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What is Linux doing differently that allows me to remove/replace files where Windows would complain the file is currently in use?
The example I have is Minecraft. When running Bukkit on Linux I can remove or update the .jar files in the /plugins folder and simply run the 'reload' command.
In Windows, I have to take the whole ...
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Ubuntu Linux and SCO UNIX OpenServer
Can Ubuntu Linux run SCO UNIX OpenServer 5.0.7 applications like filePro? Can I use CTAR to copy application directories from a CTAR backup tape to Linux Ubuntu?
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truecrypt 1: Syntax error: “(” unexpected
I want to use truecrypt on a Linux machine. It is CLI mode only. So I downloaded the x64 and x86 and tried or run the extracted executable file for each version (x64 & x86), but it doesn't work. ...
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Why updating a running Linux system is not problematic?
It's years I use Linux systems on a daily basis, and I never had major problems by updating a system when it was running, but I still wonder why this is possibile.
Let me make an example.
Suppose a ...
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Running setuid binary temporarily without setuid?
Currently setting up xpra, which wants to run an X instance as non-root using the dummy driver, but the system Xorg binary is SUID. Since the system auto-updates, I would prefer not making and ...
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Can capabilities be used in scripts without setcap'ing the interpreter binary?
Right now I'm using cap_net_bind_service MY_USERNAME in /etc/security/capability.conf.
Now I just need to set cap_net_bind_service+i on the interpreter of my favouite scripting language to be able to ...
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Executing a script in zsh - file permissions
I'm confused about execute file permissions not behaving as I expect. Probably because my expectations are wrong. Anyway:
I have a script file, for simplicity is just called s, located in ~/bin. For ...
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place the aliased version of an existing command in /usr/bin/
I use Vim a lot, and I know how I can start vim in insert mode. So I have an alias named vii in my .bash_aliases file.
On other hand I use Git a lot too, and I have this line in my .gitconfig:
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Why do so many programs live in PATH?
One thing that puzzles me about desktop Linux, at least, is that just about everything is in my PATH. By everything, I mean every desktop application, including things like gnome-character-map and ...
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File not found for file which is there [closed]
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“No such file or directory” lies on Optware installed binaries
I am currently trying to get some piece of hardware to work on an embedded device. One part of ...
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Path issues with a source install
I hope my title isn't confusing. I've got a CentOS 5 machine and I had Ruby 1.8.7 installed on here. So in order to upgrade my Ruby installation and gems/rails I
Uninstalled Ruby: sudo yum remove ...
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Why can't root execute when executable bits are not set?
root user can write to a file even if its write permissions are not set.
root user can read a file even if its read permissions are not set.
root user can cd into a directory even if its execute ...
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can't change file permission
Whenever I create or copy few shell files to usb storage device, then I am not able to make them executable.
If I create test.sh, it's default file permission will be 644, but when I execute
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Running 64bit OS , Find all 32bit programs on a system
How should I locate all 32bit programs on my system ? I'm running a 64bit OS.
(There might be some , but I forget)
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Using emacsclient with custom emacs in $PATH
I want to use emacs command as a substitution for emacsclient -c -a "", which according to man connects to an existing emacs daemon, or creates a new daemon and connects to it otherwise. So i created ...
