Questions tagged [linux]
A family of Unix-like operating systems using the Linux kernel. If your question is about a certain distribution only, use a more specific tag.
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How to fix "GRUB error 17" problem on laptop without working CD reader
I broke the laptop. How did I break it?
I remember feeling happy about wubi. Now I feel bad about wubi and everything that I did.
I used the partition editor within Windows (System Tools - ...
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Untar, ungz, gz, tar - how do you remember all the useful options?
I am pretty sure I am not the only one with the following problem: every time I need to uncompress a file in *nix I can't remember all the switches, and end up googling it, which is surprizing ...
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Can my Linux box turn off the UPS after it shuts down?
I have an APC UPS with all my computer peripherals plugged into it. When I'm done using the computer, I'd like to be able to type "shutdown" or "init 0" and walk away from the machine, trusting that ...
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Bare-metal virtualisation for the desktop
What knowledge exists about bare-metal virtualization products?
I'm interested in building a new desktop machine for home. I've been looking at the Intel Quad-Core processors, and I'd like to put 8 GB ...
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Parental control or outbound firewall?
Based on the Age distribution of Stack Overflow users some of you might also have kids in the ages when certain images can be very disturbing. An age when they cannot yet decide by themselves what ...
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How do I prevent GDM from running at boot on Ubuntu?
I have a Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) sever that currenlty boots up and runs gnome. I would like to make it so that when it boots it only goes into text-mode (e.g. the x server never starts)
I tried:
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How do I figure out which /dev is a USB flash drive?
I want to mount a USB drive, two of them and I need two different mount points. Unfortunately, the Linux kernel underwent a name change and I can't figure out which /dev location is the right one. Is ...
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How do I increase VirtualBox resolution past 800x600 in Linux? [duplicate]
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Ubuntu on VirtualBox can only show resolution of 800x600 - how to change it?
No matter what I do I cannot get the resolution past 800x600. If I am using a Windows install in ...
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How do I get grub to boot Windows from a second hard drive
I normally boot into Linux using GRUB and have Linux on the first hard drive in my machine. I have Windows installed on a second hard drive and am trying to get GRUB to boot the second hard drive.
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How do I add a user to multiple groups in Ubuntu?
What's the command line utility and the arguments it requires?
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Tiling Window Manager
I've been looking into tiling window managers because I'm tired of manually positioning and resizing all my windows whenever I want to see some information side by side. However, the tiling window ...
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How to throttle bandwidth on a Linux network interface?
Is there a way to constrain the bandwidth on a NIC in linux? I'd like to be able to simulate an arbitrarily slow connection.
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VirtualBox to use dual monitors
I am running Kubuntu Hardy Heron, with a dual monitor setup, and have VirtualBox on it running Windows XP in seamless mode.
My problem is, I can't get VirtualBox to extend to the second monitor.
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VirtualBox from an existing partition
I installed VirtualBox on my Ubuntu Hardy Heron installation, and I would like to use it to virtualize Windows for those rare occasions that I actually need to do something there.
Unfortunately, I ...
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Setting up Dual Heads on CentOS 5
I asked a question on Stack Overflow a while ago about learning to use Linux, and since then I've installed CentOS 5 on a local machine to match my host.
Installation was fine, and I'm up and running,...
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