The action of modifying a program's behavior, generally by modifying a text file.
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Getting emacs to convert latex on the fly?
What's really nice about posting in the math stackexchange, and other forums, is that you can view the latex symbols right below as you're typing your post. Is there a way to do this in emacs? That ...
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mod_python won't “./configure” because it can't determine httpd version
I'm trying to install mod_python 3.3.1 on Apache 2.4.3 and whenever I try to run ./configure (with apxs etc) and instead of configuring correctly, it says that Apache 2.x is required and my current ...
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Differences between Windows registry and UNIX/Linux approach [closed]
What are the main differences between the Windows registry and the approach used in UNIX/Linux, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?
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Auto-run script when Wifi card is plugged in (udev)
I've been trying to use udev to make a Debian system run a bash script when a wireless card is connected.
So far I created this file /etc/udev/rules.d/wifi-detect.rules:
ACTION=="add", ...
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1answer
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Arch modules not loading on start?
I keep getting errors on startup in Arch relating to my rc.conf:
failed to load module "wl"
failed to load module "lib80211"
etc. It lists all the modules in my /etc/rc.conf
This is my full ...
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apache2 gui / Comanche Replacement
I opened an OLD redhat book to the section about Apache configuration and it talked about the Comanche GUI. I thought "That's great! Why hasn't anyone suggested that before?" Then I found out that ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 10.04 LAMP Virtual Host seems to ignore active sites
I was going to delete this question, but I couldn't because it has been answered. I am abandoning this question because I am going to replace my desktop install with a server install. We'll see if ...
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Is collectd able to send data tagged as a host other than itself?
I log various stats both generic and custom from a lot of different servers using collectd to a single host running a network listener. The setup is pretty simple. All the systems run an instance of ...
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How to make changes in nvidia-settings tool persistent
I want to disable VSync (it's called "Sync to VBlank" in nvidia-settings) for my nvidia graphics card.
But the configuration only takes effect if I start the nvidia-settings tool. After rebooting ...
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1answer
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Install another PHP version. Fedora 17
How can I install another PHP version?
I have php 5.4.5 for now, but I need the version 5.3.15 running too.
How can I perform this on Fedora 17? Without using a Virtual Machine?
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How to make and apply (patch) one side diff?
I want to make a shell script that updates a config file.
The file present on the server has information, like various IP addresses.
The new file has more code, from new configs added to the system, ...
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2answers
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Archbang look on Archlinux
I installed archlinux but I want to get the look and feel of Archbang.
Is there a way to find the config files or scripts for Archbang?
http://bbs.archbang.org/viewtopic.php?id=2501 gives a list of ...
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1answer
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vi setting for new window
I'm using terminator (terminal emulator). Whenever I open it, the initial workspace comes with the setting I defined in the config file. But whenever I split the workspace, the new workspace comes ...
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1answer
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What's the conf file reading between login and non-login shell?
I found that those are .bash_profile, .bashrc, .bash_login, .profile.
What's the reading sequence between them?
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1answer
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How to compile kernel for KVM guest (without paravirtualization)?
So I have a KVM machine, where I run an Ubuntu 12.04 (server edition).
I want to compile a minimalistic kernel for the KVM guest, but I only found the howto for hosts, and guests with ...
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FreeBSD 9.0 install NOT configuring ports
We have a new FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE with a ports tree generated via portsnap and none of the ports perform make config.
To some degree it is behaving as though BATCH=yes was set. However, that variable ...
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1answer
765 views
Postfix Configuration - different servers for subdomains and domain
I have a following setup:
1 postfix server: a.example.com that needs to accept all emails for any subdomain on example.com (*@*.example.com) and delivers to mailman account and also send emails to any ...
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How to deal with closed source modules when configuring a new kernel build
I found this command very useful:
make localmodconfig
However, having some closed source drivers/modules ends up being a problem because this command can't find an appropriate way of including the ...
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Configuring default resolution and color depth for RealVNC's vncserver-x11-serviced?
When searching the web for information about how to configure the default resolution and color depth for RealVNC sessions, I always come across stuff that talks about passing commandline parameters to ...
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2answers
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Debian Squeeze as a router
I'm trying to setup Debian Squeeze (ala Dreamplug) as a router. I can't seem to get the pieces to fit together.
ETH0: Upstream/internet - DHCP-Client
ETH1: Downstream/Lan - 192.168.0.1 DHCP-Server
...
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2answers
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Linux VPS Configuration
I just recently got my hands on a linux (Fedora) VPS and I would like to ask if there are special configurations that I have to be wary of. Do I still configure it like I would configure a normal ...
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How to start changing linux source code to make custom OS?
I am doing Under Graduation in CS Major, have medium level knowledge in C, C++, and Java and also learned some operating system concepts (as they are in my course syllabus). I have heard that we can ...
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1answer
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How do I convert a kernel .config file from 32-bit to 64-bit?
At this page you can download a configuration file that lets you target a particular notebook architecture during the compilation of a new 32-bit Linux kernel.
I need a 64 bit version.
What do I ...
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1answer
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Screen resolution problems on Thinkpad E520
I'm having some troubles with screen resolution.
First of all, I'm using a Lenovo Thinkpad E520, with BackTrack 5 R2 installed.
My natural resolution is 1366x768, but I'm stuck with 1024x768.
This ...
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Having a problem installing snort on fedora 17
I've installed the latest versions of libpcap and libdnet. There is however a problem with daq. I configured snort with --wth-daq-libraries=/usr/local/lib/daq and --with-libpcap-libraries=/usr/lib ...
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Mail Server not working?
I am trying to setup mail server since a long time but as I am new to Linux I have unsuccessfully configured it to the best as I could but now I need assistance.
I have installed it using the links ...
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1answer
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Edit the .config file when en/disabling a particular option like CONFIG_CPU_FREQ?
From here: http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/FAQs#Which_kernel_settings_should_be_avoided.3F
Which kernel settings should be avoided?
Note that Xenomai will warn you about known invalid ...
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Configure Emacs to use Chrome as the web browser of choice?
Using Emacs on a Linux system I click:
Scala>Browser Scala API
which produces a terminal window with this message:
/usr/bin/xterm: Can't execvp lynx: No such file or directory
How do I inform ...
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1answer
399 views
Creating a proFTPd user
I'm setting up a proFTPd server so I can upload files to my webserver, but I've never tried this before. I've installed proftpd, added a user with a home folder: /home/FTP-shared and added /bin/false ...
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1answer
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Set EDT emulation by default for Emacs
Using the Emacs editor I can set it to enable OpenVMS EDT editor keypad mode with this command:
M-x edt-emulation-on
How can I set it so that whenever I invoke Emacs, EDT emulation is the default ...
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1answer
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configuration ethics (esthetics): /etc vs $HOME
Ok this may not be a very concrete question, and is perhaps subject to taste, yet I'm struggling to get this right so here it goes.
I have a computer.
This computer has linux on it (thank god). Arch ...
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Reversing the direction of a trackball
For some reason, I want to use a trackball Logitech (aka Logicool) Marble Mouse (aka Trackman Marble) upside down. Is there a way to reverse the left and right rolling and up and bottom rolling ...
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Where is CONFIG_APM in kernel - 2.6.38.8
From here: http://www.xenomai.org/documentation/xenomai-2.6/TROUBLESHOOTING
Q: Which CONFIG_* items are latency killers, and should be avoided ?
...
APM: The APM model assigns power management ...
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1answer
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What is the purpose of Apache2's configuration files?
Why does Apache2 have multiple configuration files? What are their roles? I found some information about older Apache versions, but it's usually deprecated, and the official Apache documentation ...
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How to configure FOSS ATI drivers on Debian Wheezy and ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4250]?
Installed a fresh Debian Wheezy to enjoy Gnome 3 but it starts in fallback mode. I suppose that's because the loaded drivers do not support 3D acceleration.
Installed packages I know are relevant:
...
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1answer
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Disable bold font in urxvt
I want to disable the bold font in my urxvt config (.Xresources). xterm has the option allowBoldFonts. Is there a similar option for urxvt? I can't find anything similar.
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How to change a firefox option on a quick way (via shortcuts, command line,..)?
In Firefox we have two options at Firefox->Preferences->Preferences->Fonts and colors->Colors menu, Use system colors and Sites can use other colors.
I would like keep the first one ...
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1answer
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Unicode characters in uxterm and dwm statusbar
This is a realm I've never really meddled in before. So I apologize if I'm missing something completely obvious.
I would like to display chinese characters in dwm's status bar, more specifically I ...
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How to get hgk working on RedHat Linux?
I plan to get hgk to work.However, no matter how I configure the redhat linux, it still does not have any response. Here is information for my machine.
RedHat 5.3
Mercurial 1.8.1-1
I installed ...
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Configuring network settings manually in Qubes OS
I'm trying to setup Qubes OS on my desktop but struggling to get the network/internet working.
This is the configuration i want to setup -
ip - 192.168.1.2
Subnet - 255.255.255.0
Gateway - ...
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1answer
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How to configure a filesystem+LVM for effective usage of SSD?
ext4 is one of the filesystems recommended for using on SSDs (with a number of built-in techniques and advices how to tune it for better performance and wear-levelling of SSDs).
I want to install a ...
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Sendmail configuration with user mapping on Solaris
I have the following:
host1.intra.net which has sendmail and users: user1, user2 & user3. It is running SunOS 5.10.
host2.intra.net which has SMTP server. No authentication, no encryption.
Email ...
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How can I reset or lower the serial used in BIND DNS server's “SOA” record?
I use BIND as my DNS server at home. For my SOA record (start of authority) I always use a serial in the recommended format
YYYYMMDD##
where ## is the counter for changes on that day.
...
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1answer
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How can i split openbox `rc.xml` into multiple files?
I don't like big text configuration files. So, i'd like to split my rc.xml file into multiple files:
rc.xml
rc.keyboard.xml
rc.mouse.xml
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How to configure network profiles in Centos?
I'm trying to setup two network profiles in Centos. One for at home, one for at work.
The home profile has a fixed IP address, fixed gateway and DNS server addresses. The work profile depends on DHCP.
...
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How to configure SSL in apache?
I have installed apache in RHEL 6. Everything is working fine. What all changes and configurations should be done to use
https://localhost:443/.
If I change the "Listen 80" to 443 it is throwing an ...
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How to properly and easy configure `xdg-open` without any enviroment?
I'm using OpenBox window manager without any desktop enviroment.
xdg-open behaves strangely. It opens everything with firefox.
$ xdg-settings --list
Known properties:
default-web-browser ...
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1answer
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Can I configure XFCE terminal the way to open all the new terminals as tabs of one window?
I strongly prefer to have one terminal window with all the terminals being tabs in it, but the most usual way I open a terminal is calling it from another application (usually with "Open Terminal ...
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1answer
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USB 3G Modem for embedded Linux?
I am fairly new to Linux world, I have to develop an application on embedded Linux which sends data over internet. I have to choose a USB 3G modem with a SIM card holder. I would appreciate if anyone ...
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How can I configure /etc/hosts file to point to apache web server?
I have installed apache web server and I need to point 127.1.1.1 with alias (www.someaddress.lan) to local apache. What is the proper way to do it? How to point someaddress.lan to default apache page ...
