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Where can I find Aptana error logs?
Where are Aptana error logs stored in fedora?I want them to see why Aptana crashes.
Edit: According to Mat's answer I checked the .log file in .metadata directory but this is what Is added to file ...
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normal user permissions
root can kill any program run by any user. Is it possible for a user to kill another user's program without using sudo, etc. ?
Example: How can make user foo kill program x which is run by user bar ?
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Debian Squeeze does not add OTF Fonts
I am trying to add a few OTF fonts to my debian system. I copied the font folder in question over to /usr/share (cp -R /home/morris/Desktop/Collected\ Fonts /usr/share/fonts) and ran fc-cache -f -v ...
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1answer
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Convert pdf to jpg keeping the same name; resize & create thumbs then rename?
I have a lot of pdf files (3308) on which I must apply four steps:
1) I have to convert all to jpg
I found this little script on the web with ImageMagick: batch converting pdf to jpg
I want to do ...
2
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4answers
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xargs with stdin/stdout redirection
I would like to run:
./a.out < x.dat > x.ans
for each *.dat file in the directory A.
Sure, it could be done by bash/python/whatsoever script, but I like to write sexy one-liner. All I could ...
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Can't login into webmin on a VPS
I bought a VPS server, and I have installed webmin on it.
When I want to login to webmin via:
http://88.198.196.118:10000/
it will redirect me to:
...
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1answer
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Endlessly stuck in SSH login loop?
I've got a weird issue. Every time I hit Ctrl+D or use logout or exit, I see
Connection to remote.host.com closed
and then I am immediately logged back in:
Last login: Thu Oct 6 21:04:20 2011 from ...
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1answer
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When do environment variables get set in tcsh?
I set a lot of environment variables in my .tcshrc file, using the setenv command.
When I needed to have one of these unset today, I moved this file and opened a new terminal (this is all in a Gnome ...
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3answers
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Linux ls to show only filename date and size
How can I use ls in linux to get a listing of filenames date and size only. I don't need to see the other info such as owner or permission. Is this possible?
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3answers
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debian: Remove or reinstall package in a very bad inconsistent state
I'm having a package management problem:
At some point, I must have interrupted an update or something, because the bluez package has broken. I've tried removing and/or reinstalling, but I get ...
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0answers
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How to get xf86-video-ati work normally? [closed]
I've install Arch on my lenove z475 with AMD Radeon HD 6470M and HD 6520G, and I'v install xf86-video-ati, xorg, gnome3
But if I don't add "radeon.modeset=0", the screen goes black. If I add it, then ...
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su user fails with “grep: /var/cpanel/users/user: Permission denied”
I just did something pretty simple. Given a user user, I modified his user id, primary group's id, and added him to a new group in order to make my server use the same uid and gid as another server ...
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1answer
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Create a temporary file from a stdout redirect or pipe
Some commands only output to stdout.
Some tools only work on files.
Is there a command that can glue those together?
Contrived simple example:
diff $(echo 1 | stdout-to-temp-file) $(echo 2 | ...
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1answer
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Generic RPM that can install on any os - error: RPM is for a different operating system
How can I make a rpm from a spec file that can be installed on any host? Currently I have a spec file but when installing the rpm on other hosts I get this:
package my_software-1.0-1dist is for a ...
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Bash prompt keeps disappearing
I have a weird issue where my Bash prompt often completely disappears on a backspace. Doesn't make any sense to me, but it happens often:
I can't really think of why this is happening. Am I ...
