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How can a version of a package conflict with itself?
I want to install fillup and get:
rpm -i fillup-1.42-268.1.x86_64.rpm
file /usr/bin/fillup conflicts between attempted installs of \
fillup-1.42-268.1.x86_64 and fillup-1.42-268.1.x86_64
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Oracle 11g R2 on Redhat 6
I have a Solaris background, and I am new in RHEL, and I want to install Oracle 11g on it.
I downloaded Oracle documentation, that illustrate how to install it for RHEL 6.
The following or later ...
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1answer
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Automate installation of VirtualBox Guest Additions via command-line
How can I install VirtualBox Guest Additions from a Bash script, in a unattended way?
Whenever I run apt-get -y install dkms virtualbox-guest-dkms from the terminal I'm presented with a interactive ...
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0answers
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Why can't I find wireless-tools in Debian repositories?
I have installed the squeeze version of Debian on a computer in offline mode (no internet connection during installation).
After the installation (that was successful) I edited /etc/apt/sources.list ...
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1answer
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Missing dependency during rpm install
When I install CodeAnalsyt, i get a failed dependency on libbfd-2.20.51 on Centos 6.3.
Binutils is installed on my system and the failed dependency does exists at
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1answer
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Finding which Debian distro CDs contain a certain package
I am currently installing Debian Linux on a computer that does not have Internet access. I have burned the first few CDs from the distro and have a working system so far. However, I am unable to find ...
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3answers
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sudo: apt-get: command not found
I am trying to install aircrack-ng in my Sabayon 9 by the use of this command:
sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng
but it says:
sudo: apt-get: command not found
How to install it?
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3answers
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Effect of compiling from source on already installed applications
I use Ubuntu 12.04. Say I have installed package x from the repository (with all its dependencies) at version 1.7 but I need some functionality that is only available in version 1.8, so I download the ...
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4answers
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Are packages downloaded from multiple mirror sites?
I'm running F17 and inside of yum.repos.d. I see multiple repos listed like adobe-linux-1386.repo, fedora.repo, google-chrome.repo, etc. When I yum install are some files being downloaded from ...
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1answer
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What is happening exactly when I install a package with yum?
I'm running F17 from Terminal. I was wondering what is happening in the background when I yum install packagename. Is that package being searched for on my browser? Where is it being downloaded from? ...
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2answers
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Installing Audacity - Package Problems
Have CentOS 6.2. I'm trying to install Audacity, and I'm getting package problems. The Audacity webpage says I need the wxWidgets library, which I think I've installed correctly (./configure, make, ...
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4answers
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Safely uninstall a package in Gentoo
I wanted to uninstall a specific package in Gentoo and browsed through the emerge man page. I found the --unmerge option:
WARNING: This action can remove important packages! Removes all
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How to install/uninstall .deb packages?
.deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages. Debian packages are also used in distributions based on Debian, such as Ubuntu and ...
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1answer
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How should I install software from source so that I can make my configuration manageable and reproducible?
I work with a lot of scientific software on Linux distributions (normally Debian variants and Red Hat variants). In order to maximize performance and get access to the latest features, it's often ...
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4answers
1k views
Allow non-admin users to install packages via apt or rpm?
Is it possible to allow non-root users to install packages system-wide using apt or rpm?
The place where I work currently has an out of date setup on the linux boxes, and admins are sick of having to ...
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1answer
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pattern to install dependencies in linux
Different OSes have different standard way of installing package dependencies; in OS X, all library dependencies are copied in the App folder.
Windows application developers have both options; they ...
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2answers
206 views
Any other distro offer like Ubuntu Software Centre?
I want to know does any other linux disto offer anything close to Ubuntu Software Centre? Some of the features I like about it is A) Sandboxing B) Ability to search any of the libs/apps with ...
2
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1answer
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How close is cdebconf able to serve as a drop-in replacement for debconf?
Most of the internet information around cdebconf is circa 06`, or I was just unable to find its location. Please mention if recent documentation, or FAQ, is available.
Is cdebconf able to serve as ...
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3answers
350 views
How to keep track of installed software
Every now and then I'm in need of updating a software running on one of our testservers at work (mostly Debian). What really confuses me almost every time is the fact that there is not just one way to ...
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1answer
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libstdc++.so.3 => not found on CloudLinux, no SuperUser permissions, seemingly in chroot.
I am trying to install the Linux x64 BOINC command-line interface client on a CloudLinux machine with x86_64 Architecture.
When I try to run the executable I get an error:
./boinc: error while ...
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2answers
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How to recover a utility. (Accidentally Deleted /usr/bin/php file)
New Linux user. I accidentally overwrote my /usr/bin/php file. The php command no longer works.
What's the best way to recover that file?
Using bash and Linux Mint distro.
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2answers
740 views
How to install software in solaris?
How do I install NetBackUp software in solaris?
I'm learning the software and I need to install and practice using it.
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1answer
2k views
How do I upgrade to the newest Firefox via YaST in OpenSuSE 11.x?
I'm running OpenSuSE 11.2 and I would like to upgrade to the newest version of Firefox (v 8 I believe at the time of this question). I'm not interested in extracting a tarball, I would like to do it ...
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1answer
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Forcing 'yes' to new update license agreements?
Sometimes when a new version of a big piece of software is released (java, flash, etc), the developers will require that a license agreement be combed through and then ask you to type (yes/no) at the ...
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2answers
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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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3answers
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Building from Source on CentOS 5 or newer
I've got a few applications of which I've got to build from source files in order to make it work on CentOS (the programs do not exist in the yum repos).
I may be missing something, but unlike Debian ...
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3answers
2k views
How do I install mono's System.Windows.Forms on Ubuntu?
I haven't found any concise explanation of this.
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4answers
1k views
How to install software on Red Hat?
What's the simplest way to download/install software on Red Hat Linux (from bash command line)?
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16answers
3k views
Where should I put software I compile myself?
I need to compile some software on my Fedora machine. Where's the best place to put it so not to interfere with the packaged software?
