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How to specify a daemon shutdown command with upstart?
In an upstart configuration how do I define what command should be used to shutdown a server. Lets say I have daemon that has two seperate processes.
startup.sh - to start the server
shutdown.sh ...
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Installation script needs to be run as a certain (regular) user but needs to create a system directory
I'm new to Linux, let me explain the issue. I'm trying to install comsol with some sort of network license.
If I use sudo ./setup the server directory does not recognize the username "root". The ...
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Installing php5-mcrypt for phpmyadmin
I am trying to install phpmyadmin on a server. Unfortunately, I get the following error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages ...
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Different behavior of mktemp Ubuntu 12.02 / Mint 9 Isadora
In a bash script I use ImageMagick's convert command for doing some image processing.
I generate a temporal gif file for convert to write to.
I really need the file to have the .gif extension so ...
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dpkg: warning: 'ldconfig' not found in PATH or not executable - Ubuntu 12 - Vagrant
I am working on setting up a Vagrant / Puppet install so that new developers can have a clean development environment for our Rails project.
The basic Vagrant configure commands are:
config.vm.box ...
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setting a cronjob in IST time
I am trying to set a cronjob run in a different timezone. I've googled a lot and found editing /etc/default/cron is the way to go. But this file is deprecated and I see the following message, so I ...
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Having error during Ubuntu installation
I have Ubuntu on a USB stick. When I boot from it (select boot from this USB), it shows some logs like usual. I also see the Ubuntu logo with 5 dots below, but then I get these:
ext2_lookup deleted ...
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How to replicate a currently installed Linux system as an installation CD?
I have an installation of Ubuntu 13.04 which I have customized to be just the way I want it (default applications, user accounts, desktop environment settings, ...).
Now, I want to be able to ...
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How to monitor directory/file changes to rebuild index?
Just moved to Ubuntu 12.04 from Windows 7.
Under Win 7 I use "Everything" to search files and directories, it can build the index database and update it once any file or directory changes. I'm very ...
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How to download files from a remote Linux (Ubuntu) Server? [duplicate]
How can I download files from a remote Linux Ubuntu server? I have access to this server, but I don't know a convenient way to download a file from there using SSH (PuTTy), for example.
Any ...
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Why command `ls -d` only print the `.` directory?
I have tried man ls, and then I got
-d, --directory
list directory entries instead of contents, and do not dereference symbolic links
As the manual says, -d means listing all the ...
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How can I change the date modified of a folder to the last changed file inside? [duplicate]
In my media center directory all modified times of my folders are somehow not the desired date.
How can I change all modified times of the main folders to the modified time of the newest media-file ...
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How can I remotely run a Windows 7 application from host on a linux guest without showing up on host?
I have Ubuntu Linux guest running on a Windows 7 host using Virtualbox.
I am wondering if I can remotely access the application from Windows 7 on my ubuntu install and not show up on the windows 7 ...
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Figuring out installed packages on Ubuntu from filesystem backup
I have a full filesystem backup from my Ubuntu box, and my OS disk crashed.
Is there a way to list all installed packages (like dpkg -l does but) from the backup?
The logfiles are not an option as ...
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PC sudden shutdown, Sensors show normal temps, Thermal event interrupts shows 1276
I'm experiencing sudden shutdowns on my Linux systems.
Using Ubuntu 12.04, my kernel version is 3.5.0-37-generic #58~precise1-Ubuntu.
Running a Acer M5 581t(G) with 6 gigs ram laptop. I have been ...
