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Jingle CLI client / Jitsi replacement / VOIP
I am looking for a Jingle client for the command line.
Currently, I use Jitsi, but my dreams of not needing the GUI for more than just web-browsing are not realized due to my reliance on this ...
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delete file with name --help.tgz [duplicate]
I have file with name --help.tgz. I want to delete but don't know how.
I tried rm "--help.tgz", rm \-\-help.tgz and it did not work. How can I delete a file with such name?
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cannot mount .img file - “not a directory” error
I try to execute the following command on an ubuntu 12.04 system:
sudo mount minix203.img -o loop -t minix /mnt/myminix/
in order to mount an .img file with minix partition; and get the following ...
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access a command line via a web browser
2 questions:
Question 1
My job blocks ssh which means that I cannot ssh to my home server. However, they do allow https out. Is there a package out there for ubuntu that will allow me to connect to ...
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How to print the percentage of disk use from `df -hl`
I know that df -hl outputs a list of all my partitions with its size, usage as a percentage, and space available.
If I wanted to output just the size and usage as a percentage of sda2 and sda3, for ...
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How can I remaster a text-based linux distro?
So I have a Ubuntu minimal install, it is exactly the way I want it when I want to have a fresh install, with the included settings, packages, etc.
It has no desktop, it is completely CLI.
What is ...
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rexecd daemon for Ubuntu
How to start rexecd daemon/server on ubuntu-11.10 ?
If I try to run the command /usr/sbin/in.rexecd then an error appears as rexecd: getpeername: Socket operation on non-socket
rexecd is remote ...
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Local ftp access [closed]
I had a strange situation where I was setting up a small network all with fixed IPs. I had a NAS drive that I had enabled ftp on. I was using ubuntu 10.10, when I used the 'connect to server' menu I ...
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Rebooting makes me lose my password-less keys on other machines
When I reboot my machine (as I did today) I seem to lose some functionality, specifically my previous ssh keys that I had copied over to other machines that had allowed me to login without a password ...
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Understanding different Linux Distros
I'm having a little bit of confusion when understanding linux based OS's. When I download the newest version of Mint and Ubuntu, aren't they the "same" at their core (kernel)? It just seems that they ...
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Cisco-like command Line Interface
I'm looking for a way to implement a fairly basic Cisco like command line interface on my Ubuntu server appliance (12.04 in particular).
I've come across the following project: CLISH however, ...
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'iwlist' -> interface doesn't support scanning (Ubuntu LTS 10.04)
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) on a Samsung N150+ netbook. I cannot scan wifi networks using iwlist and I would like to do so. Here is the output from some tests:
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Creating and updating the packages for many Debian systems
I'm using a Lenny (Debian 5) for remotely controlled PC's (around 100 PC's) which will be pinging to my apache server. I'm developing a patch twice in a week to keep updated with the latest versions ...
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How to fix non-responsive Ubuntu system?
I use Ubuntu. Sometimes, the system does not have any response with mouse and keyboard. Is there any way to solve this problem except hitting the reset button on the machine?
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'mv' equivalent of drag and drop with replace?
In a GUI environment, a drag-and-drop with replace will replace files and entire directories (including contents) with whatever is being copied in. Is there a way to accomplish this same intuitive ...
