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Hey Guys, I am trying to figure out how Linux determines whether an object in directory is a file or folder. There's got to be a property (I am guessing in Stat) that Linux references from which lets it know quickly. It's hard to find information on google because when …

I am a newbie in linux. After installing ubuntu 10.04, I tried to install google talk in linux. For this, I installed Wine and then downloaded the gtalk exe. But when I am trying to open the gtalk exe using Wine, it blocks the application with message it is not …

Hi, I am a new users to Linux and I am using Ubuntu 11.04. In my laptop, I have two logical drive C:\ and D:\. I have installed Windows XP in C drive and Ubuntu in D drive. From Ubuntu, I can mount the C drive and can access the …

How are devices represented in UNIX?

Hi folks, I'd Windows 7(sda1) and Ubuntu 11.04(sda6) on my laptop. Ubuntu's grub was installed on MBR. Then I installed Fedora 15(sda2). But by mistake I installed Fedora's grub on MBR. Due to this Ubuntu's grub deleted from MBR. Now while booting I can see only Fedora and Windows option …

typically i'm good at trouble shooting windows OS even at reformatting and installtion with winows bootable flash disk and it's bootable DVD. but I have a problem in linux. what I want you to know is to properly set up bootable flash drive containing suse linux. because I can prepare …

I am setting up a samba server. When I place the folders that Samba will use inside of the /tmp folder, everything works fine. However, when I try to use a directory that I created, it will not let me access it from another computer. I have given public permissions …

Hi- I'm trying to figure out how to remove a subdomain from a URL in htaccess, but only if there is a path after the domain. Examples: [url]http://www.subdomain.mysite.com/[/url] - OK [url]http://subdomain.mysite.com/[/url] - OK [url]http://www.subdomain.mysite.com/folder1/index.php[/url] - becomes: [url]http://www.mysite.com/folder1/index.php[/url] [url]http://subdomain.mysite.com/folder1/index.php[/url] - becomes: [url]http://mysite.com/folder1/index.php[/url] Any clues? Many thnx in advance, -Midgard

Hi! i Want to deploy a server for hosting my web pages please help what type and version of OS? And WHM/hosting manger? what do you think about CentOS And Kloxo (lxcenter.org) and who i can have best Security؟

I am unable to run WMV videos in firefox in both linux and windows even after installing wmpfirefoxplugin in windows and mplayer in linux. Actually first i tried in Windows, i found searching at forums that three dll files must be missing from "program files\Windows Media Player": npdrmv2.dll npdsplay.dll npwmsdrm.dll …

input and returning the input: output. Here is the assignment In the session, provide a command prompt that includes the working directory, e.g., $./logger /home/it244/it244/hw8$ Accept user’s commands, execute them, and display the output on the screen. During the session, create a temporary file “PID.cmd” (PID is the process ID) …

Ok i am running an apache server , on my window;s xp. For some reason i when i make a .htaccess file and put it into my www - dir its doesnt promt for a password or anything.! This is what i have for my .htaccess file AuthUserFile d:/www/.htpasswd AuthType …

Hello! I just made a LAMP server out of an old computer, Ubuntu 10.04. Everything is set up properly, or so I thought. Whenever I upload a file to the "public_html" folder via ftp, the permissions are reset so that it says "Forbidden" when I try to access it. Then …

how many stacks does the kernel maintain/keep track of...say if there are 12 kernel threads and around 50 user processes??

I tried to tether my Samsung SGH-L700 phone in Ubuntu 11.04.I successfully created the connection and configured it correctly. The problem is that, whenever I try to connect to the internet using the phone, the phone restarts and I'm not able to connect. Any workaround for it?

I have two NIC Card in CentOS Operating System. Configuration : (Modem)Router IP = 192.168.1.254 [I set modem as bridge mode] eth0 : 192.168.1.2 ------ LAN IP Mask : 255.255.255.0 GW : 192.168.1.2 eth1 : 210.211.251.230 ---- Public ID [Static IP] MASK : 255.255.255.0 GW : 210.251.251.1 I want to …

i have recently migrated to Linux Ubuntu from Windows. how do i install software using source code

how do i install gnu compiler collection on ubuntu 11.10? i have tried the commands [CODE] sudo apt-get build-essential[/CODE] and it's saying invalid operation on build-eesential.

[B]Environment[/B] Development: Amazon EC2 instance. Operational: Unknown at this time [B]Scenario[/B] This is a *nix question but things start out in php, so please bear with me. I'm trying to get php script (php_script_1) to to run another php script (php_script_2) in the background. This will allow php_script_1 to complete …

Hello, Here's my story and I hope someone can help me. I purchased a brand new 320gb sata hard drive for a Compaq laptop. I want to have the original drive with Windows and have another (different drive)that I can swap out and run Ubuntu. I removed the old drive …

Hi i had a several reseller account in the past and all one the time one of the go hacked and completely mess up my stuff an put stupid pictures instead of my site. I tried everything from changing user name and pass putting something longer but dont know how …

Hi I have a lot of photos in a lot of folders (all under the /stars folder) and every picture has a thumbnail, too. The thumbnails have a '_t' in their name, like this 'picname_t.jpg'. What I'd like to do is to delete all the thumbs ('*_t.jpg' files) recursively, using …

I have a project made with jsp on a apache tomcat server. I also have intalled wamp server package for the purpose of using a data base made with phpmyadmin. I was wondering if i could also use php pages im my project. I learned that a posible way would …

I have installed SQLPlus on my ubuntu 10.10 and now I want to install Oracle server.. I was following a tutorial on that and at the end of it, I got lost because I don't have access to certain files that were mentioned in the tutorial and I changed permissions …

I open the Ubuntu Software Center and I search for Scribus. It shows three options and I choose one. A blank window appears. The window should, instead, give me the option to download what I chose. I am a total noob and I apologize in advance. Thanks!

Hi everyone. I have been using ubuntu for a while now. But this recent upgrade of ubuntu from 11.04 to 11.10 has caused me some problems. Mainly that some java applications are not running properly. I was using Figtree(phylogenetic tree app.) which was working fine until this upgrade. Now everytime …

Hi Ok guys I'm trying to make my own environment variables but it's not working , please help me with this . Also please don't give me a link to something you got by googling , because i can search it myself but i need some simple explanation .

I have a EEEPC (small notebook runnning Linux natty nahwal. I also have a USB 2Gb key formatted in EXT3, which shows up in the file manager and on the desktop when inserted How can I use the usb for installations of programs? (how do I tell them where to …

Dear All, I am currently using centos 5.5. My problem is for eg.I have user Adam. So when Adam logs in via SSH/SFTP I want to limit his view on the server folder meaning he can only see a certain limited folders. Any good tutorial for a newbie like me. …

hello every one I have a problem that drove me crazy last couple days I know I have to use loop structures but I can't figure out how to put the right pieces together. I'm not asking for a complete answer because I want to learn so please help me …

I have some machines with ubuntu which are experiencing issues when printing. I know it is a driver issue, Savin doesn't have a linux driver on the webpage. Any ideas anyone?

Im getting a 403 forbidden error on my server. Server: MySQL 5.1 phpMyAdmin - 2.11.9.2 On my root directory I have a subfolder '/classifieds' During work using filezilla, I somehow moved the folder into another subfolder. I deleted it from that subfolder and reuploaded to the root directory. Now I …

Please help me, a couple of day's ago my windows 7 went corrupt, so i installed linux and then installed Wine and tried running Windows XP setup and got error message No Valid system Partitions Were Found Setup is Unable To Continue, how do i go back to Windows?

Hello I need to rename a folder within / inside a ZIP file, preferably without extract it and compress it off-course. How can I do this (only with free help stuff if needed) using Linux command ? Thanks

Hey all Today I bought a acer aspire one. Its great but I don't know how to install software on it, i found this site and many like it [URL="http://www.laptopmag.com/advice/how-to/aspire-one-apps.aspx?"]http://www.laptopmag.com/advice/how-to/aspire-one-apps.aspx?[/URL] but where it tells me to enter the command [QUOTE]xfce-setting-show[/QUOTE] the terminal comes back with [QUOTE]env: xfce-mcs-manager: No such file …

My Deskyopboard is Intel classic series DG33FB > It supports only Windows Vista and XP. But I had installed Linus(Fedora) a few days ago. But bhow is it possible? Please reply.

What I would like to do is to create a repeating pattern inside a rewriterule. For example: RewriteRule ^([\w]+)/([\w]+)/(([\w]+)/([\w]+))*/?$ index.php?p=$1&s=$2(&$4=$5)* Breaking it down: On every page my ?p=BLA refers to a certain page, and every &s=BLA refers to a certain subpage. The rewriterule for this would obviously be: RewriteRule ^([\w]+)/([\w]+)/?$ …

Hi guys! Can someone please share how virtualization happens in Solaris? Is it same like in Windows using VirtualBox or VMWare? Hope you help me figure this out. Thanks!

I want to set up Red Hat or Fedora with windows. But the dual boot option is no working. I set up windows 7 with 90 GB Hardisk. I have 148 GB in total. When I want to set up fedora it shows - not enough space. But still there …

I am very new in Linux. I only set up it. Which one is best for me for practicing basic application in Linux? I have set up Fedora 15.

Why my modem does not connect in Linux. I have set Fedora 15.

Using LINUX MINT along with XAMPP seems to be a perfect combination. As I am monitoring most of relevant aspects from different fields (PHP, apache, MySQL, disks, network amm.) there is a question from my side regarding interrupts: [ICODE]cat /proc/interrupts[/ICODE] Why so many RES rescheduling interrupts ? I am complaining …

Can any one say what is the difference between the Desktop edition and server edition of Linux ( such as Fedora Desktop and Fedora server edition ).

Hi all, I am sorry if I have posted this in the incorrect place but I couldn't see an Apache section. I am working on some ReWrites and ReDirects in my htaccess file, my reason for doing this is because I am developing a new design and layout for an …

I've got Open SUSE 11.4 and Ubuntu 10.10 now installed on the same machine now, but I need to edit the GRUB so I can boot into them. I can boot into OpenSUSE fine, but since it overwrote the Ubuntu bootloader, I can't seem to get it to boot into …

Hello, I had 4 dedicated server, and i wanna ask some question for the experts here. I have dating website, and i have a lot of activities, this activities send mails to the members: - A send to B messages, B get message to his mail. - A like B, …

I have Ubuntu installed on my pc as a dual boot with Windows 7, but when I log into Ubuntu i get no internet connection, but there is a connection in Windows. Any ideas of how to fix it?

Hello, I'm getting bash:is a directory message every time I want to extract a package. What is this? The file is in my downloads so I typed: /home/liveuser/Downloads tar -xfz pckg.tar.bz2 Im running Fedora 15 live CD. I've also tried su to root, and still the same.

I have an account in an mail server with email address eg. [email]amiyatulu@example.org[/email] but it does not allow sending more than 100 mails per day. Can I use postfix server to send mails on behalf of [email]amiyatulu@example.org[/email]

I have already downloaded eclipse SDK (the java version) but wish to download CDT so that I can write in C++. Referring to the website ([url]http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/downloads.php[/url]) I tried exactly what they said. I went to help-->Install new software--> clicked ADD --> and pasted in the location ([url]http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/galileo[/url]) since I have …