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what are the ways that a process can be created in UNIX apart from fork/vfork?

Where would I go if I wanted to find out where the heavy programming for Linux is going on? I mean stuff like programming drivers and writing for the kernel. I want to try my skills.

Running Ubuntu Intrepid. Installed Dansguardian recently. When I try to start or restart dansguardian, I get the following error: [CODE]micah@micah-ubulaptop:~$ dansguardian Unable to getgrnam(): Success[/CODE] I know this has something to do with the group in my dansguardian.conf file. The only thing I can see that relates to that is …

Hello all. After passing for some days trying to configure ip forwarding under debian i've understood that there is some problem with them. So now i'm looking for any stand-alone app, not a firewall to handle the port forwarding. Would be glad for any information. If you have some skill …

I need your help to rewrite the URLs generated dynamically by a PHP photo album software. These are how the URLs currently show on the browser: index.php?page=list-image&album=1 (The URL of "album 1" while I name the album "Tropical Trees") and index.php?page=list-image&album=2 (The URL of "album 2 while the name might …

I copy the xen rpm from the RH dvd when running below command yum install xen the installer gives the dependencies error: ERROR: Missing Dependency: libblktap.so.3.0 is needed by package xen and many more please guide me how to solve this issue......... thanks in advance

How I can setup my Linux server to automatically synchronize its server clocks? We need to ensure our server clocks set to correct time always.

Hi guys, I am running SuSE linux Enterprise 10 and am trying to use and make squid run. It runs on port 3128. Anyone there with knowledge on how to configure and make it run?

one of my trusted friends said that even microsoft uses unix servers as a response to my comparison of unix vs windows servers. What do you think?

Hello everyone. I'm trying to install a Ralink tech. wireless PCI network card on netBSD 3.1. I've looked at a netBSD online manual page and it says there is a driver for this chipset in the distribution I'm using (namely ral(4)). However, after booting up with the card physically installed …

Since I check my linkbacks religiously, I noticed one of the comments over at [URL="http://www.linsux.org"]linsux.org[/URL] (An anti-Linux rant site) on my recent post, "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story226405.html"]5 Things You Can Do to Put Linux in the Driver Seat[/URL]" and thought I would share one of the entries with you. He wants us Linux …

Okay, ive got a 1024x768 13" laptop display and a 1280x1024 19" LCD external display. Ive managed to get it extending the desktop onto the external monitor okay but it wont go any higher than 1024x768 when extended. Thats a bit naff, as thats the whole point i own that …

Written by Syahrizal - Article from [URL="http://linuxrise.com"]http://linuxrise.com[/URL] There are plenty of Linux Distros out there. When you want to migrate to Linux, you must first choose a Linux operating system that is suitable for you. If you are a new Linux user, then you should try to learn the basic …

Hey I've got an old server in my basement and i want to host a forum on it. I know there are also online free forum hosting but i want to learn what i'm doing. I want to use this thread to ask for advice. Right now my plan is …

hi all, i am using a unix script to control various pieces of code, sometime i call this python script, HOW can i store the result of the python script INTO an array defined in my unix script ? thanx

Hello all. With help on forum i've got the ideia of making the script to check if the file was created today and if its so,print its name. Here it is: [CODE] #!/bin/bash for file in *; do filedate= "date -r $file +%Y-%m-%d" currentdate= "date +%Y-%m-%d" if["$filedate" == "$currentdate"]; then …

I've been seaching and googling for an answer that I just can't find. I have a vps account with no nameserver and have been told I need to make the nameserver myself. Does anybody know of any good tutorials or could explain how to setup the nameservers. I have already …

Hi, I want to install gettext on my fedora core 10. Gettext package installed successfully but in /usr/share/locale/ there is no .mo and .po files in its language directory. Plz tell me how to install that locales plz reply me on <SNIP> Sorry 4 my band english Thnx

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Hi everyone, I am not a server guru but have had to setup a dedicated server for a new website. Everything is going except that when I try to connect to it via HTTPS connection I get a 500 internal error page which basically means I don't know what is …

Dear All! I have a nix machine at home that is connected to the the Internet via adsl. Now i am adding another Internet connection (Fiber optic). How can i do load balancing between these two connections?? ( by load balancing i mean that i would like to utilize the …

In its ongoing effort to become the coolest city in the U.S., the mayor of Portland, Oregon, is going to attempt [URL="http://portlandoregon.gov/auditor/index.cfm?c=50265&a=264719"]tomorrow night[/URL] to make it an "open source city," making its data as open as possible while respecting privacy, and buying open source applications when possible. If passed by …

from telnet application i want to run windows program. for example when i type vi, i want to run notepad.exe with the output of vi. how can i do that ? thanks.

Hello all. I have a small problem, i would like to make a statistics website. What i need is to show only two columns(creation date, filename) when i do "ls" to be like: 2009-2-2 filename Reading the man didnt helped much. Thanks in advance.

i changed the directory using cd $HOME but i dont see any .profile files under that directory. am i missing it? or it can be under some other directory? is it required to have it?

Hi, What is the best WYSIWYG PHP, HTML, CSS etc. editor for Ubuntu? Thanks

All the glass clicking and cheers of late surrounding the apparent conversion of [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Microsoft[/URL] to the open source [URL="http://www.codeplex.com"]fold[/URL] needs to stop. We need the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_war"]Cold War[/URL]. We need [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism"]Communism[/URL]. And, yes, we need the OS Wars. Like any war, the OS Wars stimulate creativity, spark religious battles and divide …

Greetings for the community of this forum=) I have a doubu about the GRUB. When I install linux I make a partition using Partition Magic, then I boot from de cd choose the file system, the space for the file system and the space for the Swapp. My question is, …

I seem to get software corrupt when doing upgrade. Like the one below. [ATTACH]11617[/ATTACH] Why is this happening? Is there anything I can do to solve this or prevent this from happening again?

Trying to install this version of ubuntu on an older laptop with no OS. I get through the installation process fine and reboot as instructed. Next I get loading grub 1.5 this then changes to starting up and thats it....help.

Microsoft announced a new organization this week called [URL="http://www.codeplex.org/index.aspx"]CodePlex[/URL], which according to its web site, is "a non-profit foundation formed with the mission of enabling the exchange of code and understanding among software companies and open source communities." Now, you don't normally see Microsoft and Open Source in the same …

I am curious as how to install the CC command line compiler for my uni C++ projects I am not interested in g++ or gcc or whatever I want to use CC exactly so I get the desired affect of when I use it in class, however I class we …

Hi all I was messing around on my laptop which running WattOS, which is a remaster of Ubuntu in case you haven’t heard of it. I plugged in my usb stick and I wanted to format it and I used GParted and I noticed in the list there was ext3 …

ok, I shutdown wrong last time I was running linux on my pc. I just powered off my pc because I was in a hurry and never did the whole shutdown thing. Now everytime I boot up my computer in linux it will start to load then say something like …

I'm new to linux. I want to configure a linux server in my network to manage network users. ex:- loging time, resources ..etc. What is the best linux server os for this. Pls help me.

Sorry to bother everyone with this, but i could do with a little impartial advice before conisdering a purchase. Im very much into real-time graphics using OpenGL, specifically to create 'Virtual Heitage' applications. These applications feature models and environments with close to millions of polygons. At the moment i use …

Recently I received corrupted file or broken dependencies when using update manager on my Ubuntu 9.04. Could it be due to my aging notebook that the hard disk has bad sector or is it that the file already corrupt in the repositories. Trying to reinstall doesn't work either. Appreciate anyone …

Today I'm pondering if the current open source model is still valid or if it's outdated. Do we need licensing for open source software? Do we need the GPL, LGPL, APL and all the [URL="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical"]other licenses[/URL] that plague...er, [I]grace[/I] us? If your software is free and open source, why bother …

My good friend and partner in crime, [URL="http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow"]Jason Perlow[/URL] is working on (as I'm writing this) a new Linux distribution that is Hyper-V ready. It is a modified OpenSUSE 11.1 that includes the Linux Integration Components (ICs) from [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Microsoft[/URL]. He'll have a link to it on his blog in a …

It's hard to convince Joe and Mary User to convert to Linux when the first things you hear from them are: "Where's my <insert stupid application here>?" "Why can't I just have <insert ridiculous thing here>?" or the ever-popular "This doesn't work like <insert overpriced application here>?" Honestly, it's enough …

DATELINE - July 30, 2009 An open letter was sent to Lance Davis, primary administrator, describing the problems experienced by the other major members and contributors to the [URL="http://www.centos.org"]CentOS[/URL] project. Here is that letter, in its entirety that's also posted on the front page at centos.org: [QUOTE]July 30, 2009 04:39 …

Linus has spoken so get back to work and stop burning up the Internet with your hate speeches and endless ramblings about Microsoft and how this is so wrong. Linus accepted the code and gives his reasons as to why. Here's my take on the whole thing with responses to …

Just like the international gang summits in Los Angeles, Linux needs a collective, "sit-down" to discuss the future of this now formidable operating system. I'm not talking about a nice little get together with keynote speakers with high-powered, 10,000 foot views of where Linux is and where it's going. And …

Back in October '08, I wrote "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3288.html"]5 Things I Wish Linux Had[/URL]" but never realized that it would inspire the heated debate (Read the comments) that it did. I also didn't realize that it would inspire an actual operating system. One of my readers commented briefly that he would take …

Everyone knows that China is not exactly the most Internet friendly country, in fact the Chinese government pretty much hates it. Despite being a truly [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1269.html"]connected superpower[/URL], the Chinese government has already [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1407.html"]declared war on Internet porn[/URL]. Of course, the Internet is a cool tool when used as a weapon …

Perhaps it's my role as the family computer guy that's leading me in this direction today but it seems to me that there should be Linux distributions that are age-oriented and age appropriate. Seldom do I see my parents-in-law playing a heated game of [URL="http://www.quake.com"]Quake[/URL] or doing any kernel tinkering, …

This coming Monday, May 11th, marks the start of the first annual [URL="http://news.opensuse.org/2009/05/07/get-ready-for-opensuse-community-week/"]openSUSE Community Week[/URL], an event conceived of by openSUSE community members to help mentor folks who want to get involved with the openSUSE open source Linux project, but don't know how to get started. The virtual conference will …

I hope I am not the only person who has occasionally thought that his mobile phone bears more than a passing resemblance to something straight out of Star Trek. Not being a Trekkie myself I cannot say whether it is a communicator or one of those handheld medical scanners, a …

[URL="http://www.ibm.com"]IBM[/URL] CEO, Samuel Palmisano, announced at 12:01 am EDT that IBM has completed the purchase of Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds for $4.6 Billion in cash and stock. This unprecedented human purchase by a corporation is being met with shock and surprise within the Linux and IT communities. Palmisano said …

Everyone from techie bloggers to technical journalists to stay-at-home moms are talking about today's big news: [URL="http://www.ibm.com"]IBM[/URL] is trying to buy [URL="http://www.sun.com"]Sun Microsystems[/URL]. Big deal. What's in it for Linux? As a matter of fact, it is a big deal. And an even bigger deal for Linux. Sun owns MySQL, …