attach it to a 37" panasonic plasma TV. It works fine except for a little ...
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How to make changes in linux maintence mode
I notice when Linux boots in maintenance mode the filesystem is read-only.
Is there a way to change this, perhaps remounting as writable?
An example of this being a problem is that I was unable to ...
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How do you find the parent process of a zombie process?
How do you find the parent process of zombie processes?
When the child process is something where the parent is not entirely obvious...
Is there some way to list processes in tree format or ...
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Does mailx send mail using an SMTP relay or does it directly connect to the target SMTP server?
Suppose i send a mail using the following the following command:
mailx person@x.com
then does mailx first try to find out the SMTP server of my ISP for relaying the mail or does it connect ...
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How to troubleshoot a hardware problem on linux?
Just to note I am not having a problem at the moment, but have had previously so it sparked my curiosity...
When a computer locks up suddenly to so caps lock flashes incessantly and the only ...
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lilo.conf questions
I use lilo, and have two different kernels. One is newer and use KMS with it.
What I would like to do, is to be able to set vga=xxx for only one of the kernels.
Is this possible?
I would also like ...
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Config files for xterm
Is there any config files for xterm for default settings? For example, on my system, xterm start with black text on white background, and I want it the other way around. I can do it by starting it ...
