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Triple Booting; Windows, Ubuntu, Linux Mint by Windows Installer
I wanted to install Linux Mint 14.1 using the Windows Installer (mint4win.exe). I
copied mint4win.exe to HDD, and when I running it, it prompts me to uninstall Ubuntu. Previously I installed Ubuntu ...
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building/compiling kernel headers
I am compiling kernel 3.4 and 3.8 for different target devices. I would like to install compat wireless driver which requires kernel header. Could anyone tell me how I can compile/build the kernel ...
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Install man pages in directory with update-alternatives
Using update-alternatives(8) on a Debian system it is possible to add man pages as slaves under some master alternative.
For example, the following command installs an alternative man page tclsh.1 ...
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How do I update my Debian kernel?
Essentially I have an Ubuntu laptop and a board running Debian. I have installed the same kernel module and a utility for managing it on each, using aptitude.
Unfortunately, the versions of the ...
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How to attach elisp function source code in Emacs?
I could use M-x find-function to find the source code of some elisp functions if the function is not written in C code.
But since I am using a Debian binary package of Emacs , some of the source ...
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Get diff changes between original files installed with apt and current files
I installed php5-fpm package using apt; then I made some changes to the PHP configuration files.
Now I would get the diffs between the original files versions (the ones of the package installed) and ...
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How to recover grub after Windows installation
Usually when we install Windows after installing GNU/Linux, we usually lose the Grub. Which is the best way to recover grub when we lost grub or what are the possible different ways.
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GParted messed up my partitions
Update: running testdisk I can actually see all of my files in /dev/sda1!
I wanted to install Windows alongside my Debian installation in order to play some games. In order to do that, I had to boot ...
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How to implement package install suggestion on Debian?
I have noticed that while on Ubuntu, if I type the following:
mc
and it isnt installed, I get the message below:
The program 'mc' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo ...
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Exporting (US International) keyboard layout from Debian (Ubuntu) and importing it to Windows 7? [closed]
Here is Windows' US International layout:
(You need at least 10 reputation to post images.)
And here is the Debian (Ubuntu) Implementation, namely US International with dead keys:
(You need at ...
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Is there a difference in resource use/requirements between Ubuntu and Debian versions of Linux Mint (under the same DE)?
I intend to use Linux Mint on a RAM/1GB laptop. I'm used with Xfce and LXDE and I see that both Linux Mint 14 Nadia and Linux Mint Debian have Xfce versions.
Is there a reason to prefer one to the ...
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How to truely install a tar.gz file on Linux - how to manage manually-installed (or standalone) applications?
I see all these links explaining packages and .debs... I know that... and there are many kludges to get tar.gz files working (eg: update-alternatives for Java or manually dropping the file in ...
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Display dialog from pam_exec environment at login?
I'm using pam_exec to do some root tasks. They take some time, and I'd like to tell the user to wait a moment.
I'm doing the tasks there, and not later, because I need:
Root permissions
To rsync ...
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Installing Debian on USB
From my Ubuntu, I want to create a bootable Debian USB. I tried to install Debian with debootstrap. A brief list of commands is
mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
debootstrap sid /mnt http://ftp.debian.org/debian
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redhat vs debian/ubuntu system architecture (& not deb vs rpm)?
What are the key areas (except package management) where Fedora/RHEL/CentOS differ from Debian/Ubuntu Linux systems? I'm asking this from a newbie's perspective to the Linux admin world so that I can ...
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Chromakey -video-editing in Unix?
My friends are recommending me to use OSx for video-editing but trying to use old good OSs such as Debian and Ubuntu. How can I do chromakey -video-editing in some Unix or Linux?
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can packages marked Debian/Ubuntu be installed in Linux Mint as well?
I have been using Ubuntu 12.10 for some time now, and I kinda hate it. 12.04 was a lot better. While i can still revert to 12.04, I am thinking about trying out Linux Mint based on 12.10 (the Nadia ...
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nme for linux target setup fails on debian
I'm trying to run
haxelib run nme setup linux
To set up NME for the Linux target on my Debian box. Actually Linux MINT Debian Edition, but that shouldn't matter. However, I get the following ...
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How to enable vim addon packages?
I have installed vim-nox as well as vim-latexsuite and vim-outliner on Ubuntu 12.10. There's nothing wrong with Vim but neither of the add-on packages does anything. What do I have to do to in order ...
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Lightdm user session settings on Ubuntu
Lightdm is displayed properly but after entering a password and clicking login, I see the screen blink and lightdm window re-appears and asks to log in as if nothing happened.
Configs
user@laptop:~$ ...
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dpkg: new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
I ended up dealing with a software meant to be deployed using dpkg. The .deb package works fine on the test env but fail on staging. Both are running the same version of Ubuntu but I am not 100% sure ...
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Expanding a partition in Ubuntu
This is what GParted displays about my partitions.
And this is the output from df:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 61409452 4503052 53786836 8% /
udev ...
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Find packages not maintained in main repo? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
listing packages in Debian, a la dpkg -l, but including the package origin/source
E.g. Ubuntu Server offers only security updates for software contained in the main ...
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good Ubuntu/Debian distro for a development/coding VM?
I have a Windows laptop, but I like to use Linux as a development/coding environment. Currently I am currently running Ubuntu 12.04 as a guest OS with VirtualBox. Some of the issues with this setup ...
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Creating and updating the packages for many Debian systems
I'm using a Lenny (Debian 5) for remotely controlled PC's (around 100 PC's) which will be pinging to my apache server. I'm developing a patch twice in a week to keep updated with the latest versions ...
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Where does package make-doc end up after installation?
I am on Mint 12 KDE. I used Software Manager to install make-doc - "Documentation for the gnu version of the "make" utility".
How do I access what was downloaded?
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Reset dselect selection before package installation
I was looking through the list of packages with dselect, but pressed Return twice by mistake, thereby making it confirm and quit the [S]elect option.
When I go to the [I]nstall option, it's now ...
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I cannot install new packages: “Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock”
I am new to Linux (installed Ubuntu for the first time yesterday), and have never dealt with any unix-based OS. I started using Linux for the sole purpose of collaborating code with my partners via ...
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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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Is Ubuntu LTS binary compatible with Debian?
RedHat and CentOS are binary compatible. So everything that works on the one will most propably work on the other (same RPMs, same libs, same versions, same dependencies)...
Does the same hold true ...
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Repackaging a Debian package
I need instructions on how to do repackage a .deb package.
Situation:
I have a .deb package for an application with no source. I need to modify a Description field, save the file change and ...
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Compiling daemontools on ubuntu or debian
I am installing D.J.B.'s daemontools on an ubuntu 10.04 server (64 bit).
(This question is about daemontools, which is a free and open software for managing UNIX services. It is not about 'DAEMON ...
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VirtualBox: two network interfaces (NAT and host-only ones) ina a Debian guest on Ubuntu
I created a Debian VM on VirtualBox with two interfaces: a NAT one (for accessing internet) and a host-only one. However, I do not know how to make both interfaces work at the same time. If I the ...
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OpenSSH, chroot user: Root needs to own the user directory, is there any consequence?
I want to create an account for my friend on my computer, but I don't want my friend to be able to view all my files. I saw that with OpenSSH, there is an option for that.
Inside the SSHD ...
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What happened to my desktop?
I have Linux Mint 12 Gnome desktop, everything was normal yesterday. I shut my PC down yesterday and went to sleep, I turned it on today, and see what happened
You see how everything is messed up? ...
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In debian based systems, how do we purge configuration files of packages that have already been uninstalled?
To be more specific, I would like to do the equivalent of adding the --purge flag to the following command
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge [package name]
to packages that are no longer on the ...
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Which Linux distribution is suitable for serverside development and somewhat easy to use?
I need to setup a Linux-based server which is going to be the backend for our web services.
This is what I need: (In order of importance)
A GUI to manage applications and files
It would be running ...
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Configuring multiple static IP addresses for a disk image
Using Ubuntu 10.04
I'm using Clonezilla to create and install a customized image. I'd like to be able to set up multiple static IP addresses. For example, I'd like the first interface to have the IP ...
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Slow system after running a KDE GUI application from a Debian Squeeze chroot
I have a PC with Ubuntu 11.04 and a Debian Squeeze chroot installed in it.
As soon as I start any KDE application from within chroot (and installed there), e.g. Kompare for viewing git diff output, ...
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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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Strange adobe reader memory usage while selecting text or just holding the click [closed]
I have observed this increase in cpu usage since the ubuntu 8.10, when I started using acroread.
I thought it gonna improve in the near future, but it still exists, and I am not able to find someone ...
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How to launch an application with default “terminal emulator” on Ubuntu?
I wanted to execute some command in terminal emulator, like Konsole, but I need to make this cross-desktop.
Is there some command like xdg-open, but for getting the default terminal emulator?
I'm ...
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Is Ubuntu 12.04 likely to be more stable compared to Debian testing?
Update 1:
Stable as in, less likely to crash or cause any issues when future updates or security fixes are applied.
Original question:
I was about to post this question in askubuntu.com, but wanted ...
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is stack-smashing protection on on Debian?
I heard that every binary that comes with Ubuntu is protected with stack-smashing protection and possibly other gcc features to harden programs against common security threats. What about Debian? I ...
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Launchpad equivalent for Debian
I am thinking of switching to Debian (Squeeze) from Ubuntu (10.10). But these questions have been bugging me:
Is there a Launchpad equivalent repository for Debian? I am not able compile packages ...
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Should I use http or ftp links in apt sources.list
Should I use http or ftp links in /etc/apt/sources.list? What I mean is is using something like,
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ ...
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How is Ubuntu based on Debian?
Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on Debian. Like this, there are several other linux distributions that are based on Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, etc. What confuses me is what does this ...
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Restore /etc/ configuration files from the default
Is there a way to replace /etc configuration files from a package, overwriting my local changes? I've tried apt-get install --reinstall mypackage but it doesn't update the files.
How can I do this?
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Acer Aspire S3 or Asus Zenbook Ultrabook for running Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)
I'm curious if anyone has had success with running Ubuntu or Debian on the latest Ultrabooks. Specifically, the Acer Aspire s3 or the Asus Zenbook?
I have had an Asus UL30a since they came out, ...
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Ubuntu - My /var/wiki folder has gone missing. Is this a Linux issue? [closed]
I implemented a few installations of mediawiki in a parent folder called: /var/wiki
I was alerted this morning that the wikis are no longer working.
Upon a little research, the /var/wiki folder is ...
