Linux is a popular, open source operating system kernel. Linus Torvalds started development of the kernel in 1991.
3
votes
0answers
92 views
Can Win32 message loops survive being ported to native linux?
I would like to port a large Win32 DLL to native linux in C++. I don't think I can use Wine for a DLL like mine, because users of the DLL would then also have to be in Wine, and then they would all ...
-1
votes
1answer
104 views
C++ Beginner wanna learn to modify ubuntu softwares [closed]
I am totally new to C++ and I wanna know where should I begin , I wanna start making a simple software on linux to gain some confidence first.
Any Ideas?
I just want to modify Opensource softwares to ...
0
votes
1answer
100 views
What topics do I need to study for *web* client server programming? [closed]
I know about client server programming through sockets in C/C++.
What topics do I need to study for website related client server programming?
The database which we'll be using will be either MySQL ...
-3
votes
2answers
99 views
Install Ubuntu on MacBook Pro without a CD [closed]
Trying to install Ubuntu server on my MacBook however the CD drive is not working. All the guides I have seen so far use the bootcamp process (same as for windows) to achieve this.
I currently have a ...
2
votes
1answer
48 views
Setting source IP with posix sockets
Is it possible for an application to request a socket (tcp) and have it set the source address without using raw sockets? (the addresses would be bound to the interfaces. [no spoofing]).
This would be ...
0
votes
2answers
139 views
Is it possible to execute keyboard input programmatically in Linux?
For example is there a Linux command or way that I could from a program (c++ | python| or other) enter a series of keyboard inputs that are interpreted as though they are keyboard inputs.
I have a ...
1
vote
3answers
294 views
Difference between Windows and Linux development environments? [closed]
I have an interview coming up soon for a Business Analyst position and the recruiter mentioned some feedback from a prior candidate that was interviewed who said the interviewers asked him what the ...
3
votes
3answers
198 views
What are the options for setting up a UNIX environment to learn C using Kernighan and Richie's The C Programming Language?
I'm a novice programmer and have been experimenting with Javascript, jQuery and PHP but felt I wasn't getting a real depth of understanding of what I was doing. So, after reading Joel Spolsky's ...
2
votes
4answers
242 views
Is it possible to keep only one Database for both web and desktop applications?
I'm experiencing a trouble with my business model, let me explain better.
I'm developing a software for 1 year and few months, it's for the food industry, more exactly a software to: Delivery, Take ...
4
votes
4answers
291 views
Is there a way to publish IOS app from windows/Linux?
I have been using Linux (especially, Ubuntu) and Windows 7 for a long time. I want to publish iOS apps, but I don't have a Mac or an iPhone. I don't have anyone near me who will lend me a Mac, and I ...
1
vote
1answer
141 views
Belkin device runs Linux, how can I create my own custom firmware for it?
The Belkin N300 F9K1002 firmware is located here. It does not appear to be encrypted. How can I upload my own custom Linux firmware to this device. How would I go about hacking it?
2
votes
2answers
164 views
What is the relationship between OpenGL, GLX, DRI, and Mesa3D?
I am starting out doing some low-level 3D programming in Linux. I have a lot of experience using the higher level graphics API OpenInventor.
I know it is not strictly necessary to be aware of how ...
2
votes
2answers
133 views
Shared FIFO file descriptor
is ok to open fifo with one FD and share it with multiple threads?
or is it better to have multiple fds opened for the same fifo and share these fds with the threads?
BTW, I'll be doing write and ...
2
votes
2answers
167 views
Issues with time slicing
I was trying to see the effect of time slicing, and how it can consume significant amount of time. Actually, I was trying to divide a certain task into a number of threads and see the effect.
I ...
3
votes
2answers
210 views
Linux OpenGL programming, should I use GLX or any other?
I'm new to OpenGL and found that there are a lot of libraries to do that in C,
and I also found that glx is most friendly with Linux X Server, I just want to do basic stuff, and I cannot find any ...
