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How do I install dvd-slideshow on Centos 5?
How do I install dvd-slideshow on Centos 5?
http://dvd-slideshow.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page
I tried but only found a gui to install on Ubuntu.
I'm using Centos 5, command line.
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Slackware, installing Flash and Chrome
I'm having trouble installing flash and chrome. When I download the sources, there are no installers for the packages. All I get is a few folders and .so files. Is there anything out there which shows ...
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GNU “install” -d flag — how's it work?
I'm trying to write a makefile rule to copy a directory, maintaining its structure, and since all the other rules in our makefiles use install, I wanted to be consistent.
In the manpage, it says:
...
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What is the proper way of sharing the /usr subdirectory?
What parts of the /usr subdirectory are usually shared in common practice without introducing any system instabilities? My intent is to share share-able parts of the /usr subdirectory among VM's of ...
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Difference between “make install” and “sudo make install”
Sometimes I encounter problems with using make install which gives me a permission denied error when writing to some folders. So instinctively I use sudo make install. Will this introduce additional ...
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Should I put application into /usr/local or /usr/local/share?
What are the "standards" -- should I put application (not just binary, but entire distribution) to /usr/local or /usr/local/share.
For example scala or weka -- it contains examples, binaries, ...
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How to install Scala?
Please note: I have to use the source package, not the prebuilt package from the repo (it is broken, at least IDEA complains).
From the page:
http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads I downloaded ...
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CentOS 6 “Default” Installation Options
Can someone tell me the difference between a Desktop Install, a Basic Server install, and a Minimal Install? During installation, it doesn't give a description and I can't find documentation on it ...
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How to “rpm -i” a package only when an older version does not exist?
I wish to install some RPM packages from a shell script. I want to ensure that each package is indeed installed, but I do not want to update a package that would already have an older version ...
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Installing Aqua interface on Darwin
Is is possible to install the Aqua GUI on top of Darwin? I was researching this about a year and a half ago and I don't remember much about what I found out. I also was not the main person in charge ...
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Error installing git on CentOS 6
After I run yum install git
it shows the error
Error: Package: git-1.7.6.1-1.el5.rf.i386 (rpmforge)
Requires: libcurl.so.3
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You ...
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Which Debian Architecture Should I Use? AMD Sempron 2500
I have an old computer with an AMD Sempron 2500 1.7GHz Processor and 512MB ram. I am trying to build a simple NAS for my home office.
I downloaded the Debian Small CD file amd64 and i386, burnt them ...
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Installing Fedora from USB key
How do I load a Fedora DVD iso onto USB so I can install it from there.
I've tried dd as in here: Fedora instructions but for some reason this didn't work.
Here's what I've tried:
sudo dd ...
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Install bz2 lib from source
I want to install bz2 lib from ssh to my CentOS server.
I get it from here and use
tar -xvf
command to extract it,but it does't have configure file to compile and install it.
I need this lib to ...
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How to figure out the exact package name of a `.so` file, so that it can be installed through `zypper`?
anisha@linux-dopx:~/tarBalls/qtFlash/bin> ./flashscript
./flashscript: error while loading shared libraries: libqtnmedia.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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How to find whether a software (which may `not` be in the PATH) is pre-installed or not?
anisha@linux-dopx:~> which qmake
which: no qmake in ...
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Is there a way to install Arch Linux without any installation media?
I want to install Arch Linux on my laptop machine. I have created a 20GB partition to (dev/sda5) to be used as Arch Linux root partition. I tried installing using a usb thumbdrive (I don't have a cd ...
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Why does the Linux installation fail on this machine?
I have tried to install Ubuntu and ArchLinux on the machine and the installation went fine but the boot process fails with both system. In the case of Arch the boot doesn't even start. In the case of ...
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Change /dev/sd* for USB Linux install?
I am trying to install Scientific Linux 6.1 (which is literally RedHat Enterprise Linux without the branding) by booting its installer from my USB drive.
The installer starts fine, but two things ...
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What Unix programs can I *not* install when I have a standard undergraduate directory account?
I'm an undergrad in the astrophysics department and I have access to the Red Hat Linux computers, but only from an undergrad account
I tried installing matplotlib once, but it was a massive pain (and ...
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Debian unstable chroot security issues
This page describes how you can use the debootstrap utility to install a base Debian unstable/sid system on an existing Linux machine. The new install is accessible using chroot.
When doing this, ...
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Is it possible to install the linux kernel alone?
I'm just curious if it's possible to install the linux kernel alone, or if you need to use one of the flavours. If it were possible, how would you do it? I don't need a detailed tutorial. I just want ...
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How to install libXaw8.so.8()(64bit)?
I get an error while install xbrightness.
xbrightness-0.3-3.1.x86_64`
requires libXaw8.so.8()(64bit)
How can I install it?
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Uname gives unfamiliar timestamp for kernel
I'm recompiling a new kernel (adding some debugging info) on Ubuntu by doing the following:
make vmlinux; make install;
after this I do a reboot and select my new custom kernel from the list. ...
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How should I search for packages to install on CentOS 5.5?
Backstory: Recently, it was explained to me that to upgrade any package via terminal on a linux machine, I will need to use the distributions package management system to install or upgrade the ...
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HP Laptop refused to boot Arch or Fedora CDs but boots Debian based fine
My Laptop a HP Probook 4510s refuses to boot Fedora or Arch Linux CD'S, But will boot and install Debian based stuff ie Debian, Ubuntu.
If it put a fedora or arch CD in it will just stick on BIOS ...
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apt-get has unmet dependencies, but apt-get -f install doesn't solve problem
I've tried to install emacs on Ubuntu server 64bit 11.04, but it's complaining about emacs23-common. If I do:
sudo apt-get -f install
I still see the same problem:
Errors were encountered while ...
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Prevent a package from being installed?
I installed Python 2.7 from source. A dependency of some packages is python. Is there a way I can prevent the install of a lesser version of Python, or let apt know it's already been fulfilled?
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Which FreeBSD version or ISO for Dell R310?
When I try to install FreeBSD I always get confused as to which iso is the correct one for Rack mounted servers. In their download choices, there are too many versions of FreeBSD
Which one is the ...
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arch linux installation, “could not create filesystems”
im installing arch linux, the x86-64 net install.
during the part where the hard drive is being processed/erased, i get:
"Warning: Could not create all needed filesystems.
Either the underlying ...
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Why is my Fedora 14 install failing?
While trying to install Amahi and Fedora 14 from 5 discs, I get this error:
It says:
A fatal error occurred when installing the module-init-tools package. This could indicate errors when ...
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Can I install Mint to another hard drive without booting from it?
Is there an easy way, given an ISO image for Linux Mint, to install it to an empty hard drive from within my existing Ubuntu installation? I don't have any CDs or appropriate USB devices at hand, so ...
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Install virtual machine as non-root?
Is it possible to install any virtual machine software as non-root user and run it ?
Which VM's are possible to be installed with out need of root access ?
If it is not possible what would be the ...
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Why does 'apt-get install' suggest packages that I already have?
On Ubuntu Desktop 10.04.1, I have just run apt-get install to install a package. Amongst the list of suggested packages is ssh.
I'm confused, because I am sure that I already have ssh installed:
# ...
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GCC installation prefix under Linux [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where should I put software I compile myself?
Following this qustion, is there a recommended prefix for GCC installation under Linux? I am not trying to achieve anything ...
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I can't figure out how to install Firestarter Fedora
I am feeling stupid. I have been searching for 3 hours with no success.
I installed Fedora 14 and tried to do yum install firestarter but the package was not found.
I also tried from a GUI and found ...
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Install MySQL workbench on ubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 9.10 - the Karmic Koala - released in October 2009
I downloaded mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.33b-1ubu1004-i386.deb from here
But when I run this package it show me following error:
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Failed to boot a fresh FreeBSD 8.2 installation on an Intel SS4200-EHW
I've installed FreeBSD on an Intel SS4200-EHW which has four hard disks and a flash DOM (Disk On Module) disk through an IDE interface. I want to install FreeBSD on the Flash DOM. In order to get the ...
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Why does installing Debian from DVD download many packages?
I know Debian is general purpose, so a Debian install could just as easily be a server as a desktop. It seems, however, that even with a DVD of disk1 from Debian, it is downloading a tremendous number ...
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Can't install uwsgi on ubuntu
root@ip-10-194-97-94:~# apt-get install uwsgi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that ...
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Debian Lenny on Asus sabertooth X58 won't detect hard drive
I have been trying to install Debian Lenny on my new machine, alongside Windows 7 64-bit. When I get to the part where it detects my disks, it can't find any. I have a 1GB FAT32 flash drive that it ...
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Installing Fedora along side Ubuntu
I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 by specifying "Use the entire disk" during installation. Now, I would like to install Fedora alongside Ubuntu. I would like to know whether it's possible or not. If it's ...
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How do I execute a script later?
I need to compile gcc45 on my computer and that's a lengthy and resource-intensive process for my computer, so I'd prefer to have it do it while I sleep (at night).
What's the closest thing to:
$ ...
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How to make USB debian squeeze disk for PPC?
I'm using a G4 1.5ghz PPC 32bit Powerbook
I followed the instructions on this site.
http://mintppc.org/content/installation-mintppc-92
But could never get my powerbook to boot up from the usb ...
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Install Ubuntu over Suse without affecting Windows
I have Windows XP and Linux Suse 11 installed on my laptop for some time.
I want to replace my Suse installation with Ubuntu and would like to know if it is possible to do that without affecting the ...
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OpenBSD patch system
If I install OpenBSD from CD-ROM: http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html with install48.iso then is it patched?
All 10 patches from here are in the ISO file?
If those are not included, how can I apply ...
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Reinstall Fedora, keep files?
Is it possible to reinstall Fedora (I have the DVD that I used to install it yesterday), and keep the files in my home directory?
I seem to have messed up my system while trying to get my monitor ...
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How do I install mplayer from a terminal?
I need a command to run on Linux to install mplayer. I'm not finding the command anywhere, and when I try to use the zypper command to install mplayer it tells me I am not a sudoer. What should I do?
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Fixing debian installer
I have a VPS with Debian GNU/Linux on it. I'm trying to install a PHP file manager so that people could access it and download stuff into a directory.
I don't have anything in my /bin about PHP so ...
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qmake looking for lib files named *.pc
I'm trying to compile some software (FocusWriter) on openSUSE 11.3, (linux 2.6.34.7-0.5-desktop). (I can't find an actual download link to the alleged openSUSE RPM...just lots of metadata about the ...
