Questions tagged [source]
Everything that includes the source code of Unix programs for example compiling, installing or how to retrieve the code for studying.
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How to view source code to built in linux commands? [duplicate]
To my knowledge, when I run a command like ping or grep or ls, the Linux OS will search for these command names in the directory /bin; I also know most Linux commands are written in C.
I just wanted ...
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How to verify that source code does / does not provide driver for Apple USB modem?
Source Code: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/698474/182280
The goal is to verify that the source code has the driver to support an Apple USB Faxmodem MA034Z/A. What are the keywords or phrases to ...
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Is the source code for coreutils stored on my linux machine (as opposed to binaries)? Where? [duplicate]
Wanted to take a look at xargs source code and couldn't find it on my machine. Only binaries come up with which and whereis.
Google a little bit and came across this great who's who list of unix ...
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Is it possible for a shell to (automatically) source files after the first prompt is shown?
I'm wondering if there is any way to put something in my startup files that will cause other files to be sourced after the first prompt is shown.
I would prefer a method that doesn't rely on hooks ...
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Installing a linux software package from source
is it possible to install a package from source? For example whether debian or opensuse, would it be possible to install an existing package say nginx from source?
The reason is that i want to try ...
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How do I get a sourced file in zshrc to run in bash?
I have a bash script that includes a bunch of functions. I'd like this script to run using bash. The script has this at the top:
echo "BASH_VERSION""$BASH_VERSION"
echo "...
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Source different files which using same command after sourcing
I have two instances of autosys agent running in linux. Say A and B. If i source both, i am not able to check job status of 1/2 servers(say B whose jobs' status is visible but A whose jobs' status is ...
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Debian: The repository CDROM does not have a Release file
I have just finished installing Debian on my laptop; I had to add manually the drivers for my WiFi card after the installation, I simply installed them via sudo apt ./name.deb, where name.deb is a ....
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Running "sudo -s" as a user with sudo priv, does not source .bashrc
I want to be able to run sudo -s as a user with sudo priv, and have /root/.bashrc be sourced.
I checked the .bashrc file and the .profile file for /root, both look fine.
Every time I try to use sudo -...
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Calling a function from terminal without export from sources file [duplicate]
Have added a number of functions which I source from my .bashrc. For instance, I use
export -f calc
I also have another function usage_calc where I comment out the export call
# export -f usage_calc
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How can I get glibc/libstdc++ sources and set them up for gdb to find?
I'm debugging this program which raises an exception. This makes my debugger look for some source code, e.g. ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c - and fail to find it.
Now, I realize it's not necessary ...
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How can I have locally installed software be automatically sourced when I log into my account?
I have built and installed a new piece of software manually (from a remote git repository). Every time I want to use it, I run something like,
. /path/to/setup_software.sh
but I would like that to ...
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Sourcing bash scripts in cascade [closed]
I have a number of scripts that are sourced in cascade. Am new to this and would not mind having some examples, with some details of pros and cons?
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I can't recompile im-chooser in Fedora 34
I have a problem in my Fedora 34 with one package which i can't recompile using rpmbuild --rebuild from Fedora 22 to 34, cause it gave me an error which I can't repair.
eggsmclient-dbus-gnome.c: In ...
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I can’t recompile exo in Fedora 34
I have a problem with my Fedora 34.
I was trying to recompile xfce 4.12 on Fedora 34 using rpmbuild —rebuild from version 22 to 34, I recompiled some packages but one gave me an error which I can't ...
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Where are the definitions for dead key combinations?
I noticed that on Ubuntu 20.04, some dead key combinations act differently than expected. For instance, dead acute followed by c produces ç, not ć as one might expect.
I have found the keyboard layout ...
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List installed dependencies after building software from source
When wanting to completely remove a built-from-source program: is there any way one could see which packages were installed as dependencies and easily remove them?
Note that I mean the packages that ...
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Does using checkinstall instead of make install allow to easily remove dependencies?
I'm very new to Linux, so please excuse any normie errors/misconceptions. I want to learn how to build programs from source, but I'm having a hard time understanding how dependencies are managed when ...
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armageddon-proof software backup solution
One of the things I'm most excited about in making the switch to GNU+Linux is that I'll no longer be a victim of the planned obsolesce business model of big tech. Having learned to use a package ...
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What makes the occurrence of the word "redhat" in the Linux sourcecode fluctuate so much
I was browsing this website: https://www.vidarholen.net/contents/wordcount/#redhat,oracle,google,apple,microsoft
What I noticed was that at a few points in times the usage of the word "redhat&...
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Is there a convention for naming and placing the manual page file for a command in source tree?
I think the name could be in format
<command_name>.<section_number>
where the numbers are shown in the description chapter of man man.
I use doc directory for the file in a repository.
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How to get source code of a package in ubuntu for a specific version
For example,
sudo apt-get source bash
downloads the source code for the latest bash package version (5.0). How do I get the source code for an older version of the package (e.g. 4.3).
Is there some ...
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How can I 'upgrade' python without internet access?
I installed Python 3.7 on RHEL by downloading .tgz file from python.org and
using a chain of commands './configure -> make -> make install'
Now I need to upgrade it to Python 3.9.
What should I ...
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Use specific IP from list of multiple IPs as the source IP for a Solaris host
My solaris server host webhost has many IP addresses a few are listed below.
$ ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0....
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Executing a remote script from a code repository causes endless loop
I often execute raw versions of remote Bash scripts in GitHub with this pattern:
wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<username>/<project>/<branch>/<path>/<file> | ...
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LLVM "source" package manager?
To my understanding, the main advantage of a binary package manager is install speed, while the main advantage to a source package manager is cross-arch compatibility, so why not something in-between?
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openSuse - change PHP cli version
I have built PHP 7.3.27 from source like this:
./configure --with-config-file-path=/etc/php7/cli \
--with-config-file-scan-dir=/etc/php7/cli \
--with-openssl \
--with-bz2 \
--with-zlib \
--with-...
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Can ADB debugging make XAPK downloads possible?
I have just got the adb debugging method started on my chrome os for an alternate developer mode approach. However, I noticed that apks are starting to transfer into XAPKS which are a somewhat ...
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Where can I find a mirror for full GNOME 3.14 & 3.26?
I have been trying to find the source code for GNOME desktop versions 3.14 and 3.26, but it seems like there is nowhere to look anymore.
Are there any FTP's or mirrors with those? Thanks in advance.
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What is the correct way to enable source downloads in CentOS 8-stream?
So I tried to do this:-
yumdownloader --source sendmail
But hit this problem:-
Last metadata expiration check: 0:08:48 ago on Wed 16 Dec 2020 10:34:00 AM GMT.
No package sendmail-8.15.2-34.el8.src ...
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Why source same script twice is exiting the shell?
I have written a bash script to create a git worktree- cr_wt
#!/bin/bash
unset CDET_ID
unset WT_DIR
source ~/.bashrc
usage()
{
echo "Usage: $0 [ -c CDET_ID ] [ -d Directory Name ]"
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Error: cannot execute binary file from dir
I installed a community software which requires to run some bash scripts in particular directory. However, an error message showed up if I did so:
"ERROR: Command: 'source /usr/bin/bash &&...
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Installing from source: helpful tools? and a few questions
a newbie here.
There are some tools that you want to install from source but you do not know which libraries are needed because it is not mentioned in the Read-file.
Installing from source bugs me ...
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Installing Packages From Source
I have been trying different Linux distributions lately to learn as much as about Linux. Lately, I have encountered with installing packages from source while trying to learn about the core elements ...
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Source a file after ssh login drops to prompt
One-liner question: How do I automatically source a remote file on remote host after logging in via SSH via a bastion host?
I need to source a file containing a list of aliases + shell user defined ...
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How do I source a new .bashrc in an alias that switches my shell?
I have an alias I use to run sudo -s called ssu. I want it to also source my root session from the .profile in my home directory.
Other answers seem to say that this is the solution:
alias ssu='sudo -...
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Use 'source' command in a shortcut!
I have to run a bash script GoogleDrive.sh that changes the environment variables of ~/.profile file. In terminal emulator source GoogleDrive.sh works fine, but when I put this command in desktop ...
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Which lines in awk source code apply an operator (`++`) to an expression?
Anybody knows where is it exactly that the ++ operator is applied to the expression being evaluated in the awk source ?
I am trying to dig deeper into the way the ++ (specifically) works (or doesn't ...
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Malformed line in the source.list debian posgres
I would like to start by saying that I am beginner and that probably I "broke" the source list
The story is:
while trying to do updates in debian, I was receiving error messages saying that ...
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fifth time source .zshrc need obvious more time than first time
Yesterday I was writing a shell script, and need to source .zshrc to update for current zsh shell.
I found the source process need more time as I continue do source .zshrc.
The docs of source or . as ...
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phpinfo still shows old PHP version after installing new version from source
I downloaded PHP 7.3.18 from php.net. Then I configured it, maked it and installed it from source.
If I execute php -v then I get
PHP 7.3.18 (cli) (built: Jun 17 2020 12:55:46) ( NTS ) Copyright (c)
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Why can't echo see sourced environment variable from a shell script?
I have the following shell script:
cron_job.sh
#!/bin/bash
source /home/ec2-user/src/.config
I use it like this ./cron_job.sh
when I echo $DB_NAME, which is included in the .config, I see nothing....
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Can't find the source of some "asm", "generated" header files in linux kernel?
So, I am writing a module, that is working in kernel space.
My code compiles correctly and works correctly.
The thing is that there are some header files, which I couldn't find anywhere.
That doesn't ...
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How to find out the initiator of a script in unix
I am wondering if there is a way to find out how a file execution was initiated.
For example, consider the following files:
~/foo.sh
echo "Hello from foo.sh"
# print the name of the initiator/...
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How do you install Make from source?
I have tried Make version 4.2 and 4.3 on Ubuntu 18.x, RHEL 8.x, and SUSE 15.x servers. But I get the same problem. I cannot use binary packages (e.g, yum, apt, or zypper commands).
I try to run ...
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Do I need to build ALL dependencies from sources when building another project from sources?
My distribution's package repository does not have the current version of the tmux package I want. I downloaded the newest version in tar.gz format from the website. However, in trying to ./configure ...
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crontab cannot find environment variable even after sourcing .bashrc
crontab -e
00 00 * * * /home/username/run.sh >> /home/username/log 2>&1
Inside run.sh:
source /home/username/.bashrc
java
When crontab job is triggered, I got this error in the log:
/...
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Where can I find the source code of ftpd?
How can I inspect ftpd(the regular Linux FTP server's) source code on my machine?
I'm using Debian 9. Unfortunately I can't figure out which exactly implementation has the package ftpd which I ...
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How to install OpenSSH on stripped down Linux OS without a package manager
I have a satellite box that uses a stripped down version of linux OS. It runs enigma2 SVN-2860 based on GIT-5580 used for watching satellite and terrestrial digital tv. It's a PKT Hyperion enigma2 ...
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