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answered GDM hangs when home directory is inaccessible
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comment How do I make the CLI run on dedicated graphics?
The Linux console is managed by kernel proper - probably the on-board card gets initialized first and kernel decides to use that instead of the AMD card. Building the driver as a module and loading it only later might help.
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comment openSUSE 12.3 (64-bit) LiveCD/LiveUSB won't work (MacBook7,1)
You can create your own iso at susestudio.com - and put in whatever you think you are going to need.
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revised Log in with specific shell at terminal login
referencing @Evan's comment
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comment Log in with specific shell at terminal login
exactly - also mentioned here: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/74961/…
May
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comment At init, run my own script instead of the shell
I don't understand what exactly you are trying to achieve. Installing many servers, workstations, setting up booting from network or something else?
May
16
comment Single key audio capture in Linux (save on key release)
And what exactly doesn't work? If you manage to get halevt working, you should just need to start your recording on keypress and kill it on key release (not with SIGKILL, of course).
May
15
answered sed - how to replace a single quote?
May
15
revised Is there a way to prevent the creation of a given file?
adding perl command that "fixes" the acroread plugin
May
14
comment Can I see what HDD I have installed?
hdparm does that too.
May
14
answered tmux not respecting disabled control flow
May
14
comment NFS server on qemu guest
@AlexHoppus if you are running with the "user" network mode, you can't connect to the guest from the outside. Either use -net nic or -net vde.
May
13
comment “w | tail” chops text at right margin (78 characters)
COLUMNS=0 doesn't work for me. However, COLUMNS=1000 does.
May
13
revised Install third party software on Linux from source
reference to the hier man page
May
13
answered Test for monitor resolutions
May
13
comment shell command to get pixel size of an image
Then mark it as accepted answer. :)
May
13
comment remove only the first blank line sed
GNU sed 4.2.2 does a 1B read here in cat file | sed -u.
May
13
comment remove only the first blank line sed
GNU sed (at least) has the -u option which should reduce buffering.
May
13
answered When you ssh into a server, do you use server settings or your own settings?
May
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answered Can I see what HDD I have installed?