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September 9th, 2008 msquared (Administrator)
Google Is Your Friend. Use It.
Post Reply? | Posted by: Stang02GT | Last post by Stang02GT, 32 days ago
“Google Is Your Friend. Use it.” Yes that is correct, Google is your friend. And it’s a good one. Always there when you need it, ready and willing... more »
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mail() function issue...**URGENT!
4 Replies | Posted by: borisding | Last post by borisding, 3 days ago
Hi there, Well, I really need help from someone here, and hope that someone will answer my question and solve my problem. I know it's very common... more »
program to find fibonacci series in unix upto eight numbers
1 Reply | Posted by: sirsat | Last post by numberwhun, 4 days ago
i want a shell program in unix to find fibonacci series upto eight numbers more »
ls - ltr with Heading
8 Replies | Posted by: AdusumalliGopikumar | Last post by numberwhun, 4 days ago
Can any one tell me how to get the column heading when we type 'ls -ltr ' to list the files in a particular directory.. Thanks in advance more »
what does :=0 mean in shell scripting
1 Reply | Posted by: rasmidas | Last post by Sageword, 4 days ago
Hi, Could anyone please let me know what does it mean by the following statement in solaris shell scripting. $PROMPT " Select an option:... more »
How to install GRUB/LILO ?
11 Replies | Posted by: ambrnewlearner | Last post by ambrnewlearner, 5 days ago
Hello, From many few days whenever I tried installing Xubuntu on my PC, I failed as Xubuntu installer simply couldnot startup. Whenever I booted... more »
I want to make my Xubuntu system faster......
6 Replies | Posted by: ambrnewlearner | Last post by ambrnewlearner, 5 days ago
Hello, I recently installed Xubuntu and really liked it. But on my 256 MB RAM PC :( it is pretty slow and so I feel like I am on a really slow... more »
FreeBSD ports config and makefiles
1 Reply | Posted by: kelvinfo | Last post by drhowarddrfine, 5 days ago
Hi I am trying out FreeBSD and don't know much scripting - I am trying to build some programs from the ports. Now in linux I could do something like... more »
shared library in running process
1 Reply | Posted by: ashokd001 | Last post by ashitpro, 6 days ago
Hi My program is running, how can i check what are the shared library it has loaded. Actually, i want to check whether a particular shared... more »
Which Linux suitable?
3 Replies | Posted by: mav3r1ck007 | Last post by Nepomuk, 6 days ago
Which of the following is the best Linux OS for a Core2 Duo S/M with XP 64 bit installed? Fedora 7,Ubuntu or OpenSUSE? more »
User quotas
4 Replies | Posted by: Subsciber123 | Last post by Nepomuk, 6 days ago
Is it possible to create a user quota on Ubuntu 8.04 for the number of processes that can be running concurrently per user? This could be useful for... more »
how to use clone()
3 Replies | Posted by: kid420 | Last post by arne, 7 days ago
I want to write a function using clone() to generate a simple process, which just need to print some information about the process, for example, pid... more »
Linux / Windows Thread
2 Replies | Posted by: NeoPa | Last post by NeoPa, 7 days ago
Using linux on windows machine is posted in the Windows forum, but may well benefit from some Linux experience if anyone wishes to contribute. more »
Compiz fusion crashed my PC linux OS......How to repair?
5 Replies | Posted by: ambrnewlearner | Last post by gits, 7 days ago
Hello, Well, I recently installed PC linux OS (just 2 or 3 days ago) and I today experienced my first Linux crash on PC linux OS. I used synaptic... more »
Postfix & sasl on VMWARE(Ubuntu) - Not Working, what's wrong?
Post Reply? | Posted by: lopes80andre | Last post by lopes80andre, 8 days ago
Hi, I'am trying to configure a Postfix server to send e-mails by SMTP using the SMTP server of my ISP. I have made a Postfix installation as... more »
How to safely remove my USB drive from inside linux?
4 Replies | Posted by: ambrnewlearner | Last post by tbsalling, 10 days ago
Hello, After a successful installation of Xubuntu, I am posting this question. In Windows XP we select option "Safely remove hardware" before we... more »
Swap for suspend-to-disk only
Post Reply? | Posted by: Subsciber123 | Last post by Subsciber123, 11 days ago
Is it possible to disable a swap partition for normal memory usage but allow it to be used for suspend-to-disk? This would be useful in the case... more »
How to find my motherboard related information under Xubuntu?
2 Replies | Posted by: ambrnewlearner | Last post by ambrnewlearner, 11 days ago
Hello, The question itself is quite explanatory. My current PC configuration consists of 256 MB RAM and I am planning to upgrade to 1 or 2 GB RAM.... more »
how to change commands in unix?
5 Replies | Posted by: rashmiraj | Last post by numberwhun, 12 days ago
can any one help me to change the unix commands like we are using "cp" for copying the flies now i have to change it as cpy or copy.... please help... more »
TIME SCP command
1 Reply | Posted by: sherly1 | Last post by ashitpro, 13 days ago
I am trying to redirect the time scp command output. But i am not able to redirect that output. I need a help. Anyone please. more »
Unix shell script to extract records from table
3 Replies | Posted by: regnumber | Last post by numberwhun, 13 days ago
Hi. I am new to Unix. I need to write a Unix Shell Script to extract records from the table and write those extracted datas to a text file. DB... more »
setting sendmail
5 Replies | Posted by: ddtpmyra | Last post by ddtpmyra, 16 days ago
Hi, We have novell netware platform 6.5 but obviously our admin doesn't know how to do this set up. Anybody here who has previous experience doing... more »
Fedora won't run in GUI Mode
3 Replies | Posted by: myusernotyours | Last post by numberwhun, 17 days ago
Hi Everyone, Am quite new to linux, Av tried to install fedora 9 on my desktop but it won't install in GUI mode. When I try text mode, It installs... more »
udev node not found
Post Reply? | Posted by: Trevor2007 | Last post by Trevor2007, 18 days ago
hi all, when i use udevinfo with -n " udevinfo -a -p $(udevinfo -q path -n /dev/input/event6)" i get back node name not found but i can cat the... more »
Easiest way to parse text from xml file (sed, awk, shell?)
1 Reply | Posted by: Colloid Snake | Last post by cnemo, 18 days ago
Hey everyone. I'm currently attempting to band-aid an horrible use of a Cacti implementation (and I swear, this is only temporary! No, really! They... more »
Cygwin "cannot execute binary file" error
4 Replies | Posted by: pizzetta72 | Last post by pizzetta72, 19 days ago
Hi all, i just finish to install cygwin on windows XP adding also gcc compiler module. After I tried to execute a file called fstsg.0.3-sparc... more »

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