The name "Linux" originates from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The main supporting system tools and libraries from the GNU Project (announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman) are the basis for the Free Software Foundation's preferred name GNU/Linux. Linux is used on ...
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foscam ip camera which software to record video
I have an IP camera foscam, I am trying to setup a software on my server that can continuously record video and audio. Which software should I use?
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Trasfer data from one linux server to another [closed]
I have one server on which i am having some data. Now I want that this data should automatically be transferred to another linux server. So how can i proceed further?
My one server on which data is : ...
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how to install emacs23-bin-common?
I need to install emacs23-bin-common from source and need to do
apt-get source emacs23-bin-common
but I get this message
Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with ...
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What happens under the hood when I run a command line program in another programming language?
Some programming languages have system() exec() calls where I can run commands. What exactly happens when I do that? If I run system("ls") Does it run a bash interpreter on the string? Does it make an ...
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Where are the gnome panel launcher logs?
I started adding shell-scripts as launcher to the Gnome panel, and it works like a charm.
However, occasionally stuff in the scripts fail. When the script is launched from a terminal there is a ...
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In ubuntu alt+f2 spawns a process that is not attached to a shell. How would I do that in bash?
emacs &
Forks but the process is attached to the shell
nohup emacs &
Something like that works but seems to make some kind of log file
Just what exactly is alt+f2 doing?
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Chmod to change permissions for group
I have put some users into a group and would like to know how I use chmod to change the access permissions for only the members of that group.
Thank you.
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Forcing monitor resolution in VirtualBox VM on Linux Guest
I am working in a VirtualBox 4 VM running Slackware-current. I have added an external monitor, and am attempting to set up both of them to run in their native resolutions, but am having no luck.
I am ...
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What do the outputs of dpkg -l mean?
I have never paid attention to the output produced by the command dpkg -l and noticed it includes descriptors which I can't seem to locate detailed information for in the man pages nor online. The ...
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Why use the command apt-get --purge remove over apt-get purge in Linux?
I have been uninstalling applications as well as removing or purging their configuration files using the command apt-get --purge remove {package_name}.
I have come across several posts on the net ...
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git-number not working on Linux: sh: git-id: not found
I've set up the script git-number on my Cygwin computer without any problems. I've put all three required scripts in a folder in my home directory called bin/ and everything works fine. Now I'm trying ...
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Looking for PHP memory/CPU graph generator
Basically, that's what I'm looking for. I want an app that makes a live graph of the server's CPU and RAM usage. Is there anything like this?
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Looking for cache daemon
I'm looking for a daemon that I can install on my Debian server, and can be controlled through PHP (preferably with included libraries). It must have a basic key-value cache, BUT it must never ever ...
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can I stream some .WMV file from a linux box using a media server and play it on a windows one?
If I have a windows-only file and want to stream it to windows media player for example, can I do so from a linux media server? Does it depend on the media server software used or is it not possible ...
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Extracting msi files using Linux
Related: How to extract files from MSI package?
To extract the contents of a MSI installer using Linux, I can either use msiexec with wine or use 7zip.
However, the latter does not preserve ...
