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Why does OOM-killer sometimes fail to kill resource hogs?
If I type in my shell x=`yes`, eventually I will get cannot allocate 18446744071562067968 bytes (4295032832 bytes allocated) because yes tries to write into x forever until it runs out of memory. I ...
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mbox still shows mail messages after they have been deleted
I deleted all messages from my mail with mailx d MSGS, and now mailx shows no mail.
But why does cat ~/mbox still show all of the supposedly deleted messages?
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Find what make pages loading slowly with apache?
php pages make several seconds to load, however the whole php script is fast, as if it was just an access time issue but I don't know how to find from where the problem comes.
Thanks
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why does /var/mail/{username} = /Users/{username}?
My basic question is why do both of these paths point to home (i.e., ~)? Is it pointing to the same home or is it duplicated?
I doubt it's duplicated, so if not, how does cd .. decide which directory ...
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Repeating command line argument
I want to start off by distinguishing that Repeating command with different filenames is not what I am asking.
My question is, how do you build a single command with a directory of filenames in it, ...
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Autostart program in Xfce
After installing Skype and the Jabber client Psi, I set both programs to start within Session and Startup, Application Autostart. The first time I boot the computer, the programs launch as expected. ...
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How to resize modal window in Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa (Cinnamon)
I can't resize top modal (and not modal) windows.
Please look at smart data window screenshot attached. I can't resize it in order to make a single screenshot containing all properties.
I noticed ...
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Elementary OS wifi not working
I have a problem with the drivers of the network card . Namely Elementary OS does not display available wifi network . When I connect the Ethernet cable internet works flawlessly . I take my laptop ...
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how to run Stronghold.deb game?
i downloaded Stronghold.deb file from this link https://sourceforge.net/projects/strongholdcrusaderhdforubuntu/
I installed it on Linux mint It is installed, but when I run it, it asks for admin ...
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Deleted grub partition from windows. Cannot enter BIOS, only shows grub terminal
I am a linux newbie. I installed elementary os freya x64 in dual boot with Windows 10 pro x64, while installing I create four partitions: /, swap, /home and biosgrub. after installation I tried ...
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syntax error: unexpected end of file
#!/bin/sh
if [ -e $1 ] ; then
mv $1 $1_$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)
fi
exit 0
I requirement is to look for a file and if the file exits then rename the file and exit the prog, we need to rename only if the ...
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How to map a UID to another UID (!= 0) inside a user namespace?
How can one map UID 1000 to another regular UID (not root/0) inside a user namespace?
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can i use .bash_profile to create an alias which copies text from a file?
I have a long string of text saved in a file that I want to easily copy to clipboard using Os X 10.11 terminal
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rsync in script on mac
I have a Script on my Mac Server to sync with another Mac Server.
#!/bin/bash
DestVolume="/Path/to/destshare"
SrcVolume="/Path/to/srcshare"
SSHKey="sshkey"
SrcUser="user"
SrcHost="remoteserver"
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Why Do I get a Connection Refused after a few moments of Connectivity?
I have a cloud server that has been working up until now. It is key based (no password) and has a honeypot server set up that redirects Port 22 -> 2222. Here is what I have for iptables:
-A INPUT -p ...
