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Hello all: Somebody, anybody, please please help. I am running the latest version of Fedora and below you will find the contents of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file. My problem is that when I try to view my site from the web I get the "Forbidden / You don't have permission to access …

On my Xubuntu desktop the mouse cursor gets sometimes stuck in drag mode (hand symbol) and although the mouse cursor moves but the pointer does not. Does anybody has the same problem ? Is there a simple way out of it ? I am wondering if this is a bug …

I have a Toshiba Satellite notebook with Windows7 OS. How would I go about it to replace Windows7 with Kubuntu?

When I delete files on any given file system like hard drives that I have mounted to my system or USB stick I get a directory that usualy named '.Trash-1000'. How does that directory work? Do I need to manually delete the .Trash-1000 directory because it might remain taking up …

Whenever i try to install any linux os i got this message: By usb: SYSLINUX 4.06 EDD 4.06-pre7 Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin et al By cd/dvd: SYSLINUX 4.05 EDD 0x4f5727e3 Copyright (C) 1994-2011 H. Peter Alvin et al Could not find kernel image: boot/syslinux/whichsys.c32 boot: _ Plz help …

I don't know if this is a Linux Mint problem or a Debian problem. I use Mint as a desktop but I just installed a standard no GUI edition of Debian for my media server. I was going to use the Mint file browser Nemo to connect to the Debian …

Hello fellow coders, I'm Martin and right now i own a Minecraft hosting provider, but i am not that good with Linux CentOS 6.5 Minimal's security... So I'm asking for help with security on Linux CentOS 6.5 Minimal, right now the only think on it, is Minecraft servers. I can't …

I've made some research here and there about virtualization of Linux. I will put quite large chunk text beneath, please correct me when wrong: Using Linux Full Virtualization distribution like [this one](http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page), I can use .iso images of both Linux and Windows to start running both machines at exactly same …

I was using the Linux Mint Flawless media server to host all my movie rips as .mkv files but I decided to go with a standard no GUI Debian server instead. I set up an NFS server to host my files with the most likely client to be my Western …

I'm Bachaleor Of computer Application (B.C.A) And Gniit 2 years deploma In software engineering Now i want to switch to somthing abstract.Because There is very Rush in Web developement Field. Please tell me what will be best for me Linux red hat certification or switch to "Ethical hacking".I have little …

I need to use the tar command to unpack a .tar.gz file and I need to do it from root but when the files unpack I want them to be owned by a specific user, not the root user. Can someone give me a hand?. I found the man pages …

As the title suggests, I'm looking for a command line text editor with syntax highlighting. I don't have a GUI installed and I don't intend to install one which is why I need a command line one. I usually use nano for my text editing but this doesn't come with …

Hi I wonder if there is any tools for linux that convert .bin dump to .dd or .img dump file? ..

I want a software that can give a back up of any client computer, from my server is there ? what software? and I want a software that I know any change in client PC OS (or HardWare changes !!!),by each client user I want to see this changes in …

I am trying to get a friend set up to record and edit music using Audacity. The machine is running Ubuntu Zorn. However, when we try to run the software, we get the message that no audio devices were found. I installed both the operating system and the editing software …

Me personally, I used to have ubuntu before, then I switched to Elementary os(Ubuntu based) as my home os. I am pretty satisfied with it as for normal use on home pc. On my laptop I am using Kali os(Debian) mainly because I am doing Msc in Computer and Cyber …

Hey guys, I just installed skype on my Kali, and after installation I restarted the computer because it is 64bit, and the installation was multiArch, so I had to fix dependancies, followed this guide [Click Here](https://wiki.debian.org/skype#A64_bits_.2F_amd64). After restart, I can't back on ... all I see is the bootloader EasyBCD …

Having been using windows for the worst part of a decade, last night I decided to format my hdd and install Ubuntu 14.04.Having installed the media codecs and various application I can't seem to find the Intel i3 drivers so I can configure my display settings.can someone please enlighten me …

Hi I am a new user of Linux Ubuntu and download software via the Internet, but I do not know how to help me install it.``

I'm running Arch Linux with the LXDE DE, if it matters. I want to be able to plug in my HP Deskjet F4480 All-in-One and be able to scan. I tried following instructions on forums by googleing, but came to no sucessful conclusion. I uninstalled all software I installed and …

i try to setup my usb modem on linux/manjaro ..but i caaant !! i inseret the usb then extract linux file ..then go to the terminal to run the installation file .. install.sh but it failed at least ..so how can i make the modem run on manjaro ??

Hi How can I remove vsftpd on Kali linux? I used all commands but its not work? #apt-get remove vsftpd #sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove vsftpd #sudo apt-get purge vsftpd Any Help please

Is there any way to integrate KeePass 2.25 with Linux (Linux Mint 17/Ubuntu 14.04) so that the application is logged into and launched when the user are logging in to his/her's desktop ? (I think there is such an integration for the Windows version, but I don't know if it …

Heya all, I have a VPS with centOs 7 on it, that has a bit of an issue. Whenever i try to access my VPS from a browser using httpS://, it gives me the following error: Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to 37.59.111.21:8000. SSL received a …

i am installing centos7 but why i cant log in, but i have a problem..

I have Skype installed on my PC, as i knew using port 80 as default. Then, i changed httpd.config to 8080, but my apache not starting After did a little googling, i have to uncheck 443 on Skype setting. My question: is the apache uses 2 ports? And why?

Is there an easy way to delete all symlinks in a directory using a script (bash with awk or similar..) ? I have a directory containing both ordinary files and symlinks. Now I want to remove all the symlinks. (And no, to do it manually is no option...) I must …

I have I Brother Laser printer and it seems to be pring everytying just fine. But when I go print some property listings from a realesate company it all the sudden will not print at all and I get the following error. -> There was a problem processing documents 'flexmls'(job …

Hi Guys, I'm just wondering if I can install bandwidthd using Apache/2.2.15 (Unix) DAV/2 Phusion_Passenger/4.0.46 configured? Thanks

Hi All, I have a server that I'm using as a Git repository. I'm trying to clone from this repository to a GoDaddy server. I am getting the error "ssh: connect to host <my git server ip and port>: connection refused. I have checked the ssh_configs, sshd running, rsa keys, …

Hello i want see a file the postfix of this file is .tdb and another is .fdb which software can help me? (in windows or linux)

Why Fedora 18 onward cannot boot to windows 8 as earlier versions fedora were doing it perfectly. Who is blocking this multiboot options? Fedora or Window 7/8 ?

Hi! i have a problem, i'm a begginer in using linux, please can you tell me how to connect fedora 20 to internet through an ethernet cable?

Hello! I'm very newbie when it comes to linux ive done some stuff with the desktop version but nothing with servers. I was wondering what installation to get and such in order to offer the best support for my python application.

Hi, I am working on project Signature Based IDS. For that reason I need to install libpcap on my machine. I have problem in installing.I have libpcap source directory. as I give command # ./configure I found following error configure: error: Your operating system's lex is insufficient to compile libpcap. …

hi , I am using ubuntu 14.04 LTS . my question is how can I delete the files in trash can using terminal . I have tried rm ~/.local/share/Trash/* but it says no file or directory thanks

Dear all, can any one suggest how i can start shell scripting for automated tasks on linux servers, Regards, Muhammad Ashar

can the experts show me a few trick on getting started with c++, installing a compiler(the simpliest way pls.)

hey guys... i'd just want to test my router security for other weird reasons, so my airmon-ng acting weird whenever i type. airmon-ng start eth1 Interface Chipset Driver eth1 Broadcom wl - [phy0]mon0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device (monitor mode enabled on mon0) this problem start after …

Any program to create a Ubuntu USB install? Thanks

i was watching a clip an i saw this so i was wondering if the experts can please tell what linux is this?

I have an iBasso digital music player and I need a little help uisng rsync. I want to copy all of my muisc from /home/garrett/Music/ into my SD card which is at /media/garrett/6BF6-AC8A/ I'm currently using the command `rsync -a --delete /home/garrett/Music/ /media/garrett/6BF6-AC8A/` The thing is I would also like …

Hello everyone.. I accidentally deleted my ubuntu boot folder. i get a grub-rescue prompt when i intend to boot the computer. i need help please.

I've been reading 'Learn C++ By making Games' and it uses the SDL library. The problem is the book has poor code examples, a lot of them don't even show the #include <libraries> instead jump straight to the main() function. So I just ordered the book 'Linux Graphics Programming with …

How to bind protocole and/or filetype to program? Right-clicking file in dashboard isn't helping a lot and I have no tiniest idea on how to find the program and bind 'em. Googling "How to bind extension to application in Ubuntu" you won't find any great information. So that I can: …

I'm planning to set myself a target for future. Something that I'll thrive to learn and create and if it doesn't succeed I can blame you (just jokin'). So I thought about creating Linux GUI, I mean, I have kind of idea on how GUI should look like, I've got …

Why does Linux, looks like Macintosh? I am in classroom, there are 2 Macintosh users, then me, with Linux openSUSE/Ubuntu and Mint then rest of Windows 7/8. So, one of Macintosh users came standing behind my screen (everybody in the class is stalking one another, as if it was normal, …

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Please, can anyone help me out i want to open a big file with .sdw extension not open in libreoffice! Why????