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Hello, there. Before a lot of years, my main work in computer was made with Ubuntu because I have a computer without an official bought Windows version and I was afraid from a not legal work. When I bought this PC, in spite of that i made a double entry …

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I want to create a batch file in windows to do specific commands on redhat linux server When user click on batch file 1- login to server using root user 2- restart some service 3- logout from server Am able to do cron job to do these commands but I …

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When I plug in my headphone, the speaker still sounds, how to solve this problem please, I can use alsamixer to adjust the total volume, but I just want the speaker stopped making sound after I plug in my headphone...Thanks for helping...:-)

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Strongly considering installing Ubuntu and wine. I use some software that has Linux versions, but what about Adobe programs how well can I run them in Linux without seeing any speed decrease ? And are there any wine alternatives ? How well have former Windows users caught on to Ubuntu …

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Hi I have a lot of photos in a lot of folders (all under the /stars folder) and every picture has a thumbnail, too. The thumbnails have a '_t' in their name, like this 'picname_t.jpg'. What I'd like to do is to delete all the thumbs ('*_t.jpg' files) recursively, using …

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While Hosting guest OS in VM, I get the error "Error while switching on:Internal Error".Please help.

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Hi All, I am working with a Software company and I have got an opportunity to work on Unix server but I just have basic knowledge of Unix and Linux. And I have to learn all the commands within a week. Is there any online tutorial or any website? Please …

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Hi, we have some scheduled jobs.The jobs will truncate the data and inserting the data and update the data.This process will happen daily. we receive files like truncate_file,Insert_file and update_file to our INBOX in scheduled time.once we got the update_file we will connect to front end application by using user_id …

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My "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story229382.html"]10 Best Linux Distributions of 2009[/URL]" list drew a bit of disdain from some of my readers, so I thought I'd make it up to them by posting a list of Linux distributions that [I]they[/I] like to use. Since I have no way of knowing which of these distributions …

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Hi friends, This is my first post in this forum.Also first about linux programming. I want to run a small linux application as a deamon. I configure it to load on startup. It's working without any problem. Now I want to get the console window of this deamon if it …

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Hi linux users, After i installed Ubuntu Server 10. It restarted and boot with command line mode. I dont know how to run what sudo command to get graphic mode? And how to enable telnet for root user . Thanks

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i recently tried Gnu/linux musix ,which boots into command line interface.when i issue the command starx it returns some errors... "I830 dma initialization failed" "xf86vidmem:could not map framebuffer(0x400000,0*10000)(invalid argument) " i also tried replacing xfree86 by xorg but it gives the same errors. thanks in advance.

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I am using Ubuntu 10.04. Every time I mount NTFS partition some folders by the name RECYCLER, $RECYCLE.BIN, System Volume Information and a file by the name Thumbs.db got auto generated. This is really cluttering up the partition. What could this be? I've tried hiding those folders but they always …

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hi. i have 500gb HDD, first i install window 7(64-bit) then after fedora14 on separate partition using Fedora-14-i686-Live-Desktop cd. so when my laptop is booting it shows a boot screen with two option, fedora OS(as default) and win7 as other.After 3 second, Fedora is automatically starting. I just want to …

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HI, I've just installed Ubuntu Linux on my Packard Bell i3 PC which is great, except that now I have to develop stuff in Java [Android, no groans please]. I've used and developed in Linux a long time ago, but I can't seem top find anything that can open and …

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Hi I am trying to compress a file. But I want my original file to be there. eg. if I have file named file1 then after compressing I should have 2 files: file1 file1.z (I googled and tried gzip and zcat but couldn't do it) Thanks

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How can i relate a source file in a gdb command... Provided that i have two files: test.c test(executable) How?thx for answering

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Is there any command to close any already opened file browser using command in linux. I need so. plz help me.

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my problem is that i changed some compiz configurations and i broke my copy/paste(ctrl-c, ctrl-v... basically all the shortcuts that start with ctrl, including Eclipse's ctrl-space). i searched for key-shortcuts, i found a whole lot of them besides the ones i need. does anyone know how can i restore my …

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As the title, type M-C-y, can use it, but what if i want to use the argument to recall the nth argument in the previous command...Thanks for answering...

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In the help of less in bash, it says tha we can mark a position with m<letter>, then go to the mark with '<letter>. it seems that the m<letter> doesn't work at all, suppose i type ma, while if i type ' , a line "go to mark: " shows …

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Can I get the handle to the foreground (active, focused) window (similar to GetForegroundWindow for Windows)?

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What do you get if you combine a computer company with a group of Vegans and someone who used to present a popular children's TV show? The less than obvious answer is a Linux computer designed especially for old people. But there you have it, and according to the press …

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Hi, I have been working to build a new Linux distribution that runs off a live CD. The live CD is set up and runs a terminal. It can handle multiple logins. What do I need to do to get xfree86 with iceWM to work on it. Thanks, James

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I am using ext4 filesytem on fedora 13 and also Windows 7. Tried linux internal reader, ext2fsd and many more to fetch data from ext4 partition but unable to do so. Can any one help to access data in Linux partition from Windows 7. Thank You

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Hi Guys Gals and those not sure. I am not sure if this is in the right thread but I am hoping u can help or direct me where I can help. I have a friend running linux which had a virus hijack her hotmail account and started spamming her …

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I'm pretty much a Linux newbie, so please be gentle with me! I've got Ubuntu installed on an Acer Aspire laptop. Originally had the previous stable release, just upgraded to the current stable release (to try to fix my problem; didn't work). I've been running Gnome from the beginning, and …

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Is it true that, if you speak up for GNU/Linux on the Desktop, you get flamed? I just had a virtual conversation with someone who claims that this assertion is fact. I've never experienced this anti-Desktop Linux sentiment or maybe my memory has failed me. I don't think the Linux …

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I know it sounds crazy but the Linux Desktop isn't dead, it's just pining. It's pining for the correct platform--a tablet computer. And, I'm not referring to some cheap imitation tablet that will merely satisfy a few observers and nerdlets who use Linux. I'm thinking of a tablet computer for …

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Hey there, Well certainly a rookie mistake made on my part here. I have a dual boot machine with Ubuntu and Win 7 installed. Yesterday I had a little play with my ubuntu install and upgraded to 10.04 Lucid Lynx. All was well until I went to boot into windows. …

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It's a cell phone for crying out loud. Do you get it? A cell phone. You know, you make and receive phone calls on it. It's a telephone that you carry around in your pocket. Who gives a rip whether it's equipped with a web browser, a file editor or …

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I prefer gnome to KDE but I don't know what this is but I thought I might give it a try. If anyone knows what this is and where to get it, please let me know, thanks. [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/ubuntu-linux,0201--6247----jpg-.html[/url]

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hello all; i am trying to run debian on a G4 powermac. everything went fine except for the x server. it wont start. some error 11 message. i am new to mac and debian and the debian wiki section is very overwhelming. i am not using the g4 monitor i …

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I'M rather new to Linux and I've just started with Ubuntu. I'M trying to understand the file system. I see that rather than a traditional drive letter like C: , Linux uses a single /. But I guess my real question is, where are programs stored? In Windows they're stored …

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Hi I am new to using Linux and cannot find any software that will open AutoCAD. Have found many downloads that claim to do so but when I download them they do not work Any recommendations on what to use I am running Ubuntu 9.04

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While [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/technology/12slate.html?pagewanted=1"]reports[/URL] suggest that Google is planning an Android or Chrome driven slate computer to rival the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story273324.html"]iPad[/URL], fuelled by some loose party talk by CEO Eric E. Schmidt, others have a date and price for their iPad-alike machine already. Take the Linux-powered WePad for example. The folk at Neofonie, …

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[URL="http://www.google.com"]Google[/URL] announced that they will soon launch their answer to the [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] iPad; The Android-based Google gPad. I'm going to wait for it. Sure there are other Linux-based pads available or in the works but I want the gPad or GooglePad or whatever the heck they call it by launch …

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I've had KDE for a while but I didn't like it as much to I stuck with gnome. Today I updated my gnome and a while later I decided to un-install python 2.6 and replace it with 3.0. I noticed that un-install was going really slow. Then my computer suddenly …

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Hi guys, how to find a drive letter in linux (Red Hat)? I inserted a thumb drive but i don't know how to check which drive letter is assigned to it. Sorry so noob in linux. Please help. Thanks.

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Hello everyone, i am having these problems for almost 3 days, i am trying to add a keyboard layout using gconftool-2, when i execute the commands i dont have any problem, the commands are: #gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/layouts -t list --list-type string '[us,ara]' #gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/options -t …

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This is related to remote desktop over VNC. I'm not sure if this should be posted in the Desktop or Server section. I'm sure a mod will move this if necessary. In short, the problem is that CentOS 5 won't recognize PNG files. There are a few errors about it …

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A lot of people, including me, want one but will a true Linux Pad computer ever exist? I've seen some intriguing prototypes over the years and none more interesting than the [URL="http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=RDSMARTBOOK"]Freescale Smartbook[/URL] but will any of them ever go into mass production? Freescale has the best chance of any …

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I've seen a collection of articles about computer security breaches originating from China and would like to give a report from the ITYS Foundation. ITYS, for the unaware, is "I Told You So." I've discussed the use of Linux on the desktop for years, touting its security, stability, thousands of …

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I'M trying to edit my back.bashrc file with the following aliases, but it want let me save it, only Save As. Also, I don't really know where in the file I could place these lines. [B]alias rm-'rm -i' alias cp='cp -i' alias mv=mv -i'[/B] Thanks

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Hi All, I am exploring on file properties.Specifically I want to know about file icon and other. How does the process of file save is done when we create it first time? And where all properties get save. I want to change that icon file through code for any file. …

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I got an old generic notebook. The spec is Pentium M 1.6GHz, 20GB hard disk, 512MB RAM, S3 graphic card, 85 keys keyboard and the OS is Ubuntu 9.10. Everything works fine but I seem can't find the keyboard layout for my notebook. It uses 105 key layout as default. …

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